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Liv Design's Creative Director, Scott Johnson, took part in the University of Leicester's Festival of Postgraduate Research on Thursday 16th June 2011. The annual event sees a wide range of business leaders, professionals and academics from across the region invited to judge Postgraduate students, alongside judges from the University of Leicester. The judging panel consisted of a wide range of judges from business and education including Honda UK, Grant Thornton, De Montfort University and the University of Warwick. Deborah Alawo (Cardiovascular Sciences) and her work  'The lego-ization of biology using systems and synthetic biology' The event, the 7th of its kind, aims to widen the range of skills of Postgraduate students as part of their business, research and personal development. Fifty Postgraduate researchers were tasked with presenting their research to the judges at the exhibition which was then opened to the public. The researchers were asked to conside...

Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha celebrates its 50th anniversary of World Championship Grand Prix racing this year. To celebrate the Yamaha Factory Racing team feature a special livery for the Assen and Laguna Seca motogp rounds. The beautiful special edition YZR-M1 WGP50th Anniversary Edition will be unveiled by Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies at a special event on June 22nd near the Assen circuit. The Assen motogp race is on Sunday 25th June. The retro inspired red and white livery design "pays homage to the iconic Yamaha Factory Racing liveries of the past with a modern twist" and will feature on Lorenzo and Spies bikes, the pit garages and crew. Expect to see your local Yamaha dealer offering a new Yamaha R1 featuring the paint job anytime now...