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Short Sleep Increases Risk of Death & Over Long Sleep Can Indicate Serious Illness
Research carried out by the University of Warwick in collaboration with the Federico II University Medical School in Naples, Italy, has found that people who sleep for less than six hours each night were 12% more likely to die prematurely than those w... more
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top new table of over-achieving football managers
Tony Pulis, Steve McClaren and Sam Allardyce take the top 3 slots in a new table of “over achieving” football managers published today by Dr Sue Bridgewater at Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick. The table outlines the e... more
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Understanding ‘life’ inside a crystal
A leading academic from Aston University will next week shed light on crystals, what they are, how they work and the role they play in our daily lives, particularly in the form of tablets and capsules. Professor Carl Schwalbe’s inaugural lecture... more
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European Research Career Fair 19 November 2010
APEC (French association for the employment of executives and managers) has announced RESEARCH, the European Research Career Fair which will take place in Paris, Centquatre, 19 November 2010. The event welcomesEuropean companies and SMEs, research cen... more
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Largest ever brain surgery trial yields positive results for people with Parkinson's
New evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS), a type of brain surgery to treat Parkinson’s, can significantly improve quality of life for some people with the condition more than medication alone, is published in The Lancet Neurology today. Th... more
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New Engineering labs to strengthen bioenergy research
Aston University in Birmingham is set to strengthen its world-leading research into bioenergy with the opening of new £650,000 state-of-the-art engineering laboratories. The ‘Royal Society-Wolfson Advanced Biofuels and Bioenergy LaboratoryR... more
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Spotlight on university and business links
The role of university and business collaborations in boosting the regional economy will be the focus of a free public lecture at the University of Wolverhampton. Professor Ian Oakes, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise, will present the lectu... more
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University Opens Doors to Knowledge Transfer
BirminghamCity Universityis inviting local businesses to a dedicated open day to find out more about how they can gain competitive advantage in today’s current economic climate. The Knowledge Transfer open day is taking place on Thursday 20th Ma... more
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Aston University’s School of Engineering create mutual global research interests
Aston University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) has participated in a successful Engineering Research Colloquium in Chandigarh, northern India. The collaboration between Aston University and the Indian Institute of Technolog... more
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Aston University’s School of Engineering create mutual global research interests
Aston University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) has participated in a successful Engineering Research Colloquium in Chandigarh, northern India. The collaboration between Aston University and the Indian Institute of Technolog... more
