University of Leicester in the Media - May 2007
Monthly summary of stories with web links citing the University of Leicester
Below is a summary, with web links, of stories citing the University of Leicester. Please note web links will not stay active indefinitely.
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Dr Monica Lakhanpaul appeared in the Daily Mail about her study on feverish children guidelines for medical practitioners and was interviewed on LBC radio
Professor Martin Gill was on BBC1 talking about Identity Theft
Professor Martin Gill was on BBC's Watchdog
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PakTribune.com - Lazy children may face chronic health problems - Kamlesh Khunti and other researchers at Leicester University investigated activity levels among more than 3500 pupils from five inner city secondary schools ...
Raw Story - Orwell rolls in his grave: Britain's endemic surveillance cameras - One of them is Martin Gill, a criminology professor at the University of Leicester, whose 2005 study of 13 CCTV community initiatives found that in a ...
InTheNews.co.uk - Kids' physical inactivity at 'epidemic level' - Researchers from the University of Leicester made the claims after studying 3500 pupils from inner city secondary schools in Leicester. ...
News-Medical.Net - Couch potato kids will suffer later with years of ill-health - are not active enough. The researchers from Leicester, Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Professor Melanie Davies and Dr Margaret Stone, have conducted one of the largest studies of physical activity levels of inner city school children. The team from Leicester University say the epidemic numbers of 'mini-couch potatoes' are putting themselves at risk of
This is Leicestershire - School meals are important in health fight - expert Dr Kamlesh Khunti, a professor at the University of Leicester, is quite clear: "Something must be done soon or the next generation are going to die young." Efforts are already being made - but is it enough? Since September, cheap, fatty and sweet products have been removed from school dinners and replaced by good-quality meat, rice, fresh
ScienceDaily - Inactive Kids Storing Up Illness For The Future
Professional Security Magazine - School First - Perpetuity Group, a spin-out company from the University of Leicester. Â To achieve the award, Church Hill Primary School reviewed their security measures, including their procedures, processes and staff responses to ensure that they were in line with six principles: of commitment, understanding, responding, management, implementation and
International News Network - Lazy Children May Face Chronic Health Problems - late. Kamlesh Khunti and other researchers at Leicester University investigated activity levels among more than 3,500 pupils from five inner city secondary schools in Leicester and found that children face years of ill health because they are not active enough. "This study shows that overall the physical activity levels in inner city school
This is Leicestershire - Parents are giving their children drugs bought on the internet to help them do better in school exams, - Paul Cooper, professor of education at the University of Leicester called for a public debate on the use of the drug, which he said some people saw as no different from advances in technology. He said: "We know how desperate some parents are to get their children into the right school, so we should not be surprised they are accessing Ritalin.
Stourbridge News - Letterbox Clubs Coming To Town - and activity in the home. advertisement The University of Leicester will be assessing the kids' levels of maths and reading at the start and end of the scheme. Councillor Liz Walker, cabinet member for children services, said: "I am delighted Dudley has been chosen as one of the first authorities to be included in the Letterbox Club. "We now
OnMedica - Inactivity among children has reached 'epidemic' levels - claims - Using funding from the British Heart Foundation, academics from the University of Leicester surveyed over 3500 pupils from five inner city secondary schools ...
BBC News - Parents accused of exam drug use - Anti-hyperactivity medicines like Ritalin are being used as a "study aid", says Leicester University's director of education Paul Cooper. ...
Times Online - Turn off, tune out . . . er, then? - Barrie Gunter is a psychologist and professor of mass communication at Leicester University. He is taking part in a BBC Panorama programme looking at what ...
NewsBlaze - Church Hill Primary School Achieves A National Security First - ... year by the Association of Chief Police Officers Crime Prevention Initiatives and Perpetuity Group, a spin-out company from the University of Leicester. ...
This is Leicestershire - No time to be relaxed about idle teenagers - of laziness' identified by researchers at >>>Leicester University<<< is no laughing matter. They warn that the lack of exercise threatens a new generation of young people with heart disease, diabetes and adult obesity. As this newspaper reports today, their study of more than 3,500 teenagers in five city secondary schools reveals fewer than half walk to
Web India - Lazy children may face chronic health problems - late. Kamlesh Khunti and other researchers at Leicester University investigated activity levels among more than 3,500 pupils from five inner city secondary schools in Leicester and found that children face years of ill health because they are not active enough. "This study shows that overall the physical activity levels in inner city school
Malaysia Sun - Lazy children may face chronic health problems
INDOlink - South Asian Kids¿ Health in Peril says Prof. Kamlesh Khunti
Innovations Report - Inactive Kids Storing Up Illness for the Future
Femininezone - INACTIVE KIDS STORING UP ILLNESS FOR THE FUTURE -
Medical News Today - Inactive Kids Storing Up Illness For The Future
Medindia.com - Inactivity in Kids may Lead to Chronic Health Problems in Future - day. Lead author Professor Kamlesh Khunti of Leicester University, said that parents and the Government needed to wake up to the threat posed by obesity, such as diabetes and heart disease. "This study shows that overall the physical activity levels in inner city school children are very low," the Daily Mail quoted Professor Khunti, as saying.
Mi2N - Music Industry News Network - BA - Honors in English and Philosophy from Leicester University (63 - 66) and finally an MA in film and TV from the Royal College of Art, London (66 - 69). Formed Hipgnosis in 1968 with Aubrey Powell (Po), a graphic design studio specializing in creative photography and working mainly in the music business designing album covers for many rock 'n'
BBC NEWS - Parents accused of exam drug use - Ritalin are being used as a "study aid", says Leicester University's director of education Paul Cooper. The drug is given to hyperactive children to improve concentration. But Professor Cooper says taking it without medical supervision is unwise and can be dangerous. Nobody should be buying this kind of drug over the internet and they should
GMTV - It's claimed pushy parents are playing Russian Roulette by giving their children Ritalin - Paul Cooper, professor of education at Leicester University. Join in the discussion There is also no way of checking whether drugs bought over the Internet are counterfeit. Smart drugs Professor Cooper, a chartered psychologist, made his claims in a speech over the growing use of so-called "smart drugs" to enhance children's performance in
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Derby Evening Telegraph - A study of South Asian and white inner city schoolchildren has found "epidemic" levels of physical inactivity. -
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The Times & The Sunday Times - Presentation ceremony and Louis Naudi Award - of the Centre for Labour Market Studies (CLMS), >>>University of Leicester<<<. This was held at the... A tribute to an expert: Allan St John Holt - Foundation for Human Resources Development Institute of Health and Safety We knew you too little but with your first handshake and your first words we felt we knew you for a long time. You have travelled
News & Star - From Russia, A Love of Poetry - and was made honorary doctor of literature by Leicester University. Elaine Feinsteinâ¿¿s first volume of poetry, In a Green Eye, was published in 1966. Her later work has been influenced by the poetry of Marina Tsvetayeva, a poet whose work she has translated from the original Russian. Her most recent poetry collection is Talking to the Dead
Times of India - Lazy kids face chronic health problems - late. Kamlesh Khunti and other researchers at Leicester University investigated activity levels among more than 3,500 pupils from five inner city secondary schools in Leicester and found that children face years of ill health because they are not active enough. "This study shows that overall the physical activity levels in inner city school
New Kerala - Lazy children may face chronic health problems
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Daily Mail - Lazy children 'are storing up problems in later life' - their health. Professor Kamlesh Khunti of >>>Leicester University<<<, who led the study, said the need for obesity prevention measures was a 'major target' for the Government and health experts. He said that inactive behaviour, such as watching television, may be a pointer to subsequent adult weight problems and obesity in children and adolescents.
