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<title><![CDATA[Professor Brian Cantor appointed as new University of Bradford Vice-Chancellor]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The University of Bradford has announced the appointment of Brian Cantor CBE as its new Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Professor Cantor has been Vice-Chancellor at the University of York since 2002, and succeeds Professor Mark Cleary who has held the post since 2007.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Commenting on his appointment Professor Cantor said: &quot;I am proud and deeply honoured to be invited to be the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford. It is a great University and a great city. I look forward to working over the next few years with the University's staff, students, alumni, friends and partners, to help build its future strength and success.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Paul Jagger, Chair of Council at the University of Bradford said: &quot;Professor Cantor brings a wealth of experience to the role, in higher education, business, government and the region. We are delighted to be able to appoint such a highly respected figure to lead our University. He is perfectly placed to develop a compelling and exciting vision for our institution and drive forward our mission &ndash; Making Knowledge Work.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Cantor started his career at Sussex University before moving to the University of Oxford in 1981. He became the Director of the Oxford Centre for Advanced Materials and Composites in 1990 and in 1995 was appointed as Head of the Department of Materials. He progressed to the role of Head of the Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences before joining York as Vice-Chancellor in 2002. There he has led the Heslington East campus development as well as increasing the University's international footprint and profile, particularly in China and the Far East.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During his career he has consulted for various companies including Alcan, Elsevier, General Electric and Rolls-Royce. He has advised organisations such as NASA, the EU, and UK, Dutch, Spanish and German government agencies, and was a member of the Sainsbury Review of UK science and innovation. Professor Cantor has supervised over 130 research students &amp; postdocs, published over 300 papers and books, given over 100 invited talks in more than 15 countries; and is on the ISI List of Most Cited Researchers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He has chaired and been on the board of many companies and agencies, including Isis Innovation, the Kobe Institute, the UK Universities Pensions Forum, the White Rose Consortium, Yorkshire Innovation, Leeds and York Economic Partnerships, the Chambers of Commerce, the National Science Learning Centre, the Centre for Low Carbon Futures, and the Worldwide Universities Network.&nbsp; He is acknowledged as a world authority on materials manufacturing and is a Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Engineering.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Cantor will take up his new position on October 1 2013.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Engineering scholarships driving excellence forward]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[Seven students from the University of Bradford's School of Engineering, Design and Technology were awarded the prestigious Benjamin Jowett Memorial Scholarship on Tuesday 23 April, 2013.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The seven students were:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Andrzej Frelek, studying Mechanical Engineering&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ben Wade, studying Mechanical Engineering&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;David Ramsell, studying Mechanical &amp; Automotive Engineering&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Andri Soo, studying Mechanical &amp; Automotive Engineering&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ben Lavin, studying Mechanical Engineering&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Zeeshan Hussain, studying Mechanical Engineering&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Athanasios Pappas, studying Mechanical Engineering&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The presentation took place in the School of Engineering, Design &amp; Technology's Automotive Workshop where the students were each presented with a &pound;500 cheque by Jenny Reavill and John Illingworth, members of the Jowett family.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The late Benjamin Jowett co-founded the Jowett Car Company in Bradford in 1901&nbsp;- Bradford's only major car manufacturer. His daughters Marjorie Illingworth and Constance Jowett together with Marjorie's son and daughter, John Illingworth and Jenny Reavill, set up the scholarship scheme to perpetuate the memory of Benjamin Jowett and to acknowledge the contribution the Jowett family made to both the industrial history of Bradford and to the automobile industry.&lt;br /&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;br /&gt; The Jowett Scholarships support students on Mechanical and Mechanical &amp; Automotive Engineering degree courses, with up to seven scholarships awarded each year to students for academic excellence in the first year of their undergraduate studies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dean of the School of Engineering, Design and Technology at the University of Bradford, Professor Alastair Wood, said: &quot;I am delighted to announce this year's selection of Jowett Scholarships who are some of our brightest stars in Engineering at the University of Bradford at the start of their academic careers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;We are very grateful to the Jowett family for their continued support to the education of engineering which enables us to recognise the achievements of our degree students.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After the presentation the Jowett family were invited to watch the current Mechanical &amp; Automotive Engineering students take part in the annual Transporter Challenge Competition, which also took place that day at the University.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Together for years, but still classed as single]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[One in ten adults in Britain are in a relationship but not living with their partner - and most of those are incorrectly counted as single in official statistics, according to new research published today. ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Researchers from the University of Bradford, Birkbeck, University of London and NatCen Social Research have been studying the nine per cent of British adults, most of whom are forced to tick the 'single' box in surveys because, although they are in a steady relationship, they do not live with their partner.&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ESRC-funded research is the most comprehensive study to explore who is 'living apart together' (LATs) and why. Although LATs are a minority, they come from all sections of British society, as Miranda Phillips from NatCen explains:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The common assumption is that people who choose not to live with their partner are either wealthy celebrity couples - such as Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton - or are professional couples forced to live apart because of their jobs. In fact, LATs come from all social classes, as well as from all parts of the country, and only eight per cent live apart primarily because of where their jobs are.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The researchers found that around a third of LATs live apart because they feel they are not yet ready to live together (although many of these hope to do so in the future). A further third choose to live apart - however few of these see this as a lifestyle choice, rather living apart is seen as emotionally safer, or a better way to manage other commitments, such as those to children, family and friends, or work. The remaining third are not able to live together due to circumstances outside the relationship itself - including financial reasons or working or studying in different places. Contrary to popular belief, only a tiny minority of couples - just one per cent - say the main reason they live apart is to maintain benefit entitlements. Whatever their reasons for living apart, nearly all interviewees mentioned the advantages of autonomy and personal space that this brings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Simon Duncan from theUniversity of Bradford says: &quot;Living apart together allows people to meet their needs and desires in balancing closeness and personal autonomy, and at the same time to adapt to external circumstances. It enables them to find time and space for other family or work commitments, to deal with the difficulties of finding housing, to grapple with relationship problems, or just to allow their relationship to develop at its own pace.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Although the majority of LATs are under 35, 11 per cent are 55 or over, with 19 per cent of LATs having relationships which have lasted six years or more and 41 per cent three years or more. Around two-thirds of LATs live within 10 miles of each other and the vast majority (86 per cent) are in daily contact.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Sasha Roseneil, from Birkbeck, University of London says: &quot;Nowadays very few people settle into a life-long relationship in their early twenties and stay with their partner &quot;until death us do part&quot;. People have complex relationship histories, and they often carry with them the emotional legacies of divorce and separation. For some people, more or less consciously, living apart together is a way of dealing with the messiness of intimate life today, protecting themselves, their children and their homes from some of the distress that they have previously experienced when a cohabiting relationship breaks down. That said, most people in LAT relationships have a strong sense that they are a couple, and many are in long-term relationships to which they are deeply committed.