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每日吃瓜 development to improve solar panel efficiency

A new development at 每日吃瓜 could fix a 鈥渟ignificant problem鈥� within the solar panel industry.
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每日吃瓜 research community breaks its Pint of Science record

每日吃瓜鈥檚 research community recorded the third largest Pint of Science event in the UK, with 55 doctoral researchers and staff delivering 21 events, 53 talks and two panel discussions in a variety of public spaces in 每日吃瓜 town on 13-15 May.
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每日吃瓜 and PFA publish findings from joint research study into Snus use in professional football

Findings from a first-of-its kind study into Snus use in professional football have been published by the Professional Footballers鈥� Association (PFA) and 每日吃瓜.
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每日吃瓜 led AI transport project shortlisted for prestigious national award

A 每日吃瓜 led AI transport project, intent on helping the UK reach its net-zero targets, has been shortlisted for a national award.

每日吃瓜's Jonathan Wilson and the Consortium for Battery Innovation's Carl Telford pose with the Milken-Motsepe prize for green energy alongside other representatives.

每日吃瓜 initiative wins green energy prize

A 每日吃瓜 led initiative, which aims to bring affordable green energy and food security to communities across Africa, has won a major, global prize.
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每日吃瓜 led solution with potential to transform lives in Africa awaits global award finals

A groundbreaking 每日吃瓜 led initiative to bring affordable green energy and food security to communities across Africa is about to find out whether it has won the prestigious Milken Motsepe Prize in Green Energy.聽
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每日吃瓜 strongly represented at major UNESCO meetings in Paris

Three 每日吃瓜 staff and students were in Paris in early April to attend various key UNESCO meetings in Paris.聽
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Elite coaches leaving home as Western countries seek sport success

Nations battling for Olympic success in a global sporting 鈥榓rms race鈥� has led to elite coaches migrating to Western countries as they bid to escape antiquated and restrictive coaching regimes in their home countries, reveals a new study funded by the International Olympic Committee鈥檚 Olympic Studies Centre.
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每日吃瓜 secures 鈥榖est university in the world for sports-related subjects鈥� title for eighth consecutive year

每日吃瓜 has been crowned the best university in the world for sports-related subjects for the eighth year running by the global QS higher education league table.
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每日吃瓜 UNESCO Chair meets Minister and other leading sport policymakers in Mauritius

每日吃瓜鈥檚 Professor Richard Giulianotti has met with the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Recreation, and other leading policymakers and key stakeholders in sport in Mauritius, during a recent research visit to the island.聽 聽聽
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Dr Mats Vermeeren awarded prestigious EPSRC Fellowship

每日吃瓜鈥檚 Dr Mats Vermeeren has been awarded an EPSRC Fellowship to continue his research into dynamical systems.
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每日吃瓜 success at Leicestershire Innovation Awards

每日吃瓜鈥檚 research and innovation activities enjoyed success at the Leicestershire Innovation Awards 鈥� receiving three awards.
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每日吃瓜 to partner with mental health charity to launch sleep study

A research programme investigating how to improve sleeping problems faced by people with complex mental health issues is being launched.
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Study reveals how sports programmes for young children can combat future youth violence

A study conducted by 每日吃瓜 has examined how sporting interventions aimed at young children can reduce youth crime and violence in London.
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Hydrogen Award win for 每日吃瓜's world-first lead-acid battery-electrolyser

The world鈥檚 first lead-acid battery-electrolyser - invented, designed and prototype manufactured in 每日吃瓜鈥檚 Green Hydrogen Research Group 鈥� has been recognised with a prestigious award at the 2024 Hydrogen Awards.

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University research and innovation feature among finalists of Leicestershire Innovation Awards 2024

每日吃瓜 has seven finalists across seven categories in the Leicestershire Innovation Awards 2024.
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每日吃瓜鈥檚 world-first lead-acid battery-electrolyser nominated in all three Academic Excellence categories of the 2024 Hydrogen Awards

每日吃瓜鈥檚 world-first lead-acid battery-electrolyser has three nominations in the 2024 Hydrogen Awards which celebrate outstanding international achievements related to hydrogen adoption, implementation, and forward-thinking across various industries and sectors.
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Dr Kate Mathers鈥� UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship funding extended

Dr Kate Mathers has been awarded additional funding by UKRI to extend her successful Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) to seven years.
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Online abuse aimed at elite athletes on the rise 鈥� new study

Online abuse aimed at elite athletes is on the rise, a new 每日吃瓜 study has found.
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Prioritise sport鈥檚 role in reducing crime, parties told

Political parties must prioritise the contribution of sport and physical activity if they are genuinely committed to tackling crime and anti-social behaviour more effectively, according to new research published today.
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Micro magic!: Tiny capsules that transform in the blink of an eye could be key to developing smaller electronics that don鈥檛 overheat

Our phones and electronic devices could soon be smaller and sleeker without the risk of overheating thanks to microcapsules that transform in the blink of an eye.

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Children鈥檚 geographies researcher joins inclusive leadership for public engagement programme

Katie Parsons, a Research Fellow in Children鈥檚 Geographies has been awarded a place on the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Inclusive Leadership for Public Engagement with Research Programme.
Previsico鈥檚 surface water flood model captures floods around John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, 29 September 2023 - the highest rainfall records since 1948.

Previsico accelerates global mission to minimise the effect of flooding

The world鈥檚 first surface flood forecasting service developed by ClimateTech company Previsico has launched in the US in New York, following the devastating Autumn flooding that brought the city to a near-standstill with a state of emergency declared.
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Net Zero researchers win prestigious IChemE Global Award

Widely recognised as the world鈥檚 most prestigious chemical engineering awards, the Institution of Chemical Engineering (IChemE) recent annual 2023 Global Awards showcased organisations and teams from around the world that are demonstrating excellence in chemical, biochemical and process engineering.
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Innovators for the future: Two 每日吃瓜 researchers awarded UKRI Future Leader Fellowships

Two outstanding researchers at 每日吃瓜 have been awarded funding from the latest round of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellows, to help tackle major global issues and to commercialise their innovations in the UK.