Daily Mail - Parents give children Ritalin at exam time - warned Paul Cooper, professor of education at >>>Leicester University<<<. There is also no way of checking whether drugs bought over the Internet are counterfeit. Professor Cooper, a chartered psychologist, made his claims in a speech over the growing use of so-called "smart drugs" to enhance children's performance in the classroom. Ritalin is
The Daily Mail - They measured my fingers to see if I was - and in the second year of my degree at Leicester University. Having earned enough money to put myself through >>>university<<<, I chose to opt out of the modelling world fulltime and only do part-time holiday work. So when I returned for the trip to Tokyo, I had fresh eyes and hips that exceeded the 34in requirement on my contract, which was a
This is Leicestershire - Doctors have today warned that the number of lazy children has reached "epidemic" levels -
in schools. Dr Kamlesh Khunti, professor at the University of Leicester, who led the study, said: "Something must be done soon or the next generation are going to get diabetes and die young from heart disease. "There needs to be action at policy level and with public health campaigns. There is no reason schools should not have targets for
The Observer - The dove who flies across the Atlantic - officer, Institute for Employment Research, Universit of Warwick; 1986-89, lecturer in economics, University of Surrey; 1989-date, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire (appointed Bruce V Rauner Professor of Economics in 2001) Education 1973, BA, University of Leicester; teaching; 1981, Master's degree, University of Wales;
Life Style Extra - Were Princes Really Murdered In The Tower? - Baldwin, who lectures at Vaughan College in the >>>University of Leicester<<<, also says that because Richard III had no heir at the time of the Battle of Bosworth he may have been lining the young Prince up as a successor to counter popular criticism for their disappearance. After Henry VII defeated Richard III in the battle of Bosworth and took over
InTheNews.co.uk - Kids' physical inactivity at 'epidemic level' - ward the diseases off. Researchers from the >>>University of Leicester<<< made the claims after studying 3,500 pupils from inner city secondary schools in >>>Leicester<<<. Only half the children walked to school, with fewer south Asian children than white going on foot. And half of those surveyed spent four or more hours a day playing computer games or
The Mail - Lazy children 'are storing up problems in later life' - their health. Professor Kamlesh Khunti of >>>Leicester University<<<, who led the study, said the need for obesity prevention measures was a 'major target' for the Government and health experts. He said that inactive behaviour, such as watching television, may be a pointer to subsequent adult weight problems and obesity in children and adolescents.
Peterborough Evening Telegraph - Study shows childrens' inactivity - without. Professor Kamlesh Khunti, one of the >>>University of Leicester<<< academics behind the study, said: "People of South Asian origin comprise significant-sized minority ethnic populations in many countries worldwide. "A consistent finding in South AAsian migrant populations, wherever they are located, is a higher incidence and prevalence of
Ormskirk Herald - Study shows childrens' inactivity - Professor Kamlesh Khunti, one of the >>>University of Leicester<<< academics behind the study, said: "People of South Asian origin comprise significant-sized minority ethnic populations in many countries worldwide. "A consistent finding in South Asian migrant populations, wherever they are located, is a higher incidence and prevalence of premature
Yahoo! News UK - Study shows childrens' inactivity - without. Professor Kamlesh Khunti, one of the University of Leicester academics behind the study, said: "People of South Asian origin comprise significant-sized minority ethnic populations in many countries worldwide. "A consistent finding in South Asian migrant populations, wherever they are located, is a higher incidence and prevalence of
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BBC News - Children 'not exercising enough' - Professor Kamlesh Khunti from the University of Leicester, who helped research the study, said tackling obesity in children was crucial for the government ...
UK Express - HEART THREAT TO JUNK GENERATION - The University of Leicester study funded by the British Heart Foundation identified low levels of physical activity in both South Asian and white children. ...
Guardian Unlimited - That's not what I meant by 'chemistry practical' - Paul Cooper, education professor from the University of Leicester, is saying that as more people are getting used to being prescribed drugs such as Prozac ...
Science Daily - Inactive Kids Storing Up Illness For The Future - A new University of Leicester study funded by the British Heart Foundation reveals that the level of physical inactivity among children ...
Medical News Today - Inactive Kids Storing Up Illness For The Future - A new University of Leicester study funded by the British Heart Foundation reveals that the level of physical inactivity among children today has reached ...
Medical News Today - NICE Issues Guidance To Help Assess Children With Fever, UK - ... Consultant Paediatrician and Senior Lecturer In Child Health, University of Leicester: "This is the first practical problem based guideline which will ...
Times Online - Seven days - But David Baldwin, a historian from Leicester University, casts doubt on the story in his book The Lost Prince: The Survival of Richard of York. ...
Penn State Live - Gamma-ray bursts active longer than previously thought - is operated in collaboration with Penn State >>>University<<<, the Los Alamos National Laboratory and General Dynamics in the United States; the >>>University of Leicester<<< and Mullard Space Sciences Laboratory in the United Kingdom; Brera Observatory and the Italian Space Agency in Italy; plus partners in Germany and Japan. Email this story to a friend
This is Essex - Colchester Murdered Princes Secret Second Life - were the princes' remains. Now >>>University of Leicester<<< historian Mr Baldwin has cast new light on the mystery, saying the elder boy died of natural causes and his brother was allowed to live, under guard, with their mother. In his book, The Lost Prince: The Survival of Richard of York, Mr Baldwin maintains the betrayal by Richard
Spaceflight Now - Gamma-ray bursts active longer than thought - is operated in collaboration with Penn State >>>University<<<, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and General Dynamics in the US; the >>>University of Leicester<<< and Mullard Space Sciences Laboratory in the UK; Brera Observatory and the Italian Space Agency in Italy; plus partners in Germany and Japan. Apollo 1 DVD This tribute DVD features over 4.5 hours
Womens Lifestyle Magazine - Tower prince was a bricklayer - in Essex. Author David Baldwin, of the >>>University of Leicester<<<, does not believe there is evidence to support previous beliefs that Richard III was responsible for the deaths of his nephews. The historian proposes that Prince Richard was eventually reunited with his mother Queen Elizabeth Woodville and carried on his life in secret. David
This is Leicestershire - It is one of history's most famous mysteries: what became of the two princes imprisoned in the Tower of London by King Richard III? - The Survival of Richard of York, written by >>>University of Leicester<<< historian David Baldwin. He has traced records of a bricklayer called Richard Plantagenet, who died in December 1550, and who he believes is the younger prince. Plantagenet was the York family name - and, oddly for a peasant worker, the man was able to read Latin. Mr Baldwin
AHN - New Book's Author Claims 15th Centrury Prince Richard Was Not Murdered - Author David Baldwin, of the University of Leicester, does not believe there is evidence to support previous beliefs that Richard III was responsible for ...
