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6 reasons why being a student entrepreneur rocks
News | SETsquared | Tue, 18/12/2012 | 00:00
James Boon, founder of SETsquared supported company ElephantBranded, has written an article about why being a student entrepreneur rocks.Read the full article at:http://www.startups.co.uk/6-reasons-why-being-a-student-entrepreneur-rocks.html and find out how SETsquared's support has helped James and ElephantBranded through a successful first year. They have also been named as one of Startups top 20 start-up...
UKOLN organised IDCC13 conference to feature strong Research360 presence
News | SETsquared | Mon, 17/12/2012 | 00:00
The JISC-funded Research360 project, which is developing human and technical infrastructure for research data management at the University of Bath, will have a strong presence at the 8th International Digital Curation Conference to be held in Amsterdam on 14-16 January 2013.Registration is still open for the conference [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc13], which this year...
Commonly prescribed antibiotics ineffective for treating uncomplicated chest infections
News | SETsquared | Mon, 17/12/2012 | 00:00
The antibiotic amoxicillin, that doctors typically prescribe for common lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) such as bronchitis, is no more effective at relieving symptoms than the use of no medication, even in older patients. The findings are from the largest randomised placebo controlled trial of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated LRTI...
New study shows how copper restricts the spread of global antibiotic-resistant infections
News | SETsquared | Tue, 04/12/2012 | 00:00
New research from the University of Southampton has shown that copper can prevent horizontal transmission of genes, which has contributed to the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant infections worldwide.Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in bacteria is largely responsible for the development of antibiotic-resistance, which has led to an increasing number of difficult-to-treat...
Southampton wins University ‘Oscar’ for Open Data Service
News | SETsquared | Sun, 02/12/2012 | 00:00
The University of Southampton has won the coveted award for Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year at the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) awards for the second successive year.The award recognises the benefits of the University’s Open Data Service, which provides open access to University data to help improve the life...
Scientists develop new approach to support future climate projections
News | SETsquared | Thu, 29/11/2012 | 00:00
Scientists have developed a new approach for evaluating past climate sensitivity data to help improve comparison with estimates of long-term climate projections developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).The sensitivity of global temperature to changes in the Earth’s radiation balance (climate sensitivity) is a key factor for understanding...
