Latest Engineering Sciences News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/eng_sci_viewer/rss Neil I Martin 2006-09-05T09:28:51Z Brain training and stimulation improves mental arithmetic ability http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/130517-brain-simulation-and-training-improves-mental-arithmetic-ability With just a few days of non-harmful brain stimulation and brain training, scientists have improved people’s ability to manipulate numbers for up to six months. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-17T09:43:56Z Mobile health technologies to rapidly test and track infectious diseases http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/Mobile-health-technologies-to-rapidly-test-and-track-infectious-diseases Early-warning sensor systems that can test and track serious infectious diseases – such as major flu epidemics, MRSA and HIV – using mobile phones and the internet are being developed by a major new Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) led by UCL. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-09T09:47:00Z UCL awarded record number of ESRC studentships http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/090513-ESRC_studentships 18 multidisciplinary studentships worth an estimated £1.6 million have been awarded to UCL’s Doctoral Training Centre by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). RSS Feed Liz Almond Clare S Ryan 2013-05-09T09:47:00Z Google search patterns reveal early signs of stock market movements http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130425-google-search-patterns-reveal-early-signs-of-stock-market-movements Patterns in Google searches for financial terms could have been used as early warning signs of stock market movements, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports . RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-04-25T16:11:24Z Sounds of UCL: competition winners and panoramas http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/190413-sounds-of-ucl-winners-panoramas What sounds make up London’s global university? UCL Communications has announced the winners of its ‘Sounds of UCL’ competition, which invited staff and students to capture ambient audio clips that reflect the life of UCL. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2013-04-19T07:48:00Z Call for proposals: UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/20130326-french-embassy-workshops UCL researchers are invited to submit funding proposals to run collaborative science and/or technology workshops as part of the UCL–French Embassy partnership. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-26T16:30:01Z UCL Open Access Guidelines and Publishing Guide http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/13032013-open-access-guidelines-publication-policy UCL guidelines on open access and a publishing guide are available to UCL researchers. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-13T12:34:48Z Most extraordinary materials on earth housed in new Institute of Making http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/130312-most-extraordinary-materials-on-earth-housed-in-new-Institute-of-Making This week the Institute of Making opens at UCL giving a permanent home to the Materials Library, a collection of the most unusual materials in the world, and the MakeSpace, the ultimate making workshop.  RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-03-12T14:46:10Z EPSRC announces new UCL Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/130312-EPSRC-announces-new-UCL-Centre-for-Nature-Inspired-Engineering Innovative engineering projects announced today, including a new Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering at UCL, will bring leading engineers and scientists together to address some of the major engineering challenges facing the world. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-03-12T11:05:36Z Engineering the future of healthcare http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/080313-EPSRC-healthcare-engineering-grant Three creative engineering projects led by researchers at UCL have been awarded £2.8 million by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC). RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-03-11T15:13:38Z UCL scientists to be recognised at Suffrage Science event http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/130228-UCL-scientists-to-be-recognised-at-suffrage-science-event Two UCL scientists are participating in the annual Medical Research Council event, Suffrage Science, along with 10 other leading female researchers. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-02-28T10:36:37Z City layout key to predicting riots http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/210213-predicting-riots In the future police will be able to predict the spread of riots, and how they impact on cities, thanks to a new computer model.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-02-21T14:12:51Z £12.9m for UK Catalysis Research Centre http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/UK_catalysis_hub In an exciting joint venture, scientists from UCL will play a leading role in the development of a UK catalysis research hub. The initiative is a partnership between UCL and the University of Cardiff, the University of Bath and Queen’s University Belfast. RSS Feed Liz Almond Dominique Fourniol 2013-02-01T12:13:56Z UCL plans new department at the interface between STEM and policy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0113/130122-UCL-plans-new-department-at-interface-between-STEM-and-policy UCL is opening a new department focused on the interface between science, technology, engineering, maths (STEM) and policy, as well as an associated interdisciplinary research institute, in September 2013. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-01-22T11:24:58Z UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering win Department of the Year Award http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/191212-UCL-Electronic-and-Electrical-Engineering-win-department-of-the-year-award England’s oldest Electrical Engineering Department, founded at UCL in 1885 by the ‘father of electronics’ Professor Sir Ambrose Fleming, has won the ‘Engineers of the Future – University Department of the Year’ award. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-12-19T16:59:06Z Record number of Marie Curie Fellowships for research at UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/181212-Marie-Curie-Fellowships 23 postdoctoral researchers from 14 different countries have been awarded Marie Curie Individual Fellowships. The awards will enable researchers to spend up to two years working with research teams across all schools at UCL. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-12-18T12:47:46Z UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing open day http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/141212-UCL-Centre-for-Medical-Image-Computing-open-day On December 17th 2012, the UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing will be holding their fourth open day to disseminate its research to colleagues, collaborators and funders. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-12-14T15:52:09Z UCL Grand Challenges £5,000 grants available http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/20121123-grand-challenges-grants-available The UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants Scheme invites applications to fund cross-disciplinary projects in Global Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction and Human Wellbeing. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-12-06T15:08:49Z UCL News podcast: Bletchley Park, Flaxman Galleries and Captain America http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/121123-UCL-News-podcast-bletchley-park-flaxman-captain-america The UCL News podcast gives you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and research from around UCL every fortnight. Split up into three parts, you can either listen to the podcast all in one go, or save features for later listening.  RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-11-23T12:46:58Z Rapid, early warning HIV test in development thanks to £1 million funding http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/121122-rapid-early-warning-HIV-testing-in-development A new hand-held device that can diagnose patients at the early stages of HIV and give results within minutes is in development following a £1 million investment in the technology. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-11-22T12:35:28Z BBC & UCL announce new strategic partnership http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/121112-BBC-and-UCL-announce-strategic-partnership BBC Research & Development today announced a new strategic partnership with UCL, to drive innovation, and collaborate on a wide programme of R&D activity. Building on the BBC’s history of partnerships, this venture will bring together some of the brightest minds in the UK to discuss and tackle the challenges for digital media and the creative industry at large. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-11-21T10:24:14Z Members of the public asked to help tend Feynman’s Flowers http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/121108-public-asked-to-tend-Feynmans-Flowers Researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) are asking members of the public to help unlock the secrets of magnetism at the molecular scale by taking part in a citizen science project entitled ‘Feynman’s Flowers’, which officially launches today. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-11-09T10:46:54Z UCL Research Frontiers Contest results http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/06112012-research-frontiers-contest-results The results of the UCL Research Frontiers contest have been announced, celebrating the fact that curiosity-driven discovery and analysis has been a feature of UCL from its foundation. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-11-06T13:21:36Z Virtual reality ‘beaming’ technology transforms human-animal interaction http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/121101-VR-beaming-technology-transforms-human-animal-interaction Using cutting-edge virtual reality technology, researchers have ‘beamed’ a person into a rat facility allowing the rat and human to interact with each other on the same scale. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-11-01T11:40:02Z UCL Behaviour Change Month – November 2012 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1210/23102012-behaviour-change-month-grand-challenge-human-wellbeing UCL Behaviour Change Month in November 2012 will comprise a series of cross-disciplinary talks, discussions and workshops, and lead up to a £10,000 research prize workshop in January 2013. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-10-23T13:29:58Z