The Telegraph - Prince in the Tower 'died a bricklayer' - historian. David Baldwin, who lectures at the >>>University of Leicester<<<, believes that Edward, the elder prince, died of natural causes and that Richard, the younger Prince, was secretly sent to live with his mother. After their father, King Edward IV, died, the princes - aged 12 and nine - were placed in the Tower of London in 1483 for their own
Guardian Unlimited - Call for debate on study-enhancing drugs -Paul Cooper, a professor of education at the >>>University of Leicester<<<, said in a seminar this week that psychotropic drugs such as Ritalin, used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their availability without prescription over the internet, is having a direct effect on educational attainment. Prof Cooper said that
Daily Mail - Did one of the princes in the Tower survive to be an Essex bricklayer? - these really were the princes' remains. >>>University of Leicester<<< historian David Baldwin has cast new light on the mystery. In his book, The Lost Prince: The Survival of Richard of York, Mr Baldwin maintains the betrayal by Richard III is not supported by the evidence. He believes that Edward V, the elder prince, died of natural causes, while
Independent - Letters: Nuclear power - GRAHAM SHIPLEY PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY >>>UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER<<< Tinpot gods of 'atheistic' cruelty Sir: David Middlemiss (letter, 21 May) rekindles an old chestnut by dragging the likes of Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and so on, into his "atheist squad". The problem with those rascals was not their atheism, but their ability to persuade a very
PR Newswire - Gamma-Ray Bursts Active Longer Than Thought - is operated in collaboration with Penn State >>>University<<<, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and General Dynamics in the US; the >>>University of Leicester<<< and Mullard Space Sciences Laboratory in the UK; Brera Observatory and the Italian Space Agency in Italy; plus partners in Germany and Japan. For more images and information, please visit on
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NewKerala.com - The Sinosauropteryx may not have been a feathery dinosaur - says David Unwin, a dinosaur expert at the >>>University of Leicester<<<. The findings appear in Proceedings of the Royal Society B1. --- ANI Send To Friend Post your comment Subscribe to RSS Feeds Social Bookmarks News Headlines: India Latest Business Cinema Cricket India ready to deal with any threat: PM Dasmunsi admits failure on women's quota
OilOnline - The Original Online Source for the Oil Industry - Khan, emeritus professor of geophysics at the >>>University of Leicester<<<. The expansion of higher education in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s generated a dozen broadly based BSc degrees in geophysics but these have withered on the vine, according to the report, so much so that only seven >>>university<<< departments offer geophysics undergraduate degree
The Mail - Did one of the princes in the Tower survive to be an Essex bricklayer? - these really were the princes' remains. >>>University of Leicester<<< historian David Baldwin has cast new light on the mystery. In his book, The Lost Prince: The Survival of Richard of York, Mr Baldwin maintains the betrayal by Richard III is not supported by the evidence. He believes that Edward V, the elder prince, died of natural causes, while
Finance Week - Surrey University appoints new finance chief - Sharkey holds a law degree from the University of Leicester and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Accountants in England and Wales.
Canada NewsWire - International specialists on Canada to meet in Edmonton - The ICCS will open its activities with a Welcoming Reception offered by the President, Christopher Rolfe (University of Leicester, UK), to take place on ...
The Innovations Report - New Opportunity in Chemotherapeutic Training - in Chemotherapeutic Training 22.05.2007 The >>>University of Leicester<<< is launching a new one-year taught Masters degree in Cancer Chemistry. The degree is the first of its kind in the country, fulfilling a need to provide graduates with skills in the chemistry and biology of cancer, and direct experience of some of the very latest research in
News-Medical.net - University of Leicester launches one-year Masters degree in Cancer Chemistry
CNW Telbec - International specialists on Canada to meet in Edmonton - offered by the President, Christopher Rolfe (>>>University of Leicester<<<, UK), to take place on Campus St-Jean, >>>University<<< of Alberta, (Salle 3-05 Pavillon Lacerte) May 23, 2007. The Canadian Studies Forum, to be held May 24 at the Campus St-Jean (Pavillon Lacerte), will convene over 50 Canadian Studies Specialists to discuss new orientations
Independent - Winifred Tutin Obituaries - with the Freshwater Biological Association and >>>Leicester University<<<. Born Winifred Pennington in Barrow-in-Furness in 1915, she was educated at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School and graduated in Botany from Reading >>>University<<<. Her PhD, supervised by Harry Godwin, included studies of both living algae and those in the sedimentary record of Lake
news @ nature.com - Fossil calls into question the purpose of the first feathers. - says David Unwin, a dinosaur expert at the >>>University of Leicester<<<, UK. "This doesn't in any way challenge the idea that dinosaurs had feathers and that dinosaurs gave rise to birds." The real argument now is when in evolutionary history feathers started to emerge. "Things may be more complex than we thought," he says.
