Profs play key role in tsunami warning and mitigation system

On December 26, 2004, Dilanthi Amaratunga – who is now a Professor at the University of Huddersfield – was coming to the end of a family visit to her home country of Sri Lanka.  There were indications that a serious environmental disturbance ...

Progress in materials science: New work on friction stir welding

Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have collaborated with a colleague at a leading Chinese university to produce a detailed appraisal of a complex new welding technique that could be increasingly valuable to modern ...

Forensics research to make cadaver dogs more efficient

Specially-trained victim recovery dogs can perform phenomenal feats in sniffing out the whereabouts of bodies and body parts, even beneath mounds of rubble or deep below water.  But University of Huddersfield researcher ...

Northern Ireland Assembly to receive policy recommendations

Young people from disadvantaged communities in Northern Ireland should be provided with "safe spaces" in which to protest and make their views known. This would help prevent them falling under the sway of extremists, argue ...

Physicist's research aids battle against drug smuggling

Global security and the fight against crimes such as drug smuggling and weapons trafficking would be massively aided by an improved method of scanning cargoes for concealed items. A technology for this, based on the use ...

New report provides solution to NEET challenge in UK and abroad

A new strategy to help young people find jobs that pay fair wages, accompanied by high quality training and better career opportunities, has been developed by a University of Huddersfield professor. Outlined in a specially-commissioned ...

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