News tagged with: research
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Scientists trial new vaccine to tackle bacterial infection in pigs
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Our scientists have been awarded funding to develop a vaccine that could halt the development and spread of one of the more common diseases affecting the UK pig population
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Magic for the blind – competition encourages magicians to create tricks that only use sound
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Entries are being sought as part of an international contest with the winner due to be announced at the Science of Magic Association conference in November 2024
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Back-to-work stress – could a novel technique help people overcome it?
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Back-to-work stress – could a novel technique help people overcome it? PhD student Despina Djama explains how her study could help people experiencing stress at work.
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Children contribute to group projects when there are clear and common goals
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: A new study led by researchers in our School of Psychology examined children’s responses during a game where targets could only be achieved by working together.
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New research to improve fish health and wellbeing in sustainable aquaculture
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Having already invested over €1million in sustainable aquaculture research, the initiative heralds a new chapter in the long-running partnership between Lallemand Animal Nutrition and the Â鶹´«Ã½
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Dungeons and Dragons can help autistic people gain confidence and find their inner hero
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: A new study led by the University has shown the roleplaying game boosts the confidence of people with autism and enables them to feel more comfortable with social interactions
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Scientists call for an update in environmental decision making that takes human rights into account
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: In a new article, researchers from the University argue that to protect human wellbeing global decisions must be guided by our understanding of the inseparable connection between humans and nature
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Calls for cold water swimming to be made safer for women
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: New research, led by UCL and co-authored by the University, shows cold water swimming is growing in popularity amongst women, but more support is needed to make many wild swimming sites in the UK safer and more accessible.
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Funding to help shed light on drug-resistant lung infection
A Â鶹´«Ã½ researcher is exploring how ‘nasty’ bacteria can affect people with cystic fibrosis thanks to funding from an international charity.
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University expert helps reveal hidden stories behind Early Bronze Age burial discovery
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Professor Ralph Fyfe has been liaising with the Dartmoor National Park Authority and others across the UK on the excavation of an Early Bronze Age burial cist at Cut Hill
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University studentships support development of ideas and solutions that benefit the global ocean
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: The Solutions for the Marine Environment (SERVO) programme, supported by a significant philanthropic donation, will fully fund projects addressing some of the planet’s most pressing challenges
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Historic map reveals how mussel farm is bringing shellfish reefs back to the seabed
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: The UK’s first large scale offshore mussel farm is allowing shellfish reefs to return to parts of the seabed off England’s south coast for the first time in up to 150 years, a new study has revealed.