People's Daily Online - Britain launches pioneering cancer chemistry master degree - cancer chemistry master degree The >>>University of Leicester<<< in the United Kingdom is launching a new one-year taught Masters degree in Cancer Chemistry, the first of its kind in the country. The pioneering degree will cover courses on new approaches to cancer diagnosis and treatment and on the design and synthesis of small molecule cancer
Cambs Times - Honour for local cadets - status of Master Cadet and is shortly to attend >>>Leicester University<<< studying International relations as a first step to achieving his ambition of becoming a regular army officer with the Royal Anglian Regiment. Speaking of his son's achievements Marc's father Paul said: "It is all his own work. The army cadet force has been a real inspiration to
Surrey Comet - University Actors Hold Court - the University of Leicester and Oxford Brokkes >>>University<<< performed The Play of the Weather Imagine Henry VIII ripping chicken from the bone with his teeth, merrily enjoying some entertainment in Hampton Court Palace's Great Hall. That entertainment, at least, was recreated last week thanks to >>>University of Leicester<<< and Oxford Brookes
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of the Centre for Labour Market Studies at the >>>university of Leicester<<<. It was entitled "Learning and training are two skills not one". I thought he made an extremely valid point: that when we talk about the issues, we often confuse the equity issues associated with remedial education with training issues that employers need and which are part of a
New York Times - Macho Meets the Mystical in a Himalayan River Trek - The tiny kingdom of Bhutan was ranked the eighth-happiest country on earth in a study last year by a British scientist at the University of Leicester in ...
openPR.com - Healthcare Republic launches My Online Learning - devised with Eduhealth Media, a partner of the >>>University of Leicester<<< and NHS provider of interactive training. www.healthcarerepublic.com/learning contains advanced multimedia learning modules for doctors to learn new skills and reaffirm their medical knowledge.
Monitor Online - The shape of things to come as Ugandans look for answers
Medical News Today - Learning Module To Help Spot Serious Illness In Children - The training was devised with Eduhealth Media, the first spin out company of the University of Leicester and NHS provider of interactive training. ...
Independent - Postgraduate Queries - like Hull, Portsmouth and Loughborough. The University of Leicester's criminology department has both taught and online courses. Applicants need a 2.1 degree and your voluntary work would give you an advantage over those without experience. But it depends who you are up against; if 30 probation officers apply, you'd have less chance Most
India4u - James Halloran - several Indian students over the years at the University of Leicester, died at the age of 80 on Wednesday. Halloran, until he retired, was director of the Centre for Mass Communication Research at the university, which played a key role in formulating and conducting research in the field of mass communications. Several Indian scholars and
Times Online - Professor Sir Colin St John Wilson - on several buildings in Oxford, Cambridge and Leicester. In Oxford, in 1962, he designed the Law Library in Longwall Street, a very fine design. In Leicester when Martin was consultant to the university, Wilson was involved with a number of departments, while in Cambridge his chief work was Harvey Court, a residential block for Gonville and Caius
Malaysia Sun - James Halloran, founder of media research, dead - James Halloran, one of the founders of critical mass communication research who taught several Indian students over the years at the University of Leicester ...
Building.co.uk - Sir Colin St John Wilson dies at 85 - The architect, known universally as 'Sandy', read architecture at Oxford before working on academic buildings such as the new campus of Leicester University ...
Yahoo! - Who Will Win in the 21st Century? - of a study by Adrian White, a researcher at University of Leicester, England, that attempts to answer the ancient, nagging question of which country is the happiest in the world [see BusinessWeek.com 10/11/06, "Rating Countries for the Happiness Factor"].White's survey and findings have attracted some rebukes. For instance, he places heavy
Guardian Unlimited - Philip Collins - The fact that the flame of serious critical attention to Dickens was kept burning is very largely due to the indefatigable work that Collins did while lecturer and professor at Leicester University. As one of his friends remarked, "He was like an investigative journalist. He would not rest until justice had been done,
This is Leicestershire - The education system is not doing enough for Leicester's poorest children, figures suggest today. - Despite 70 per cent of his pupils being eligible for free school meals, one of the main indicators of social deprivation, his school gets some of the city's best results. He said: "We have some of the poorest children in the country but they don't under-perform because we have very high expectations." Dr Hilary Cremin, an expert in social inclusion at the University of Leicester, said:
Guardian Unlimited - Sir Colin St John Wilson - practice, which was principally engaged in university buildings.
Together they worked on the new campus at Leicester, plans for the Royal Holloway College in London, and, on the building type to which he was to devote much of his professional life, the Manor Road libraries at Oxford. In Cambridge itself, Wilson extended the school of architecture
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The Observer - A collector of curios and curiouser - Pearce, professor of museum studies at the University of Leicester, divides collecting into three types: systematics (for example, Pitt Rivers); fetishism (which includes even Old Masters); and souvenir-collecting. Many cabinet exhibits are technically souvenirs - literally, memories. These days, souvenir-collecting has been debased by seaside
INDOlink - Movie Awaara 'most successful of all time' claims scholar - and Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto), I worked at the University of Texas at Austin (lecturer in East European Cultural Studies wwith the Radio-TV-Film department) and the University of Chicago (Rockefeller Fellow at the Chicago Humanities Institute). I came to the UK in 1998 to take a position at the University of Leicester with the MA programme in Mass
BBC NEWS - Portrait of a perfect murder - themselves. DNA expert Eleanor Graham at the University of Leicester says: "It was developed for situations like the mass graves in Bosnia Herzegovina, where you find mostly skeletonised remains, but a bit of soft tissue adhering. "You need to clean these bones up and to preserve the DNA for identification purposes. The old systems included
INDOlink - Movie Awaara 'most successful of all time' claims scholar - I came to the UK in 1998 to take a position at the University of Leicester with the MA programme in Mass Communication; later on I transferred to the newly ...
Clarkson University - Xerox Scientist and Inventor Receives Clarkson University Honorary ...
He performed research at the University of Leicester in the UK and at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute before joining Xerox in 1980. ...
Yachting and Boating World - If there IS a God.... - and referred to the Glenfield General Hospital, University of Leicester Hospitals Trust, Rapid Response Chest Pain Unit, where I met Dr Gerry McCann for the first time. Over the months, quite apart from discovering that his early medical training had been in the same med. schools and hospitals as both my elder son James and his younger brother
Professional Security Magazine - Perpetuity conference at the University of Leicester - has been achieved in a short time, she told the University of Leicester conference, run by Prof Martin Gill's Perpetuity. "Are tthere things that we at the SIA need to do differently, or better? If there are, I am sure you will tell us soon enough what they are," she told the audience, largely of guarding providers with a smattering of trainers,
Innovations Report - A healthy private banking sector needs effective regulation - banks is partly to blame. Research from the University of Leicester and Brunel University, UK, examines what determines the share of government-owned banks in a country¿s banking system. As state banks are less efficient ¿ and have been linked with slow economic growth and financial instability ¿ why do they still exist? The researchers ask: what
Melton Today - College paves the way for burbot return - including UK fisherries laboratory Cefas, Leicester University, Southampton University and The Environment Agency. The project started back in 2004. Two years later a small population of burbot was imported to the UK from Denmark and introduced to their new home at Brooksby. Mr Pearson explained how the burbot were artificially spawned. He said:
Softpedia - The Perfect Crime: What defines it? - the DNA", said DNA expert Eleanor Graham at the University of Leicester. Now the remains are simply heated and gently washed with enzymes that clean off the bones of flesh. Gunshots, knives or blunt instruments always leave signs on the bones. Still, there is a weapon that does not leave any visible evidence and is preferred by professionals:
Professional Security Magazine - Publication of SIA Stakeholder Engagement Strategy - 'SIA: the Changing Agenda' conference at the University of Leicester yesterday. (Full report to follow.) It was the occasion for the publication of the SIA Stakeholder Engagement Strategy. Speaking to the audience of security providers, purchasers, SIA partners and stakeholders, Ruth Henig said: "The purpose of this conference is to evaluate what
Ethiopian Reporter - WTO negotiation is not only about trade liberalization implicitly - in the tables" Dr. Abbi Mamo Lecturer at Leicester University in England Dr. Abbi Mamo Kedir is a Lecturer at Leicester University in England. For the past two months he was a visiting lecturer at the Addis Ababa University, teaching a course on Trade Policy Design focused on Trade Organization (WTO) and Economic Integration. At the moment Ethiopia
AsiansinMedia.org - Books: A different view on the 1857 Indian mutiny - In a new book on the 1857 Indian Uprising, University of Leicester historian Dr Clare Anderson offers a fresh alternative to popular accounts of the 1857 ...
