A celebration of engineering’s key role in Lincoln’s past, present and future will be the focus of a major event taking place in and around the city’s cathedral from May 25-27. A range of exhibitions, events and displays will celebrate…
Computer game could improve sight of visually impaired children
Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers. Academics from the University of Lincoln, UK, are working with WESC, one of the UK’s most respected specialist schools…
Lincoln blue tits provide insight into climate change
Researchers believe that the size of birds’ nests created in response to changing weather patterns may be partly to blame for reproductive failures over the last two years. An article in the April edition of The Biologist, the Society of…
What is the future of our energy?
When it comes to sustainable energy supplies hydroelectric plants are usually the best solution, according to researchers who have reviewed the economic, social and environmental impact of fuel provision. Western Europe has run out of suitable locations to create large…
HEFCE to appoint 150 more ‘impact assessors’
In an interview with Research Fortnight, Graeme Rosenberg, HEFCE’s REF manager, said the council is busy recruiting the top people among some 700 nominees from a recent exercise. The assessors for impact, or “research users” as they are called, will…
Ultrasonic sounds of the rainforest
Research aimed at developing ultrasonic microphones with insect-like sensitivity is to continue in the rainforests of Colombia and Ecuador. Following the discovery of a previously unidentified hearing organ in the South American bushcrickets’ ear, a scientist from the University of…