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 […]
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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 […]
Thousands of low-income families in the South have benefitted from a series of activity packs produced by the University of Southampton aimed at helping children whose education was impacted during lockdown. Almost 14,000 individual packs have been distributed via schools, charities, and youth organisations so far this academic year, with […]
I’m Jess, I graduated from Biomedical Science at Birmingham in 2015. I’m now an account manager at Random42. Random42 is a scientific communication company, so we produce animations and disease education videos for pharma companies. My main responsibilities are developing new client relationships and driving new business growth. As an account manager […]
Despite the challenging year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the overall satisfaction of Sheffield students is at 80 per cent – four per cent above the national sector-wide average, according to the National Student Survey (NSS). The University is ranked number one in the UK for bioengineering, medical and biomedical […]
A team of young engineers from Grove Academy in Dundee has once again taken top place in an annual competition at RGU and will now have the opportunity to progress to the MATE ROV World Championships in USA. The team was taking part in the MATE Scotland ROV (Remote Operated […]