People make more rational economic decisions on behalf of strangers and distant relatives than they do for close family members or themselves, new psychology research has shown. The ability to turn down an immediate reward in anticipation that greater spoils…
Lincoln School of Journalism leads the way in Leveson debate
The University of Lincoln’s School of Journalism is leading the debate surrounding the fall-out from the much-anticipated Leveson Report on press standards. The Acting Head of the Lincoln School of Journalism, Professor Richard Lance Keeble, has been called upon to…
‘Unpublished’ research to be exempt from FOI requests
Universities have won the campaign for the first to publish right. The amendment to the Freedom of Information Act will mean that universities are no longer have to release unpublished research data. Please see below for Research Fortnight’s report following the announcement: The…
Innovation award for professor’s world-leading medical imaging research
A professor from the University of Lincoln has won a major national award for innovation in recognition of his team’s ground-breaking work in developing new medical imaging technologies. Professor Nigel Allinson, Distinguished Professor of Image Engineering in the School of…
Times Higher award for Lincoln School of Engineering
The Siemens collaboration with the University of Lincoln School of Engineering was recognised last night with the Times Higher Education award for Outstanding Employer Engagement. The collaboration with Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Lincoln kicked off in 2009 with the founding of the…
HEA: impact of the shifting UK higher education landscape on learning and teaching
The Higher Education Academy (HEA) invites applications for its impact of the shifting UK higher education landscape on learning and teaching call. This seeks to understand, discuss and debate the impact of the recent changes in UK higher education policy…