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Although the study shows that couples who live apart are a sizeable minority, they are currently ignored by the Census and most other social surveys on which the design of public services are based. The researchers are calling for LAT couples to have the right to 'opt in' to legal recognition - for protection in case of separation or bereavement - and to be taken into account by those providing personal, health and social care services, such as relationship counselling and family support.&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The findings come from interviews with 572 randomly selected people in LAT relationships, followed by 50 semi-structured interviews about people's experiences and 16 in-depth biographical, life history interviews. &nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pottery reveals Ice Age hunter-gatherers' taste for fish]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of a pioneering new study led by the University of York and in partnership with the University of Bradford, which reports the earliest direct evidence for the use of ceramic vessels.  ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Scientists from the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden and Japan carried out chemical analysis of food residues in pottery up to 15,000 years old from the late glacial period, the oldest pottery so far investigated. It is the first study to directly address the often posed question &quot;why humans made pots?&quot; The research is published in &lt;em&gt;Nature&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brad.ac.uk/life-sciences/academic-divisions/aes/our-staff/carl-heron.php&quot;&gt;Carl Heron, Professor and Head of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford said&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;Our interest lies in why hunters and gatherers innovated and adopted ceramic technology to make and use pottery vessels thousands of years before agriculture and farming. Our research shows that food residues survive in association with these vessels. The composition of the residues demonstrates that the majority of them were used for cooking marine and freshwater foods, most likely fish and shellfish.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The research team was able to determine the use of a range of hunter-gatherer 'J&iquest;mon' ceramic vessels through chemical analysis of the organic compounds extracted from charred surface deposits. The samples analysed are some of the earliest found in Japan, a country recognised to be one of the first centres for ceramic innovation, and date to the end of the Late Pleistocene - a time when humans were adjusting to changing climates and new environments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Until quite recently ceramic container technologies have been associated with the arrival of farming, but we now know they were a much earlier hunter-gatherer adaptation, though the reasons for their emergence and subsequent widespread uptake are poorly understood. The first ceramic containers must have provided prehistoric hunter-gatherers with attractive new ways for processing and consuming foods but until now virtually nothing was known of how or for what early pots were used.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The researchers recovered diagnostic lipids from the charred surface deposits of the pottery with most of the compounds deriving from the processing of freshwater or marine organisms. Stable isotope data support the lipid evidence, and suggest that the majority of the 101 charred deposits, analysed from across Japan, were derived from high trophic level aquatic foods.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr Oliver Craig, of the Department of Archaeology and Director of the BioArCh research centre at York, led the research. He said: &quot;Foragers first used pottery as a revolutionary new strategy for the processing of marine and freshwater fish but perhaps most interesting is that this fundamental adaptation emerged over a period of severe climate change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The reliability and high abundance of food along shorelines and river-banks may well have provided the initial impetus for an investment in producing ceramic containers, perhaps to make the most of seasonal gluts or as part of elaborate celebratory feasts and could be linked to a reduction in mobility. This initial phase of ceramic production probably paved the way for further intensification in the warmer climate of the Holocene when we see much more pottery on Japanese sites.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;This study demonstrates that it is possible to analyse organic residues from some of the world's earliest ceramic vessels. It opens the way for further study of hunter-gatherer pottery from later periods to clarify the development of what was a revolutionary technology.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Carl Heron said: &quot;Advances in technology are important in their own right but they can also have profound social consequences for society in the way in which we respond and organise ourselves and how we interact with others. Archaeology provides an unparalleled opportunity for studying these fundamental questions about human societies in the long term.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;Affiliations&quot;&gt;The study also involved researchers from Division of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University; School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool; &nbsp;Department of Archaeology, University of Aberdeen; &nbsp;Centre for the Study of Cultural Evolution, Stockholm University; The Archaeological Research Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University and Arctic Centre, University of Groningen, Netherlands; and Niigata Prefectural Museum of History, Niigata; Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto and&nbsp; Wakasa History and Folklore Museum, Fukui, in Japan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;Affiliations&quot;&gt;The research was supported by the Leverhulme Trust and Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University receives grant to research next generation air traffic satellite communications]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The University of Bradford in collaboration with Thales UK, has been selected by the Technology Strategy Board, the UK's innovation agency, to receive a grant for the development of secure satellite communications to help improve the flow of air traffic over Europe. ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The grant has been awarded as part of the Technology Strategy Board's 'Highly Innovative Technology Enablers for Aerospace' competition. The grants are specifically designed to support businesses that wish to collaboratively fund research and development into innovative solutions to address some of the higher-risk challenges facing the UK aerospace industry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thales and the University of Bradford's Future Ubiquitous Networks Research Group of the School of Engineering, Design and Technology - which have a long-standing relationship in civil aerospace communications research - will work together to research next-generation air traffic satellite communications and security technologies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the number of aircraft and flights increase, there will be a greater requirement for cockpit radio communications and much of this will make use of satellites. This research project will improve techniques for transmitting higher volumes of data, securely, and with greater integrity. In this way, communications acts as an enabler for a more modern, more advanced air traffic management system in dense airspace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This work is in line with Thales' ambitions within the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) initiative.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Fun Hu, Head of the Future Ubiquitous Networks Research Group in the School of Engineering, Design and Technology at the University of Bradford, said, &quot;I am extremely delighted with the outcome of the Technology Strategy Board competition. We have already established a close collaboration relationship with Thales UK through EU framework programmes. This project is set to bring forth a much closer strategic partnership between Thales and the University.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Marion Broughton, head of Thales UK's aerospace business said, &quot;Thales is committed to developing new technology for UK and European aerospace; I welcome the support from the Technology Strategy Board which will allow us to work with partners to deliver innovative solutions for the future and ultimately provide safer and smarter technologies to our customers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Bradford is institution of choice for good employment, according to report]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[New research shows that Alliance universities, of which University of Bradford is a part of, are amongst the destination of choice for international students whose priority is getting a good job. ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;International students whose main motivation is seeking career satisfaction are more likely to choose to study at Alliance universities, 24 of the UK's most innovative and enterprising universities. The report found that 87% of international students studying at Alliance universities are studying because they want to get a good job. This is compared to an average of 83%, at UK Universities overall, and in higher education globally.&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our new report, Growing Global Graduates, brings together 24 best-practice examples from Alliance universities which demonstrate why they are so effective at equipping students for long-term employability and why students are choosing to study at them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;University of Bradford Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark Cleary said: &quot;The University of Bradford is within the Top 20 in the UK for graduate-level employment and we are pleased that this report highlights Bradford as one of the institutions of choice for international students who are seeking to find a good job once graduated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Our employability strategy is firmly embedded within the curriculum so that our students continue to be equipped with the graduate attributes and skills which give them an advantage in their careers. We continue to attract international students year-on-year and in the current climate graduate employability is key when choosing an institution.