A COMPANY researching ways of tackling superbugs such as MRSA has won the first investment from a new funding scheme to turn academic ideas into business successes. The Proof of Concept Funding Programme, a partnership between Alliance Fund Managers (AFM) and Liverpool John Moores University, has invested pounds 82,000 in Pharmalucia.
NEARLY 70% of the work entered by the University of Teesside for the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) was classified as being of international quality or higher. The results showed an all-round improvement in the quality of the university's research since the last peer-review exercise in 2001 and were particularly pleasing for Teesside's research teams in Computer Science and History, which both had 10% of their work judged as being world-leading.
She told EE: "What is unique for Asian males with eating disorders is the influence of Bollywood. They come home and are surrounded by Asian TV channels. Everybody wants to look like [Salman Khan] or beef up like Hrithik Roshan. Of the Asian boys I have counselled, one was 14. It sounds young, but I get them younger. Because of the Asian culture and importance of food, you cannot get away with anorexia for too long. With bulimia, it is very easy to hide. They can eat everything in large amounts, then stick their finger down their throat and get it out. Or say to their mum they are going out, and start skipping food at home. At school they can easily skip meals. [Navasothy] is not alone in her quest to highlight the consequences of eating disorders to British Asians. Last week, South Yo...
...From research on the Internet, I taught myself about bulimia. Th..., South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association (SYEDA) released research by Sheffield Hallam Univ...
THREE MPs were among guests who spent a day learning about Plymouth's Pounds 30million a year marine science sector. Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, joined Tories Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall, and Oliver Colvile, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, on the trip to meet representatives of Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership (PMSP): the Marine Biological Association (MBA), the Diving Diseases Research Centre, the University of Plymouth, the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training's (FOST), the National Marine Aquarium (NMA), Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS). Professor Colin Brownlee, director of the Marine Biological Association and chair of PMSP told them the city's diverse marine expertise is on a...
EXPERTS at Cardiff University will take part in an international study of twins which could help diagnose a range of medical conditions, including dementia. The collaborative research project, which also involves Swansea University and Australian researchers from Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), will examine twins' word association behaviour.
WOMEN are putting themselves at extra risk this winter by failing to carry vital safety equipment in their car, according to a new report. Research by Aston University, in association with the Birmingham- based motoring safety campaign DriveSafe, says a breakdown service number, warm blanket, hot drink and shovel are essentials that all drivers should carry in their car.
A CAMBRIDGE University professor has accused the bank cards industry of making a "very nasty attempt at censorship" over a flaw in Chip and Pin technology. The UK Cards Association (UKCA) wrote to the university to try to remove the publication of research which shows how a pound(s)20 device could be used to buy goods without entering the right PIN.
A RECENT university research study has demolished the myth about the demise of the British seaside tourism industry, which remains a substantial and growing employer. The Seaside Tourist Industry in England and Wales is the third report about seaside resorts which has been produced by Sheffield Hallam University's centre for regional economic and social research in association with the British Resort and Destinations Association (BRADA) and with input from local authorities, including the East Riding.
The class system persists in Britain despite increasing numbers of working-class students going to university and a rise in living standards, a study in Bristol has found. Research presented to the British Sociological Association's annual conference, which is running until Saturday in Cardiff, shows that although the classes have changed in Britain, strong differences remain between them.
As many students anxiously await their A-level results this week, parents and tomorrow's graduates could face a financial shock over true university costs. According to research by the Association of Investment Trust Companies: Almost half (40%) of parents are saving nothing;
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