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Tiny plants with a global impact

Wed, Jan 28, 2009

A possible solution to global warming may be further away than ever, according to a new report published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature this week....more

Marine pests could hold key to clean, green fuels

Tue, Jan 27, 2009

The secret to a cleaner, greener alternative to petrol could be inside the guts of tiny, wood boring crustaceans which are eating Britain’s seaside piers.....more

Student wins contract for top design job

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

A young man who hasn’t even finished his studies landed the opportunity of a lifetime when he won the contract to design the outer skin of a building in London’s heart.....more

Innovative idea fuels business dreams

Tue, Jan 20, 2009

An inventor has won a prestigious Kauffman Scholarship to hone his entrepreneurial business skills alongside the best of the best in America.....more

Student slavery film broadcast on Guildhall big screen

Thu, Jan 15, 2009

A student’s film which squeezes an entire year of events to celebrate the abolition of slavery into one ten-minute film has so impressed BBC bosses that it is now being aired on the big screen at Guildhall Square.....more

UK resists ‘European’ approach to history

Mon, Jan 12, 2009

The UK’s continued position as an ‘awkward partner’ in Europe is one of the findings expected to come out of a new study examining how countries within the European Union (EU) perceive their history within Europe.....more

Water softener study may bring relief for eczema sufferers

Thu, Jan 8, 2009

A Department of Health-funded study into the effect of hard and soft water on the skin condition eczema is being carried out at the University of Portsmouth ....more