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Millions of pounds of extra funding for Imperial

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Imperial are to beone of twelve universities that are going to benefit from £6m of funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).

In a speech at the UUK conference, David Willetts, Mnister for Universities and Science, announced that HEFCE will give the highest performing universities in knowledge exchange an additional £6m. Imperial was amongst the twelve universities that will be allocated the funding. The aim of the extra funding, as stated on the HEFCE website, is to “stimulate economic growth through research commercialisation activities”.

Imperial was one of the highest performing universities in the area of knowledge exchange.

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WiEE: Circuits, switches, transformers & resistors.

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WiEE: Circuits, switches, transformers & resistors.

Last Wednesday, Felix was given exclusive insight into Women in Electrical Engineering’s (WiEE) seminal event aimed at inspiring the next generation of female engineers. The “Tech for Good Hackathon” welcomed 75 girls from secondary schools across London for a day of interactive activities showcasing the opportunities within the field

By Cara Hogg and Lara Begüm Yener