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Environment - 25.09.2024
Study to enhance climate resilience in the Ganges Delta
An international study led by the University of Glasgow is the first to define a safe operating space (SOS) for major rivers in the Ganges Delta, which will enhance resilience in one of the world's most vulnerable deltas to global climate change.

Earth Sciences - Physics - 25.09.2024
Research offers new insight into deep Earth processes
Sophisticated analysis of tiny bubbles of ancient gas trapped in volcanic rocks combined with new geophysical modelling has cast new light on long-held assumptions about the deep Earth. An international team of scientists led by researchers from SUERC and the University of Glasgow's School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, have uncovered surprising results in a new study of volcanic lavas which erupted in the Red Sea from the Afar mantle plume.

Health - 24.09.2024
Ant queens cannibalise their sick offspring - then ’recycle’ them
Instead of nurturing their sick young, ant queens eat their infected offspring at the first sign of illness then 'recycle' them into producing new eggs, a new study led by the University of Oxford has shown. The findings have been published in Current Biology . Ant queens typically found new colonies on their own, and at the early stages are highly vulnerable to their brood being wiped out by disease.

Health - 24.09.2024
Links between social media use, unhealthy lifestyles and teenage wellbeing
A new study from The University of Manchester has highlighted a link between social media use, unhealthy lifestyles and wellbeing in young people, with those with the healthiest lifestyles experiencing the highest wellbeing. The research, led by Dr Chris Knowles and a team of experts from the Manchester Institute of Education, as part of the #BeeWell programme, analysed the habits of nearly 18,500 Year 8 students from Greater Manchester.

Astronomy / Space - Physics - 24.09.2024
Precise locations of more than a million galaxies revealed
Precise locations of more than a million galaxies revealed
The precise distances from Earth of more than 1.8 million galaxies have been revealed in a sky survey involving UCL researchers. The Physics of the Accelerating Universe Survey (PAUS), an international collaboration across 14 institutions, covered a sky area of 50 square degrees, similar to approximately 250 full moons.

Physics - Pharmacology - 20.09.2024
Ultrafast probing and AI-enabled drug discovery: News from Imperial
Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From ultrafast probing pulses to a free AI algorithm that could find new medicines more efficiently, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial. W-boson mass measurement   The Standard Model of particle physics - which describes all the subatomic particles and forces we know about - has triumphed again.

Psychology - 20.09.2024
Food fussiness a largely genetic trait from toddlerhood to adolescence
Food fussiness a largely genetic trait from toddlerhood to adolescence
Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes and is a stable trait lasting from toddlerhood to early adolescence, finds a new study led by researchers from UCL, King's College London and the University of Leeds. The study, published in the Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry and funded by the UK mental health charity MQ Mental Health Research, compared survey results of parents with identical or non-identical twins in England and Wales from the ages of 16 months to 13 years.

Environment - 19.09.2024
Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone is improving air quality
New research exploring the effects of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Glasgow has found that while traffic flow has remained largely unchanged since the Zone was enforced, air quality has improved. Co-authored by researchers from the Universities of Auckland, University College Dublin, and Glasgow, the study gathered hourly data from traffic sensors and air quality monitors in the city's busy Hope Street and High Street within the LEZ to produce figures for the daily average NO2 (Nitrogen Dioxide).

Health - Life Sciences - 19.09.2024
Cycle helmet safety ranked by new Imperial research
Cycle helmet safety ranked by new Imperial research
Cyclists choosing a new helmet can see how much protection different helmets offer, thanks to new safety testing and ratings from Imperial College Lon Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a simple new cycle helmet safety rating system with simple-to-understand scores from 0-5, designed to help buyers select which helmet to buy and assist manufacturers in future helmet design. The system is based on extensive new safety testing experiments on medium-sized helmets at Imperial.

Physics - 19.09.2024
University of Glasgow physicists play key roles in new observation of quantum entanglement at the highest energy yet
Researchers from the University of Glasgow's School of Physics & Astronomy have played a leading role in an experiment which has opened up a new perspective on the complex world of quantum physics using data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). ATLAS is a general-purpose particle detector at CERN's LHC in Geneva.

