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A new £9 million research centre focused on tackling and reducing health inequalities in the UK will be led by experts at UCL.

The Zero Malaria Experience is an immersive and interactive installation using Imperial research showing a 'toolbox' of scientific innovations.

A unique study has thrown fascinating new light on how young children begin to understand the meaning of words. The researchers, from The University of Manchester publish their findings in the journal Child Development. Children start to say words around their first birthday, and for a while only say one word at a time, though they rapidly build their vocabulary during their second year.

New research published today shows that UK Government 'austerity' policies since 2010 are associated with striking increases in rates of preterm and low birthweight babies, particularly among those living in the poorest neighbourhoods. The study by University of Glasgow and Public Health Scotland researchers, published in the European Journal of Public Health, analysed almost 2.3 million births in Scotland between 1981 and 2019.

Loneliness has been identified as a major challenge for social work because of its significant impact on health and social care services, particularly for older people.

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From a promising route to reducing brain injury risk in stent surgery, to a new way to probe the mysteries of quantum entanglement, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial.

November is Islamophobia Awareness Month, a time to learn about the impact of Islamophobia and find out how you can help challenge stereotypes and prejudices.

The first 3D images of a whole human thymus have been created using a specialised X-ray technique by researchers from UCL and the Francis Crick Institute. These highly-intricate images showed that structures called Hassall's bodies occupy a large fraction of thymic medulla, suggesting they might play a role in regulating thymic microenvironment and immunity.

Most people who died by suicide within year of discharge from inpatient psychiatric care had recent contact with GP, study finds More than 80 per cent of people who died by suicide within one year of

People around the world are facing record-breaking health threats because of climate inaction, including continued investment in fossil fuels and lagging funding for action to protect health, finds the latest Lancet Countdown report led by UCL researchers. The  2024 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals that people in every country face record-breaking threats to health and survival from the rapidly changing climate, with 10 of 15 indicators tracking health threats reaching concerning new levels.

Our researchers have explored how Arctic marine species could be impacted by climate change and rising sea temperatures in the future.