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KTP grant awarded to Westminster Academics and Mezzo Labs to develop new consumer behaviour mapping tool
27 September 2016
Dimitris Parapadakis and Ashif Tejani, Principal Lecturers in Computer Science in the Faculty of Science and Technology have been awarded a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Grant with London-based web analytics consultancy Mezzo Labs.
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University of Westminster Professor Rob Toulson exhibits robot drums at V&A during Digital Design Weekend
26 September 2016
Rob Toulson, Professor of Creative Industries (Commercial Music) at the University of Westminster, showcased his robotic talents at the Victoria and Albert Museum during Digital Design Weekend as part of London Design Week taking place between 17-25 September.
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University of Westminster is the most internationally diverse university in the UK and ranked 118th in the world for international outlook
26 September 2016
Named the most internationally diverse university in the UK in the Hotcourses Diversity Index (HDI) earlier this year, the University of Westminster has been ranked at 118 for International Outlook across all universities worldwide by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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Fresher’s Fairs held across campuses welcome thousands of new students to the University of Westminster
23 September 2016
Throughout this week, the University of Westminster’s Student Union (UWSU) has been welcoming newly enrolled students to the University with fun packed Freshers’ Fairs held at all four campuses.
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Westminster student through to Six-Chair Challenge on ITV’s X Factor
23 September 2016
Carolina Alvares (second from left), Commercial Music BA Honours student, has been selected with her group Four of Diamonds to go through to the Six-Chair Challenge on ITV’s talent show X Factor.
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Westminster Alumnus’ BuzzDose app is first for the Clinical Trial Industry
22 September 2016
Westminster Business School alumnus Rory Sadler’s BuzzDose app is the first patient enrollment, engagement and management app for the Clinical Trial industry.
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Generations of Westminster alumni wow London Fashion Week
21 September 2016
An array of Westminster fashion design alumni including Ashley Williams, Christopher Bailey, Markus Lupfer, David Ferreira, Jack Byne, Amanda Svart, Emma Charles and Roberta Einer who all studied at the University of Westminster’s School of Media, Arts and Design, showcased their new collections at London Fashion Week.
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Unprecedented investigation into the history of Jamaican music to be launched at the University of Westminster
21 September 2016
An investigation into the history of Jamaican music’s contribution to the culture and heritage of Britain is to be launched at the University of Westminster.
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University is London venue for global art and culture event series on refugees and sea
16 September 2016
This year, the University of Westminster is helping London join people across the globe in New York, Betlehem, Haifa, Jerusalem, Beirut and Amman to inaugurate a unique event series called Qalandiya International (QI) where 100 international artists, architects, filmmakers and spatial designers will simultaneously and collaboratively explore the subject of refugees and the sea.
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Westminster Business School appoints new Dean
16 September 2016
Westminster Business School has appointed Professor Malcolm Kirkup as its new Dean.
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‘The Knowledge’ writer Professor Lewis Dartnell gives keynote speech in South Korea on first printed book
15 September 2016
Lewis Dartnell, astrobiology researcher and Professor of Science Communication at University of Westminster, gave a keynote lecture at the Jijki Festival’s Golden Seed Live Show in South Korea about Jikji, the first printed book in the world. Professor Dartnell was invited as the highlight of the show given the enormous success of his book “The Knowledge” which looks at how to reboot civilisation from scratch after an apocalypse.
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Westminster Graduate’s Food App Shortlisted for Multiple Awards
14 September 2016
Diana Forescu, a marketing graduate from the University of Westminster has developed a new food app called TakeMeOut.
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Westminster alumnus Asif Kapadia named one of London’s most influential people by the Evening Standard
13 September 2016
Oscar award winning director and University of Westminster graduate Asif Kapadia has made the Evening Standard’s Progress 1000: London’s most influential people 2016 – Film list. The Progress 1000 list features leading figures in science, technology, business, politics and arts, including notable figures such as Prince Charles and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
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Professor Tom Buchanan is academic consultant for BBC iWonder piece on the authenticity of social media
12 September 2016
Faculty Research Director and Professor of Psychology, Tom Buchanan, was asked by BBC iWonder to provide his academic expertise for a guide entitled ‘Why does social media seem ‘fake’ to some people?’,presented by writer and broadcaster Konnie Huq.
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The Rt Hon Mark Field, MP for the Cities of London and Westminster visits the Regent Street Cinema
12 September 2016
Following its opening last year, the University of Westminster’s Regent Street Cinema has been attracting visitors and film lovers from all over the city. Mark Field, who has been serving as MP to the Cities of London and Westminster since 2001, was invited to Regent Street to view the refurbished birthplace of British Cinema - made possible by a £1.5million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant - by Stuart Hobley, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund, London.
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Westminster’s Dr Rachel Aldred is named in the Evening Standard’s annual Progress 1000 list
09 September 2016
Senior Lecturer in Transport Dr Rachel Aldred has made the Evening Standard’s Progress 1000: London’s most influential people 2016 – Transport list. The Progress 1000 list features leading figures in science technology, business, politics and arts, including notable figures such as Prince Charles and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
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Higher Education think tank releases case study on University of Westminster’s development of a coaching culture as best practice
08 September 2016
A paper on coaching culture development written by Nick Kapoutzis, Head of Leadership and Organisational Development at the University of Westminster, was released by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE) as a best practice case study.
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University of Westminster Law Graduate Shaheen Mamun shortlisted as Junior Lawyer of the Year 2016
07 September 2016
Shaheen Mamun who graduated from University of Westminster with an LLB Honours Solicitors Exempting degree (now MLaw - Integrated Master’s in Law) has been shortlisted for the Junior Lawyer of the Year Award 2016 as part of The Law Society Excellence Awards.
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Westminster Events Lecturer announced as one of the most influential events professionals on Twitter in 2016
06 September 2016
Dr James Morgan CSEP, Senior Lecturer in Events, has been selected as one of the most influential event professionals on Twitter in 2016.
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University of Westminster academics collaborate in developing cutting-edge games for Criminal Law students
05 September 2016
In the new academic year, University of Westminster academics from the Department of Computer Science and Westminster Law School (WLS) hope to pilot, with the help of WLS students, a high-tech and innovative computer game using virtual reality that they have been developing in partnership.
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From Harrow to Rio - the 2016 Olympics broadcast brought to you by Westminster staff
02 September 2016
Sarah-Jane Harrison and Aidan McCarthy from the Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design were part of the Olympic Broadcast Service at the Rio Olympic Games.
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Second-year science students spend summer researching cancer and strokes
02 September 2016
Three second-year Westminster students from the Faculty of Science and Technology spent their summer contributing to essential research such as treating and preventing cancer and stroke, as part of their high profile summer studentships.
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University of Westminster, iGEM defending champions, host annual UK iGEM meet
31 August 2016
17 UK teams participating in the 2016 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition gathered for the annual pre-competition UK meet up at Westminster’s Marylebone campus.
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University’s Distant Horizon Award sponsors Business students to present paper at New York conference
30 August 2016
Scooping an award for best research paper, two Westminster Business School students excelled at the Multidisciplinary International Social Networks Conference held in New York this summer.
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London's Night Tube: How to make the most of it according to our Senior Lecturer in Transport
24 August 2016
The 24-hour tube service will make London’s night time economy prosper, getting workers home safer and quicker, and making the capital even more attractive to international investors, yet there are some issues that need to be addressed, says Dr Enrica Papa, Senior Lecturer in Transport at the University of Westminster.