An ambitious project, led by the University of Portsmouth, has been awarded £1.5 million to help develop and demonstrate a Green Hydrogen energy system within Portsmouth International Port. The Shipping, Hydrogen & Port Ecosystems UK (SHAPE UK) project was named as one of the winning projects of the £23 million Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the […]
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Astrid van Tubergen, rheumatologist, has been appointed professor Outcome and innovation in rheumatology practice at Maastricht University (School CAPHRI). Her research line is focusing on optimisation of patient care in daily practice. Increasingly, outcomes are measured in hospital practice. These outcomes can provide information about how an individual is doing […]
EPFL scientists have developed a new system that addresses two top priorities of the energy transition: clean hydrogen production and large-scale energy storage. Their technology could be particularly useful in transportation applications. The need for reliable renewable energy is growing fast, as countries around the world – including Switzerland – […]
More than 700 million people are living with untreated high blood pressure, increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases. These are the findings of the largest study to date on global hypertension trends, carried out by more than 1100 physicians and scientists and led by Imperial College London and […]
UAntwerp is looking for people who want to share their experiences of eating and drinking together online. People who often eat and drink together feel better about themselves and eat healthier. But why does this not apply to those who do it online? The University of Antwerp is looking for […]
Prof. Dr. Stefano Panzeri has joined Universität Hamburg as a nucleus professor. With its calls for applications for these professorships, the University aims to attract leading researchers and to advance the development of emerging fields, such as Neurosciences and Cognitive Systems. The application calls for nucleus professorships (nucleus is Latin […]
The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice. This has been revealed in a study by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). They achieved this by creating crystalline layers of barium titanate, strontium […]
Thousands of low-income families in the South have benefitted from a series of activity packs produced by the University of Southampton aimed at helping children whose education was impacted during lockdown. Almost 14,000 individual packs have been distributed via schools, charities, and youth organisations so far this academic year, with […]
An international collaboration has been awarded a prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry for a device producing fuels from water, CO2 and sunlight. Interview with Martin Foldyna, CNRS physicist at Laboratory of Physics of Interfaces and Thin Films and member of the team. With colleagues across the world, you […]
On 28 June 2021 the AGH UST University of Science and Technology and Shibaura Institute of Technology based in Tokyo, Japan, signed an agreement establishing a second degree programme leading to joint and dual awards in Energy and Environmental Protection. The Agreement was signed by the AGH UST Rector, Professor […]