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: &quot;Graduate careers are under the spotlight like never before. Students want to ensure their degree and time at university will help set them up for a rewarding and fulfilling career in a rapidly changing world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Students recognise the value of higher education in improving their employability and the data suggest that Alliance universities attract students particularly focused on their future careers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New centre to revolutionise medical technology]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The University of Bradford is a partner with four other leading universities as part of a £5.7 million, government-backed initiative to transform the way replacement joints and other medical implants are made.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Medical Devices will bring together academics and industrialists in a bid to maintain the UK's leading role in the medical technologies industry and improve the quality of lives of patients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is one of four new centres for innovative manufacturing announced by Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts that will share a pot of &pound;21 million grant funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) when they open later this year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The medical technology market is estimated to be worth &pound;200 billion worldwide and demand for medical devices is growing fast, driven by ageing populations that expect longer and fuller lives.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Phil Coates, Director of the Polymer IRC research laboratories at the University of Bradford, commented: &quot;We are delighted that our innovative manufacturing research, which covers precision processing of advanced polymer materials, many with medical device applications, will join with our UK and internationally leading collaborations to contribute to the exciting new research consortium which forms the Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Medical Devices. We look forward to bringing our specialist skills to the team, to build a truly national and international centre of excellence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Our new Centre wants to develop new ways of designing and manufacturing devices that meet the needs of particular patients and bring the manufacturing of devices much closer to them. Instead of doctors ordering, unpacking and fitting implants, we want devices to be personalised to meet individuals' needs and be made in or near the clinical setting.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The centre will bring together leading companies and five UK centres of excellence in medical technology and manufacturing at University of Leeds, Newcastle University, the University of Nottingham, the University of Sheffield and the University of Bradford.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The initial focus of the new centre's work will be on medical devices for musculoskeletal and cardiovascular disease, where the cost of failure is high and the need for devices that keep working for a patient's whole life is clear.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; The centre will also develop a network of over 300 industrial partners, academics and clinicians focused on medical device innovation and manufacturing. The network will lead the development of new international standards to overcome barriers to adoption in global markets and support the adoption of new technology in the NHS by working with the new Academic Health Science Networks.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; The &pound;21 million for the four new centres for innovative manufacturing was part of a &pound;45 million package of investments in manufacturing research announced by Dr Willetts ahead of the BIS Manufacturing Summit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The UK has a proud history of manufacturing but to build on this success industry needs access to the very latest science and technology,&quot; Dr Willetts said. &quot;This &pound;45 million package of investment will see our world-class research base investigating innovative new manufacturing equipment and techniques. This will support our industrial strategy in a range of important sectors, driving growth and keeping the UK ahead in the global race.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GENOVATE Launch at the University of Bradford]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The Centre for Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Bradford is coordinating a 3.2m Euros research project which seeks to transform organisational culture towards more gender-competent management in research and innovation.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The GENOVATE project, which will span over four years, is funded by the European Commission FP7 (Framework Programme 7) and operates across seven European partner universities.&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Despite advances in equality principles and policies in Europe, there is still a persistence of differential career patterns and outcomes for men and women researchers. The GENOVATE project aims to target fields in which men or women are under-represented and will contribute to the improvement of working conditions, encouraging a more plural perspective in research.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The project will achieve this through the implementation of Gender Equality Action Plans with sustainable strategies within each partner institution, and the development of a Social Model of Gender Equality Implementation for wider application to other organisations and stakeholders, not only in the participating countries, but also across Europe.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Uduak Archibong, Professor of Diversity and Director of the Centre for Inclusion and Diversity and GENOVATE Co-ordinator, welcomes the unique opportunity afforded by the project. Reaffirming the project aims to implement innovative, locally appropriate, structural, cultural and sustainable strategies for change in universities and research organisations she added; &quot;I am delighted with the strong collaboration between the University and our consortium partners in encouraging a more gender-competent management to promote the ways in which gender equality and diversity benefit excellence in research and innovation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The launch will take place on March 6, 2013 from 10:00am until 12:30pm at Great Hall, Richmond Building, University of Bradford and will be attended by the city of Bradford&rsquo;s Deputy Lord Mayor Mike Gibbons.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University and Bestway Foundation pledge £500K to support Pakistani students	]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The University of Bradford is pleased to announce a new partnership to fund student scholarships in collaboration with the Bestway Foundation, the charitable arm of the Bestway Group.  ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Under this new five-year agreement the Bestway Foundation and the University of Bradford will commit &pound;250K each to jointly fund five annual scholarships to support postgraduate students applying from Pakistan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These scholarships, which will cover all expenses including tuition and accommodation fees, will benefit students wanting to study science, technology, maths and engineering-related disciplines.Speaking about the newly formed partnership, Professor Mark Cleary, Vice Chancellor at the University, commented: &ldquo;The University is proud to be working in partnership with the Bestway Foundation. Their generous support will ensure that we are able to attract the brightest and best applicants from Pakistan irrespective of their ability to afford to study in the UK. To date our scholarship provision has not been able to match the demand from Pakistani applicants, but thanks to the trustees of the Bestway Group we are now able to assist more worthy applicants than ever before.&rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mr Zameer Choudrey, Group Chief Executive &amp; Trustee of the Bestway Foundation added &ldquo;The links between the City of Bradford and Pakistan are longstanding, and we firmly believe the University of Bradford has a vital role to play in providing excellent educational experiences to students from Pakistan. The trustees of the Bestway Foundation are delighted to be working in partnership with the University to ensure students with potential can fulfil their ambitions by studying at Bradford.&rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University embraces people power]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[An energy savings initiative at the University was so successful it prompted emergency calls from the energy supplier who thought the meters had broken.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The scheme at the University&rsquo;s School of Health Studies reduced energy bills by a third over the 16-month project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The project aimed to change behaviour of staff and students, and it's been so successful it's now being rolled out across the University. Utilitywise's Edd:e circuit level energy monitoring system was a vital part of the project. Using Utilitywise&rsquo;s E:dde circuit level monitoring system, they were able to identify energy use and measure the savings achieved by changes in behaviour. E:dde was able to identify high energy users such as the catering department and identifying were savings could be made.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bradford.ac.uk/estates/estate-management/&quot;&gt;Russell Smith&lt;/a&gt; of the Estates Department and Hilary Pape of the School of Health worked with staff and students and put together an Energy Savings Team in order to monitor energy use across the school.