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Study calls for robust science for environmental labelling of food
— 28 Oct 2010 15:09 | EnvironmentEnvironmental labelling of food needs to be based on robust, scientific principles if it is to be effective, says a University of Hertfordshire researcher…
Astronomers discover cool stars in nearby space
— 30 Jan 2010 10:02 | AstronomyAn international team, led by astronomers at the University of Hertfordshire have discovered what may be the coolest sub-stellar body ever found outside our own solar system…
Star shoots out material at close to the speed of light
— 28 Jan 2010 11:18 | AstronomyAn international team of scientists, including Dr Jonathan Granot from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK, have studied a supernova explosion (known as SN 2007gr) of a star and…
New robot with skin to improve human communication
— 30 Apr 2009 11:51 | TechnologyWork will begin tomorrow on a robot with artificial skin which is being developed as part of a project involving researchers at the University of Hertfordshire so that it can be used…
Only a small minority of children are carefree and many are bored
— 21 Apr 2009 15:32 | HealthA UK study into children's happiness and safety co-authored by a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire just released has revealed that only 11 per cent of children surveyed…
Lord Drayson to open European Week of Astronomy at Hertfordshire
— 17 Apr 2009 13:02 | AstronomyLord Drayson, the Government's Minister for Science and Innovation, is to open the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS), which will be hosted by the University of Hertfordshire…
Unexpected discovery could impact on future climate models
— 11 Feb 2009 08:10 | EnvironmentThe astronomers were making observations of the stars in search of new planets after mounting the 'PlanetPol' (polarimeter they designed and constructed to take extremely sensitive…
New report reveals that girls have the edge in new technologies
— 24 Jan 2009 18:46 | TechnologyA new report, co-authored by a University of Hertfordshire academic, which was launched this Thursday (22 January), has revealed that girls are more likely to have new technologies…
Astronomers in search of planets around the coolest stars
— 13 Jan 2009 16:12 | AstronomyA team of University of Hertfordshire astronomers led by Dr David Pinfield of the Centre for Astrophysics Research is leading a major new European collaboration to search for and study…
UK astronomers gaze back in time and map the history of the Universe
— 5 Jan 2009 15:18 | AstronomyUK astronomers are set to expand our knowledge of the history of our Universe with a new project to map the inception and formation of galaxies…