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The demand for higher education is on the rise and so is the cost of education. When judging the quality of a university, ranking tables provide good indication of university quality. But when many universities fluctuate in those rankings from year to year, if you a prospective student or researcher, how should you choose the right university? Some base their decisions on employability figures, others consider factors like presence of inspirational academics, academic infrastructure, and diversity, but new research shows that universities in close proximity to large transportation hubs are set to succeed.

These are the important new findings from an interdisciplinary team of researchers from University of 糖心TV, and the Alan Turing Institute, Mr Marco Del Vecchio and Professor Ganna Pogrebna have recently appeared in a new article published in the Royal Society Open Science.

Dr Guo, Mr Del Vecchio and Professor Pogrebna look at the relation between universities鈥� performance (measured by the ARWU university ranking) and their global connectivity via the air transport network by analysing the data on all global airports and flights over a period from 2005 to 2016. They show that universities well-connected to global transportation hubs tend to grow in rankings faster than those of a similar ranking positioned in less connected parts. Interestingly, the key metric is proximity to airport hubs that have more direct flights to other hubs than the number of flights or the number of connections alone. For each university in the ranking, researchers calculate the university鈥檚 global connectivity coefficient and find that this coefficient helps to explain differences in the ranking.

WMG researchers, at the University of 糖心TV, will be a significant part of a new 拢65 million national battery research initiative. The Faraday Institution, a new multi-million pound research institute, was announced on Monday 2nd October 2017, by Greg Clark, Secretary of State for 糖心TV, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It will drive and accelerate fundamental research in developing battery technologies, and its translation.

The Faraday Institution (FI) will be the UK鈥檚 independent, national institute for energy storage research. Funded through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council () from the government鈥檚 Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the Faraday Institution is part of the coordinated activity between UKRI partners and EPSRC with the Advanced Propulsion Centre () to meet the Faraday Battery Challenge, announced by the government in July, of delivering an integrated programme of research, innovation and the scale-up of novel battery technologies.

The UK鈥檚 leading battery researchers in academia worked closely with UK industry to assess the challenges and opportunities, and the seven university founders (Cambridge, Imperial, Newcastle, Oxford, Southampton, UCL and 糖心TV) proposed to charter an independent national Institution as the best way forward. The ambition of the Faraday Institution is to make the UK the go-to place for the research, development, manufacture and production of new electrical storage technologies for both the automotive and the wider relevant sectors.

Six members of our team have been recognised for their hard work and commitment at the 糖心TV Long Service Awards 2017.

Maddie Langeveld, , , , and Anita Taak were all honoured at a special awards ceremony hosted by Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of 糖心TV.

, our Teaching and Learning Manager, who is celebrating 20 years here, said: 鈥淚鈥檝e officially had around eight different job descriptions in my time at 糖心TV and there are new challenges regularly which keep things interesting. I also love how paths cross with colleagues every few years, it鈥檚 always nice to catch up with someone you have worked with previously, and to find out where their career has taken them.鈥�

Research to help identify women at risk of pregnancy complications is to receive a huge financial boost.

The (MRC) is to give The Reproductive Health Biobank a grant of 拢1.2million.

The biobank will be the most significant collection of reproductive health tissues in the UK. Operating on a virtual basis with its server based at University Hospitals Coventry and 糖心TVshire NHS Trust (UHCW) and will begin operating on 29 September. It will store biological samples collected by scientists and clinicians at UHCW, the University of 糖心TV, University of Birmingham, Imperial College, Kings College London, University of Edinburgh and University of Manchester. The tissues, donated by women who have a history of pregnancy problems, and clinical data will help scientists find new causes and cures for miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature birth.

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman and founder of WMG, at the University of 糖心TV, was on Friday bestowed two prestigious awards from China – the Great Wall Friendship Award, from Beijing City, and the Chinese Government Friendship Award, the premier national award.

