A book by a University of Aberdeen historian has been named as the joint winner of the 2021 Whitfield Prize. Run by the Royal Historical Society, the award celebrates the best in historical writing from authors publishing in their sole name for the first time. Dr Jackson Armstrong has shared […]
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Some COVID-19 patients who experience acute respiratory failure respond by significantly increasing their respiratory effort – breathing faster and more deeply There is concern among some doctors that this level of respiratory effort can lead to further damage to these patients’ lungs. Working with an international team of leading intensive […]
The prominent structural biologist and founder of the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Koča, DrSc., has died aged 65. The academic and scientific career of Prof. Jaroslav Koča was closely linked with Masaryk University, first with its Faculty of Science and later with CEITEC, where he […]
How do you make lobbying and rhetoric both challenging and understandable for high school students? Professor Jaap de Jong found the answer in climate activist Greta Thunberg. Together with his colleague Arco Timmermans, he developed a digital guest lecture on how to present a convincing story. ‘I asked myself who […]
The University of Nottingham has launched a vision to help growth and recovery in the city it calls home with an ambitious programme combining data science, technology and innovation. Digital Nottingham is an endeavour to help transform the city; its potential, skills and ambitions, using expertise in research to help […]
Coventry University will transfer £220,000 to the Apprenticeship Levy Fund run by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to support apprenticeships in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the West Midlands region. WMCA is working with the Department for Education (DfE) to pilot a new approach that will transfer unspent levy […]
In the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, the University of Szeged is ranked 551-560. This makes it the best university in Hungary. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), one of the world’s leading higher education rating companies, has been ranking higher education institutions worldwide since 2004. The latest ranking (QS World University […]
Karin Sluis, Senior Advisor and former Director of Witteveen+Bos, has been chosen as TU Delft Alumnus of the Year 2021. Rector Magnificus and Executive Board Chair Tim van der Hagen will bestow the title virtually on Sluis during the TU Delft for Life | Xperience Week between 7 and 11 […]
The University of Plymouth’s world-leading research and innovation will be showcased to regional, national and global business leaders and influencers ahead of the 2021 G7 summit in Cornwall. British Chambers of Commerce South West (BCCSW) will present C7, a conference designed for business and industry to ask questions of world […]
Aberystwyth University is seeking nominations for the honorary role of Pro Chancellor. The role holder would deputise when the Chancellor is absent and would undertake mainly ceremonial duties, which could include presiding at degree ceremonies or acting as an ambassador for the University at functions and events. An important part […]
