Scientists highlight the importance of nutrients for coral reefs
A new publication from researchers at the University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton highlights the importance of nutrients for coral reef survival.
WUN Newsletter – February 2014
WUN Newsletter – February 2014
First ‘university professor’ appointed at Maastricht University
First ‘university professor’, professor of Nanobiology Peter Peters, appointed at Maastricht University
University of Twente’s Tissue Regeneration research group moving to Maastricht
University of Twente’s Tissue Regeneration research group, led by Prof. Clemens van Blitterswijk, moving to Maastricht
Penn State announces new President
Pennsylvania State University, one of WUN's founding members, announced on Monday a new President to take the helm from 12 May, 2014.
Eric J. Barron will become Penn State's 18th President, taking over from Rodney Erickson who steps down after a two-and-a half-year tenure.
Better training needed to help new teachers promote healthy lifestyles to children
Research by the University of Southampton suggests new teachers could be better trained to help them promote health and lifestyle issues to children in schools.
New alternate-reality game the first to explore digital provenance
Researchers from Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton in collaboration with the Mixed Reality Lab at the University of Nottingham are examining how people can relate to the concept of digital provenance of objects through the free ‘The Apocalypse of MoP’ ARG.
A new burst of life to wine production
Scientists from the University of Western Australia and University of Leeds have teamed up to explore the process responsible for the ability of the vine to develop buds that can not only survive winter but can make the rapid transition to new life once the good weather returns.
Sir Alan Langlands to be new Chair of N8 Research Partnership
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds, Sir Alan Langlands, has been appointed as the new Chair of the N8 Research Partnership.
The ‘choosy uterus’: new insight into why embryos do not implant
Fertility experts at the University of Southampton and University of Warwick have found new insights into why some fertilized eggs can embed in a uterus and why some do not.
Climate change threatens to cause trillions in damage to world’s coastal regions if they do not adapt to sea-level rise
The study, led by the Berlin-based think-tank Global Climate Forum (GCF) and involving the University of Southampton, presents, for the first time, comprehensive global simulation results on future flood damages to buildings and infrastructure in coastal flood plains.
