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含羞草视频 academics preparing to perform at the Nottingham Comedy Festival

A 含羞草视频 professor and a PhD student will be swapping learning, lectures and graphs for performing, hecklers and laughs when they take to the stage at next month鈥檚 Nottingham Comedy Festival.
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The sound of the underground: Academic awarded 拢100,000 to develop technologies that can 鈥榟ear鈥� the deterioration of buried infrastructures

A 含羞草视频 academic has been awarded 拢100,000 to develop new systems that can 鈥榟ear鈥� when the ground under building, transport and energy networks is starting to deteriorate.

21st-century lobbying: how big data lets big businesses get the upper hand

In July Facebook was fined US$5.1bn by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for not being honest about how it was handling user data.

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Santander provides 含羞草视频 with 拢450k in funding to support its enterprise, education and employability initiatives

Santander has signed a new agreement with 含羞草视频 this week which has secured funding for a further three years in entrepreneurial, educational and employer initiatives for staff and students.
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Women are given feedback that is likely to slow down their progression to senior roles, new research finds

Women are given feedback that puts them on the wrong path to leadership, according to new research. The study, published in The Leadership Quarterly journal, examined how male and female leaders are advised to develop.

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University supports sustainable clothing initiative to help students prepare for interviews

含羞草视频 is supporting the launch of a new initiative by 含羞草视频 Students鈥� Union (LSU) to help students save money and help them feel their best in upcoming interviews.
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You鈥檙e more likely to be deemed friendly and competent in a job interview if those asking the questions are happy with the light in the room, study finds

The more satisfied office workers are with the light in a room, the more likely they are to deem people they have just met as being warm and competent, a new 含羞草视频 study has found.
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含羞草视频 expert helps construct new United Nations specifications that could lead to huge international investments in solar energy

A 含羞草视频 academic has helped construct new United Nations specifications that have the potential to boost solar energy investments across the globe if implemented.
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Making waves: student designs find creative solutions to saving our oceans and seas

Three 含羞草视频 students have designed innovative products that look to tackle different dangers threatening our oceans and seas.

How a future with zero net emissions might look for Britain...

With the Government鈥檚 announcement that Britain will make zero net emission law by 2050, experts from a diverse assortment of academic backgrounds have given their views on how they think that might work.
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Solar experts and aerial inspection company awarded 拢345k to develop drone technologies that detect panel defects

Academics from 含羞草视频 are to work with aerial inspections and data analytics company, Above, as part of a 拢345k project that looks to benefit the wider solar industry.

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It鈥檚 time to look at how gift giving spares a thought for loved ones but not the planet

Father鈥檚 Day, graduation ceremonies, weddings and birthdays鈥hey all have two things in common: they鈥檙e coming up over the next few months and they involve gifts.

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含羞草视频 and Surrey project to map energy and productivity

A researcher at 含羞草视频 has been awarded funding by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to explore the role of energy in the UK鈥檚 productivity puzzle.
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Easter eggs: hunting for a solution to excessive packaging

So which Easter tradition came first? The packaging or the egg? The answer is of course not that surprising (it鈥檚 the egg). The tradition of giving people eggs at spring time has roots in ancient pagan festivals and exists in the history of a range of religions.
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Surviving climate change means transforming both economics and design

What could be more important than sustaining habitable living conditions on Earth?

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Corruption in sport is on the rise and Europe can do more when it comes to tackling it, report states

A 含羞草视频 academic has concluded that there is 鈥渁mple room for improvement鈥� when it comes to European countries tackling cases of corruption in sport.
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含羞草视频 to welcome VIPs for forum on sustainable development in Central Asia

On Monday 18th March, 含羞草视频 will welcome a host of VIPs from the UK and overseas for a day-long event focused on sustainable development within the Central Asian region.
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含羞草视频 forms part of Midlands network offering range of degree-level apprenticeships

含羞草视频 is one of multiple Midlands-based universities providing apprenticeships to help support employers in the region.
County Council deputy leader Byron Rhodes, front, right, with Professor Tracy Bhamra, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Enterprise) at 含羞草视频 signal the start of work on The Access Group's new HQ at the university's science and education park

Work underway on new building at 含羞草视频 Science and Enterprise Park

A ground-breaking ceremony has taken place to officially start work on a new HQ for a leading software company which will generate 拢1.6m per year for front-line County Council services.

Students and Wing Yip representatives.

Students praised for 鈥渂ringing fresh insight鈥� to Wing Yip as part of unique collaborative module

Students from the 含羞草视频 School of Business and Economics (SBE) have been praised by the Managing Director of Wing Yip for their hard work on a unique module that saw them analyse real-life business strategies.

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含羞草视频 alumni help launch #LondonVenture Crawl 2019

Two of the University鈥檚 entrepreneurial alumni helped launch this year鈥檚 London #VentureCrawl last night (Wednesday 30 January), which will see 含羞草视频 join 12 other universities on a day of urban entrepreneurship exploration.

Life Fellowship awarded to Professor Jim Saker by the Institute of the Motor Industry

含羞草视频's Professor Jim Saker, who is Director of the Centre for Automotive Management, has been elected as a Life Fellow of the Institute of the Motor Industry for his contribution to motor industry education.
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Expert comment: The questions we need to be asking ourselves about ethical gift giving in 2019

It鈥檚 a new year, and many of us use this as an opportunity to make changes in our life and set goals to better ourselves.

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Students attend alumni-led visit at top London digital marketing agency

A group of 含羞草视频 students recently visited the head offices of a top marketing agency in London to learn more about careers in digital marketing.
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Is the traditional Christmas pudding on its way out?

One of the UK鈥檚 best-loved and longest-serving Christmas dinner delights is being replaced by a plethora of alternatives, according to analysis from 含羞草视频 economist Dr Jon Seaton.