The University of Exeter have recently announced that the HEFCE/JISC-funded RMAS (Research Management and Administration System) project is now underway. This is important because although some institutions already use off-the-shelf systems like this, often they are not fully inter-operable with other university…
Health Innovation Challenge Fund: Smart Surgery | Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust has recently announced the latest call for proposals in the Health Innovation Challenge Fund: The Health Innovation Challenge Fund (HICF) is a parallel funding partnership between the Wellcome Trust and the Department of Health. The funders are…
Bang Goes The Theory: BBC Looks For New Technology
The BBC science show Bang Goes the Theory is looking to find new technology to be profiled on the new series. This doesn’t have to be something that is completed and on the market, but they are looking to profile…
Which technology do you think will have the biggest impact on human life in the next 30 years?
This competition was published recently in New Scientist: you could win a trip to the Arctic or the deep sea! Innovative engineering is a key force for changing our lives. In the past few decades, engineers have taken us into space, deep…
Technology and innovation centres: Prospectus and registration of interest
The following extract comes from the press office of the Technology Strategy Board. The TSB is looking for comments on its proposal for high value manufacturing technology centres, as well as registrations of interest from organisations wishing to form a centre:…
Research Talks at School of Computer Science
The Lincoln School of Computer Science is hosting two research talks this Thursday, 29th July from 2pm. Dr Dong Xu, from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, will speak at 2pm on his research around Visual event recognition in videos by…