LG Display has teamed up with the Royal College of Art (RCA), in London, to host an art exhibition based on OLED technology, Luminous. The initiative started in July, with the launch of a 12-week art and design competition programme named after the OLED technology’s self-emissive nature. Fifty-two students studying…
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French university installs Sennheiser’s MobileConnect tech
Sennheiser's MobileConnect assisted-listening technology has been chosen selected for inclusion in all amphitheatres and classrooms that accommodate more than 50 people at the Faculties of the Catholic University of Lille, in France. MobileConnect was specified because of its ease of use, high audio quality and the exceptional ergonomics of its…
Strive AV offers schools and colleges cashback to recycle
Strive AV has launched a Buy Back Scheme for schools, colleges and universities that offers cashback for unwanted display equipment when they upgrade their facilities. For every interactive screen bought from Strive AV and installed before 31 December, the company will collect the display it has replaced within 20 days.…
Universities risk failure with virtual production investments
The world of higher education has seen some major investments in high-end broadcast technology. With new studios featuring LED volumes and sophisticated tracking systems, facilities for broadcast media courses are now in some cases more impressive than those in the broadcast media students are preparing for. But the novelty and…
UK’s ‘first multi-view stereoscopic VR CAVE’ installed at uni
ST Engineering Antycip has provided Oxford Brookes University with what it claims is the "first multi-view stereoscopic VR CAVE system" in operation in the UK. The university's brief to its long-term partner was to enhance its advanced, industry standard research and teaching facilities in engineering and computing. The virtual environment…
Bose meets University of Chile’s videoconferencing needs
Founded in 1842, the University of Chile can boast 21 Chilean presidents and two Chilean Nobel Prize winners among its alumni. In its quest for new ways to connect professors and the 43,000 students across five campuses, the university has installed Bose Professional's videoconferencing technology. Designed by Chilean technology integrator…
Dante network smooths university shift to remote learning
Established in 1583, the University of Edinburgh is one of the world's oldest universities in continuous operation. It has five main campuses around the Scottish capital that support more than 42,000 students, making it one of the UK's 10 largest universities. In early 2020, as the realities of the pandemic…
Cleveland chooses Clevertouch for 3,000 classrooms
Cleveland Metropolitan is the second largest school district in the state of Ohio in the US, with 68 campuses and nearly 40,000 students. Over the next two years, all 3,000+ classrooms in the district will be provided with a Clevertouch interactive screen. The roll-out is part of a wider list…
Liverpool Uni facility features ‘UK-first’ projection system
The Digital Innovation Facility at the University of Liverpool is a new home for academic research into emerging technologies such as autonomous systems, robotics, data analytics and artificial intelligence. Part of the university’s Institute for Digital Engineering and Autonomous Systems, the £12.7m, 1,500sq metre Digital Innovation Facility comprises research laboratories,…
Aussie educators ‘first to add floor projection to 360° Igloo’
The first full 360° Igloo cylinder to have added floor projection is now in use at an Australian university. The floor projection was added as an upgrade to a previous installation at a science education centre based at Swinburne University of Technology. The six-metre, 360° immersive experience was first installed…