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Design a logo for organic products
The EU is looking for a fresh new logo for organic products. If you are a young artist or designer, enter the competition and you could win 6000 euro.
Student makes toaster from scratch
A design student at the Royal College of Art in London has made a toaster – literally from the ground up.
Clothing labelling
Trousers have to be tried on – the variation between size labeling and actual clothing size is huge. This is shown by the report "Large? Clothing sizes and size labeling"
The dangers of Playstation
Gamers beware: Keeping too tight a grip on the console and furiously pushing the buttons can cause a newly identified skin disorder marked by painful lumps on the palms.
Preventing road rage
The UK already has the worst road rage figures of any European nation, with 80% of drivers saying they've been involved in an incident and 1 in 4 admitting to committing an act of road rage themselves.
Eco-friendly motorbike unveiled
It has the ability to reach speeds of 102mph, race around a 38 mile mountainous course and is powered by lithium ion phosphate batteries. It’s Kingston University’s new, green motorbike.
Biofuel benefits
Plant, forestry waste and dedicated energy crops could sustainably replace nearly a third of gasoline use by the year 2030.
Lose your job, lose your car
Hyundai has launched the first incentive program for U.S. consumers that would allow them to return vehicles if they lose their jobs.
Students have engineering edge
From the Olympics to London Underground – Birmingham’s top students will reveal ground-breaking research in a bid to prove they have the engineering edge.
Careers for women
A study on sex differences in mathematics, shows why women are underrepresented in physics, engineering and technology careers.
Women in construction
Women currently make up just 10% of the UK construction workforce. The National Association of Women in Construction is aiming to change this.
Engineering with an edge
Smallpeice Trust offer exciting engineering courses for young people, from mining and minerals to materials technology.
Insurers put profits over health
Long after it was revealed that life and health insurance companies were major investors in tobacco stocks, prompting calls upon them to divest, US, Canadian and UK-based insurance firms now hold at least $4.4 billion of investments in tobacco.
Success of the academy approach?
A complex picture is emerging about the controversial Academies programme. Are they leading to improved student performance and higher levels of student satisfaction?
Study law at summer school
Students and young professionals wanting to find out more about law can attend a summer school at the University of Essex.
How to stop procrastination
Psychologists explore if there is a link between how we think about a task and our tendency to postpone it.
Nature-based tourism
A new study found that many nations throughout the world, including the UK, are seeing an annual increase in visitors to their conservation areas.
The Takeaway Festival
Visit the Takeaway Festival of Do-It-Yourself Media where you'll be able to control a robot with a travel card, have 30 singers at your beck and call from a piano and contribute sounds to a live musical performance.
Dietary fats trigger long-term memory formation
Researchers have found that eating fat-rich foods triggers the formation of long-term memories of that activity.
Free Range 2009 - Art & Design degree shows
Europe's largest graduate art and design show with FREE ADMISSION! This is the hottest way to discover new creative talent.
Student warms up for charity Iceland trek
A student from the University of Sheffield, who suffered from a rare form of lymphatic cancer, is warming up for a gruelling 100km trek across Iceland to raise money for charity.
Sports Opportunities
Internationally acclaimed Westway Sports Centre will be throwing open its world class facilities and providing top coaches and instructors to all Londoners in it’s Discover Sport Open Day on 6 June.
Win a trip to Australia
Get your Aussie working holiday off to a flyer with this cool competition. Win a flight to Oz, and choose one of six great, month-long, paid job placements. It's the perfect way to kick start your Australian adventure.
When dreaming is believing
While science tries to understand the stuff dreams are made of, humans, from cultures all over the world, continue to believe that dreams contain important hidden truths.
