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Issued on 20 April 2016
MIT host º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ in Trans-Atlantic sport challenge and academic exchange
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have competed in the latest Trans-Atlantic sporting challenge - a three day tennis match taking place on MIT’s iconic campus in Cambridge, Boston.
Issued on 8 April 2016
Education Secretary visits Sports Technology Institute to emphasise importance of maths skills
Nicky Morgan MP visits º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Sports Technology Institute to find out how triathletes use maths as part of their training.
Issued on 18 March 2016
Student selected to be part of JSPS Summer Programme 2016
Issued on 14 March 2016
Student aims to solve global warming by riding his bike
Sports Technology student Joe Porter has received a £10,000 grant for his idea, PowerRide, which aims to stem global warming.
Issued on 16 February 2016
Let's talk Sport
Issued on 11 February 2016
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TalkSport 2016
Issued on 15 January 2016
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ research to inform cricket helmet safety development
Research by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Sports Technology Institute will continue to shape the development of cricket helmet safety, following a landmark announcement by the governing body for the sport.
Issued on 8 December 2015
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ hosts visit from the Government’s Science and Innovation Network
On 5 November º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ welcomed a group of international visitors from the Government's Science and Innovation Network.
Issued on 6 November 2015
LU-MIT Entrepreneurship Exchange inspires students to turn big ideas into reality
Six students from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Wolfson School gained invaluable insight into the world of successful entrepreneurship as part of a two-week exchange.
Issued on 19 October 2015
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Companies reward student engineering excellence
Increased recognition and support from business means high-achieving students from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ's Wolfson School gained additional prizes at this year's summer graduation ceremonies.
Issued on 29 August 2014
Guardian ranks º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ in UK top 15
The Guardian university league table 2015 has confirmed º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ as the region’s leading higher education institution.
Issued on 3 June 2014
International Hockey Federation announces º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ as Innovation Partner
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced today º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ as its official Innovation Partner.
Issued on 4 April 2014
High Value Manufacturing research wins º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ its seventh Queen’s Anniversary Prize
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. The award, announced today (21 November), recognises the University’s impact through research and skills development in High Value Manufacturing (HVM) to create economic growth.
Issued on 21 November 2013
STI support business opportunity to develop personalisation of sport aids
The Sports Technology Institute is supporting a competition to offer five businesses a chance to win £25,000 for the development of innovative commercial prototypes. The Digital Innovation Contest - Sport is being run by IC tomorrow, who partners the STI at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ. The department is supporting the ‘personalising sport performance' challenge area.
Issued on 1 August 2013
Engineering researchers win national entrepreneur award
A team from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering has won a prize in the 2013 nationwide Engineering Young Entrepreneur Scheme (YES).
Issued on 26 June 2013
Student and graduate enterprise celebrated at awards night
An online directory for Afro hair, an urban fruit and veg growing scheme and a packaging opener for people with impaired grip were amongst the exciting new businesses to win generous cash prizes at Think BIG –º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s annual student and graduate enterprise celebration.
Issued on 24 June 2013