Hindustan Times - UK historian pens new book on 1857 - of 1857-8: Prisons, Prisoners and Rebellion, University of Leicester historian Clare Anderson brings to life the impact of the revolt on marginalized Indian communities across North India. Recent debates commemorating the abolition of the slave trade have only scratched the surface of raising public awareness and understanding of Britain's
politics.co.uk - BSIA Chief Executive calls for industry cohesion -
David was speaking at a conference held at the University of Leicester entitled 'SIA: the Changing Agenda', where he described the coming months as a pivotal moment when it was necessary to recognise the real value of security provision. David Dickinson comments: â¿¿These are changing times for the industry and the BSIA is determined to work with
LiveScience.com - Fake Snot Makes Electronic Nose Smell Better - fewer than 50 sensors. Researchers at the University of Warwick and Leicester University in the United Kingdom achieved the same effect by coating an electronic nose with artificial mucus made from a mix of polymers. The man-made snot allowed their device to smell the difference between milk and a banana, something it could not do before. "Our
Independent Online - Professor Philip Collins - 28 May 1923; Staff Tutor in Adult Education, University College of Leicester 1947-62, Warden of Vaughan College 1954-62; Senior Lecturer in English, Leicester University 1962-64, Professor of English 1964-82 (Emeritus), Head, English Department 1971-76, 1981-82; married 1952 Mildred Lowe (marriage dissolved 1963), 1965 Joyce Dickins (two sons, one
Professional Security Magazine - Ruth Henig - to meet at the House of Lords. So while the University of Leicester was not Ruth Henig's first outing - she was the after-dinner speaker at the London Chamber of Commerceâ¿¿s annual security dinner in March - it was a good sign that she was already listening, having understandably spent time quietly mastering her brief since taking the chair in
Guardian Unlimited - Revived after 50 years: vision of putting Britons in space - of the physics and asstronomy department at Leicester University. Successive UK governments since the 1960s have remained staunchly opposed to setting up a British astronaut programme, arguing that it is not cost-effective. "The UK has stayed out of human space flight for too long. We've got to engage with it, or else miss a whole raft of
Guardian Unlimited - King's community touch keeps her involved - This is the think/do tank established at the University of Coventry two years ago to pick up the report into riots in Oldham by Ted Cantle, the former chief executive of Nottingham council who has since become a professor at Coventry. It is a partnership of public and voluntary bodies backed by De Montfort and Leicester universities and the
Hindustan Times - British historian pens new book on 1857 uprising - of 1857-8: Prisons, Prisoners and Rebellion", University of Leicester historian Clare Anderson brings to life the impact of the revolt on marginalised Indian communities across North India. Recent debates commemorating the abolition of the slave trade have only scratched the surface of raising public awareness and understanding of Britain's
KalingaTimes - British historian pens new book on 1857 uprising - In "The Indian Uprising of 1857-8: Prisons, Prisoners and Rebellion", University of Leicester historian Clare Anderson brings to life the impact of the ...
24dash.com - Lecture to discuss impact of new media on TV and politics - Education The University of Leicester Department of Media and Communications is offering a ‘double bill’ lecture considering the impact the latest ...
Guardian Unlimited - Universities discover Second Life - its parent company Linden Lab reckons. Oxford University's computing service is running a six-month trial for university members. Leicester University bought "land" three weeks ago. Edinburgh and others beat them to it. Harvard law school, quick to realise that cyberspace was less intimidating than real life, has built a court room in Second Life
EurekAlert - Satellites play vital role in understanding the carbon cycle - CO2 mixing ratio." Dr Paul Monks from the University of Leicester is using SCIAMACHY data to measure how much CO2 is being taken up by plants. Using 20,000 individual measurements a month, he is monitoring CO2 drawn down over Siberia, North America and Northern Europe. According to Monks, this view from space is providing the first evidence of
Melton Today - College paves the way for burbot return - including UK fisheeries laboratory Cefas, Leicester University, Southampton University and The Environment Agency. The project started back in 2004. Two years later a small population of burbot was imported to the UK from Denmark and introduced to their new home at Brooksby. Mr Pearson explained how the burbot were artificially spawned. He said:
This is Leicestershire - A drama that was last performed 480 years ago is to be recreated - - is to be recreated. An academic from the University of Leicester is helping bring John Heywood's 1532 work, The Play of the Weather, back to life at the palace. Professor Greg Walker, of the university's department of English, aims to use a production workshop to explore its original social context. Prof Walker said: "This is a remarkable
Business Weekly - Home - It will be run in collaboration with the University of Leicester, Science and Technology Facilities Council / Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and QinetiQ. An initial start-up investment of £1.5 million will be made by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the DTI in their capacity as members of the British National Space Centre (BNSC)
India eNews.com - British historian pens new book on 1857 uprising - In 'The Indian Uprising of 1857-8: Prisons, Prisoners and Rebellion', University of Leicester historian Clare Anderson brings to life the impact of the ...
Black Britain - Skin colour definitely matters to some people - not being black matters dreadfully to some people. Yet as geneticist Mark Jobling explained, most anthropologists believe that the origin of the species was in Africa, therefore the original colour of all people was black.
NewsBlaze - Play to Be Recreated After 480 Years in Great Hall of Hampton ... - Professor Greg Walker of the Department of English at the University of Leicester and Dr Tom Betteridge of Oxford Brookes University, aim to use the ...
