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Art has long been used to communicate scientific discovery. In 'The Life Scientific' Prof. Tony Ryan talks about cultural collaborations that aim to solve problems through science. He explains how combining catalysts with fashion can both clean the air and communicate an important message.
Really interesting job in knowledge exchange, innovation and digital, which links multiple HE institutions and creative businesses. Hats off to Lancaster and FutureEverything - continuing to work up some exciting and ambitious work that's highly relevant for our time. I'll continue to watch with interest. Deadline 2nd February 2012.
The StreetSavvy's tour of the world kicks off in Manchester, and Coral will be your Tour Guide. Check out her Top 5 tips of where to go and what to do if you're a visitor to town. Enjoy!
UKFast is on the Fast Track and a great place to work. Now Lawrence Jones is making green plans that are good for the planet, and his bottom line. He tells Coral what makes him tick...
Hwa Young Jung is the mother of MadLab -Manchester's Digital Laboratory. Now she's transforming the way learning is delivered with the launch of Omniversity and an agile, relevant, syllabus that's bang up to date.
Mary Anne Hobbs has inspired music lovers around the world, now she's inspiring students in Sheffield. In this week's Five on a Friday, Mary Anne tells Coral who inspires her.
Coral talks to the tireless President of Manchester University, and finds that we're both rather star struck...
Coral talks to Dave Haslam - resident DJ of the legendary Hacienda, now writer, broadcaster, and cultural commentator. He tells us why he loves revolting students and wants to see sun rise by the Seine.
I love hanging out with Alasdair Rawsthorne. It’s rare not to learn something geekily fascinating over a coffee or on a sneaky trip to chill factore. His ideas are very much in the future but he has an interesting history too. From a sabbatical in Silicon Valley, Alasdair was inspired to create Transitive, a venture-backed spin out company he launched [...]
