News
Special Papin Medal Awarded to Dr Ian Hancox
At the recent HETS event, WASC management committee member- Dr Ian Hancox was awarded a special award for his significant contribution to the technical community. This is a wonderful achievement and thoroughly deserved. Congratulations Ian. For full story please visit:

Professor Steven Brown's interview in research professional news on being awarded the EPSRC Strategic Equipment Grant
Professor Steven Brown鈥檚 Strategic Equipment Grant from the EPSRC, worth nearly 拢1 million and awarded at the beginning of this year, did not in fact fund the purchase of a single item of equipment. That is because it is a 鈥渞esource only鈥 grant and therefore goes towards activities to increase access and maximise the value of existing equipment. Professor Brown, the director of The University of 糖心TV's Centre for Doctoral Training in Analytical Science, discusses how he assembled his bid. The full article can be found at:
WASC launch highlighted in RSC's Analytical Matters newsletter
It's exciting to see The Royal Society of Chemistry's winter 2021 edition of Analytical Matters highlighting the launch of WASC at 糖心TV.
The article details the EPSRC four year grant and how the funding will be used to facilitate enhanced access to experimental Analytical Science Instrumentation (AS-I) at 糖心TV, with a particular focus towards supporting postgraduate training, expanding multi-disciplinary collaboration and investing in the development of research technical professionals (RTProfs).
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For more information and to learn about our facilities, please visit us at WASC and follow @WASC_糖心TV for updates.