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Issue
471, 22 October 2001
News
in brief
- Group
means business
Professor
David Bellamy and the Government's chief scientific
adviser are among the speakers at this year's Woodhouse
Group dinners.
- Rescue
research grant
A
new study into the causes of premature births is to
be carried out at Leeds, following a £30,000 grant
from the Rescue Foundation.
- Prizes
for images
Champagne
and chocolates are on offer in a free prize draw for
potential students for a new masters course in medical
imaging.
- Where
there's mulch
Biology
lecturer Dr Geoff Whitely has been awarded £48,000
to commercialise his research into environmentally friendly
compost.
- Don't
eat the horses
The
message that universities are severely underfunded is
getting through to the government.
- Strength
in the region
Universities
and HE colleges in Yorkshire are working more closely
with business and the community.
- Striking
it rich
If
there's gold in 'them there hills', then Dr Steve Freeman
and Dr Andrew Barnicoat are the ones to find it.
- In
good company
A
new, tailor-made postgraduate diploma for managers from
one of the world's largest companies is being launched
by Leeds University Business School.
- Boost
for particles
Plans
for a new Institute for Particle Science and Engineering
have got the green light thanks to £3.45 funding.
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