"University of Hertfordshire" in the news:
Study finds that children can learn a second language in preschool
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Interim results from an international research project which looks at bilingual education reveal that children can learn a second language as early as preschool.
Unexpected discovery could impact on future climate models
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have made an unexpected find using a polarimeter (an instrument used to measure the wave properties of light) funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), that ...
Hertfordshire team wins Humanoid Simulation League in Robot Football Cup
May 06, 2009 |
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The Bold Hearts, a student team from the University of Hertfordshire, has just won the Humanoid Simulation League in the Robocup German Open 2009. The team is now preparing for the Robocup World Championships in Austria, ...
Alzheimer's disease -- crosses boundaries of education and gender
Sep 15, 2009 |
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A postgraduate researcher at the University of Hertfordshire has found that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) results in greater language impairments in more highly-educated than less learned patients.
New Dangers of 'Clubbing Drugs' on the Web
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Two University of Hertfordshire academics will release new evidence about the dangers of ‘Spice’ drugs today at the first International Psychonaut Web Mapping Conference in Ancona, Italy.
Robots to help children to form relationships
May 29, 2007 |
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A project which is using robots to help children with developmental or cognitive impairments to interact more effectively has just started at the University of Hertfordshire.
Energy-Efficient Intelligent House that Can Learn our Routines
Jul 03, 2009 |
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The first home in the UK which can learn from its residents and take decisive action and text if it is being burgled or the door has been left unlocked, will be unveiled this week in Cairo.
Evidence that cognitive therapy is of no value in schizophrenia
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Research co-led by an academic at the University of Hertfordshire, concludes that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is of no value in schizophrenia and has limited effect on depression.
White dwarf and ultra-cool dwarf keep their distance
Apr 18, 2007 |
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Scientists from the University of Hertfordshire have discovered a rare binary system consisting of a white dwarf, a Sun-like star that has reached the end of its life, and an ultra-cool dwarf, which is the smallest kind of ...
Mass Loss Leaves Close-In Exoplanets Exposed to the Core
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has found that giant exoplanets orbiting very close to their stars could lose a quarter of their mass during their lifetime. The team found that planets ...
Scientists demonstrate the sharpest measurement of ice crystals in clouds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Scientists have created an instrument designed to help determine the shapes and sizes of tiny ice crystals typical of those found in high-altitude clouds, down to the micron level (comparable to the tiniest cells in the human ...
Breakthrough in puzzle of giant explosions in space
Dec 14, 2005 |
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Astronomers at the University of Hertfordshire have helped to solve one of the longest standing puzzles in astrophysics— the nature of the enormous explosions known as short-duration gamma ray bursts (GRBs).
New instrument for atmospheric research
Apr 25, 2006 |
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An advanced laser-based instrument to help research into climate change is being developed for one of the world’s leading atmospheric research aircraft.
Girls twice as likely as boys to remain victims of bullying
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Girls targeted by bullies at primary school are two and a half times more likely to remain victims than boys, according to research from the University of Warwick and University of Hertfordshire.
Shadow of a forming star
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of astronomers from the Instituto Astrofisica Canarias (IAC) have found an interesting shadow cast by a forming star system. Team member Dr Basmah Riaz, an ER fellow for the Marie Curie ...