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.brad.ac.uk/health/physio/staff/profile-52017-en.php&quot;&gt;Hilary Pape&lt;/a&gt;, Physiotherapy lecturer used the Edd:e system in the School of Health behaviour change programme &ndash; EMU said &quot;We found Edd:e to be vital to the success of the project. It allowed us to root out 'rogue' power usage and as it gave us real time information on output it allowed us to see whether we were having an effect when we switched stuff off.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Russell Smith, estates manager at the University of Bradford, is currently installing Edd:e into a further five buildings and believes the investment in energy monitoring has more than paid for itself.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The University has found Edd:e to be an extremely cost effective way of analysing energy use to an extremely detailed level,&quot; he added.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now Utilitywise is calling on businesses to follow the University's lead and help improve staff knowledge and attitudes towards energy saving.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adam Thompson, chief operating officer at Utilitywise said: &quot;The University of Bradford has shown what can be achieved by monitoring your energy and getting people to change their behaviour. Many businesses think there is nothing they can do to reduce their energy consumption, but with some expert help and a bit of determination look what can be achieved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The University of Bradford is a great example of how much organisations can achieve through incremental behavioural changes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Many energy saving efforts fail because people fail to see their impact, by using Edd:e and working closely with Utilitywise's advisors to identify opportunities, the University has been able to make major savings.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The University of Bradford has been ranked within the top 25 greenest universities in the world, making it the top greenest university in the North of England. The EMU Project using Edd:e won the 2012 Green Build Awards for Behaviour Change and was Highly Commended at the 2012 National Energy Awards as well as the Tom Bradley Award at the AUE 2012 Conference.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pioneering research helps to unravel the brain's vision secrets]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[A new study led by scientists at the Universities of York and Bradford has identified the two areas of the brain responsible for our perception of orientation and shape.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Using sophisticated imaging equipment at York Neuroimaging Centre (YNiC), the research found that the two neighbouring areas of the cortex - each about the size of a 5p coin and known as human visual field maps - process the different types of visual information independently.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The scientists, from the Department of Psychology at York and the Bradford School of Optometry &amp; Vision Science established how the two areas worked by subjecting them to magnetic fields for a short period which disrupted their normal brain activity. The research which is reported in &lt;em&gt;Nature Neuroscience&lt;/em&gt; represents an important step forward in understanding how the brain processes visual information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Attention now switches to a further four areas of the extra-striate cortex which are also responsible for visual function but whose specific individual roles are unknown.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The study was designed by Professor Tony Morland, of York's Department of Psychology and the Hull York Medical School, and Dr Declan McKeefry, of the Bradford School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of Bradford. It was undertaken as part of a PhD by Edward Silson at York.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) equipment at YNiC to pinpoint the two brain areas, which they subsequently targeted with magnetic fields that temporarily disrupt neural activity. They found that one area had a specialised and causal role in processing orientation while neural activity in the other underpinned the processing of shape defined by differences in curvature.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Morland, York's Department of Psychology,&nbsp;said: &quot;Measuring activity across the brain with FMRI can't tell us what causal role different areas play in our perception. It is by disrupting brain function in specific areas that allows the causal role of that area to be assessed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Historically, neuropsychologists have found out a lot about the human brain by examining people who have had permanent disruption of certain parts of the brain because of injury to it. Unfortunately, brain damage seldom occurs at the spatial scale that allows the function of small neighbouring areas to be understood. Our approach is to temporarily disrupt brain activity by applying brief magnetic fields. When these fields are applied to one, small area of the brain, we find that orientation tasks are harder, while disrupting activity in this area's nearest neighbour only affected the ability to perceive shapes.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr McKeefry, School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Bradford&nbsp;added: &quot;The combination of modern brain scanning technology along with magnetic neuro-stimulation techniques provides us with a powerful means by which we can study the workings of the living human brain.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The results that we report in this paper provide new insights into how the human brain embarks upon the complex task of analysing objects that we see in the world around us.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Our work demonstrates how processing of different aspects of visual objects, such as orientation and shape, occurs in different brain areas that lie side by side. The ultimate challenge will be to reveal how this information is combined across these and other brain areas and how it ultimately leads to object recognition.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University hosts 19th Bradford Development Lecture: Africa's Growth Miracle?]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[Chief Economist of the Department for International Development (DFID) at the University of Oxford, Dr Stefan Dercon, will visit the University of Bradford. The lecture will take place on Thursday 7 February 2013, chaired by the Vice Chancellor Professor Mark Cleary. ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Dr Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, will open the questioning on the sudden growth of Africa's economy, whilst debating its validity and sustainability. He will continue to identify the key opportunities and challenges facing the campaign to ensure its contribution to reducing poverty and creating affluent societies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr P.B. Anand, Centre for International Development, University of Bradford, said: &quot;Many staff members and students at the University have a direct connection with Africa. We are equally excited that as the UK holds G8 presidency, this prestigious lecture gives us a chance to raise very important issues in understanding the development challenges in Africa and debate how we can facilitate significant changes - especially for those whose voices are sometimes unheard.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr. Stefan Dercon, University of Oxford, said &quot;Africa's recent growth offers a unique and long overdue opportunity, offering hope to a long forgotten continent and investment opportunities for sustained growth. But managed poorly its promise to the poor will not materialise.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The lecture is open to members of the public and is free. It will be held on Thursday 7 February 2013 in the Norcroft Centre at the University of Bradford. The lecture will run from 16:00-17:30 followed by a reception. To register for the event email Dr PB Anand of the Bradford Centre for International Development at p.b.anand@bradford.ac.uk.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yorkshire Cancer Research secures £1.74m funding from China ]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[Yorkshire Cancer Research has secured £1.74m of funding from China to move early stage innovative cancer technologies from the region's laboratories to hospitals and doctors surgeries throughout the world.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The funding is the result of a ground breaking workshop organised in partnership with the University of Bradford's Open Innovation programme, a unique scheme which aims to combine home-grown, Yorkshire-based science and technology skills with China's expertise in science, investment and infrastructure.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yorkshire-based academics, clinicians and companies travelled to Guangzhou, China, to take part in the workshop, which concentrated on the diagnosis and management of cancer. Following a week of discussions with potential Chinese collaborators, 11 projects were formally submitted to Guangzhou Development District (GDD), a regional economic development arm of the Chinese government that has a substantial budget for healthcare investment and development in the Guangzhou region.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Six of the applications, involving scientists and clinicians based at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford and Hull, have now been approved and will receive a total of &pound;870,000 from GDD. The funding has been matched by the Chinese companies, which will collaborate on the projects, delivering a further &pound;870,000. The projects will concentrate on cancer imaging, cancer diagnostics and cancer stem cell therapy, and work will be undertaken in both Yorkshire and China.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Morgan Williams, Head of Commercialisation at Yorkshire Cancer Research, said: &quot;In recent years, we have found it increasingly difficult to move both the ideas that emerge from our research portfolio and other opportunities which come onto our radar into a commercial setting. This is partly due to the difficult economic climate. These projects are inherently risky and financial backing for them is particularly difficult to secure when times are hard.