Nuclear experts at The University of Manchester have developed a roadmap detailing the eight key actions required to assess the role of nuclear energy in the UK’s net zero future objectively. The 41-page position paper entitled Nuclear energy for net zero: a strategy for action, sets out the steps needed to examine […]
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The University of Glasgow is lending its support to a trio of bids to bring a prototype fusion energy plant to Scotland. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announced today that three University of Glasgow-backed plans to base the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme at locations across Scotland’s […]
UEA has been successful in its application to the British Council’s Education Partnership Initiative, a competitive funding scheme aimed at supporting multi-lateral higher education links. The project will support the creation of a new international educational hub. The proposed LIT Educational Hub has three main pillars: Language, Interculturality, and Technology. It […]
Professor Jay Hinton has received a second prestigious Wellcome Investigator Award to further his world-leading research on ‘killer’ African Salmonella. Bloodstream infections caused by variants of two types of Salmonella (Typhimurium and Enteritidis) cause around 50,000 deaths each year in sub-Saharan Africa. This endemic disease has recently become a major public health concern. Professor […]
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 […]
University’s cutting-edge Digital Health Enterprize Zone will host trials. The world’s first Covid-19 vaccine booster vaccine is to be administered at the University of Bradford’s cutting-edge Digital Health Enterprise Zone on June 1. The jabs are being tested as a possible precaution against variants of the coronavirus, with the initial […]
With a focus on innovation, digital inclusion and pioneering approaches to decarbonisation, the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has unveiled an updated Economic Recovery Plan to lead the Solent’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Immediate initiatives to support the Solent’s economic recovery from the pandemic are outlined in the Solent LEP’s for […]
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 […]
An overlooked collection of modern African art in Argyll and Bute schools has been rediscovered by academics at the University of St Andrews. New research reveals that they are by some of the continent’s most notable modernist artists; together they provide a range of insights into the interests and concerns that […]
The University of Reading has been named as a leader in openness by animal research charity Understanding Animal Research. The award sees the University of Reading become the 15th institution in the UK to be recognised for modelling best practice about communicating animal research. The recognition follows two previous awards for work […]
