The Association of Commonwealth Universities has announced 100 Early Career Academic Grants for staff at ACU member Universities. Although the details state this is focused primarily at Early Career Researchers, it also highlights that it will welcome anyone who fulfills the eligibility criteria. Applications are…
Architecture student’s essay claims international Berkeley prize
A Lincoln student is celebrating international acclaim after winning the 2013 Berkeley Prize Essay Competition, awarded by the University of Berkeley in California. Sophia Bannert, who is a third year Architecture student at the University of Lincoln, was named as…
University of Lincoln research: Land animals kept fish-like jaws for millions of years
Research has confirmed how early land vertebrates, which evolved from fish, developed weight-bearing limbs and other adaptations long before their feeding systems adjusted to a vegetation-based diet. Now, for the first time, fossil jaw measurements have demonstrated this gap in…
Identifying Afghanistan’s war dead
A forensic anthropologist has contributed to a special report which outlines steps Afghanistan can take to help identify the victims of the country’s 35-year conflict. Gillian Fowler, from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Lincoln (UK), has…
Ultrasonic sounds of the rainforest
Research aimed at developing ultrasonic microphones with insect-like sensitivity is to continue in the rainforests of Colombia and Ecuador. Following the discovery of a previously unidentified hearing organ in the South American bushcrickets’ ear, a scientist from the University of…
Top primate researchers swing into Lincoln for annual meeting
Some of the world’s leading primatologists will convene in Lincoln, UK, for the annual spring meeting of the Primate Society of Great Britain. The University of Lincoln is hosting this event for the first time and will welcome around 60…