Guardian Unlimited - Universities discover Second Life - its parent company Linden Lab reckons. Oxford University's computing service is running a six-month trial for university members. Leicester University bought "land" three weeks ago. Edinburgh and others beat them to it. Harvard law school, quick to realise that cyberspace was less intimidating than real life, has built a court room in Second Life
This is Leicestershire - Letters - I read with interest the letter (Mailbox, May 1) where it was suggested that the city's new performing arts centre should be named after Lord Attenborough....has the Richard Attenborough Centre, at the University of Leicester, which offers audiences a varied programme of music, comedy and drama performances, and art exhibitions, as well as a wide range of short creative courses and workshops. Access and inclusion are at the heart of our philosophy and we aim to provide a friendly, creative environment
This is Leicestershire - County compost lovers can meet other enthusiasts by joining a composting club - the fun. An open evening will be held at the University of Leicester Botanical Gardens tonight, in Glebe Road, between 6pm and 8pm. The club holds regular workshops around the county, giving people the opportunity to meet experts and fellow composters. Club members are kept up to date with news and composting events through regular newsletters.
Ode - The secret economy - professor of work organization at England¿s University of Leicester, challenges this assumption with research showing that unpaid domestic work occupies almost half of people¿s time (44 percent) in Western nations¿a figure that is increasing. Volunteer work is also on the rise, he shows in his recent book A Commodified World? Britons spend at least
This is Leicestershire - Researchers from around the world have gathered to learn about climate change - have gathered to learn about climate change. Leicester University has been given cash by the European Commission to pay for a spring school course, which will improve the job prospects for researchers. Professor Heiko Balzter, lead scientist at the school, said: "We had a tough selection process because we had so much international interest. "We
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Brooksby students have also been involved in the project along with other partners including UK fisheries laboratory Cefas, Leicester University, ...
Guardian Unlimited - It's a world of possibilities - Oxford University's computing service is running a six-month trial for university members. Leicester University bought "land" three weeks ago. ...
LewRockwell.com - On Soldiers, Smokestacks and Socialism by Justine Nicholas - of the keys to contentment, according to the University of Leicester researchers who deemed Denmark the happiest country ¿ are funded by tax rates that make Massachusetts seem like the Cayman Islands. What will happen when the money is no longer streaming into government coffers? While Denmark and Sweden share the fortunate trait of non-militarism
BBC NEWS - Portrait of a perfect murder - themselves. DNA expert Eleanor Graham at the University of Leicester says: "It was developed for situations like the mass graves in Bosnia Herzegovina, where you find mostly skeletonised remains, but a bit of soft tissue adhering. "You need to clean these bones up and to preserve the DNA for identification purposes. The old systems included
Times Online - France votes decisively for Sarkozy and change - (Subjective well-being map by Adrian White Leicester Uni) it's because Chirac thought winning for France was controlling the EU in France's favour and doing deals with African dictatorships.It's time for positive Foreign policy , economic well being creating pproperty value growth and perhaps a Franco-Anglo axis of power promoting genuinely ethical
NutraIngredients.com - Artificial 'snot' improves sensor smell say researchers - version. Now a project by researchers at the University of Warwick and Leicester University aims to improve the sensitivity and accuracy of the devices. The researchers developed an artificial snot to mimic the nasal mucus found in human noses. The researchers coated the sensors used by odour sensing "electronic noses" with a mix of polymers to
Tri-City News - BCNG Portals Page - According to a 2006 happiness study from the University of Leicester, Denmark is the nation filled with the highest percentage of satisfied citizens. Several other northern European nations made the top 10, too. Their secret? Happy people live in places with a solid education system, high-quality health care, a social safety net that reduces the
BBC News - 'Fake snot' helps artificial nose - researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Warwick coated the "noses" with a mixture of chemicals, mimicking mucus in a real nose. ...
BBC News - Portrait of a perfect murder - DNA expert Eleanor Graham at the University of Leicester says: "It was developed for situations like the mass graves in Bosnia Herzegovina, where you find ...
Food Navigator.com - Artificial 'snot' improves sensor smell say researchers - version. Now a project by researchers at the University of Warwick and Leicester University aims to improve the sensitivity and accuracy of the devices. The researchers developed an artificial snot to mimic the nasal mucus found in human noses. The researchers coated the sensors used by odour sensing "electronic noses" with a mix of polymers to
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Professional Security Magazine - Shrinkage performances must have consequences - it. He quoted research from Adrian Beck of the University of Leicester, finding that retailers that worried about shrinkage were more likely to have low shrinkage than those that did not worry. Shrinkage performances must have consequences, he went on; and appraisals should include shrinkage as a KPI, so that shrink becomes part of everyday life:
TheStar.com - `Aye, spy' to street cameras - Martin Gill, a criminology professor at the University of Leicester, gave the network a failing grade in a 2005 report for the Home Office called "Assessing the Impact of CCTV". Since 1994, the British government has spent at least $500 million on the CCTV program, most of it after Prime Minister Tony Blair took office in 1997. In his report,
Medical News Today - Artificial Snot Enhances Artificial Nose - Health rate this article Researchers at The University of Warwick and Leicester University have used an artificial snot (nasal mucus) to significantly enhance the performance of electronic noses. The researchers have coated the sensors used by odour sensing "electronic noses" with a mix of polymers that mimics the action of the mucus in the
This is Nottingham - A Group of Newark students reached the finals of a national debating competition - and Pfizer Debating Matters Competition, at Leicester University. The students had to cope with questions from a panel of expert judges. Jessica Thomas won the prize for Best Individual for her contribution. She received a language course, a book and a memory stick.
This is Leicestershire - Celtic stories, dramas and songs are to be performed at a university arts centre - dramas and songs are to be performed at a university arts centre. The Richard Attenborough Centre, at the University of Leicester, is to stage a performance of The Twisting Field, a 19th century folk tale based on Irish mythology. Four professional storytellers will tell the tale, between performances of original songs. The show takes place at
This is Leicestershire - Two students have won prizes in a letter-writing competition - won prizes in a letter-writing competition. University of Leicester students Than Htut, of Myanmar (formerly Burma), and Li-ying Lin, from Taiwan, were runners-up in the 2007 International Student Awards. The competition recognises students whose approach to life overseas enhances their development. They wrote a letter home on how they were making
Guardian Unlimited - DNA find may identify early heart risk victims - Nilesh Samani, professor of cardiology at Leicester University, said the findings would help greatly to underestand heart disease, but a person's familial history of heart disease was still the best predictor of their risk. "It's a bit early to say a test is useful," he said. Related articles 06.10.2004: DNA pioneer Maurice Wilkins dies at 88
Engineer Live - Carbon dioxide capture - efficient. Meanwhile, researchers from the University of Leicester and the British Geological Society (BGS) in the UK have proposed storing CO2 in huge underground reservoirs as a way of reducing emissions. They have even identified sites in Western Europe that would be suitable. Their research, published in the journal Planet Earth and with
Guardian Unlimited - It's easy money, says online fraudster who stole £,000 - in 2006. Martin Gill, a criminologist at the University of Leicester, who has studied the actions and motivations of fraudsters - Tee was one of his interviewees - said the perceived ease of fraud, particularly when using the internet, was encouraging to those who commit crime. "One of the things that comes through is the belief that they're not
Tiscali - It's easy money, says online fraudster who stole £,000
Peterborough Today - Sixth formers in final of debating contest - debating contest. They travelled to the University of Leicester to take on the Notre Dame High School in Nottingham in the Central Regional Final of the Institute of Ideas and Pfizer Debating Matters Competition.
