Engineering and Physical Sciences in the media - November 2014
From Top Gear to quantum technology to perfume and more...
- Professor Kai Bongs (School of Physics and Astronomy) who is leading the project was interviewed by the Birmingham Post (27.11.14)
- Dr Simon Cotton wrote a piece for the Conversation on perfumes and restrictions on ingredients as Christmas sales grow (27.11.14)
- The University’s £80million investment in Quantum Mechanics announced by Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities, Greg Clark last week was featured in Science Insider, Physics World and the IET (26.11.14)
- Professor Kamel Hawwash was interviewed by BBC Radio 5 Live about the ongoing conflict and current events in Israel and Palestine.
- Dr Martin Strangwood gave advice to the BBC’s motoring programme Top Gear on energy-absorbing foam materials.
- Professor Nick Hawes featured on CNN with Bob the robot about his work experience placement as a security guard at G4S (7.11.14)
- Professor Peter Hancox was interviewed in i (the Paper for Today) on postgraduate engineering courses and career opportunities at the University of Birmingham (6.11.14)