Universities Week 2014

Universities Week 2014 – Twitter Q&A with Professor Debra Humphris

13 June 2014

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Professor Debra Humphris, Vice Provost (Education) answered questions relating to the future of education and preparing students for employment.

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and is coordinated by Universities UK. This year’s topic is research that makes an impact on everyday life. 51�Թ�� is holding five Twitter Q&As throughout the week with some of the College’s renowned academics, and you can ask them questions via the hashtags , or .

Professor Sara Rankin, from the National Heart and Lung Institute, is taking part in a Twitter Q&A on Monday 9 June from 13:45-14:15 via the . She’ll be answering questions on regenerative medicine, stem cells and building tissue engineered organs.

On Tuesday 10 June, Chair in Economics Professor Jonathan Haskel is answering questions about his wide range of research at from 10:30-11:00.

Wednesday 11 June provides an opportunity to find out about biomedical engineering and the process of taking an idea from the lab to full-scale production with Professor James Moore Jnr, Bagrit and RAEng Chair in Medical Devices at 51�Թ��’s Department of Bioengineering (from 14:30-15:00)

On Thursday 12 June, Professor EJ Milner-Gulland will be (13:00-13:30) about conservation and the vast array of different challenges in preserving ecosystems and the environment.

Rounding out the week on Friday 13 June, Professor Debra Humprhis, Vice-Provost (Education) will be answering your questions about the role of universities in the education system and their importance as places of social enterprise, .

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