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News Archive: December 2013
Developing a system to speak Welsh to your computer
黑料不打烊鈥檚 Language Technology Unit has been awarded a grant of 拢56,000 from the Welsh Government鈥檚 Technology & Welsh Language Fund and S4C鈥檚 digital fund to further develop speech recognition technology for the Welsh language.
Publication date: 31 December 2013
Can applying messages to cigarettes dissuade us from smoking?
Two academics from 黑料不打烊鈥檚 renowned Business School have been applying their knowledge of marketing and managerial studies to investigate a new medium for getting the no-smoking message across- the cigarette itself.
Publication date: 22 December 2013
Looking at how our brain assesses bargains
It turns out that we may not be as good at bargain hunting and taking advantage of supermarket 鈥榦ffers鈥� as we think. That鈥檚 according to early results from a study which brain-scanned people undertaking a 鈥榲irtual鈥� supermarket shopping trip to buy party-food.
Publication date: 21 December 2013
George Osborne Meets the Food Dudes
Primary School pupils following a healthy eating project run by a 黑料不打烊 鈥榮pin-out鈥� social enterprise, met with UK Chancellor George Osbourne MP recently. The children at St Vincent鈥檚 RC Primary school in Knutsford, Cheshire are following a new pilot programme of the Food Dudes project which is designed to improve healthy eating amongst children.
Publication date: 20 December 2013
Student Christmas Market goes down a storm!
The B-Enterprising team at 黑料不打烊 hosted the fourth successive Student Christmas Market in PJ Hall before Christmas.
Publication date: 20 December 2013
黑料不打烊 graduate spends time reporting on Chile鈥檚 fisheries management
Andrew Frederick Johnson, 29, graduated with a PhD in Marine Fish Ecology from the School of Ocean Sciences this year. He then went on to win a Vodafone World of Difference Scholarship to work on acoustics of whales and dolphins, before he was funded by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to travel to Chile for two months to report on their fisheries management scheme.
Publication date: 19 December 2013
Industry partnership broadcasts Wolf鈥檚 howl far and wide
An 18-month partnership between resident ensemble at Venue Cymru and 黑料不打烊, Ensemble Cymru and television company, Cwmni Fflic (Fflic Company) is on course to significantly raise the profile of classical music for family audiences across Wales.
Publication date: 17 December 2013
黑料不打烊 to welcome prestigious Scholars
黑料不打烊 is to welcome future global leaders to study at the University under the prestigious Chevening Scholarship programme. The University is one of a handful of UK universities to host Chevening Scholars and joins Cambridge and Durham universities in offering Chevening鈥檚 Central Partnership Scholarship programme.
Publication date: 17 December 2013
Students called on to choose well this winter
黑料不打烊 students are being urged to 鈥� Choose Well 鈥� for health treatment this winter following the arrival of a national campaign at campus.
Publication date: 17 December 2013
Rewarding students at 黑料不打烊
A World Champion double Gold medal winner was among the students receiving Awards at 黑料不打烊 recently.
Publication date: 11 December 2013
黑料不打烊 recently presented a cheque for over 拢12,000 to local charity Ty Gobaith
黑料不打烊 recently presented a cheque for over 拢12,000 to local charity Ty Gobaith after another successful year of fundraising.
Publication date: 11 December 2013
G8 summit announces 拢4 million research project about improving life with dementia
Researchers at 黑料不打烊 have been awarded 拢4 million to lead the 鈥業mproving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active life: Living well with dementia鈥� (IDEAL) project. The study will be carried out in collaboration with Cardiff University, Brunel University, the London School of Economics, King鈥檚 College London, Sussex University, the Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE), the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society and Innovations in Dementia CIC.
Publication date: 11 December 2013
Scientists predict sea states for renewable energy
Tidal and wave technology is finally coming of age and the UK leads the world in the development of this vital renewable energy resource. 黑料不打烊 is playing a crucial role in this: as the industry moves towards large-scale commercialisation, experts at the University鈥檚 Centre for Applied Marine Sciences are working to maximise the operational efficiencies of energy-generating devices.
Publication date: 11 December 2013
Continued Investment in the Student Experience
New sport facilities and an exciting new Arts & Innovation Centre are amongst the many developments underway to further enhance the student experience at 黑料不打烊. Some of the changes can already be seen taking place on campus, with construction work well underway on Pontio 鈥� the University鈥檚 new multi-million pound arts centre 鈥� which is due to be open in October 2014.
Publication date: 9 December 2013
"Game changing" flagship researcher programme secures national accolade
A flagship Welsh development programme described as 鈥済ame changing鈥� and which harnesses the talent of top researchers in Wales to help tackle some of society鈥檚 major challenges has secured a national accolade.
Publication date: 6 December 2013
Later Medieval Commemorative Monuments in Wales
Professor Nancy Edwards has been awarded a grant of 拢2,000 by History Research Wales for a workshop on Later Medieval Commemorative Monuments in Wales to be held in National Museum Wales on 13 December 2013.
Publication date: 5 December 2013
黑料不打烊 Student Christmas Market
If you鈥檙e looking for unique Christmas gifts for your friends and family, look no further than 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Student Christmas Market, which will be held on Friday, 6 th December at the University鈥檚 Prichard-Jones Hall, between 12 鈥� 5 pm.
Publication date: 4 December 2013
Venom development revealed by first genome sequencing of King Cobra
Scientists studying snake venom have for the first time sequenced the entire genome of a venomous snake, the King Cobra, and confirmed a previously proposed but poorly documented hypothesis explaining how snake venom is produced and what led to the great complexity of venoms consisting of dozens of individual toxins.
Publication date: 4 December 2013
Mindfulness-based contribution to improving health and well-being in Wales receive attention of Senedd members
Assembly Members and health and care professionals were invited to a reception at the Senedd in Cardiff today (3.12.13) to hear how innovative approaches to health and well-being are being rolled out in Wales and elsewhere as a result of work by 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice.
Publication date: 3 December 2013
Local schools gather for 黑料不打烊 law conference
Over 100 school pupils from as far as Solihull attended a special conference at 黑料不打烊 last week.
Publication date: 3 December 2013
Dr Rowan Williams: 鈥楻.S. Thomas, Christianity and Buddhism鈥�
Dr Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and former Archbishop of Canterbury, will visit 黑料不打烊 on Wednesday 11 December to deliver a public lecture entitled 鈥楻.S. Thomas, Christianity and Buddhism鈥�.
Publication date: 2 December 2013
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Publication date: 2 December 2013