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.

: 23 Apr 2009 12:02 | Tags: Agriculture Biology Research | Comments (0) | Close comments | Report a problem

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.

: 23 Apr 2009 10:49 | Tags: Press Releases Warwick | Comments (0) | Close comments | Report a problem