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Universities 'must set tough targets to recruit poor students'
The Government's Office for Fair Access (OFFA) says that the most selective institutions must be more "ambitious" in attempts to create a diverse student body. Read:
, ,Ìý Guardian, BBC Radio 4's 'Today'Simple advice improves bowel continence
Dr Anton Emmanuel (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Internal Medicine) highlights the range of options to help alleviate the symptoms of faecal incontinence. Read: Guardian
The future of 3D printing
Professor Robert Brown (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science) discusses the difficulties associated with 3D bio-printing. Listen:
(10mins 30s)Expelliarmus debitum!
Dr Kevin Fong (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Centre for Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine) explains how the Harry Potter novels could be seen as a metaphor for the state of higher education. Read:
Healthy, wealthy and wise
Professor John Martin (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Cardiovascular Medicine) prescribes a radical plan to revive UK life sciences while funding universities in their broadest mission. Read:
Secretive scents
An article in Heritage Today profiles the work of Dr Naomi Luxford (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Bartlett School of Graduate Studies) who is investigating the causes of damage to antique furniture. The piece also highlights the work of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's Heritage Smells project. Read: Heritage Today (£), More info:
Scientists claim that solar power could be harvested
Dr Alexandra Olaya-Castro (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Physics and Astronomy) highlights the potential for harvesting solar power more efficiently before transporting it over long distances using tiny molecular circuits. Read:
, More info:In Defence of Politics
Dr Meg Russell (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Constitution Unit) discusses why political cynicism is fashionable. Listen:
More:The new route to a fortune
Along with entrepreneurial Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê alumni, Tim Barnes (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Advances) explains how and why Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê is encouraging student start-up businesses.
To space and beyond
Dr Kevin Fong has been named a 'cultural engineer'. He explains how his career as a physicist and doctor has led to presenting TV programmes about the frontiers of heart surgery and anaesthetics.Ìý