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University to launch Sir George Buckley Leadership Centre
The University of Huddersfield is to launch a new Leadership Centre to provide practical leadership development which unlocks leadership potential and helps empower effective performance as organisations look towards a better 2021 following a challenging 2020.
Based at the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC), the Sir George Buckley Leadership Centre will officially launch at a virtual event on 19 January 2021 to support aspiring and senior leaders in the region looking to develop their leadership skills in 2021.
Named after Yorkshire-born leader and the University of Huddersfield’s new Chancellor, Sir George Buckley, the Centre will provide development programmes which strengthen leadership skills and empower inspiring, authentic, and effective leaders to meet the challenges of a fast-changing world. Sir George Buckley was Chairman of 3M, one of the world’s most innovative companies, as well as other multin
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Expanding Horizons: Iqra University inaugurates Bahria Town Campus Karachi
The new state of the art campus aims to provide top-notch education to students in Pakistan
December 31, 2020
Iqra University (IU), the ultimate symbol of academic excellence, has recently achieved another milestone: launching of the new Iqra University Bahria Town Campus.
Bahria Town, an icon of mastery, with a capacity of 1.6 million people, has mastered the art of urban and town planning, and transformed a great vision into reality. Their world-class communities are far ahead of their time. Iqra University Bahria Town Campus in Karachi is a product of collaboration between two visionary entities, both aiming to accelerate towards the future.
2 UNILORIN lecturers win international research grants
The duo won the grants after due consideration of various entries of 12 and 33 applicants in various categories.
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Two Senior lecturers of the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences,
University of Ilorin, Gabriel Omotoso and Aminu Imam have won three research grants.
The University of Ilorin Management disclosed that the notification was contained in separate letters signed by the Director of Professional Development Programmes, Rebecca Hadid and Alessandro Prinetti of University of Milano, Italy.
According to the letter, Mr Omotoso won the 2019 International Brain Research Organisation-African Regional (IBRO-ARC) and the International Society for Neurochemistry- Committee for Aid and Education in Neurochemistry (ISNCAEN) Research Grants.
Frank To Covid artwork HE S made explosive works of art collected by Sir Patrick Stewart and comprised of gunpowder but now Frank To has turned his attention to doom and gloom Covid letters. The 38-year-old, who lectures at the University of the Highlands and Islands and works as a figurative painter in Glasgow, was horrified at the ?6m spent on pointless letters sent to residents about coronavirus when the UK was already in lockdown and transformed them with drawings of plague doctors, the Grim Reaper and bees - a symbol of pollination and hope. He believes the money could have been used to benefit the NHS rather than provide information people had already known about, most of which went straight in the bin.