LSE-Lancet Commission critically considers the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and sets out a long-term vision for the NHS which re-lays the foundations for a better, fairer health and care service. The expert authors make seven recommendations spanning workforce, disease prevention and diagnosis, digital health, and better integration of […]
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Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu (UCL School of Pharmacy), Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery (UCL Laws), Professor Essi Viding (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences), Professor Lisa Cipolotti (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) and Professor Bryan Williams (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) are among 50 scientists and scholars to be elected to the […]
Four University of Stirling Public Relations students have been recognised as among the best in Europe after being nominated for a top international award. Kars van Weeren, Iris Lopez Wyld, Jeni Harvey and Michael Cassar, have all been shortlisted by the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) in its annual […]
Eleven entries from the University of Strathclyde have been named as semi-finalists in academic company creation programme Converge. The semi-finalists are spread across the competition’s four categories and their businesses are in a range of fields, including health, computing, engineering and agriculture. They are in contention to win the top […]
The Royal Society has granted prestigious fellowships to four scientists at Imperial College London this month. Professors Geoff Hall, Ten Feizi, Nigel Brandon and Michael Finnis join more than 70 other members of Imperial staff who are permitted to use the letters FRS after their name. They are experts in particle detectors, the role […]
Liverpool’s Albert Dock is set to be the backdrop for a high-profile LJMU archaeological dig later this month. Students on BSc Forensic Anthropology and MSc Forensic Anthropology were invited by National Museums Liverpool to take part in a dig at Pier Masters House Green behind Liverpool Tate. The six-week dig site will be manned from May […]
“Companies must be completely transparent about their impact on wildlife, more so than ever after the COVID-19 pandemic,” says MDX’s Dr Suman Lodh. The majority of the top 200 richest corporations in the world have been failing to disclose how many species of plants and animals they conserve, protect or […]
Kent Business School is among the top 100 ‘triple crown’ business schools worldwide following its European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). The ‘Triple Crown’ involves awards by the three leading business school accreditation organisations – EQUIS, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and The Association of […]
Who made more accurate predictions about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic – experts or the public? A study from the University of Cambridge has found that experts such as epidemiologists and statisticians made far more accurate predictions than the public, but both groups substantially underestimated the true extent of […]
‘Covid-19 anxiety syndrome’ may cause a significant number of people to struggle with a return to normal daily life in the UK after the pandemic, new research by Kingston University and London South Bank University has revealed. A survey conducted by the research team found that one in five of […]
