| Publication of the non-cancer mortality experience of workers at British Nuclear Fuels PLC, 1946-2005 |
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- Press Release - Non Cancer Mortality Experience of Workers at British Nuclear Fuels, 1946 - 2005 (Download PDF)
- Presentation of Findings of Study - Non Cancer Study (Download PPT)
- Q&A for Media Briefings - Non Cancer Study (Download PDF)
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| The publication is available online at the International Journal of Epidemiology website: |
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| MSc module in Environmental Decision Making for Nuclear Technology Education Consortium |
| In May, 15 students studying an MSc module in Environmental Decision Making run by Westlakes Research Institute, visited Cumbria Waste Management's Landfill site at Distington ...... More |
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| Publication
by Occupational Medicine of a study by Westlakes on lung cancer
mortality at the Capper Pass tin smelter, owned by Rio Tinto
plc between 1967 and 1995 |
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| Sustainable Communities
Conference |
| Presentations
& follow-up material
from the Sustainable Communities
Conference, held at Preston
on Fri 1st Dec 2006 ......
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| Polonium-210 briefing note |
| Following
recent events in London
we have produced a briefing
note on Polonium-210 (assessing
health risks from internally
deposited radionuclides,
such as Polonium-210, is
an area in which we have
considerable expertise)
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| EMRAS research Programme |
| Summary of WSC attendance to the 4th Combined Meeting of the EMRAS research Programme Vienna, 6-10 November 2006 ...... More |
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| European
Radiation Research 2006 conference |
| Westlakes
geneticists Dr Jan Tawn, Mrs Caroline Whitehouse and Dr
Gwen Rees attended the European Radiation Research 2006
conference in Kiev, Ukraine between 22 and 25 August 2006
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| WSC host the 25th annual open meeting of COGER |
| The
25th Open Meeting of COGER
took place at the Westlakes
Research Institute, from
the 3rd - 6th April 2006,
with over sixty participants
contributing over the four
days ...... More |
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| Alpha Risk
project - Dosimetry Committee Meeting held at WRI |
| The dosimetry
committee for the Alpha Risk project met at
Westlakes Research Institute on Friday the 8th of September.
The Alpha Risk project
is a pan-European study investigating the potential health
effects of exposure to alpha particle emitters such as
plutonium, uranium and radon. WSC is a partner in the
Alpha Risk project, which is being funded under the EU’s
research Framework Programme 6 (FP6). Tony Riddell from
our Epidemiology and Statistics department is a member
of the Alpha risk dosimetry committee and arranged
for this meeting to take place at Westlakes. |
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- UK: Derek Bingham - AWE, Alan Birchall
- Health Protection Agency (Chair), Richard Bull -
RWE NUKEM, Tony Riddell - WSC
- Belgium: Christian Hurtgen - SCK CEN
- France: Eric Blanchardon - IRSN , Cécile
Challeton-deVathaire - IRSN, Philippe Berard - CEA
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC):
Isabelle Thierry-Chef (Project secretariat)
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| WSC to host
the 25th annual COGER forum |
| WSC is to
host the 25th annual COGER (Co-ordinating group on environmental
radioactivity) forum from 3 - 6 April 2006. This event
will also commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl
accident. Several WSC staff members will contribute to
its success and it is expected to attract around 50 scientists
from universities, regulators and consultancies throughout
the UK. For more information, please visit the COGER website:
http://www.coger.org.uk/ |
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| RECYCLING
CHALLENGE: ENVIRONMENTALISTS IN OUR COMMUNITY - Thursday
30th March |
| This recycling
challenge is proving a real winner with Cockermouth School
pupils. Designed to enable the pupils to take on the role
of a Borough Council it asks them to decide how they would
deal with household rubbish. Four teams of up to ten children
aim to create a strategy for dealing with household waste,
whilst working to a budget and taking on board the environmental
impact/legislation, just like a council ...... Information
sheet (PDF) |
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| Fact finding
visit to Dounreay site |
| Steve Bradley
and Rick Wylie's recent visit to the Dounreay site to
determine best practice, and look for opportunities for
the regions to work together ...... More |
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| UCLan Westlakes
Launch |
| Officially
launched on 4th October 2005 by vice-chancellor Dr Malcolm
McVicar, UCLan Westlakes heralds a new era of university
education opportunities in West Cumbria ...... More |
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| Westlakes
Research Institute proudly announces that it has been
acquired by the UCLan group |
| Now, with
the strength of a major university behind the Institute,
West Cumbria has a new university campus and capability,
and the commercial business of Westlakes Scientific Consulting
Ltd has access to additional technologies. With more students,
new courses, and more services for customers, Westlakes
Research Institute are the ones to watch. Press
release (PDF) |
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| University
campus for West Cumbria |
| West Cumbria
is to get its own university campus. It will be based
at the Westlakes Science & Technology Park near Whitehaven.