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Rather than be deflected from our task of moving cancer technologies towards the patient, we decided to help foster a regime which allows early stage Yorkshire projects to find the initial financial and other support they need to get moving.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;For every &pound;1 we invested in the workshop process, we have leveraged &pound;14 from our Chinese partners and we have now managed to start six commercial proof of concept projects that otherwise might not have seen the light of day. We have also given these projects a collaboration partner that will by 2020 overtake the USA as the world's largest healthcare market; a country that any commercial development project in the cancer field will have to understand and exploit as China comes to the forefront of the global economic and healthcare landscape.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The projects are due to start in April 2013. The charity hopes to fund a second workshop in 2013, which will focus on cancer therapeutics and drug delivery.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Charles Rowett, CEO of Yorkshire Cancer Research, added: &quot;This is a radical new approach to securing funding for cancer research. It is a ground breaking moment for Yorkshire Cancer Research and we are really proud to be associated with the team in Bradford. We now have funding for projects at four of the region's universities and this would not have happened without our involvement.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information on Yorkshire Cancer Research visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/&quot;&gt;www.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk&lt;/a&gt;.&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University uses Team GB bikes for 24hr challenge]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The disability cycling club at the University of Bradford will use Team GB training bikes for a 24 hour cycling challenge to raise money for the Cycling 4 All club this week. ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Adam Tasker, Disability Support Worker at the University, set-up the UK's first disability cycling club and, with the help of four Team GB training bikes, he and others will aim to ride 1500 miles whilst raising funds to ensure the club continues in 2013.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adam Tasker, Disability Support Worker, University of Bradford said: &quot;Cycling 4 All provides a much needed sports and social club for disabled students at the University, promoting inclusion, engagement and enhancing the student experience for those with disabilities. Every week we hold free sessions, with trips to Lister Park, where bikes for all abilities are provided free of charge.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Watt bikes used by Team GB have been supplied by British Cycling at the Manchester Velodrome. The bikes will be static and electronically linked to allow progress to be recorded.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The team will begin their challenge at 4pm in the Atrium located in the Richmond Building at the University of Bradford on Thursday 13 December.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dementia care professor to give inaugural lecture ]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[Honorary Visiting Professor in Person-Centred Dementia Care, Graham Stokes, will communicate the expanding knowledge of the psychology of dementia and reveal how this has provided insights into the origins of 'challenging behaviours' at his inaugural lecture at the University of Bradford on Thursday 13 December.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Professor Graham Stokes was awarded an honorary appointment with the University of Bradford in June 2012 and is also Director of Dementia Care at Bupa Care Services. Prior to his appointment he was a senior consultant clinical psychologist at South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust where he was Head of Psychology Services for Older Adults and Adults with Neurodegenerative Diseases.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Murna Downs, Head of the&nbsp;Bradford Dementia Group, said: &quot;This lecture is part of the University's commitment to improving the understanding of dementia for the wider public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;We are delighted to honour Professor Stokes' contribution to developing person-centred care for people with dementia and we look forward to working with him to meet the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;Pa3&quot;&gt;The lecture will be held on Thursday 13 December 2012 at 4pm in the John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre. Please confirm your attendance at this event by telephone 01274 236367 or by email &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:soh-recruitment@bradford.ac.uk&quot;&gt;soh-recruitment@bradford.ac.uk&lt;/a&gt;. Lecture followed by drinks and canap&eacute;s.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Confronting inequality, what's sport got to do with it? ]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[This year's Rosa Parks symposium will see a collection of events, talks and activities, marking the end of UK Disability History Month, to explore the relationship between sports, equality and inclusion.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Rosa Parks, heralded the mother of the civil rights movement, died in 2005. Since then, the University of Bradford, Bradford Metropolitan District Council and partner organisations have been keen to recognise this icon as a champion of freedom, equality and justice. &nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Director of the Centre for Inclusion and Diversity and Professor of Diversity at the University of Bradford, Professor Udy Archibong, said: &quot;This year has seen this country host the Olympics and Paralympics with very positive messages coming out of them, yet at the same time the issue of racism in football continues.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;This event will promote the intersections of sport and protected rights, bringing in people from different generations and cultural backgrounds to learn together. It will provide lots of opportunities to explore how sport can play a part in fostering good community relations and will bring together people from different walks-of-life to share their experiences of how they have challenged 'inclusivity' and broken down barriers in their lives.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top American accolade for University]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[University of Bradford's School of Management joins the world's elite of business schools as it receives a quality award from an American body, giving it the 'triple crown' of accreditations.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;In awarding this latest kitemark, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) particularly praised the School for the quality of its programmes and research; its international operations in Europe, the Middle East, India and Far East; and for its relationships with and support for alumni.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As of April this year, only 57 business schools across the world had achieved the triple top standards from AACSB as well as EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AMBA (the Association of MBAs).&nbsp; AACSB says that its accreditation differentiates a business school in terms of quality, rigour and relevance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John J. Fernandes, president and chief executive officer of AACSB International, said: &quot;AACSB congratulates University of Bradford and Dean of School of Management Sarah Dixon on earning accreditation, and we welcome them into the family of AACSB-accredited business schools.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;This represents the highest achievement for an educational institution that awards business degrees. Dean Dixon and the faculty, directors and staff are to be commended for their role in earning accreditation.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr Sarah Dixon, Dean of the School of Management, said: &quot;This American kitemark recognises the quality of the School from our undergraduate to MBA programmes and our research to executive education. It is particularly important for worldwide student recruitment and assures them that we are world-leading in all aspects of our business education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The assessors were impressed with our global campus, which as an example means that students can study different modules of their MBA in Manila, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Perugia and Bradford.&nbsp; AACSB praised our strategy to help students and businesses develop new, sustainable business models for the future - and our research and teaching which make a difference to businesses.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The School has received a number of other plaudits this week.&nbsp;The Financial Times rankings continues to place the School among Europe's top 50 business schools.&nbsp;And the latest QS Global 200 report shows that international employers rank Bradford among the world's top 200 business schools that they want to recruit from.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fernandes added: &quot;It takes a great deal of self-evaluation and determination to earn AACSB accreditation, and I commend the School for its dedication to management education, as well as its leadership in the community. They have not only met specific standards of excellence, but also made a commitment to on-going improvement to ensure that the institution will continue to deliver high quality education to its students.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dragon's Den star to be honoured for charitable work at University award ceremonies]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[Dragon's Den star James Caan will join several others being recognised with honorary degrees at the University of Bradford's award ceremonies this week.