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Study Abroad: Scotland University Offers Scholarships To Engineering Students, Check Details
Study Abroad: The scholarships, ranging from 5,000 pounds to 7,000 pounds, are available for new international students.
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Glasgow's Strathclyde University Offers Scholarship For Masters In Physics: Check Amount, Eligibility
All eligible postgraduate taught master's offer holders in the Department of Physics will automatically receive the scholarship.
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Ancient Gold Coin Proves Fictional Roman Emperor Sponsian Was Real: Study
An ancient gold coin has proved that a third-century Roman emperor who was previously perceived as a fictional character really did exist.
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Indian-Origin Engineer Leads UK Team That Creates Skin Which Feels "Pain"
A team of researchers led by an Indian-origin engineer in the UK has created an electronic skin capable of feeling "pain" and according to them it could help create a new generation of smart robots with human-like sensitivity.
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Transgender Cyclist 'Ineligible' To Compete Against Female Riders
Emily Bridges, who won the men's points race at the British universities and colleges championships in Glasgow in February, began hormone therapy last year.
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With DogPhone, Your Canine Friends Can Call You Any Time for a Chat
A University of Glasgow researcher has made a device that will enable pet dogs to communicate with their owners over long distances. Dr. Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, a specialist in animal-computer interaction at the university's School of Computing Science, has been building devices for her 10-year-old Labrador for a while now.
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Give The Dog A Phone: This Device Will Allow Pets To Call Their Owners
Lonely dogs could soon be able to call their absent owners using a new device invented by animal-tech scientists in Britain and Finland, they said Wednesday.
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Giant Spider Hijacks BBC Live Interview In Bizarre Video
A 'giant' spider recently hijacked a live interview on BBC News. On Friday, several viewers were astonished to see an eight-legged creature on their television screens when Glasgow City Councillor Graham Campbell was being interviewed.
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Jaguar Land Rover Develops Sensory Steering Wheel To Combat Driver Distraction
The research, in partnership with Glasgow University, has created a sensory steering wheel, parts of which can be quickly heated and cooled to inform drivers where to turn, when to change lane or to warn of an approaching junction.
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UK Police Link Suspect Package To London Explosives
British police said a suspect package found in Glasgow on Wednesday is likely linked to three small explosive devices discovered in London the previous day.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Creating Robotic Hand With A Human Sense Of Touch
An Indian-origin scientist working on creating a robotic hand covered in so-called "brainy skin" that mimics the human sense of touch has won 1.5 million pounds in funding for the project.
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Calcutta University, IISER Pune, Glasgow University Get 1.4 Crore Funding To Promote Collaboration
The Calcutta University, IISER Pune and the University of Glasgow have secured a joint funding of Rs 1.4 crore from an international credit mobility scheme for encouraging collaboration between the three institutes.
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Viral: Some People Say They Can Hear This Silent GIF. Can You?
Is it possible to hear a silent GIF? That's the question many are asking after a GIF first created in 2008 by Twitter user @IamHappyToast resurfaced and went viral. Dr Lisa DeBruine, a researcher at the University of Glasgow, tweeted and asked her followers whether they could "hear" the GIF. Surprisingly, even though the GIF has no audio, many rep...
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At This University, You Can Now Study Game Of Thrones
A university in the United Kingdom is offering a new course next month on philosophy based on the popular Game of Thrones fantasy TV series. Over two six-hour sessions, John Donaldson from the University of Glasgow will introduce key philosophical principles by using themes from the popular show.
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The Cost Of Silence: Why More CEOs Are Speaking Out In The Trump Era
After receiving an honorary doctorate at the University of Glasgow recently, Apple chief executive Tim Cook took questions from the capacity crowd. The first student had two for the leader of the world's most profitable company. He wondered, to laughter, whether he could have a job. And then he asked about Apple's "next big thing" - not just as far...
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Study Abroad: Scotland University Offers Scholarships To Engineering Students, Check Details
Study Abroad: The scholarships, ranging from 5,000 pounds to 7,000 pounds, are available for new international students.
-
Glasgow's Strathclyde University Offers Scholarship For Masters In Physics: Check Amount, Eligibility
All eligible postgraduate taught master's offer holders in the Department of Physics will automatically receive the scholarship.
-
Ancient Gold Coin Proves Fictional Roman Emperor Sponsian Was Real: Study
An ancient gold coin has proved that a third-century Roman emperor who was previously perceived as a fictional character really did exist.
-
Indian-Origin Engineer Leads UK Team That Creates Skin Which Feels "Pain"
A team of researchers led by an Indian-origin engineer in the UK has created an electronic skin capable of feeling "pain" and according to them it could help create a new generation of smart robots with human-like sensitivity.
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Transgender Cyclist 'Ineligible' To Compete Against Female Riders
Emily Bridges, who won the men's points race at the British universities and colleges championships in Glasgow in February, began hormone therapy last year.
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With DogPhone, Your Canine Friends Can Call You Any Time for a Chat
A University of Glasgow researcher has made a device that will enable pet dogs to communicate with their owners over long distances. Dr. Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, a specialist in animal-computer interaction at the university's School of Computing Science, has been building devices for her 10-year-old Labrador for a while now.
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Give The Dog A Phone: This Device Will Allow Pets To Call Their Owners
Lonely dogs could soon be able to call their absent owners using a new device invented by animal-tech scientists in Britain and Finland, they said Wednesday.
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Giant Spider Hijacks BBC Live Interview In Bizarre Video
A 'giant' spider recently hijacked a live interview on BBC News. On Friday, several viewers were astonished to see an eight-legged creature on their television screens when Glasgow City Councillor Graham Campbell was being interviewed.
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Jaguar Land Rover Develops Sensory Steering Wheel To Combat Driver Distraction
The research, in partnership with Glasgow University, has created a sensory steering wheel, parts of which can be quickly heated and cooled to inform drivers where to turn, when to change lane or to warn of an approaching junction.
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UK Police Link Suspect Package To London Explosives
British police said a suspect package found in Glasgow on Wednesday is likely linked to three small explosive devices discovered in London the previous day.
-
Indian-Origin Scientist Creating Robotic Hand With A Human Sense Of Touch
An Indian-origin scientist working on creating a robotic hand covered in so-called "brainy skin" that mimics the human sense of touch has won 1.5 million pounds in funding for the project.
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Calcutta University, IISER Pune, Glasgow University Get 1.4 Crore Funding To Promote Collaboration
The Calcutta University, IISER Pune and the University of Glasgow have secured a joint funding of Rs 1.4 crore from an international credit mobility scheme for encouraging collaboration between the three institutes.
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Viral: Some People Say They Can Hear This Silent GIF. Can You?
Is it possible to hear a silent GIF? That's the question many are asking after a GIF first created in 2008 by Twitter user @IamHappyToast resurfaced and went viral. Dr Lisa DeBruine, a researcher at the University of Glasgow, tweeted and asked her followers whether they could "hear" the GIF. Surprisingly, even though the GIF has no audio, many rep...
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At This University, You Can Now Study Game Of Thrones
A university in the United Kingdom is offering a new course next month on philosophy based on the popular Game of Thrones fantasy TV series. Over two six-hour sessions, John Donaldson from the University of Glasgow will introduce key philosophical principles by using themes from the popular show.
-
The Cost Of Silence: Why More CEOs Are Speaking Out In The Trump Era
After receiving an honorary doctorate at the University of Glasgow recently, Apple chief executive Tim Cook took questions from the capacity crowd. The first student had two for the leader of the world's most profitable company. He wondered, to laughter, whether he could have a job. And then he asked about Apple's "next big thing" - not just as far...
