Edinburgh Napier University plays vital role for production of structural timber throughout Europe
Dec 7, 2018
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Dan Ridley-Elis, head of the Centre for Wood Science an Technology at Edinburgh Napier University has been made convenor of the European Standards expert group that supports the production of graded timber, throughout Europe. David Gil-Moreno, former PhD student at Napier, and now researcher at NUI Galway, has taken over the role of secretary. TG1 reviews and approves reports for machine and visual grading of structural timber, and one very important aspect of its work is to avoid issues that could lead to unsafe grading.
TG1 is the shorthand name for CEN TC124/WG2/TG1, a task group within the CEN (European Standards) committee structure for timber structures. It consists of a panel of experts with knowledge of the correct standard procedures, and sufficient experience to be able to query potential problems. Since it is a vital matter for construction safety, the reports are thoroughly examined before they are approved. This feeds back into the standards development process, but also allows the timber industry to advance at a much faster pace than standards review can work.
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DAFM Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
ConFor Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Ltd
Associate Professor on judging panel for national structural timber awards
Jan 18, 2018
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Head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology, Dan Ridley-Ellis, is on the judging panel for the 2018 Structural Timber Awards.
These awards - covering several categories including social housing, new products, and buildings for education and healthcare - reflect the impressive innovation and growth within the timber industry. They are a rich vein of stunning, inspirational architectural design and engineering excellence. Entries demonstrate the construction industry’s growing confidence in the use of engineered timber - which Edinburgh Napier University has been supporting through the work of the Institute for Sustainable Construction.
New project for 2025: 'Tackling misinformation and disinformation for Scottish school librarians'
Dec 9, 2024
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CILIPS Research Fund Recipients 2024-25 Announced
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CILIPS (https://www.cilips.org.uk) has awarded funding to Dr Bruce Ryan, a senior research fellow in the Applied Informatics Subject Group. The project seeks to expand on CILIPS’ current work on the spread of mis- and dis-information. It will deliver a foundation for advocacy on this topic, and how Scotland’s school librarians can work to support pupils to better understand the implications of mis and disinformation.
Linked Funders
CILIPS Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland
Centre for Social Informatics contribute to ASIST2017 in Washington DC
Oct 30, 2017
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The Centre for Social Informatics participated at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST2017) in Washington DC on 30th October 2017.
The work of a team from the Centre for Social Informatics on the evaluation and management of personal reputations using online information has just been published in Information Research (one of the leading Information Science journals).
Centre for Social Informatics contribute to ISIC 2016
Sep 20, 2016
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The Centre for Social Informatics made a number of contributions to the Information Seeking in Context conference 2016 (#ISIC2016) in Zadar, Croatia between 20th and 23rd September 2016.
Educational Visit to a Retrofit Project and Offsite Manufacturing Facility
Feb 18, 2025
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Students from Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) have been learning first hand from the deep retrofit of Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST)’s National Retrofit Centre.
The agenda included the following:
-1hr tour of ‘A-Lab’ (the building being retrofit) including a chat with the contractors carrying out the works.
-40 min tour of ‘Z-Lab’ (working offsite manufacturing facility + various demonstrator builds and products)
-20 min group discussion/ summary / reflections on what’s been learned – One of our former AT students will be hosting the visit. He kindly offered to answer any questions students might have about life after graduation as an AT In general.
Connecting people through dance: ENU-developed tech heads to world’s biggest gaming conference
Aug 21, 2024
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Edinburgh Napier News
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Immersive game Carousel Dancing aims to combat loneliness through fun. The Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) team behind new immersive gaming technology, which aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation through dance, are showcasing it at the world’s biggest video games event.
Carousel Dancing is a revolutionary dance game which allows players in different locations to interact in virtual reality using digital dance avatars and artificial intelligence (AI). It will feature new technology, called DanceGraph, which is being developed and patented by ENU.
