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Microsoft collaborates with Universities to make educational games
This seems to have started from one of my colleagues in Microsoft Research wanting to improve his language skills through the medium of role-playing games.  It worked but it seems that not many people understand why. So, Microsoft is now co-funding Read More...
National Libraries of Medicine XML format direct from Microsoft Word
Another release from Microsoft to help make Office even more relevant to  researchers and scientists is this (beta) release of a Word add-in to enhance the authoring of scientific and technical articles, including support for the National Library Read More...
Microsoft HPC User Group - June Meeting
  Sorry about the late posting of this (blame my holiday) but I wanted to let you know about the UK HPC User Group meeting coming up in June 26.  Registrations are here . This meeting is intended for customers, partners and developers to “meet Read More...
Research - Collaboration Extranet
Yesterday, I visited a leading research university in the North of England ( there will soon be a case study and then I can name them) to learn more about their requirements for a research extranet. Before I go much further, they have already got this Read More...
High-Performance Computing at Manchester
The word "supercomputers" always fills me with a bit of awe - having visited the CERN labs in Geneva in the late 80's, my mind goes back to big black towers, full of flashing lights, and with a bizarre sofa arrangement around the box. And all of this Read More...
Microsoft Research Assessment Toolkit
A colleague has alerted me to this resource, which could be valuable to you, or your colleagues, if they are involved in either IT teaching or research. The MSR Assessment Toolkit includes resources to assess and evaluate instructional programs that involve Read More...
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