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) - which already
has thriving campuses in Penrith and Carlisle - is behind
the ambitious plan. Press
release (PDF) |
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| WRI work
in partnership with The Royal Institution of Great Britain |
| Westlakes
Research Institute will work in partnership with The Royal
Institution of Great Britain for the first time in June
2004 to provide local primary schools with the opportunity
to take part in a demonstration lecture by Dr. Eric Webster.
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| The lecture
explores the science of sound. Three sections will be
covered; the ear itself and how we hear sounds, the science
of waves especially sound waves and finally the creation
of sounds using a variety of musical instruments. |
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help of volunteers from the audience they will try to
answer questions such as: |
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- What is sound?
- How does sound travel?
- What do sound waves look like?
- How do musical instruments make sound?
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| Dr Eric Webster
was educated at Wallasey Technical Grammar School and
the University of Hull (B.Sc. 1963, Ph.D.1967), following
which he became a lecturer at Harris College, Preston,
later to become the University of Central Lancashire.
He spent 13 years as a part time lecturer with the Open
University and has been an A level examiner for the Cambridge
Local Examinations Syndicate for over 25 years. He has
been very keen to promote the understanding of science
at both primary and secondary level having given numerous
lectures on static electricity, sound, music and physics
topics to many groups in the North of England. |
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| His research
interests were centred around the use of digital image
processing techniques to improve quality assurance in
the field of medicine, which he undertook with a number
of companies in the North West. He has now retired from
full time lecturing but continues to promote an interest
in science through the Royal Institution’s lecture
programme. |
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| Cumbrian
Schools take part in national science competition - Paperclip
Physics |
| Slinky springs,
Christmas tree lights, cling film and tea bags - what
do they all have in common? They have all been used to
explain science in ‘Paperclip Physics’, an
annual competition run by the Institute of Physics across
Great Britain and Ireland. |
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| Students
from 11 schools in the Lancashire & Cumbria region
have entered the ‘Paperclip Physics’ competition
this year. Six of those schools will take part in the
Cumbrian local heat on Wednesday, 11 February 2004 at
the Westlakes Research Institute, Whitehaven. ‘Paperclip
Physics’ is a challenging competition in which 15
to 17 year old students become teachers for a day and
attempt to explain a concept related to physics to a non-scientific
audience, in an ingenious way using everyday household
items. Previous finalists have explained why static electricity
makes your hair stand on end using cling film, and used
tea bags to show why London’s Millennium Bridge
swayed when it was first opened. |
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| The winning
team will be off to the 'Paperclip Physics' Grand Final
at the Institute of Physics headquarters in London on
31 March 2004. Colin Dexter, the author of the Inspector
Morse series, will be joined by a teacher and a physicist
to judge the Grand Final. Winners of the Grand Final will
each receive a substantial prize and a certificate from
the Institute of Physics. |
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| Launch of
Environmental themed lectures |
| The
launch of a series of environmental themed lectures in
partnership with the Institute for Environmental Management
and Assessment (IEMA) took place on 26 November 2003 with
a series of quarterly lectures to follow in 2004. Environmental
scientists from Westlakes Scientific Consulting Ltd -
Dr. Ian Lowles and Dr. Kate Charles presented the inaugural
lecture illustrating findings from within their field
of expertise. Download
PowerPoint presentation (8 MB) |
