Friday 19 December 2014

Brown bears, wolves and lynx numbers rising in Europe

Brown bears, wolves and lynx numbers rising in Europe

 Land-sharing model of conservation is helping large predators thrive in the wild – and even the British countryside could support big carnivores, study finds .

MSc Computer Science at Maynooth University

MSc Computer Science

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University Research Excellence Framework Results for the UK

Education news, opinion and guides | The Guardian

Check out which are the top  Research Universities in the UK, and which subjects are producing the best research.

Maynooth University discovery in the fight against diabetes

Maynooth University discovery in the fight against diabetes

Maynooth University scientists have identified a protein in the body that may have the potential to prevent the development of obesity-driven diabetes.

Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest growing epidemics, with an estimated 225,000 people in Ireland alone suffering from the disease.  Obesity is a key driver of Type 2 Diabetes, given that excess abdominal fat causes fat cells to release a ‘pro-inflammatory’ chemical which can make the body less sensitive to the insulin it produces and disrupt the ability of insulin-responsive cells to fulfill their function.

Thursday 18 December 2014

Academics across UK fearful in advance of Ref results

Academics across UK fearful in advance of Ref results

 Research Excellence Framework, which judges quality of research, widely criticised as divisive and a cause of bullying

Times Higher Education choose Scopus data for its World University Ranking | Scopus Blog | Elsevier

Times Higher Education choose Scopus data for its World University Ranking 

Times Higher Education (THE), a global leader in university rankings, has announced their decision to work with the Scopus database and SciVal, Elsevier’s research metrics analysis tool, for its World University Ranking and other rankings including the 100 Under 50, Asia University and BRICS & Emerging Economies rankings.

Both Scopus and SciVal are available to Maynooth University users via the Library.

Tuesday 16 December 2014

BBC Horizon - Fermat's Last Theorem

BBC Horizon - Fermat's Last Theorem

 In 1996 this documentary was made about Fermat’s
Last Theorem for the BBC series Horizon. It was 50 minutes of
mathematicians talking about mathematics, which is not the obvious
recipe for a TV blockbuster, but the result was a programme that
captured the public imagination and which received critical acclaim. The programme won the BAFTA for best documentary, a Priz Italia,
other international prizes and an Emmy nomination – this proves that
mathematics can be as emotional and as gripping as any other subject on
the planet so says Simon Singh http://simonsingh.net/books/fermats-last-theorem/fermats-last-theorem-the-tv-documentary/

World University Rankings 2023

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 include 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions, making them the lar...