All entries for Thursday 23 April 2009
April 23, 2009
New research to tackle £3 billion potato problem
Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/new_research_to/
Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Dundee are to lead a £3.5million project investigating how microbes are able to cause the notorious crop disease late blight – responsible for the Irish potato famine and still wreaking havoc around the world.
Warwick praised by Government watchdog for quality of teaching and learning
Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/warwick_praised_by/
The University of Warwick has been praised by Government watchdog the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for engaging undergraduate students in original research.