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Common seal

Marine Research Seals Student Success
2 May 2012

University of Derby research that has proven the effectiveness of a new method of identifying common seals in the wild has taken home Best Poster ...

Steve Brown

Disgusting Food 'Contaminates' Favourite Nibbles For Young Eaters
18 April 2012

Parents who try to get their infants to eat foods they don't like by presenting them next to foods they do enjoy should beware - as a new study by ...

Ellen Stone and Dr Ian Turner

Forensics Graduate Makes Her Mark At 'Fingerprint Conference'
12 April 2012

A University of Derby graduate, who is now forging a career with the Derbyshire Constabulary, will present her research on fingerprint analysis at ...

Karim vahed

Researcher Recognised By Royal Entomological Society
3 April 2012

A University of Derby academic has been elected to become a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. Dr Karim Vahed, a senior lecturer on the ...

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Career Interview Sessions Prove Just The Job
14 March 2012

More than 60 Biology and Zoology final year students benefited from mock interview sessions; run jointly by the Career Development Centre (CDC) ...

Kristin aune

Expert's Views On Feminism In Demand On Women's Day
5 March 2012

A Derby expert on gender is clearly in demand, as she has been asked to share her views on modern feminism with hundreds of women at events in ...

Simon Greenfield

Education Fuels Graduate's Search For Natural Resources
3 February 2012

A University of Derby graduate who is carving out a successful career in geology was invited to speak to a group of UK students about his ...

Top Bench

Competition Call For Young Enquiring Minds
31 January 2012

Secondary school children across Derbyshire are being asked to come up with ways to reduce their school's carbon footprint, with the best ideas ...

Top of the bench comp

Young Scientists Display Winning Chemistry In Regional Final
23 January 2012

A Derbyshire school will be representing the Midlands in the finals of a national science competition, after impressing a panel of science judges ...

Vanessa amaral-rogers

The (Night) Sky Is The Limit For Derby Graduate
13 January 2012

A student with a passion for the natural world has her sights set on the night sky - and the stars of TV - as she is working on an event for the ...

Zaheer hussain with gamer

Derby Study Finds Worrying Levels Of Gaming Addiction Worldwide
9 January 2012

As many as 44% of gamers show some signs of addiction, claims one of the largest cross-population studies into computer game addiction of its ...

Professor David Nutt

Scientist In Drug Classification Controversy Talks In Derby
13 December 2011

Outspoken scientist Professor David Nutt, who was the Government's top drugs adviser until he criticised its policy on drug and alcohol ...

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