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;James will be honoured for his long-standing charitable work and joins Mumtaz Khan Akbar, Baroness Eaton of Cottingley, Madam Wang Yuan and Sir Anwar Pervez OBE who are being recognised for their achievements.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;James Caan &lt;/strong&gt;will receive the degree of Doctor of the University in recognition of his long-standing charitable work&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mumtaz Khan Akbar &lt;/strong&gt;will receive a Doctor of the University for his support of the district of Bradford and his determination to raise the profile of the city&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baroness Eaton of Cottingley&lt;/strong&gt; will receive a Doctor of Education for her contribution to the city, region and local government of Bradford. Lady Eaton is also a champion for environmental and sustainability issues &lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madam Wang Yuan &lt;/strong&gt;will receive a Doctor of the University for her contributions to international financial development and corporate social responsibility work with the China Development Bank&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sir Anwar Pervez OBE &lt;/strong&gt;will receive&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;the degree of Doctor of Laws in recognition of his life-long commitment to business and support of charities&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Professor Mark Cleary, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford, said: &quot;The University of Bradford is looking forward to welcoming our honorary graduands to the campus.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&quot;It is with great pride that we will honour them for their achievements and charitable contributions to the wider-community, which are an impressive testament to their talents.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University graduate builds future with the Yorkshire]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[An economics graduate has gone back to university to share his experiences of the world of work with students.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Yorkshire Building Society management trainee Qamar Yaunos, 23, graduated from the University of Bradford in 2010 with a degree in economics and returned to talk to current economics undergraduates about how they can use their qualifications in financial services, and explain more about how building societies differ from banks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Earlier this year the university celebrated its place in The Sunday Times University Guide 2013 as number one in Yorkshire for graduate-level jobs, and placed in the top 20 nationally.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Qamar was keen to stay in Yorkshire when he started looking for work. He lives with his family in Rotherham and helps to care for his sister, who is disabled.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He worked elsewhere in the financial services industry in Yorkshire before moving to his current role, with Barnsley Building Society within the Yorkshire Building Society Group.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;I stayed in touch with my lecturer, Dr Gary Slater, after graduating and he invited me back to speak to current students.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The university gives you advice about how to become employable - once you're working you realise you're using your skills rather than just your knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;One reason I was attracted to the Yorkshire was that it has its head office here, when a lot of other institutions are based in London, and I want to balance my family and career.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The Society is expanding, there are more opportunities to progress and the business is supportive of future development.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University takes double win at the Green Gown Awards]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The University of Bradford has achieved two major accolades at the prestigious Higher Education Green Gown Awards ceremony last night (5 November). ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The Green Gown Awards, held last night at the University of Birmingham, recognise exceptional environmental and sustainability initiatives and are considered the leading award scheme in the sector.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Two Ecoversity projects at the University fought off 68 finalists to win the 'Construction and Refurbishment' category for the Sustainable Student village: The Green and was also awarded Highly Commended in the 'Carbon Reduction' category for its toolkit for waste which saw landfill reduced by 83%. These initiatives aim to embed sustainable development in the learning and living experience of all students.&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the awards ceremony, the Green Gown judges said: &quot;The Green was an outstanding project with lessons that can be rolled out to the sector.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On the 'Carbon Reduction' category they continued: &quot;The University has taken a methodical approach and the project is very well thought out. We very much like the integration with the curriculum including the University-wide approach.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Clive Wilson, Director of Estates and Facilities at the University of Bradford, said: &quot;We are very proud to win these accolades. It is fantastic external recognition for our sustained programme of waste minimisation. Credit goes to our Ancillary Services and Sustainability teams for all the hard work that has gone into it.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark Cleary, said: &quot;Sustainable Development is a part of the mind-set and culture of the University. We were delighted with the results of the Green Gown Awards and hope through our Ecoversity achievements to inspire other Universities to adopt similar bold approaches.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Glaucoma drug could offer new approach to treat hair loss]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[A drug used worldwide to treat the eye disease glaucoma could also be adapted to treat hair loss, according to the latest research by University of Bradford scientists.]]></intro>
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The research team at Bradford's Centre for Skin Sciences has shown for the first time that bimatoprost - the active ingredient in the glaucoma drug, Lumigan - stimulates growth in human scalp hair follicles. Clinical trials are already underway in the USA and Germany to see if the laboratory results can be mirrored in men and women with male pattern baldness.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lead researcher, Professor Valerie Randall, an expert on the regulation of hair growth, explains: &quot;Bimatoprost is known to stimulate eyelash growth and is already used clinically for this purpose. We wanted to see whether it would have the same effect on scalp hair, as the two types of hair follicle are very different. Our findings show that bimatoprost does stimulate growth in human scalp hair follicles and therefore could offer a new approach for treating hair loss disorders.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When Professor Randall and her collaborators tested bimatoprost on human&nbsp; and mouse hair follicles the drug stimulated more hair growth in both cases.&nbsp; Using an exciting human organ culture model system, they found living scalp follicles treated with bimatoprost grew a third more hair than control samples in just nine days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The team were also able to identify how the drug works. Since bimatoprost boosted growth in isolated scalp hair follicles, the drug had to be working directly on the hair follicle cells. They found specific receptors which bind bimatoprost and a related natural signalling molecule, prostamide F2 alpha,&lt;sub&gt;&nbsp;&lt;/sub&gt;within the hair follicle. When these receptors were blocked, the drug no longer had any effect.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;This is the first time this prostamide signalling system has been identified in the hair follicle,&quot; says Professor Randall. &quot;Male pattern baldness and alopecia areata have specific causes which aren't connected to the receptors that bimatoprost works on. This means that the drug should still work in people suffering from these types of hair loss.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To ensure the drug has a good chance of working in patients as well as in the lab, the scientists needed to see if these receptors were present not only in the laboratory-grown hair follicles but in follicles taken directly from human scalp tissue.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;We tested samples of scalp tissue taken following surgery and found they had the same receptors which respond to bimatoprost,&quot; says Professor Randall. &quot;This means that - so long as the drug can be applied in such a way that it can reach the follicle - it should stimulate hair growth in patients.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The study is published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal, The FASEB Journal.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bradford City strike partnership with University]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The University's Working Academy at the School of Computing, Informatics and Media has been contracted by Bradford City Football Club to film all the team's home games.]]></intro>
