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Archive for December, 2023

Role models, outreach and changing the future of STE(A)M

By Samantha Ahern, on 20 December 2023

STE(A)M is for everyone, so why isn’t that reflected in the demography of STE(A)M professionals? Sadly, when we look at the prevailing media representation and social narrative around STE(A)M it’s not surprising. Which, is why, events like the one I recently supported at Samuel Whitbred Academy organised by STEMPoint are incredibly important. Over the course […]

Randomising Blender scene properties for semi-automated data generation

By Ruaridh Gollifer, on 12 December 2023

Blender is a free and open-source software for 3D geometry rendering. Uses include modelling, simulation, animation, virtual reality applications, and more recently synthetic datasets generation. This last application is of particular interest in the field of medical imaging, where often there is limited real data that can be used to train machine learning models. By […]

k-Plan now available to researchers!

By Sam Cunliffe, on 11 December 2023

One of ARC’s longest-running collaborations is with the Biomedical Ultrasound Group. Over the past three years, we’ve been developing a graphical user interface to simulate ultrasound treatment plans! This software is called k-Plan, and licences are now available for sale through UCL’s commercial partner, BrainBox (who also sell ultrasound transducers). If you’re interested in medical […]