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Weekly Newsletter |
30 May 2011 |
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News from Head of SchoolPostgraduate Fees There
has been significant publicity around fees from 2012/13 for UG Home/EU
students, but rather less in relation to postgraduate students. For
such students, as for UG, income has come partly from fees and partly from
the government via HEFCE, where the second of these income streams is under
threat. The university is currently setting fees for 2012/13 entry.
Major SpiNNaker Milestone Reached The
full 18-processor SpiNNaker chips were delivered to the School on the morning
of Friday 20th May, and have proved to be highly functional. This represents
the culmination of around 40 man-years of work by the SpiNNaker team over the
last 5 years, and is a pivotal point in the project. The
'System-in-Package' incorporates a 128 Mbyte memory on top of
the SpiNNaker chip. This 3D packaging saves circuit board cost and
power. The foundations are now set for at least a further 5 years of system
and software development, and we are well-placed to achieve our million-processor
machine objective in the next two years.
The images below show the 3D packaging inside and the marking on the
outside of the part. Friday's
successful day ended with the consumption of a certain amount of champagne,
and another bottle (this one a magnum!) has joined the APT trophy collection.
Congratulations to all those involved in the Herculean effort to get the chip
designed and working. Findapostdoc.com Any
supervisors that have PhD projects listed on findaphd.com can list postdoc
opportunities for free on www.findapostdoc.com.
http://www.findapostdoc.com/search/showjob.asp?jobcode=3675 Radio opportunity for EPS staff A radio production company called “Somethin’ Else” is looking for scientists to pitch programmes for the BBC – Radio 4 or 5. · Details of their academic science background · Details of their current science interests and curiosities (can be different from background) · Ideas for a radio show for Radio 5 Live or Radio 4 · Any previous radio/podcasting/video experience (not necessary but helpful) · Their phone number Please contact Daniel Cochlin for more information. EventsFaculty of EPS open meeting 1 Jun 11 14-15:00 in Lecture Theatre A, Coupland 3 Building. All members of staff in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences are invited to attend the Faculty Open Meeting with Professor Colin Bailey, the Vice-President & Dean. Seminar on BBSRC Funding Landscapes 3 Jun 11 Dr Alf Game Seminar on
BBSRC Funding Landscapes Dr. Alf Game will visit the MIB on Friday 3 June 2011 to
give a presentation on the BBSRCs future funding
landscapes and the implications for delivery of their remit amongst other
topics. Alf will be accompanied by Dr. Colin Miles, Head of
Integrative and Systems Biology. Alf is a
senior administrator at the BBSRC and is driving much of the change there and
I anticipate that he will give a high level and informed
presentation/discussion. Please let Lesley-Ann Miller know if you plan to attend Funding OpportunitiesHEA Teaching Development Grants The HEA is making £1.5 million of funding available for
teaching development grants over the course of next year. Bids for the
individual grant scheme are now invited on the themes of internationalisation
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