VC JOINS PRIME MINISTER’S COUNCIL
Vice-Chancellor Professor Max Lu is one of five new appointees to the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology (CST).
Bringing together a prestigious group of experts and sectoral leaders, the CST advises the Prime Minister on strategic science and technology policy issues and helps the government set priorities in these areas.
A world-renowned chemical engineer and nanotechnologist, Professor Lu said: “I am honoured and privileged to join the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology. This provides an opportunity for me to contribute to the UK’s global leadership in scientific research and innovation at the strategic level.”
Professor Max Lu EU STUDY ON WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Two academics have been given €195,000 from the European Union to help female entrepreneurs break the glass ceiling in the tourism industry.
Professor Allan Williams and Dr Cristina Figueroa Domecq will work in collaboration with Dr Albert Kimbu and Dr Anna de Jong, who are all members of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Cristina will analyse the different paths women entrepreneurs in Spain and the
UK take – working closely with a number of policy and industry bodies in both countries. She said: “There were just 29 per cent of female entrepreneurs in Europe in 2012, but this represented a one per cent decrease from 2008. We believe that in tourism, only one third of entrepreneurs are women. I am hoping that this project will help us understand what is happening and why there seems to be a barrier to entry for women in tourism.”
BIG INVESTMENT IN SMALL MATERIALS
A new £4m hub to manufacture smart materials and self-powered electronics is being established at the University.
Later this year, Surrey will open a nano-manufacturing hub that will produce plastic nanoscale electronics, such as wearable sensors and other wireless technologies, to develop ‘internet of things’ devices for smart homes, smart cities, and smart factories.
Co-developed with Qinetiq and the National Physical Laboratory, the new facility will include a Nanoscale Offset Printing System that can print metals,
Professor Ravi Silva
organic and inorganic materials, polymers, and nanoscale structures and circuits down to 25 nanometers (smaller than a human hair), without requiring a multi-billion-pound nanofabrication facility.
Professor Ravi Silva, Director of the University’s Advanced Technology Institute and the new hub, said: “This exciting project will develop new technologies and techniques to make the dream of a fully wireless smart home or smart factory commonplace in the UK.”
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