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Continued from page 32 microscopy sample preparation technology. He said the complete electron
microscopy package, supplied by Zeiss NTS, includes two Zeiss scanning electron microscopes, the Quorum Cryo-SEMsystem, and two Oxford Instruments elemental analysis systems which will “ensure students and staff across all University of Brighton faculties have access to the most up-to-date teaching and research equipment”. Over 500 children and 36
teachers from 15 schools visited the university and experienced SEMin July. Dr Salvage said: “As part of the university’s social and economic engagement policy the facilities can be accessed for educational visits through the STEM-Sussex network.”
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example, when the internet connection is slow, intermittent or simply not available. The Birmingham City
University open day was held at the university’s Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment atMillennium Point in Eastside, Birmingham. VIP delegates and speakers
included: l Paul Tilsley, deputy leader of
Birmingham City Council l Professor David Tidmarsh, vice-chancellor at Birmingham
City University l Dr Peter Rayson, associate dean, Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment, Birmingham City
University l Oliver Rothschild, chairman of
CNAP.me
l Greg Page, cloud computing
specialist from Cisco l Bob Johnson, former global head of Orange Retail Operation. Asked about
CNAP.me,
project leader Dr Peter Rayson told Technology in Education: “This is an innovative software platform which allows users to have their own ‘virtual PC’with their personal files and settings, on any machine with internet access, anywhere in the world. “The cloud platform provides
content and apps to inform, interact, socially connect and even entertain, as well as delivering all their essential services and educational requirements. The uniqueness of this technology is that it is accessed via a low cost USB devices plugged into any available PC. “It works across any available
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