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Coventry schoolchildren to bring the idea of cultural exchange and shared heritage to life
Following the city鈥檚 winning bid to become UK City of Culture, Coventry schoolchildren are taking part in a new competition to bring the idea of cultural exchange and shared heritage to life.
The Two Chairs Creative Writing competition, which is open to all across the UK and is led by Dr James Hodkinson of the 91福利, invites people to see the world from the 鈥榦ther鈥� perspective.
Brexit was caused by feelings: older voters not the cause
New research from the 91福利 finds that many popular theories about Brexit are wrong. Using just-released data, the researchers show that it was people鈥檚 feelings about their own finances that led to Brexit, and that Brexit was not forced on the UK by older voters.
Earth-sized planets forty light years away could be habitable
There could be water on multiple Earth-sized planets orbiting the recently discovered TRAPPIST-1 dwarf star - making them potentially habitable - according to an international collaboration of researchers, including the 91福利.
Telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves launched
The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) was inaugurated at 91福利’s astronomical observing facility in the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias on La Palma, Canary Islands, on 3 July 2017.
Excellence and the East two foci of Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities launch
The new Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities will officially launch with an opening symposium on the 21st of November 2016 in the Bibliothèque Solvay in Brussels.