Recent Stories
- Unborn babies 'practise' facial expressions in the womb
- Lancaster leads the way in cyber security bursary scheme
- Physicists gain insight into the UK's biggest killer
- Engineering students make finals of national start-up business competition
- Social media plagued by privacy problems, say researchers
- Lancaster Environment Centre conducts roadside pollution research for BBC
- Lancaster set to receive funding boost to stimulate UK's economy
- Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
- How do we find out about cyber criminals?
- First, carbon footprints... now you can calculate your 'nitrogen footprint'
Graduate Academy Update
As part of the European Commission Leonardo Da Vinci scheme, a portuguese graduate, Vanessa Gomez has joined the KBC. Vanessa specializes in networking systems and previously worked for the leading portuguese energy supplier.
The KBC has also welcomed Andrew Foote, a graduate from InfoLab21's Department of Communications. Andrew already has experience designing websites for local companies and as part of his studies he developed a promotional DVD.
Andrew and Vanessa will be working on ICT projects as part of InfoLab21's Graduate Academy, which provides free ICT support for businesses.
The first Graduate has left the Academy - Rob Jones, who specialised in web design and completed a series of projects for local businesses, including developing a new free website Content Management System, has been recruited by IT Works in Preston. We wish him all the best in his new role as ICT Recruitment Advisor.
For more information on the Graduate Academy see:
Fri 29 September 2006
Associated Links
- InfoLab21 Graduate Academy - InfoLab21 Graduate Academy
Latest News
Unborn babies 'practise' facial expressions in the womb
Researchers from Durham and Lancaster Universities suggest that a foetus's ability to show a "pain" facial expression is a developmental process which could potentially give doctors another index of the health of a foetus.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Mon 17 June 2013
Lancaster leads the way in cyber security bursary scheme
Lancaster is one of four UK universities selected to take part in an 'industry first' sponsorship initiative encouraging students to take up Masters-level cyber security degrees.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Mon 10 June 2013
Physicists gain insight into the UK's biggest killer
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the UK, accounting for a third of all fatalities through illnesses such as stroke and heart disease.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Wed 29 May 2013
Engineering students make finals of national start-up business competition
Engineering students Scott Nash, Daniel Richardson and Aaron Aboshio have won the northern heat of the Youth Entrepreneurs Scheme 'Engineering YES' competition for their spin-out renewable energy company Atlantis.
Thu 23 May 2013