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Simon Couth, Working Academy Director, said: &quot;A key factor in the employability of our students is providing them with the experience of a real production environment in which to hone their skills. Filming or photographing live matches at the football club is a brilliant opportunity to do just this.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He continued &quot;Our students have great resources here at the University, but there's nothing like honing your skills in a real production environment such as Bradford City Football Club.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;One of the reasons our courses are endorsed by Creative Skillset is because we engage our students directly in the industry. Working on proper commissions, like this, is the best way of building a professional portfolio. It's an amazing opportunity for our students, especially those who want to work in Sport Journalism, to get the experience of being on the gantry alongside professionals from Sky and the BBC.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Bradford City also benefit from the partnership as the University has a fantastic range of media sources, including a fully equipped Outside Broadcast Truck as well as specialist technicians to support the filming of live matches.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Professor Mark Cleary announces intention to step down as University Vice-Chancellor ]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[University of Bradford Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark Cleary, is to leave the University next summer after over five years in post.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;During his time at the University, Professor Cleary has ensured that employability has been embedded into every course delivered at the University, brought in key scholarship funding for students from major business, such as Ford, and developed key business partnerships both in the UK and internationally.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;He has also led the University through a period of huge investment in the University's estate to create facilities that bring staff, students and the community state-of-art buildings and equipment. A major investment plan included a new School of Health Studies building, a complete refurbishment of the students' union and library and new student accommodation, The Green, which was ranked as the most sustainable building in the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Professor Cleary joined the University in 2007 from the University of Plymouth where he was Acting Vice-Chancellor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The search for a successor will be launched shortly by chair of council Paul Jagger. Speaking about Professor Cleary, he said: &quot;Mark has been an excellent Vice-Chancellor for the University of Bradford. He has been with us through very challenging times in the Higher Education sector and has led the institution in a very competitive environment.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Speaking about his decision to leave the University, Professor Cleary said: &quot;My decision has by no means been an easy one to make. I have greatly enjoyed my time at the University, the role has been both challenging and fulfilling in equal measure and I have had a great deal of pleasure working with both staff and students here at Bradford during that time.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professor Cleary will leave his post at the end of June 2013.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[National award for University's Digital Media Working Academy  ]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The University of Bradford's Digital Media Working Academy has won a national award, in recognition of their services to optics, at the Association of Optometrists (AOP) awards last night in Birmingham. ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The academy, based in the School of Computing, Informatics &amp; Media, won the award last night after it was shortlisted in the 'Best Educational Video' category for the most informative, educational, promotional and entertaining video in the optical community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The video was directed by university lecturer Jason Theaker and created in callaboration with seven university students, from computer animation and special effects courses, whose roles included writing, narration and animation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jason Theaker, BA Computer Animation Course Leader, said: &quot;We are delighted with the award and hope that the general public finds the animation just as entertaining and informative.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Working on the project was both rewarding and challenging. Our target audience was children and teenagers so we had to make the animation both informative and edgy. I just hope that the work succeeds in its main objectives, to entertain and inform. The team has worked really hard to produce a high quality piece of work that takes a different approach to the conventional information video and it is fantastic to see all their hard work rewarded.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AOP Chairman, David Shannon, commented: &quot;This year the standard of nominations across all categories was excellent. It was no easy task for the judges to pick the shortlist.&quot;&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[North's top business school opens 'ethical' trading room for Masters students]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The University of Bradford's School of Management has opened its own trading room for students doing MBAs and specialist finance MScs. Not only will they be able to trade in real time without the risk of expensive mistakes but, in a first for Bradford, they will be given an insight into ethical dilemmas and the impact of insider trading.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Dr Abhijit Sharma says students will be able to simulate many of the City's bad practices and learn from mistakes made in recent years, as well as develop technical skills in industry-standard software, Thomson Reuters Eikon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;We will cover a whole range of trading challenges ranging from the consequences of selling insurance to people who don't need it to doing trades based on insider information,&quot; he said. &nbsp;&quot;Until now business schools have only covered 'ethics' in passing on finance and MBA degrees, but ethics are no longer a 'nice to have' but an attribute which is core to global financial success.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The School is using the exact software used by traders, Thomson Reuters Eikon as well as a simulation software called Financial Trading System enabling students to practise dealing in real-time equities, bonds, foreign exchange and derivative instruments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Zhanibek Demeuov, originally from Kazakhstan, has been working in a Dubai oil company for the last two years and just started on the MSc in finance: &nbsp;&quot;I have traded online in a personal capacity and I&rsquo;m keen to learn more - at Bradford we can trade in real time, with real companies and real indices.&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our database goes back five years so you can also see the history of a company and analyze them properly.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He adds: &quot;I think the ethics discussions will be really interesting and important - how do different cultures see different ethical challenges? This programme will make us more aware of the risks and different attitudes to risk and how to manage them. It's a growing issue - look at Nick Leeson of Barings and Kweku Adoboli of UBS who gambled a record &pound;1.4bn on unauthorized deals.&nbsp; What has the financial world learnt from these?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The MSc finance and the MSc global finance and banking cover core principles in banking and finance, as well as the specialist skills needed for careers, such as quantitative methods, statistical computing and trading simulation.&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After just a week on the programme, Demeuov said: &quot;Every part of this programme is going to help in decision making.&nbsp; The modules all link up so that you get the whole picture of a financial situation.&nbsp; I'm particularly interested in the financial modelling and gaining deep insights into financial statements. It will help with analysis and predictions.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Bradford number one in Yorkshire for graduate-level jobs]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The Sunday Times University Guide 2013 has revealed that the University of Bradford is number one in Yorkshire for graduate-level jobs. Beating off competition from nine other universities in the region, the accolade reflects the University's dedication to placing employability at the core of its courses and providing high quality career support and guidance. This result also sees the University placed in the top 20 nationally.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bradford, Professor Mark Cleary, said: &quot;We are proud to be number one in Yorkshire for graduate-level employment. We work hard to ensure we deliver the very best education to give our students a fantastic start in their chosen career. Opportunities for work placements, teaching by academics that are active in industry-leading research and our fantastic careers support ensure that employability is at the heart of all our courses.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We work extensively with businesses and many of our courses are accredited by professional bodies. The University has long-standing relationships with local, national and international industries and many provide student work placements. These include Intel, the National Health Service, Rolls-Royce, the BBC, Boots and Morrisons.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See how we&nbsp;prepare our undergraduates for their career&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Media and Conflict Interchange - Unique film screenings, expert speakers and workshops]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[Monday 15th October 2012 starts a week of films, talks and workshops organised by the University of Bradford's Media School and Peace Studies course, in partnership with the National Media Museum, the fourth event since the city was granted the status of UNESCO's first City of Film in 2009.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The Media and Conflict Interchange is a film event where fact meets fiction to explore themes of media representation, identity and global environmental change as drivers for conflict.