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A COUPLE’S clever design for artificial knees is transforming the lives of amputees
Culham-based Orthomobility exports its Very Good Knee joints to clinics around the world. Husband-and-wife Jacob and Jennifer Boender worked with amputees to develop their knee joint, which uses fluid-based, hydraulic-style technology to control an artificial limb. Unlike rival electronically-controlled models, the invention does not run on batteries, or need recharging. Mr Boender, whose background is ...
Introducing the new look Culham Car Share
We’re excited to let you know that Culham’s car share scheme has been upgraded and re-designed to offer a better experience for you and fellow members. When you next visit www.culhamcarshare.com, you’ll find an updated look with the following new features: A simpler process to offer lifts Quicker searching for lifts An improved design that ...
Applications now open for Work Experience with us in 2017
Do you know a Year 10 or 11 student who is considering a science or engineering career? Or a student who would like work experience in a science environment in an area like PR or HR? If so, why not suggest they apply to do work experience with us here at Culham. We have places ...
Grant news for Ludger
November 2016 Ludger is delighted to announce that the GlySign project has begun. GlySign is a research training network on glycomic clinical markers and assay development for Precision Medicine. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 722095 Ludger, whose Head ...
Apprentice Facility Extends at Culham
The UK’s leading training provider for the building services engineering sector, JTL, has extended its learning facility at Culham Science Centre to offer mechanical engineering apprenticeships. Refurbishment works are underway to create a training workshop with booths for apprentices to practice building services installations such as plumbing and installing heating and ventilation systems. The 3,050 ...
Reaction Engines score a century …
Reaction Engines Ltd, one of the larger tenant companies on the Culham site, last week celebrated a notable milestone – their 100th employee. The high tech company, founded in 1989, which is developing the ground breaking SABRE air breathing rocket engine that will enable aircraft to operate at hypersonic speeds and/or direct access to low ...
New centre brings ‘exciting times’ for apprentices in the Oxford area
The plans to build the new Oxford Advanced Skills (OAS) centre on the Culham are coming to fruition. http://www.oas.ukaea.uk/ The new facility is being built to help resolve the skills shortages facing high technology and engineering companies in Oxfordshire. When completed, it will eventually train 125 young people a year, and is a joint venture ...
Have your say
The People in Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Environments (PAVE) consortium, based at Culham Science Centre, is tasked with working alongside government and industry partners to carry out the study, which will include asking the public for their views on this new technology. Members of PAVE include the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Culham-based RACE facility, Westbourne ...
Bike to Work event – 16 June
We already know that many of our staff and tenants are already converted to the benefits and pleasures of cycling. This was shown earlier in the month when they turned out in high numbers (nearly 80 of you) to support our annual Bike to Work event. Including, for the first time, Janice and Mark Cleverly ...
