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…vation ecosystem is that we need continued investment in world leading and internationally excellent research wherever it is found, and at globally competitive levels. Investment in our ecosystem is an investment in the future – in a high-skilled, high-growth knowledge economy and in our ability to meet great societal challenges. We all know that public finances in the UK are under pressure. Therefore we should endeavour to use taxpayers’ money wi…

…ts of virtual reality and high-end visualisation. Already it has played a crucial role in the delivery of the Range Rover Evoque – internationally acclaimed as one of the most exciting design concepts of its age – the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, and the Jaguar F-Type sports car. Image: Visualisation facilities in Salford and Germany’s space science centre (DLR) are joined, allowing people in both to move around the Mars landscape togeth…

…ortsmouth led the group which developed BSI standards which later informed international ISO standards. The devices are already helping to improve water quality. The Drinking Water Inspectorate selected them for use during a collaboration with the University of York, Centre for Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, to gain a better understanding of the presence and distribution of pharmaceuticals and overall risks…

…ghts involving 15,000 aircraft and more than 230 major airlines worldwide. International rules stipulate that all aircraft over 27 tonnes must undertake flight data monitoring while UK law requires each plane to carry a flight data recorder (FDR). These recorders collect raw data from sensors for analysis. In the UK, this must be analysed annually to detect flight errors happening outside accepted safety parameters. However, manual analysis, as we…

…successfully transferred the technique into many advanced products sold by international security manufacturers offering enhanced detection. Image Scan Holdings plc, through its trading subsidiary 3D X-RAY Ltd, has created a portfolio of advanced real-time X-ray screening systems for both security and industrial inspection markets, creating revenue of over £10 million between 2008 and 2013. Notable recent applications of their Axis-3D product incl…

…orm of pain relief for those experiencing muscle problems associated with MS. These studies represent the largest integrated trials of their kind globally. They also provided more data on the long-term risks associated with cannabinoids which has global importance for drug legislators. As well as leading to two patents, the results attracted widespread media coverage and were summarised on the MS Society website. Crucially, they are helping in the…

…ation award for electronics. Following on from this success, the Wellcome Trust awarded a £1.6m translation grant for the PRaVDA project. This combines Lincoln’s imaging techniques with detectors produced at the University of Liverpool to develop unique medical imaging technology that can provide accurate proton therapy doses and 3D images of where radiation is absorbed at a tumour site. Being able to see how radiation interacts with a tumour in 3…

…A recent blog by Professor Steve West, Chair of University Alliance, calling on politicians to pledge to re-introduce the two-year post-study work visa allowing qualified international graduates to stay in the UK to work for a limited time, has featured in Business Leader. Read the story here….

…The results of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework show that Alliance universities have seen a major increase in their share of world class and internationally excellent research. Click on the pins below to find out more about Alliance university research excellence and click through to the REF pages of their websites.  …

…ncrease in the proportion of academic research classed as world-leading or internationally excellent has reopened the debate about how quality-related funding is distributed. Meanwhile, Steve West, chair of University Alliance, said that the question of how university research is funded is “critical” at a time when public spending is under scrutiny. “Previous funding decisions have been right to seek out and fund the teams doing leading research r…