The College is the first higher education institution in London to receive the award, reflecting its ongoing commitment to the sanctuary community. Birkbeck is proud to be awarded the title of University of Sanctuary by the City of Sanctuary charity, recognising its significant work with the Compass Project, an award-winning initiative launched in 2016 to break down barriers and support […]
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The red light stage of the traffic light model is in force on all the University’s campuses. The traffic light model for the coronavirus situation defines the level of safety measures at the University of Turku. In accordance with the red light stage of the traffic light model, work and […]
Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat which would have significant consequences for global sea level. Pine Island Glacier is a region of fast-flowing ice draining an area of West Antarctica approximately […]
Modern immunotherapeutic anti-cancer drugs support a natural mechanism of the immune system to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. They dock onto a specific receptor of the killer cell and prevent it from being switched off by the cancer cells. This is a complex molecular process, which is known but […]
Taner Kuru, an eLaw alumnus, was awarded the prestigious European Data Protection Law Review ‘Young Scholar Award’ for his paper on the shortcomings in the GDPR for the regulation of genetic testing at the prestigious Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference (CPDP). Mr Kuru presented his paper to a digital audience […]
Two of Scotland’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) experts have joined forces to explore the potential impact of the technology in the world of business. Edited by University of the West of Scotland’s Dr Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir and Professor Naeem Ramzan, the ‘AI for Emerging Verticals: Human-robot computing, sensing and networking’ book explores […]
Four years ago, Dora Palfi was reunited with her Romanian friend Beatrice Ionascu at KTH, whom she had got to know when they were both undergraduates in Abu Dhabi. That became the launch pad for their start-up company Imagilabs, whose business concept is to help girls shape their future by […]
Understanding the immune systems of oysters and clams is important in monitoring the effects of pollution and climate change on the health of molluscan species and the potential impacts on the aquaculture industry. Their immune responses also can serve as indicators of changes in ocean environments. A new study led […]
The research group “National University Ranking” of the International News Agency “Interfax” presented the results of the third ranking of the universities implementing Publiv Administration Programs. The results were announced at Gaidar Forum, which is taking place in Moscow these days. Plekhanov Russian University of Economics took the 4th […]
Freelance photographer and Coventry University student Ruby Nixon has launched a photography project to celebrate live music and support independent venues in the city as they struggle through the lockdown. Ruby, who is studying photography with the university, launched the Coventry Venues: A Year in the Live project in collaboration with 12 […]
