Essays about: "University of England"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the words University of England.

  1. 6. The Design of a Passive House

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Viktor Archakis; [2018]
    Keywords : Energy Engineering; Passive House; The Design of a Passibe House;

    Abstract : About 25 % of the total buildings in the European Union have been categorized as ”old buildings”. Followed the recent strickt rules for carbon emissions reduction, each house has to approximetely cut 20 % of CO2 by 2020. READ MORE

  3. 7. Grb10 and developmental programming: evaluation of a maternal diet restriction model during gestation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Daniel Bergman; [2015]
    Keywords : Grb10; epigenetics; imprinting; gene imprinting; developmental programming; DNA; methylation; material restriction diet; gestation; knock-out mice; obesity; diabetes; coronary heart disease; huypertension; epigenetik; prägling; genomisk prägling; perinatal programmering; metylering; maternell restriktionsdiet; dräktighet; knock-outmöss; övervikt; diabetes; hjärt - och kärlsjukdom; hypertoni;

    Abstract : This study was conducted at the University of Bath, UK, from September to December 2014 as part of an ongoing research project aimed at elucidating how the Grb10 gene might act as a mediator of long-term health effects (such as predisposition to obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease and hypertension) caused by environmental factors during development. This phenomenon is known as developmental programming. READ MORE

  4. 8. Humboldt versus Neoliberalism : University Academics’ Perception of Higher Education Changes in Germany and England

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Anna Reiners; [2014]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; Humboldt; Higher Education; University; Academics; England; Germany;

    Abstract : The name ‘Humboldt’ is associated with various ideals such as the unity of teaching and research, the freedom to teach and to learn and the community of teachers and students and used to stand for a unified idea of the university. Recent developments and changes like widening participation in and the marketisation of higher education related to the emergence of neoliberalism have challenged those old ideals. READ MORE

  5. 9. Students' motivation and attitudes towards learning a second language : -British and Swedish students' points of view

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Frida Lennartsson; [2008]
    Keywords : Second Language Learning; Social Factors; Motivation; L2; SLA;

    Abstract : This paper is a study within the general area of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), focusing on second language learning in formal (class room) settings. The main questions discussed in this essay are firstly, whether social factors matter while learning a second language, secondly, to what extent attitudes towards the second language matter and thirdly, what attitudes students actually have towards studying a second language. READ MORE

  6. 10. Betula : arter och sorter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management

    Author : Cecilia Öxell; [2008]
    Keywords : Betula; björk;

    Abstract : As birch is one of the most common trees in Sweden, and probably one of the easiest for someone who lives here to identify, it is interesting to note that most people do not know how variable the genus is and how widely it is distributed across the northern hemisphere. One can find birch growing at both high and low elevations, demanding different soil conditions and preferring varying amounts of sunlight. READ MORE