The University in the Media
20 November 2008
Press Coverage:
The Sun
Grow your own organs
Experts from the University of Sheffield, University College London, and the Moorfields Eye Hospital, are working on treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – the most common cause of blindness.
Times Higher Education
Artistic Leap
Students from the University of Sheffield performed the European Premier of Nimrod, for His Highness the Sheikh of Sharjah, to mark the receipt of an honorary degree for his work as statesman and scholar.
Times Higher Education
UK collects jackpot from ERC
The University of Sheffield is listed as receiving two ERC advanced grants in 2008, in an article focusing on how British academics are beating their continental rivals in securing grants from the European Research Council.
Times Higher Education
No awards for equity
The University of Sheffield is listed in a table looking at the proportion and amount of additional tuition fee income spent on financial support to students by Higher Education Institutions.
Garden Design Journal
Fresh thinking
Cath Basilio spoke at a recent CIRIA congress in which she related her experiences leading a schools project in Sheffield on which she had worked with Dr Nigel Dunnett from the University of Sheffield´s Department of Landscape.
Computing and IT Week
Britain snubs talent
In an article analysing the UK´s fall behind global competitors in technology research, Professor Fabio Ciravegna, from the Department of Computer Science, argues that expectations placed on academia are too great.
Sheffield Star
Author Child back in class
Lee Child, a visiting professor at the University of Sheffield, is back in the city today holding writing workshops and question and answers sessions to share his extensive literary knowledge with locals.
Rotherham and South Yorkshire Advertiser
MP presses for new Dearne uni project
MP John Healey, who has previously backed the University of Sheffield in setting up a nursing centre, is now backing a new university centre in between Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster.
Online Coverage:
BBC News Online
Volcano scientist wins accolade
Dr Andrew McGonigle, from the University of Sheffield´s Department of Geography, has received a major award thanks to a remote control helicopter which will help predict when volcanoes will erupt.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7735284.stm
Also on:
Newspost India Online
http://www.newspostonline.com/sci-tech/radio-controlled-helicopter-to-sniff-out-rumbling-volcanoes-2008111814577
Discover Magazine
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/11/18/a-remote-controlled-helicopter-checks-for-restive-volcanoes/
Edinburgh Evening News
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Award-for-city-volcano-scientist.4703487.jp
BBC News Online
Final plea on Earth observation
Professor Sean Quegan, from the University of Sheffield´s Department of Applied Mathematics, is one of a group of scientists who have made a last minute plea to Gordon Brown to put the UK´s weight behind Europe´s environmental monitoring project, GMES.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7737425.stm
Hold the Front Page
Sheffield centre awarded top marks for journalism
The University of Sheffield is the best place to study journalism with the most satisfied students, according to the 2009 Times Good University Guide.
http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/training/081119satisfy.shtml
Online Higher Education Stories:
University shows £1bn campus plan
Colleges call for Diploma changes
Academia and industry have much to gain in partnership
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