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Ageing population should see China and Australia joined at hip

sallyblair — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:22:17 +0000

2 May 2012

THERE are 8 million Chinese over 80 years of age and, by some estimates, there will be 100 million Chinese octogenarians by the middle of this, the Asian century.

And although old age may bring brittle bones, there is a view that Australia's ties to China could benefit from a hip replacement. Half a million even.

UCT to host international education conference

nicholas-haskins — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:06:34 +0000

10 Apr 2012

WUN partner, the University of Cape Town, will host the 16th International Education Association of South Africa Conference on 29 August to 1 September 2012.

The theme of the conference is promoting higher education internationalisation through international research collaboration, partnership and innovative teaching. The event will take a broad view of internationalisation of higher education with topics ranging from the role of donors, governments and agencies in promoting internationalisation to quality assurance in higher education internationalisation.

Sydney gears up for WUN-SPIN 2012

sallyblair — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:50:18 +0000

10 Apr 2012

Recent developments in the emerging field of spintronics – the technology that is expected to drive the next wave of faster and smaller electronic devices – will be discussed at an international conference hosted by the Worldwide Universities Network at the University of Sydney this July.

University of Leeds inks £3m research deal with Sinochem Group

louise-heery — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:25:33 +0000

1 Apr 2012

The University of Leeds has signed a £3m collaborative research deal with Sinochem Group.

The money will be used to fund six new research projects in colour science, semiconductor research, polymer development and plant science covering transgenic technology, new materials and anti-counterfeit technologies. The research will be carried out in the Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences and the Faculty of Biological Sciences.

Volcanic plumbing exposed

louise-heery — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:21:10 +0000

1 Apr 2012

Two new studies into the “plumbing systems” that lie under volcanoes could bring scientists closer to predicting large eruptions.

International teams of researchers, led by the University of Leeds, studied the location and behaviour of magma chambers on the Earth's mid-ocean ridge system - a vast chain of volcanoes along which the Earth forms new crust.

A truly worldwide network

nicholas-haskins — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:53:15 +0000

23 Mar 2012

The Worldwide Universities Network has extended its global reach by welcoming its first South American partner.

The University of Campinas in Brazil – popularly known as Unicamp – became WUN’s 19^thmember at a signing ceremony this week. The agreement was signed by the Rector of Unicamp, Professor Fernando Ferreira Costa, and the WUN Chief Executive, Professor John Hearn.

Clash of the crayfish: why the Americans are winning

louise-heery — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:23:59 +0000

22 Mar 2012

Aggressive American signal crayfish are threatening Yorkshire’s native white-clawed crayfish populations because they have better resistance to parasites and are less fussy about what they eat.

The native crayfish suffers from two parasites; plague, which is carried by the American invader, as well as porcelain disease which makes the native crayfish sluggish and suppresses their appetite before eventually killing them a few years later.

York chefs do 'Masterchef' in Nanjing and Zhejiang

harriet-cross — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:42:19 +0000

21 Mar 2012

Andrew Wood, Executive Chef at the University of York, and his Deputy Ian Dickson, have been in China learning to cook authentic Chinese haute cuisine.

Economic returns and job creation from major investments in low carbon cities

louise-heery — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:19:59 +0000

14 Mar 2012

A new study from the Centre for Low Carbon Futures shows that UK cities could cut their energy bills by billions by exploiting commercially attractive opportunities in energy and carbon management.

These investments which could be made in households, public and commercial buildings, industry and transport - would pay for themselves on commercial terms in just four years.

University of York researchers ‘dig for data’ with US, Canadian and European partners

harriet-cross — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:17:51 +0000

8 Feb 2012

Historians, archivists and experts in computer science from the Universities of York and Washington, as well as others, are teaming up to develop new ways of exploring digital historical records.

Historians, archivists and experts in computer science from the Universities of York and Washington, are teaming up to develop new ways of exploring digital historical records.

Together with other colleagues from the UK, Canada, the United States, and the Netherlands, the researchers will be developing tools to allow people to work effectively and efficiently with the vast amounts of historic material currently being digitized.