Modelling particulate erosion, improving material performance
By modelling particulate erosion, Dr Louise Crocker of the National Physical Laboratory hopes to improve design and understanding of materials…
The efficiency of high temperature...
EUA Director warns the EU Structural Fund is ‘not working’
The EU Structural Fund, a loan aimed at bringing industry and academics together, is not achieving its goal…
European University Association (EUA) director Thomas Estermann...
European universities participate in innovation project
A new €3.7m project will see seven European universities investigate the role higher education facilities have to play in pushing innovation and regional development.
The...
The benefits of additive layer manufacturing
Professor Martin Bache from the Rolls Royce University Technology Centre - College of Engineering discusses the growing technology additive layer manufacturing and how it...
Getting inspired to study physics
Antigone Marino, a Member of the European Physical Society, and Researcher at the Italian Research Council’s Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems, outlines...
The importance of Open Science for Europe’s universities
The European University Association (EUA) and its Expert Group on ‘Science 2.0/Open Science’ are supporting universities in Europe in the transition to Open Science....
Encouraging research excellence in Canada
AG highlights how Canada is making strides to become a world-leader in research and innovation…
The government of Canada understands the importance of science and...
A spatio-temporal mathematical model for cancer
Zhihui Wang1,2 and Vittorio Cristini1,2 outline how they have developed a model to help predict cancer treatment outcomes…
The physical properties of a tumour’s microenvironment...
Placing education, research and innovation at the heart of Ireland
Dr. Ana Terrés, Director of Research Support at Dublin City University (DCU), looks at how DCU innovates for societal impact and contributes to...
Supporting young research talent in Norway
Anne Kjersti Fahlvik, Executive Director of Innovation at the Research Council of Norway talks to Editor Laura Evans about the importance of supporting young...
$4m investment in Canadian big data research projects
The Canadian government has invested in new genomics “big data” research projects that will tackle real-world problems…
A significant funding boost is to be given...
Mechanical and microstructural characterisation of high performance materials
Dr Helen M Davies, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Structural Materials at Swansea University highlights microstructural characterisation…
Swansea University is well known for...
Anatomy and cell biology
Dr. Troy Harkness’ lab at the University of Saskatchewan, in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, has used funds provided by the CIHR...
Engineering innovation factory
Gunilla Silvard, KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Production and Engineering Management, discusses innovation in product realisation...
Individualisation and sustainability increase the demand for innovation concerning...
Gender balance in scientific careers
Professor Rosalind L Smyth, Director at the Institute of Child Health, University College London (UCL) outlines the importance of gender equality within the science...
The value of research into endocrine disrupting chemicals
Alberto Mantovani, Research Director, Istituto Superiore di Sanità discusses if conducting research into endocrine disrupting chemicals is still worthwhile...
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) are chemical substances that...
£50k Horizon 2020 funding granted for non-animal testing
A UK laboratory has been granted £50,000 EU funding towards developing non-animal testing methods…
XCellR8, based at Sci Tech Daresbury, has been granted £50,000 funding...
$900m funding to help Canada lead research
The Minister of Science in Canada has revealed $900m funding to help universities become world-leaders…
Canadian Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan has unveiled investment of...
Linking Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and nutrition
Ai-Ling Lin, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky discusses Alzheimer's disease and the link to diabetes and nutrition...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the...
High resolution 3d mapping
From smart city model to self-driving vehicle. Sylvie Daniel, full Professor at the Université Laval discusses the role of 3d data mapping...
The past few years have seen...
