Celebration of Lincoln’s engineering expertise

An exhibit detailing the University of Lincoln’s revolutionary research into cancer treatment will be one of many exciting and thought-provoking attractions as Spark Engineering Festival returns to Lincoln. The University of Lincoln is working with City of Lincoln Council, Lincoln University Technical College, Lincoln College and a range of the region’s engineering firms to provide…

Wikileaks founder to speak at conference

Controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been invited to speak by the organisers of this year’s British Human Computer Interaction Conference to be held in Lincoln. The previous editor-in-chief of the website WikiLeaks, which Assange also co-founded in 2006 after an earlier career in hacking and programming, will appear by video link on 17th July,…

Robots attend Europe’s largest tech conference

3D-printed robots from the University of Lincoln, UK, have taken their first overseas trip to attend Europe’s largest annual technology event in Dublin. Web Summit, which runs from 4th to 6th November 2014, has been called ‘the best technology conference on the planet’. MARC (Multi-Actuated Robotic Companion) and TAMMIE (Technologically Advanced Multi-Modal Interactive Entity), two…

Graduation 2014 – Prizewinners

Well done to all graduates in the Class of 2014!!! We hope you enjoyed your day at the Cathedral. After the ceremony we also gave out awards to our prize winners: The Longhurst Prize (best project) John McDonagh  (BSc Games Computing Level 3)      Best Graduate in the School of Computer Science Level 3…

Science festival attracts prominent academics

Leading researchers in cancer treatment, retinal disease and the health benefits provided by companion animals will be speaking at a science, arts and heritage festival celebrating the area’s close connection with Sir Isaac Newton. The Gravity Fields Festival, which takes place in Grantham, Lincolnshire, from 24-28th September 2014, pays homage to the world’s most influential…

The Royal Society showcases the future of cancer treatment

A pioneering research project which aims to develop a more effective radiotherapy treatment for thousands of cancer sufferers is featured in a major public exhibition by The Royal Society. Professor Nigel Allinson, MBE, from the School of Computer Science, University of Lincoln, UK, is showcasing the PRaVDA consortium’s ground-breaking work into cancer treatment at this…

Past and present will wow public at air show

Visitors to this year’s RAF Waddington International Air Show can meet a 3D-printed robot and listen to the sound of an insect that lived 165 million years ago. Created by Dr John Murray from the School of Computer Science at the University of Lincoln, UK, MARC – Multi-Actuated Robotic Companion – will be meeting the…