News from the Science and Technology Research Institute
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Hertfordshire researcher awarded Royal Society Research Fellowship
Dr James Geach from the University of Hertfordshire’s Centre for Astrophysics Research has been awarded a highly coveted University Research Fellowship (URF) from the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science.
04 Oct 2013 9:07am
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ReDNet, the prevention project on new drugs, scoops top European Health Award
The prestigious European Health Award 2013 has been awarded to Dr Ornella Corazza for the Recreational Drugs European Network (ReDNet), a collaborative prevention project on new psychoactive drugs led by University of Hertfordshire researchers Professor Fabrizio Schifano and Dr Corazza.
03 Oct 2013 10:26am
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Seeing stars at Bayfordbury’s new season of 2013/14 open evenings
The new 2013/14 season of public open evenings at the University of Hertfordshire’s Bayfordbury Observatory starts on Friday 11 October 2013.
25 Sep 2013 4:49pm
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Prawn nebula and new stars seen in high resolution
A glowing jumble of clouds nicknamed the Prawn Nebula containing clumps of hot new-born stars is visible in a new, sharp image taken with the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) VLT Survey Telescope in Chile as part of a public survey led by University of Hertfordshire astronomers.
18 Sep 2013 11:52am
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Making robots more trustworthy
Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire are part of a new £1.2 million project that aims to ensure that future robotic systems can be trusted by humans.
03 Jul 2013 3:12pm