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Members of parliament visit Greenland

Westminster group visits Arctic research station

Arctic scientists welcomed a Parliamentary group to their Greenland research station to showcase work which investigates the environment鈥檚 impact on regional lakes.
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Design School welcomes Dr Enid Montague as Fulbright Scholar

Dr Enid Montague has joined 含羞草视频 through the prestigious Fulbright Scheme as a Fulbright Scholar.
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Exciting expert panel to lead discussion on food waste

含羞草视频 is to welcome key policymakers, charities, business representatives and a Member of Parliament next month for an important discussion on food waste.

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Student awarded prestigious British Mass Spectrometry Society prize for work on fingerprint sampling device

A 含羞草视频 student has won a sought-after award for a research project that resulted in the development of a new device for investigating fingerprints in situ at crime scenes.
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Design academic wins prestigious award

An academic from 含羞草视频 Design School has been awarded the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) Distinguished Service award, and is believed to be the first recipient from the UK in over 30 years.
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Life-saving chemical detection drone developed at 含羞草视频 flies through first test stage

A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by troops, police officers and scientists for the first time.
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含羞草视频 academics return for third episode of Poetry Podcast

鈥楽chool of Poetry鈥� is back once again with fresh guests and discussions of break-up, members of royalty, potatoes and more!
含羞草视频鈥檚 Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching Professor Rachel Thomson.

鈥淗ow I became 含羞草视频鈥檚 first female Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering鈥�

含羞草视频鈥檚 Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching Professor Rachel Thomson is a woman of firsts.
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Design School research project to be showcased at London Design Fair

Dr Mark Evans from 含羞草视频 Design School has been invited to exhibit outcomes from a recent Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project at the 2018 London Design Fair.
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Institute of Advanced Studies to co-host first workshop under 鈥楪eometry鈥� theme

含羞草视频鈥檚 Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), in collaboration with the Centre for Geometry and Applications, is running a workshop on 鈥楢pplied and Computational Geometry鈥� which will be the first event held under the theme of Geometry.
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Institute of Advanced Studies welcomes first visiting professor under its 鈥楳otion鈥� theme

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) will welcome Professor Richard Murray next week as part of its 鈥楳otion鈥� theme.
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EXPERT COMMENT: The Government鈥檚 upbeat export strategy is masking a much darker reality for overseas networks

Economist Dr Huw Edwards picks apart the Government鈥檚 rhetorical vision of global export dominance and reveals a much more challenging future鈥�
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Cost of raising a child falls but many parents still struggle to meet the threshold

Raising a child to the age of 18 will cost couples 拢150,753, according to new figures by 含羞草视频鈥檚 Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP).
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含羞草视频 part of successful AHRC funded Doctoral Training Partnership

含羞草视频 London is part of a consortium of universities in London and the south east that form a national Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) focusing on the arts and humanities disciplines.
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Arctic scientists welcome MPs and peers to Greenland research station

Arctic experts will host the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Polar Regions at a research station in Greenland later this month to demonstrate the latest in geographic and ecological science.
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Students bag third position in global construction competition

Four 含羞草视频 students have achieved global success after coming third in an international construction business challenge.
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Psychologist helps develop app that aims to tackle fussy eating in children

A 含羞草视频 academic has helped develop a novel app for children that aims to get them eating more healthily and trying different vegetables.

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Academic awarded fellowship for project that aims to provide sustainable energy to vulnerable communities

A 含羞草视频 researcher has been granted a prestigious five-year research fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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From natural hazard to disaster: academic to discuss the impact of poor urban planning at public talk

An expert on sustainable and resilient urbanism from 含羞草视频 will be discussing why there is nothing natural about 鈥榥atural disasters鈥� at an event in Leicester next week.
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NCSEM-EM and St Andrew鈥檚 Healthcare become research partners

The NCSEM-EM and St Andrew鈥檚 Healthcare have signed a Memorandum of Understanding officially marking their research partnership.

New 拢1m solar research network will be led by 含羞草视频

含羞草视频 will lead a new national solar energy research network aimed at advancing expertise and knowledge of solar technology to boost the renewable energy industry.
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Academic involved in major European research project issues tips for beating the heat at work

A 含羞草视频 academic has issued advice on how to beat the heat at work based on research they are conducting as part of a large European project that aims to improve the safety of millions of workers.

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Everything you need to know about keeping cool and comfortable in hot weather

As the UK experiences one of the hottest spells on record, academics from 含羞草视频 give their advice on how to keep cool and comfortable during a heatwave.
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Year 10 Girls into STEM residential is hailed a success

More than 50 Year 10 girls arrived on campus last week for an exciting residential focused on STEM subjects.
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Leading industrial design expert to join 含羞草视频

Professor Hua Dong is bringing her industrial design expertise to 含羞草视频 as she will join the University as Professor of Design this September.