Anna Rosławska and Guillaume Schull, who are researchers at the Surfaces et interfaces department of the Institut de physique et de chimie des matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS) have succeeded in reproducing the energy transfer at work in plant photosynthesis using a model composed of three pigments (organic molecules). Guillaume Schull’s team work at the […]
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New University of Warwick Faculty of Arts building opens on 6th December to students, staff and the public. The new building provides an interdisciplinary learning and research space and will also host events and exhibitions for campus communities and the public. The building’s grounds will feature a grove of trees originating […]
In the future, humans will come into contact more and more frequently with ‘social robots’ – robots designed specifically for interactions with people. Children are increasingly likely to encounter such robots in various environments, including in schools or in healthcare situations, and the development of child-robot relationships is therefore an […]
A scholarship that gives refugees and asylum seekers life-changing access to University education has been expanded, the University of Bristol has announced. Since it launched in 2016 more than 50 students who could not otherwise have gone to University have been able to study thanks to the Sanctuary Scholarship. Scholars […]
Modest financial rewards can help increase COVID-19 vaccination rates. This is the conclusion of an international study co-lead by Swiss universities, based on data from Sweden. Despite countless appeals from politicians and scientists, stagnating vaccination rates hamper the containment of coronavirus. Many countries are now considering monetary incentives as means […]
Awards showcase the best in research, innovation, and collaboration from public research. Two spin out companies at University College Cork (UCC) have been shortlisted by Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) in their 2021 Impact Awards, with the winners to be announced on November 26th, 2021, at a virtual ceremony from Croke Park. […]
A joint project of Lodz University of Technology and the Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital – Research Institute, MDB-Medical Data Bank, is an answer to the diagnosed problem of difficult or even impossible digital access to attractive and unique medical data, such as histopathology. Combining the know-how potential of a renowned […]
Besides cosmic impacts, supervolcanic eruptions rank among the worst catastrophes in the Earth’s history, like that of the Toba volcano on Sumatra (Indonesia) approximately 75,000 years ago, which affected all of Southeast Asia and beyond. Eruptions of a similar magnitude are known worldwide only from Yellowstone (USA) and a few […]
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 […]
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 […]
