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Posted on Thursday 26 May 2016
Celebrating our research at the annual MERI Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Symposium
The Materials and Engineering Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute's annual Symposium was held on 17th and 18th May 2016 at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
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Posted on Friday 25 December 2015
Academic cuts cancer costs at hospital
A South Yorkshire hospital has cut costs and freed up bed space thanks to a computer modelling technique introduced by a Ï㽶ÊÓƵ academic
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Posted on Monday 09 November 2015
Awarding one of our highest achieving research students
The National High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering Technology Centre Award was awarded to the MERI PhD graduate Paranjayaee Mandal, who demonstrated an outstanding contribution to industrial focused surface engineering research
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Posted on Thursday 05 November 2015
Awarding one of our highest achieving research students
The 2013 Jeremy Laskowski Memorial Prize for Excellence in PhD Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has been awarded to Dr Shuja Ahmed for his innovative work on robot swarm systems.
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Posted on Saturday 31 October 2015
MERI Celebrates its 25th Anniversary Dinner with Unique Mementos
The Materials and Engineering Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute (MERI) held its 25th Anniversary Dinner on Thursday10 September 2015, celebrating a quarter of a century of research and development excellence. Our attendees received a unique memento for the evening's celebration.
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Posted on Saturday 15 August 2015
Roman cement product offers solutions for rendering and plastering applications
Historic building consultants Orsi and Associates were looking into the possibility of using Roman cements in plaster and render mortars for both conservation and new build applications
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Posted on Saturday 25 July 2015
KTP Associates Day and Networking Dinner
The Materials and Engineering Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ held its fifth Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Day and Networking Dinner on Thursday 21 May 2015
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Posted on Thursday 04 June 2015
MERI Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Symposium 2015
MERI's annual Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Symposium was held on 19th/20th May in the Cantor Building. The event was a great success and was attended by staff, students and external guests.
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Posted on Thursday 30 April 2015
The seashell-inspired material inspiring a new wave of safety gear in sport
Professor Andy Alderson's research, which demonstrates how auxetic materials have the potential to make sports equipment safer, has received funding from a number of UK and overseas agencies and has attracted substantial media coverage
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Posted on Tuesday 14 April 2015
Robots on reins could be the ‘eyes’ of firefighters
Firefighters moving through smoke-filled buildings could save vital seconds and find it easier to identify objects and obstacles, thanks to revolutionary reins that enable robots to act like guide dogs