Environment - 18.09.2024
Ocean waves grow way beyond known limits
Ocean waves grow way beyond known limits
Scientists have discovered that ocean waves may become far more extreme and complex than previously imagined. The new study, published in Nature today, reveals that under specific conditions, where waves meet each other from different directions, waves can reach heights four times steeper than what was once thought possible.

Health - Economics - 18.09.2024
Removing pint glasses could reduce beer sales by almost 10%
Removing pint glasses could reduce beer sales by almost 10%
Cambridge researchers have shown that reducing the serving size for beer, lager and cider reduces the volume of those drinks consumed in pubs, bars and restaurants, which could have wider public health benefits. While we may all'enjoy a drink, the less we drink the better our health Theresa Marteau Alcohol consumption is the fifth largest contributor to premature death and disease worldwide.

Architecture - 18.09.2024
Grenfell-style shortcuts by architects ’still fairly common’
A new study has found that architects often take shortcuts by copying previous designs, and by relying too much on others to handle complex tasks without double-checking. The recent Grenfell Tower Inquiry found that a similar approach was taken at the London tower block which tragically caught fire in 2017, resulting in 70 deaths.

Health - Economics - 18.09.2024
Removing pint classes could reduce beer sales by almost 10%
Removing pint classes could reduce beer sales by almost 10%
Cambridge researchers have shown that reducing the serving size for beer, lager and cider reduces the volume of those drinks consumed in pubs, bars and restaurants, which could have wider public health benefits. While we may all'enjoy a drink, the less we drink the better our health Theresa Marteau Alcohol consumption is the fifth largest contributor to premature death and disease worldwide.

Health - 18.09.2024
Bacteria triggers type-1 diabetes
Bacterial infections could be the trigger for type-1 diabetes, finds new research by Cardiff University. For the first time, scientists have found that proteins from bacteria can trigger the immune system to attack insulin-producing cells, leading to the development of type-1 diabetes. The new research showed that killer T-cells - a type of white blood cell that's involved in tackling bacterial infections - can cause type-1 diabetes when activated by bacteria.

Health - Pharmacology - 18.09.2024
Personalised treatment could be key to tackling uncontrolled high blood pressure
A widely used drug could be the key to treating many patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, particularly for patients with a common gene variant, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow and published in the journal Hypertension. In the British Heart Foundation (BHF) study, people with high blood pressure who had two copies of the variation experienced a five per cent reduction in their average blood pressure after taking the drug torasemide for 16 weeks.

Astronomy / Space - Research Management - 18.09.2024
Largest black hole jets ever recorded in space
A Durham physicist is part of an international research team that has discovered the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen in space, spanning 23 million light-years in total length. The jets' size is equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back-to-back. The research was led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and involved scientists at multiple universities, including Dr Roland Timmerman of our Department of Physics.

Environment - 17.09.2024
The dynamics of climate policy narratives in the UK
A new study published in Climate Policy , co-authored by Dr Daniel Valdenegro of Oxford University's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science , exposes the dynamics of competing narratives on climate change between political parties in the UK and the influence that climate protests have on them. The study uses a range of data sources such as parliamentary debates and qualitative interviews with politicians and civil servants between 2017 and 2022 to investigate the existence of trends, patterns and impact in climate policy narratives.

Environment - Earth Sciences - 17.09.2024
Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves
Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves
Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research. The study shows that a single species, Antarctic krill, store similar amounts of carbon to key 'blue carbon' habitats such as mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses.

Architecture - 17.09.2024
Thousands of students in Scotland at risk of homelessness
Thousands of students across Scotland are at risk of homelessness and unable to access the right housing in the country's biggest cities, according to a new report co-authored by the University of Glasgow. The report for the Cross Party Group on Housing says there is a severe student housing crisis in cities including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee and calls on the Scottish Government to take immediate action to tackle the issue.
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