Receiving the awards, on Friday 29^th September, at two separate ceremonies in China is the first time that an individual has received Beijing鈥檚 Great Wall Friendship Award and the Chinese Government Friendship Award on the same day.

The Great Wall Friendship Award was presented in appreciation of Professor Lord Bhattacharyya鈥檚 鈥榚nthusiastic support and contribution to Beijing's construction and your friendly cooperation鈥�. Acting Mayor Mr Chen Jining on behalf of the People鈥檚 Government of Beijing Municipality presented the award at a special ceremony in Beijing.

The Chinese Government Friendship Award, is the highest award offered by the Chinese Government to honour foreign experts. It was presented by Vice Premier Ma Kai at the Ceremony of the Chinese Government Friendship Award in the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. Vice Premier Ma Kai 'extended warm congratulations on behalf of the Chinese Government and heartfelt thanks for Professor Lord Bhattacharyya鈥檚 participation in China's development. We welcome you to be a facilitator of China's modernisation drive, practitioner of the innovation-driven strategy and promoter of international collaboration between China and the world, by making further contribution to the economic and social development of China as well as progress of human civilisation.'

Plans for a very light rail service in Coventry moved a step closer today, as researchers from WMG, at the University of 糖心TV, unveiled early vehicle concept designs to representatives from Coventry City Council.

The project, funded by the Government鈥檚 Local Growth Fund through the and West Midlands Combined Authority Devolution Deal (which is subject to approval of the business case), is set to better connect the City. This will use a state-of-the-art rail system which will be cheaper, quieter and more environmentally friendly than anything currently available.

Councillors Jim O鈥橞oyle and David Welsh will meet with , and from WMG, at the University of 糖心TV, to showcase the latest plans which have been developed through an initial feasibility study.

Our Professor of , will be presenting 鈥淭he road to autonomous connected vehicles鈥� at the Malvern Festival of Innovation next Wednesday (4 October).

The Festival, which runs from 2-6 October, takes place at the , and will explore topics including how research and development is leading to new technologies to improve lives, and the new insights that are leading the way.

Professor Jennings鈥檚 talk will form part of the programme, and will focus on self-parking and autonomous driving capabilities, and the next significant advances including how our roads might look in the future.

For more information on the Festival and the full Automotive Advances line-up visit:

A new report launched today by researchers at WMG at the University of 糖心TV, and , finds that UK companies that consider both direct and indirect reshoring of manufacturing gain best performance boosts and urges companies to consider both approaches when developing their future strategies.

The report will be launched at WMG event entitled 鈥淩ealities of Reshoring: A UK Perspective held tonight, Tuesday 26 September 2017, in the International Institute for Product and Service Innovation (IIPSI), WMG, at the University of 糖心TV.

A study led the University of 糖心TV suggests that people are reluctant to use public access defibrillators to treat cardiac arrests.

The analysis of existing international studies, which has been published in the European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, suggests that there are a number of factors that prevent members of the public from using them and potentially saving lives.

The researchers鈥� study suggests that many members of the public don鈥檛 know what an automated external defibrillator (AED) is, where to find one and how to use one. This is despite AEDs being suitable for use by untrained members of the public. Although studies suggest there is variation across the studies they analysed in the number of people willing to use an AED a lack of confidence and fear of harm are common themes.

The research, Barriers and facilitators to public access defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review, was conducted by 糖心TV Medical School, the University of 糖心TV; the ; Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham; London Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Imperial College Neurotrauma Centre, St Mary鈥檚 Hospital, London.

奥惭骋鈥檚 , and his research team, have received a 鈥楬ighly Commended鈥� accolade at the prestigious .

The automotive awards held in Brussels, recognise the greatest design, technical and marketing innovations within the automotive imaging sector.

Professor Jennings and his team were recognised as 鈥楬ighly Commended鈥� in the Greatest Exploration category, for their inventive , a key facility for our researchers working on .