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University of Bath alumni and staff feature strongly in the Architects' Journal 40 Under 40
In this blog Prof. Alexander Wright congratulates and acknowledges the alumni and staff from the University of Bath who have been listed in the prestigious Architects' Journal "40 under 40" awards.
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From here to there… reflections on a semester of the #bathblend – Part 1
In this blog, Prof Steve Cayzer shows how he designed the blended learning experience in a social and inclusive way.
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TOPCAT II: A CubeSat GPS instrument for ionospheric imaging
Talini Pinto Jayawardena writes about TOPCAT II (TOPside ionosphere and plasmasphere Computer Assisted Tomography II), two GPS-based satellite instruments developed at Bath for a US-UK joint space weather science mission. Our TOPCAT II payload will orbit the Earth to image the electron density of the ionosphere.
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Assessing the spread of antimicrobial resistance to develop new risk modelling techniques
Author: Benedek Plosz - A new £200,000 study – funded by EU’s H2020 – will assess the spread of antimicrobial resistance under dynamic, environmentally representative conditions, leading to the development of new risk modelling tools as means of surveillance. The...
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Help! Where’s my team? Getting teamwork to work online
In this new academics blog, Prof Steve Cayzer talks about his experience of online teaching and learning during lockdown. He discusses how important team work and team based learning are and describes the teaching methods he uses to create online teams and enhance collaboration.
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Can we use cultured meat to feed the growing planet in a sustainable way?
Authors: Moein Mir Fakhar and Scott Allan - Within Dr Marianne Ellis’ Tissue Engineering Group in the Department of Chemical Engineering researchers are designing bioreactors to scale-up cultured meat production. Two of the PhD students, we like to call ourselves Moein...
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Research into biomaterials to improve the health of medical suture users
Author: Elise Pegg - Introducing Dr Elise Pegg, lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Elise specialises in orthopaedic biomechamics research. Her research focuses on increasing the visibility of surgical sutures, which can improve the long term health of patients....
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The design of thin-walled metallic structures to reduce material wastage
Author: Dr Jie Wang A soundbite by Dr Jie Wang, Lecturer in Structural Engineering Design from the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering. Her research involves optimising the design of thin-walled steel structures, which addresses the pressing issue of high...