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event will see four days of screenings accompanied by talks from expert speakers, including Professor Paul Rogers, School of Social and International Studies, and Senior Lecturer David Robison, School of Computing, Informatics &amp; Media, University of Bradford. On Friday 19&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; September the University will host a day of interactive workshops on its campus. &nbsp;The workshops will cover a range of themes, including conflict and identity, as explored throughout the film screenings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information and how to book tickets visit www.mediaandconflict.co.uk.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making it look easy: Do elite athletes have super-normal vision?]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[People who excel in fast-moving sports are often described as 'making it look easy' or that they appear to have 'all the time in the world'. Researchers at the three UK universities have been awarded a £521k grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to investigate whether elite athletes have exceptional vision compared to the rest of us, and how vision may be a factor in explaining why they excel in their sport. ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;The research, led by Dr Brendan Barrett from the Bradford School of Optometry &amp; Vision Science and Dr John Buckley (School of Engineering, Design &amp; Technology) at the University of Bradford is a joint study with Liverpool John Moores University, the University of St Andrews and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and will examine vision in high-level cricketers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr Barrett said: &quot;It seems obvious that good vision is a pre-requisite in many sports, such as a cricketer's need to accurately anticipate the speed and direction of a fast-moving ball.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;But do elite cricketers have superior vision to non-elites or novices? And if elites do have superior vision to non-elites or novices, is this the cause or a consequence of their exceptional sporting performance? These are the questions we'll be aiming to answer&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The researchers will assess vision and visuo-motor skills in elite cricketers and in non-cricketers, in an attempt to discover how the visual processing abilities of top-level players contributes to why they have reached the pinnacle of their sport.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The tests will involve setting up infra-red motion capture systems to measure and monitor how players catch balls fired from a machine and how they perform other high-speed interceptive tasks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Cricket is the sport we have chosen because the visual demands in this sport are really high.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr Barrett added &quot;this is not about the players eye-sight as it would be assessed during a standard eye exam. It's about how well their brain extracts relevant information from what they see, and in particular how this is done when there is limited time available because the ball is travelling towards them at close to 100 miles an hour.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;It may well be that due to having highly-honed motor skills elite players don't have to think about how to perform the task, e.g. how to hold their hands or where they should be placed to ensure success, and this then means their brain can concentrate more on processing the information they see, which is why they appear to have extra time when performing such tasks.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr Barrett pointed out that the results could have major implications for other sports and for more everyday tasks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Our results in cricketers could generalise to other sports, particularly those featuring a fast-moving ball such as tennis or squash. But they could also apply to more everyday situations featuring precise, visually-guided, motor control. If excellent vision is a factor in elite sporting behaviour then vision may also limit our performance as we interact with our surroundings in general, for example in the workplace&quot;, he added.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University entrepreneurs funded to 'Try It, Do It and Build It'   ]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[The University of Bradford has been chosen as a partner for a Higher Education Support initiative to nurture social enterprise within the University community. ]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Over the next 12 months the University will work with UnLtd on their Higher Education initiative to develop a support structure for entrepreneurs within the University, giving its staff and students the opportunity to explore social entrepreneurship, leading to a funded venture.&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Staff members and students with sustainable business plans are invited to apply for one of three funding awards: Try It, Do It and Build It, to regenerate the local business community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rizwan Seedat, Enterprise Coach at the University of Bradford, said: &quot;I am delighted that the University of Bradford has been chosen to partner with UnLtd and HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) to encourage social entrepreneurship amongst staff and students alike. Funding and support for new business ideas and community projects has been hard to come by of late, so access to an exciting initiative such as this one is exactly what will kick-start ideas into action.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;This presents a real and ideal opportunity for the University to embed social enterprise alongside the mainstream enterprise support already available to students, and provides useful linkages to the new Sustainable Enterprise Centre which will be opening at the start of 2013.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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<title><![CDATA[Size really does matter: nanoform polyphenols show reversed antioxidant effects]]></title>
<intro><![CDATA[Natural chemicals found in tea are known to have potential for the treatment and prevention of a number of human cancers, but their effects can be altered when they are used in their nanoparticle form, warn researchers from the University of Bradford.]]></intro>
<mainBody><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;A study, published online on 4 September 2012 in&nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Nanomedicine,&nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;compared the properties of polyphenols in different forms on white blood cells taken from patients with colorectal cancer and from healthy volunteers. It found that the known antioxidant properties of these substances can be reversed when they are used in their nanoparticle form. Antioxidants prevent damage to DNA and other molecules which can be caused by free radicals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Led by Professor Diana Anderson from Bradford's School of Life Sciences, the research compared the antioxidant responses of two polyphenols, called ECGC and theaflavins. These were provided by Dr Gupta, Director of the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR). The findings showed that when used in bulk form, these polyphenols exhibited their anticipated antioxidant responses, but the nanoform at higher concentrations had the reverse effect and exhibited statistically significant pro-oxidant effects, which can cause increased DNA damage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;We didn't expect these changes,&quot; says Professor Anderson. &quot;When my PhD student came to me with the results, she assumed she'd made a mistake. But it struck me that I'd seen this happen before - in a study we published in 1994 describing a dose-related switch of properties in Vitamin C in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. At the time I didn't think much about it, but this is the first time I've seen this happen with the nanoform of a compound.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the research, lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) were treated with the platinum-based chemotherapeutic drugs, oxaliplatin and satraplatin. These drugs bind to DNA efficiently, forming a variety of links that block replication and transcription, and affect signalling pathways which trigger death in cancer cells. At the same time, the lymphocytes were treated with the polyphenols, both in their bulk forms and their nanoforms. The relative modifications in DNA damage caused by the different forms and concentrations of the polyphenols was measured by Comet assay tests.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;It's not clear why this switch happens,&quot; says Professor Anderson. &quot;It may be dependent on the compound and on the type of cancer under investigation. And of course&nbsp;&lt;em&gt;in vivo&lt;/em&gt;&nbsp;research may show different results again. But it's certainly of interest that these natural polyphenol antioxidants may not always behave as chemopreventives. Nanotechnology has preceded nanotoxicology by a number of years and we nanotoxicologists are having to catch up.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The study may have implications for the development of new drugs based on nanotechnology. The antioxidant properties of tea polyphenols are well documented, and there is a great deal of research being undertaken to harness these properties and apply them in new medicines. However, studies such as this show that whilst nanotechnology has shown enormous benefit in many areas of science, its application in medicine may not be simple.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Using nanoforms of chemicals is increasingly being looked at in an effort to boost the efficacy of drugs, but this study shows that the nanoform doesn't always produce a more effective response. In this case, it suggests that the bulk form of tea polyphenols is more useful as a chemopreventive.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The study wass published on 4 September in&nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Nanomedicine&lt;/em&gt;&nbsp;and was funded by United Kingdom Indian Education Research Initiative grant jointly awarded to Professors Alok Dhawan of IITR and Diana Anderson, University of Bradford.&lt;/p&gt;]]></mainBody>
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