LewRockwell.com - Oh, Happy Danes by Justine Nicholas - generally does not include fear. So, the University of Leicester people got at least part of the recipe for happiness right. Get a good education, be healthy ¿ and get rid of your armies, colonies and anything else that makes governments powerful. May 4, 2007 Justine Nicholas [send her mail] teaches English at the City University of New York.
CEE-Foodindustry.com - Artificial 'snot' improves sensor smell say researchers - version. Now a project by researchers at the University of Warwick and Leicester University aims to improve the sensitivity and accuracy of the devices. The researchers developed an artificial snot to mimic the nasal mucus found in human noses. The researchers coated the sensors used by odour sensing "electronic noses" with a mix of polymers to
Food Production Daily - Artificial 'snot' improves sensor smell say researchers
BBC NEWS - 'Green eye' tech centre launched - aerospace company in Stevenage and at the University of Leicester - but its main role will be to coordinate research efforts across the country. "The priorities in the first instance will concentrate on new remote sensing technologies relating to atmospheric chemistry and how that relates to climate," explained Dr Arwyn Davies, director of Earth
Guardian Unlimited - DNA find may identify early heart risk victims - Nilesh Samani, professor of cardiology at Leicester University, said the findings would help greatly to underestand heart disease, but a person's familial history of heart disease was still the best predictor of their risk. "It's a bit early to say a test is useful," he said. Related articles 06.10.2004: DNA pioneer Maurice Wilkins dies at 88
Free Internet Press - DNA find may identify early heart risk victims
Impact Lab - Robot Nose and Its Robotic Sense of Smell - the new work at the Unniversity of Warwick and Leicester University has found that applying a 10 micron (one thousandth of a centimetre) layer of a polymer inside the sensor significantly improves the performance of the nose. "We can separate milk from cream, for example," said Dr Covington. The team believe the enhanced electronic nose could be
Peterborough Today - Pupils engineer a better future - on it for six months including a residential at Leicester University. We produced a prototype which we could show off at the presentation at RAF Wittering, which was the culmination of all our work. â¿¿We got some of the best feedback of all the schools. The engineers who came round and looked at our display said several aspects were very
FoodTechnology.ru - Artificial 'snot' improves sensor smell say researchers - Now a project by researchers at the University of Warwick and Leicester University aims to improve the sensitivity and accuracy of the devices. ...
Chemistry World - Mild green ionic liquids - Andrew Abbott and colleagues from the University of Leicester have developed a simple new approach to this sticky problem: they use green ionic liquids ...
Guardian Unlimited - DNA find may identify early heart risk victims - Nilesh Samani, professor of cardiology at Leicester University, said the findings would help greatly to underestand heart disease, but a person's familial ...
Future of Things - New Electronic Snot Developed - Researchers at The Universities of Warwick and Leicester developed an improved artificial nose using a mix of polymers that mimics the action of the mucus ...
Nanotechnology and Development News - Australian Government Will Develop a National Nanotechnology Strategy - ... professors from the University of Leicester and Australian National University are developing new tools and approaches to study the "structure, ...
Guardian - It's easy money, says online fraudster who stole £,000 - in 2006. Martin Gill, a criminologist at the University of Leicester, who has studied the actions and motivations of fraudsters - Tee was one of his interviewees - said the perceived ease of fraud, particularly when using the internet, was encouraging to those who commit crime. "One of the things that comes through is the belief that they're not
This is Leicestershire - The latest battle in the war on global warming is to be waged by Leicester scientists - who will observe the planet for danger signs. Using the latest satellite technologies, they will monitor pollution and levels of the greenhouse gases that are blamed for hotter summers and changes in the seasons. Experts from the University of Leicester and representatives from
Guardian - DNA find may identify early heart risk victims - Nilesh Samani, professor of cardiology at Leicester University, said the findings would help greatly to underestand heart disease, but a person's familial history of heart disease was still the best predictor of their risk. "It's a bit early to say a test is useful," he said. Related articles 06.10.2004: DNA pioneer Maurice Wilkins dies at 88
Guardian Unlimited - It's easy money, says online fraudster who stole £250000 - Martin Gill, a criminologist at the University of Leicester, who has studied the actions and motivations of fraudsters - Tee was one of his interviewees ...
Science a Go-Go - Synthetic Snot Enhances Artificial Nose - only a much smaller range of smells. The University of Warwick and Leicester University research team explained that the thin layer of mucus in our noses dissolves scents and separates out different odor molecules so that they arrive at the receptors at different times. Humanns are then able to use this information on the time taken to reach
UK Indymedia - UK Refuses Entry to Lancet Iraq Death Toll Study Author - in the Medical College of Al Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, had no problem visiting the UK in June 2005 when he was involved in a project to measure the level of depleted uranium in childrenâ¿¿s teeth.1 On that occasion he was granted a visa for a week in order to deliver the teeth to Leicester University for isotopic analysis. The Lancet
Web India - Scientists make artificial nasal mucus - of electronic noses. The researchers at the University of Warwick and Leicester University coated sensors used by odor sensing electronic sensors with a mix of polymers that mimics the action of the mucus in the natural nose. They found the artificial mucus greatly improved the performance of the electronic devices, allowing them to identify a
Earth Times - Scientists make artificial nasal mucus
Dean's World - Artificial Snot - Dave Price No, really. Researchers at The University of Warwick and Leicester University have used an artificial snot (nasal mucus) to significantly enhance the performance of electronic noses. The researchers have coated the sensors used by odour-sensing "electronic nosesâ¿¿ with a mix of polymers that mimics the action of the mucus in the
WebWire - Artificial Snot Enhances Electronic Nose - Higher Education Researchers at The University of Warwick and Leicester University have used an artificial snot (nasal mucus) to significantly enhance the performance of electronic noses. The researchers have coated the sensors used by odour sensing "electronic noses¿ with a mix of polymers that mimics the action of the mucus in the natural
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icCoventry - Students access a bright future - a place on a biology course at Nottingham University, while Jodie Martin-Kent will be studying midwifery at the University of Central England. Fellow students Rebecca Young and Mark Bird will be studying veterinary science at Nottingham and medical physiology at Leicester University, respectively. Mark, aged 24, from Dragon Lane in Newbold
Coolest Gadgets - It’snot what you think!! No,, wait, it is, - The boffins, over at The University of Warwick and Leicester University already developed a sweet little ...
