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Rob’s one of Europe’s top engineers

Student recognised as one of the world’s best young engineers.
A HARPER Adams student has been recognised as one of the world’s best young agricultural engineers.

Robert Fillingham, 22, was revealed as one of only nine international winners of Claas scholarships, presented during a ceremony at the agricultural machinery company’s customer service centre in Harsewinkel, Germany.

The “Helmut Claas Scholarships”...

Press View - Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011

The Photographers’ Gallery Press View Invitation

You are invited to the Press View for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011

Date: Monday 4 April 2011
Time: 10.00 – 13.00
Location: Ambika P3, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
Contact: Press Office, Sam Trenerry, +44 (0)20 7087 9333
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The exhibition opens to the public on Tuesday 5 April and runs until...
 

iSLI hosts hands-on Introduction to Data Acquisition with NI LabVIEW

The Edinburgh-based Institute for System Level Integration will play host to an event in partnership with NI LabVIEW.
Scottish technology transfer institute iSLI is to host a free practical seminar designed to help engineers exploit NI LabVIEW graphical programming techniques.
Conducted by the The Institute for System Level Integration in partnership with NI LabVIEW, the free three-hour seminar on April 5 2011...

Shortlist Announced for Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011

The Photographers’ Gallery today named the four shortlisted artists nominated for its annual Deutsche Börse Photography Prize.

Now in its fifteenth year, the Prize will be on display from Saturday 2 April until Sunday 30 April 2011, with the winner announced at a special award ceremony on Tuesday 26 April 2011. The Photographers’ Gallery is currently closed for extensive redevelopment until Autumn 2011 to create...

Leading researcher in biological diversity and ecosystem services to receive the...

Professor Harold Mooney of Stanford University in California has been named recipient of the 2010 Volvo Environment Prize. He is one of the world’s leading researchers into biodiversity and ecosystem services, an area currently attracting global attention.
The Volvo Environment Prize is an annual scientific award now presented for the 21st time. This year’s prizewinner has for many years been a leading light...

Fredrik Persson receives the Assar Gabrielsson award for dissertation on genomic...

Today, May 11, Medical Doctor Fredrik Persson received the Assar Gabrielsson award for his dissertation at the University of Gothenburg on the treatment of genomic imbalances in tumors. The award included a prize of SEK 50,000 with the potential to receive a research grant of SEK 100,000 in autumn 2010.
Fredrik Persson works at the Department of Oncology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg. He...
 

Local Children Win Choc-tastic Treat - Stretford Mall dishes out Easter competit...

Two eagle-eyed children were rewarded this week by the staff at Stretford Mall as they picked up their Easter competition prizes - two giant chocolate hampers!
First prize went to four-year-old, Marcel Swaby, from Stretford while second place went to ten-year-old, Sophie Shaw, from Sale, Cheshire. They correctly identified the names of all the eight animals that were featured in the shopping centres animation house,...