Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, which describes the political system of an imaginary island state. […]
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Three new universities join the alliance —the Ca‘ Foscari University of Venice, the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) and NOVA University Lisbon—, which counts now 9 members that will build together the profile of the future European Universities. Ursula M. Staudinger rector of the Technische Universität Dresden João Sáàgua rector of NOVA university Lisbon Tiziana Lipiello […]
To find out, the researchers have generated a 3D model, the first of its kind in this type of geological structures. The ancient volcano El Camp dels Ninots located in the town of Caldes de Malavella hosts one of the most relevant paleontological sites of Pliocene age in Europe. The […]
Researchers across the University are preparing to showcase their digital expertise as part of a packed programme for the largest tech event in the UK. Leeds Digital Festival (LDF) has announced the full schedule for its latest instalment of the hugely popular tech showcase, with 300 events taking place from next Monday […]
The findings of the team led by MU researcher Norbert Werner have been published in an online circular of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Gamma-ray bursts occur when neutron stars collide or when very large, rapidly rotating stars collapse. They provide astrophysicists with the opportunity to study and understand many […]
Experts are developing an archive to capture, preserve and make online information on health and the Covid-19 pandemic more accessible. The project will preserve 10,000 official and unofficial websites relating to health to create available to researchers and the public. The initiative called ‘The Archive of Tomorrow: Health Information and […]
The newly published magazine EXCITE, the Estonian Centre of Excellence in ICT Research, summarises the activities of the centre of excellence to date, and also takes a look at the future of the field of ICT through the eyes of researchers. Browse the magazine of the Estonian Centre of Excellence […]
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) – the world’s leading association in the field of hematology – has awarded Dr. Adalgisa Condoluci, a researcher at the IOR, with the “ASH Global Research Award 2021”. Dr. Condoluci is one of the twelve researchers selected for this honor, which aims to support research […]
On Monday 6 September, Delft University Fund awarded Max Mulder the title of Professor of Excellence 2021. Mulder is Professor of Control & Simulation in the Department of Control & Operations at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering (AE). The prestigious Professor of Excellence Award has been awarded annually by Delft […]
Media scholar Professor José van Dijck has been awarded a NWO Spinoza Prize of 2.5 million euros. The Spinoza Prize is the highest scientific distinction in the Netherlands. Van Dijck is University Professor of Media and Digital Society and is a top player in the international field of media studies. In her […]
