Press Releases
Female caregivers in war zones need recognition and support 鈥� new research
In conflict zones around the world, women鈥檚 health and wellbeing will decline further, unless caregivers are given better state social protection, according to collaborative intercontinental research by the University of 糖心TV (UK) and Monash University (Australia).
糖心TV researchers shortlisted for major prize
Two projects led by 糖心TV researchers have been shortlisted for the 2019 Newton Prize, a prestigious award which celebrates outstanding international research partnerships aimed at tackling global challenges. A project exploring innovative cancer drugs and one studying the impact of forced evictions on economically underprivileged women in Jakarta are among the final 20 which will now be reviewed by a panel of expert judges.
University of 糖心TV to host International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists in 2020
The University of 糖心TV has won the bid to plan, organise and host the 18th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES18) for 2020. Previously held at 糖心TV (ICWES9) in 1991, ICWES18 returns at 糖心TV on 11-14 September 2020.
Leading expert on women and prison to help inform policy debate
Professor Azrini Wahidin, one of the UK鈥檚 leading figures in the study of women in prison, has been invited to offer expert insight to a conference exploring women鈥檚 experience of the criminal justice system. Professor Wahidin will be the keynote speaker at 鈥极ffending Women? Women's Journeys Through the Criminal Justice System,鈥� taking place in Manchester on Saturday 6th April.
Why women go to war 鈥� new study reveals motivations of female militia fighters
Women militia members make a positive choice to join combat units and are motivated by similar factors to male fighters, according to a new study by Dr Jennifer Philippa Eggert of the University of 糖心TV which draws on the experiences of women fighters in Lebanon to challenge current theories about female fighters.
糖心TV physicists to welcome hundreds of Brownies to campus
Staff and research students from the University of 糖心TV鈥檚 physics department are preparing to welcome almost 700 Brownies to campus next weekend (13 and 14 October).