This September will see the dual premiere of choral and sound compositions by Dr Andrew Knight-Hill (Associate Professor of Sound Design and Music Technology and Director of the SOUND/IMAGE Research Group). Commissioned by Aproxima Arts in 2020, these new compositions form part of a celebration of the life of broadcaster […]
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The number of 18- to 34-year-olds who smoke increased by 25% in England during the first lockdown, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. This means that over 652,000 more young adults smoke, compared to before the pandemic*. The study, published today in the journal Addiction and funded by Cancer Research UK, found that over 4.5 million more adults would be classed as high-risk drinkers during […]
I have been pioneering the cause of palliative care in rural Jharkhand and adjoining parts of West Bengal since 2005. Working in resource-poor settings prompted me to contemplate possible solutions to address the challenges that rural palliation posed in a country like ours, where palliative care is still a developing […]
The University of Glasgow has opened registration for a pair of online courses focused on climate solutions ahead of the arrival of the COP26 conference in the city. The £799 continuing professional development courses, which begin on September 27, are available to learners around the world. As part of the […]
More than 700 million people are living with untreated high blood pressure, increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases. These are the findings of the largest study to date on global hypertension trends, carried out by more than 1100 physicians and scientists and led by Imperial College London and […]
Researchers at Aberystwyth University hope to be able to predict when sheep give birth after successfully proving a way of measuring for how long the animals lie down. In a new research paper in the journal Applied Animal Behavior Science, Dr Manod Williams of the University demonstrates that small measuring devices […]
Scientists at the Energy Safety Research Institute of Swansea University have received a boost to their research into climate change solutions following funding from the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre. Carbon capture is a climate change mitigation technology where CO2 can be captured directly from industrial operations instead of […]
Cuttlefish can remember what, where, and when specific things happened – right up to their last few days of life, researchers have found. The results, published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, are the first evidence of an animal whose memory of specific events does not deteriorate with […]
A book by a University of Aberdeen historian has been named as the joint winner of the 2021 Whitfield Prize. Run by the Royal Historical Society, the award celebrates the best in historical writing from authors publishing in their sole name for the first time. Dr Jackson Armstrong has shared […]
Some COVID-19 patients who experience acute respiratory failure respond by significantly increasing their respiratory effort – breathing faster and more deeply There is concern among some doctors that this level of respiratory effort can lead to further damage to these patients’ lungs. Working with an international team of leading intensive […]
