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A travelling bug exhibition, research-based romance, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's Old Masters, public engagement bursaries, and events for international students are discussed in this week's Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê news audio podcast, now live on iTunes U.

The podcast covers:

• Dr Steve Cross (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Public Engagement Coodinator) on Beacon Bursaries - new funding for communicating research to the public
• 'Bugs R Us': an exhibition explaining human microbiology by Professor Michael Wilson (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Eastman Dental Institute), Dr Mark Lythgoe (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging), and Professor David Becker (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Cell and Molecular Biology)
• The new exhibition at the Strang Print Room, featuring 16th- and 17th-century Old Masters
• Receptions to be held next week for students from the Middle East, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and Korea by the International Office
• Dr Jenny Rohn (MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology) on her new book 'Experimental Heart: A Novel' and the genre 'lablit'.

The podcast is approximately 10 minutes long. You can listen through your computer or mp3 player via iTunes U.

All Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê weekly news roundup podcasts are available at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's presence on iTunes U, in the News and Events section.

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To download the software, and experience more Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê lectures, films and discussions on iTunes U, follow the links at the top of this item.

Image: 'Rest on the Flight to Egypt' by Joseph Heintz, one of the old masters on display in the new Strang Print Room exhibition 'A Drawing Cabinet Unlocked: Old Masters from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Art Collections'