…an increase in allergies such as asthma and atopic dermatitis, there had been a lack of studies looking into FHS. The Foods Standards Agency commissioned the Portsmouth team to establish the first UK birth cohort on the Isle of Wight to investigate just how common FHS was. The researchers specifically investigated peanut allergy – which is the most common cause of food induced anaphylaxis in children – in a whole population birth cohort (total 969…
…experience in many different project sectors such as Aviation, Rail, Data Centres, Commercial and Educational”. Mathew’s main responsibilities at ARUP include: Electrical equipment sizing Co-ordination of electrical services with mechanical, structures and civil services to ensure a clash free design Generating electrical designs for lighting, fire, containment, security, data, and small power Developing protection studies within calculation softw…
…rogen and Fuel Cells which includes the following work packages: WP5 Hydrogen Energy Storage WP6 Sustainable Production and Purification of H2 Rich Gases WP7 Hydrogen and Syngas: Efficient Use FLEXIS is applying its research to a physical site based in Neath Port Talbot. Real data from the area’s energy producers and consumers, including the local community, Tata Steel Port Talbot and local industry as well as the Pen y Cymoedd wind farm, is model…
…, I’m drumming my fingers impatiently for public release. No, it’s not the latest version of one of those popular fruit-based puzzles or beach battle strategy games. It’s called ‘Ava’ – and ‘she’ would help you to follow what people are saying around you in real-time. As a deaf person, it will be a boon in meetings or conferences, but perhaps much more so when I’m in the pub with friends. The killer sales pitch? The developers, a small tech compan…
…ble pipeline Reducing economic inactivity Boosting business investment Addressing regional income disparities (essentially levelling up) Improving business performance Ensuring supply chains work optimally Brokering international trade agreements Ensuring your public services run optimally Growth Higher education positively impacts all of these key elements of the growth formula work. In University Alliance’s Vision for Growth, published in Septem…
…ffer to our country – we should always welcome them with open arms. In our latest series of blogs, we are profiling the international students who enrich our Alliance Universities with their talent and generosity. #WeAreInternational — Computer Science graduate Romila wants to work in cybersecurity, protecting customers’ data Romila, a graduate of Middlesex University Computer Science graduate Romila Nilukshi Jeevapalan grew up in Sri Lanka. She h…
…rgest provider of health, social care and education courses in the East of England, and provides students with hands-on experience with the latest equipment and treatments in modern health and social care. Medicine facilities ARU’s School of Medicine in Chelmsford opened in 2018. The £20 million building boasts state-of-the-art skills facilities, GP simulation rooms, an anatomy suite and a Harvard style lecture theatre. Take a look around. School…
…on and Oxford, would really be pleased about family members pursuing policies designed for the children of ‘other people’. There is a rich seam on the ConservativeHome website of articles decrying the expansion of universities. They’re illiberal hotbeds of overpaid lecturers handing out firsts by the fistful to students who don’t deserve to be at university. But there’s also a more positive side of that argument that isn’t necessarily about tearin…
…at the beginning of the month. The University Alliance is a group of 24 “business-engaged” universities with vocational heritages. These institutions are “creating the workforces of the future”, with graduates in disciplines from nursing to engineering, and have a broad reach “across disciplines, professions, industry, research”, Professor West said. The group is currently at work on a “University Vision”, to be announced in September, with the ai…
…warded funding to set up research centres, looking into some of the most pressing issues facing society: The ‘Centre for Enzyme Innovation’ at the University of Portsmouth will examine how enzymes might be used to breakdown single-use plastics. The ‘Natural Resources Institute’ at the University of Greenwich will conduct research into climate change, sustainable agriculture, food loss, waste and nutrition to address the issue of food and nutrition…