BBC News - 'Green eye' tech centre launched - The centre will have offices at the Astrium aerospace company in Stevenage and at the University of Leicester - but its main role will be to coordinate ...
LabnewsOnline - E-nose snot good enough - The researchers, from The University of Warwick and Leicester University, have coated the sensors used by the odour sensing electronic noses with a mix of ...
RGU - Aberdeen conference to tackle hot topics in medical sociology - at the conference by Emma Pitchforth of the University of Leicester. Researchers spoke to women in the North of Scotland to establish their preferences for place of birth, and the findings give an important insight into the factors influencing womenâ¿¿s decisions. Valerie Peddie and Maureen Porter from the University<of Aberdeenâ¿¿s Department of
Guardian - Newman College - has a small portfolio of degrees awarded by the University of Leicester - including drama, public and voluntary sector management, early years studies, theology for education, and psychology. There are also European placement opportunities, allowing students to travel to institutions in countries including France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, the
WebWire - Artificial Snot Enhances Electronic Nose - Higher Education Researchers at The University of Warwick and Leicester University have used an artificial snot (nasal mucus) to significantly enhance the performance of electronic noses. The researchers have coated the sensors used by odour sensing "electronic noses¿ with a mix of polymers that mimics the action of the mucus in the natural
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Advanced Imaging Pro - Navigating the Maze of Cameras & Sensors for Scientific Applications - (Santa Cruz de la Palma, Canary Islands), Keele University's Astrophysics Group (Keele, Staffordshire, UK), Leicester University (Leicestershire, UK), the Open University (Milton Keynes, North Buckinghamshire, UK), Queen's University Belfast and the University of Saint Andrews (Fife, Scotland). "We have worked with [the SuperWASP] team over the
Scoop - Health Services for our Future Selves - Stuart Parker trained in medicine at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and has spent time at the TNO Institute for Experimental Gerontology, Rijswijk, the Netherlands, and the University of Leicester. He currently holds the Chair in Gerontology at the University of Sheffield. His research focuses on the application of health services research
Innovations Report - Satellites shed light on global warming - Head of Earth Observation Science at the University of Leicester, UK, outlined the importance of SST data at the symposium. Tracking SST over a long period is arguably the most reliable way researchers know of measuring the precise rate at wwhich global temperatures are increasing and improves the accuracy of our climate change models and weather
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CBC Calgary - Artificial 'snot' helps electronic nose - of electronic noses. Researchers at The University of Warwick and Leicester University coated the sensors used by odour sensing electronic noses with artificial 'snot' made from a mix of polymers and found it greatly improved their performance. As they explain: In the natural nose the thin layer of mucus dissolves scents and separates out
icWales - Barrister to be Wales Traffic Commissioner - and graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the University of Leicester in 1976. He was called to the Bar in 1977. In more recent years he was awarded an MA in Management and HRD from the University of Central England. He is also a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. For much of his
Science a Gogo - Synthetic Snot Enhances Artificial Nose - The University of Warwick and Leicester University research team explained that the thin layer of mucus in our noses dissolves scents and separates out ...
Telegraph.co.uk - Fake snot improves electronic nose - In the first study, a team at The University of Warwick and Leicester University coated a channel of the sensor used by an "electronic nose" with a mix of ...
Science Daily - Artificial Snot Enhances Electronic Nose - Science Daily — Researchers at The University of Warwick and Leicester University have used an artificial snot (nasal mucus) to significantly enhance the ...
Advanced Imaging Magazine - Navigating the Maze of Cameras & Sensors for Scientific Applications - ... Leicester University (Leicestershire, UK), the Open University (Milton Keynes, North Buckinghamshire, UK), Queen's University Belfast and the University ...
Meridian Institute - Nanotechnology and Development News - Professor Gibson from the University of Leicester says, "the research allows us to examine the development and expansion of issue networks in a wholly new ...
Guardian - Newman College - Once exclusively a teacher training college, it now has a small portfolio of degrees awarded by the University of Leicester - including drama, ...
Monitor Online - Africa and the politics of potholes - history's storm. The writer is based at the University of Leicester, London, UK. Did you like this article? Email it to a friend | Get printer-friendly version Job Mart See all listed jobs OXFAM: Programme Co-ordinator & Officer Needed KPI: Chief Accountant UVRS: Lab. Technologist UNFPA: Finance/Adiminstrative Associate IDI - Project
Innovations Report - Satellites shed light on global warming - Head of Earth Observation Science at the University of Leicester, UK, outlined the importance of SST data at the symposium. Tracking SST over a long period is arguably the most reliable way researchers know of measuring the precise rate at wwhich global temperatures are increasing and improves the accuracy of our climate change models and weather
Englemed Health News - Pain killers without the side effects - side effects. Professor David Lambert, of Leicester University, has been involved in developing the new drug, UFP-101, working with Dr Girolamo Calo, of Ferrara, Italy. The researchers say the early studies show the new drug has fewer side effects than morphine. Patients on morphine can develop breathing problems, constipation, tolerance and
WebWire - New Appointments to the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council - he is the Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. Professor Winston is Chair of EPSRC¿s Societal Issues Panel and is also a Member of the Wellcome Trust¿s Strategic Advisory Committee on Public Engagement. Professor Martin Taylor has been a professor of pure mathematics at The University of Manchester since he moved from Trinity College,
WebWire - Artificial Snot Enhances Electronic Nose - * Higher Education Researchers at The University of Warwick and Leicester University have used an artificial snot (nasal mucus) to significantly enhance the performance of electronic noses. The researchers have coated the sensors used by odour sensing "electronic noses¿ with a mix of polymers that mimics the action of the mucus in the natural
Pure Pedantry - Snot improves performance of electronic nose, is gross
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The Register - 'Artificial snot' enhances electronic nose - of tech vacancies Researchers at the University of Warwick and Leicester University have used what they refer to as "artificial snot" (nasal mucus) to significantly boost the performance of electronic noses. Electronic noses are used to discern gases and odours and have been around for a few years already. The Warwick and Leicester researchers
This is Leicestershire - Scientists in Leicester hope to discover the secrets of the universe by studying microscopic dust captured by a NASA probe - to research teams across the world. University of Leicester scientists are part of a consortium of UK researchers who have been asked to take part in the project. Dr John Bridges, of the University of Leicester, said: "We are very excited by the prospect of these samples. "The interstellar particles will take us one step farther back and allow us
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