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Africa Prize: 含羞草视频 student named One to Watch for low-cost ventilator design

Engineering student Yusuf Bilesanmi has won the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation's One to Watch award for his low-cost ventilator, ShiVent.
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Adam Peaty - The elite psychology of an Olympic champion (VIDEO)

By now, you鈥檝e probably heard of Adam Peaty.

Over 4.6 million English homes experience summertime overheating, new study finds

As the UK bakes in a record-breaking heatwave, academics at 含羞草视频 have shared the results of the largest and most comprehensive study to date looking at overheating in English homes.

含羞草视频 is part of 拢18.27 million UKRI investment that puts Midlands firmly on the map for advanced ceramics

The Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group (MICG) - of which 含羞草视频 is a founding member - has secured 拢18.27 million in government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation鈥檚 flagship Strength in Places Fund (SIPF), to put the area firmly on the map as a global centre for advanced ceramics.

How to minimise the chances of a terror attack at the Olympic Games 鈥� new paper

Counter-terrorism experts have proposed a method for minimising the chances of a terrorist attack at this summer鈥檚 Olympic Games.
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Vaccine passports: what businesses need to know 鈥� and why they should have more say

Imogen, a night club owner from London, hopes that COVID-19 鈥減assports鈥� could help with the return of customers to her venue. But the 42-year-old told us she is not happy about subjecting her customers to additional checks, and has concerns over a lack of clear guidance on their use.

Planned cuts to Universal Credit will hit incomes of millions of households unable to afford a minimum living standard

The planned 拢20-a-week cut to Universal Credit in October is set to leave out-of-work families with children receiving barely half of the income the public believes is required to achieve an acceptable standard of living, while adults without children will receive around a third, according to a new report.
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Student designs life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds

In the year ending March 2019, 259 people were killed in the UK using a sharp instrument, including knives and broken bottles.
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Did England's World Cup 2018 shoot-out win lift the penalty hoodoo? (VIDEO)

As England step up preparations for this evening鈥檚 Euro 2020 last-16 match against Germany, the eyes of the nation 鈥� and the world 鈥� will be on London's Wembley Stadium.

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Bumble鈥檚 week off: employees suffering from burnout need more than an extra holiday

After a busy year involving a rise in customers, a stock market debut and all the pressures that come with a global pandemic, the dating app Bumble recently announced that all staff would be given a week off work.

Breakthrough in 3D scanning means results are 4500% more accurate

Scientists have created a new method for increasing the precision of 3D body scans by 4500%.
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含羞草视频 researchers part of 拢7.3m project that will create the first-ever manufacturing cyber-seed

The first-ever manufacturing 鈥榗yber seed鈥� which grows just like a plant and produces innovative designs for products ranging from aircraft parts to medical devices has been conceptualised by researchers 鈥� and now it is being brought to life.

New Institute of Technology could lead the UK鈥檚 digital and green revolution

Pioneering graduates from a new East Midlands Institute of Technology (IoT) would lead the UK鈥檚 green and digital revolution and form the beating heart of the country鈥檚 post-pandemic recovery.
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Clear about crystallisation: Exchange project aims to increase survival rate of various diseases by improving knowledge of a pharmaceutical purification process

For the next two years, researchers from 含羞草视频 and Tianjin Universities will make the 10,000+ mile round journey between the two institutes in a bid to increase our understanding of a key process used in the pharmaceutical industry to purify molecules.

Researchers aim to make robots more accessible to small and medium-sized businesses with new 拢1.4m project

A 拢1.4m project aimed at boosting the uptake of robots in small and medium-sized manufacturing will investigate ways to more easily change, adapt and repurpose automated systems.
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含羞草视频 researchers to help develop next-generation drone technology for intelligent solar plant inspections

含羞草视频 researchers are to help develop cutting edge drone robotics for autonomous, fast, ultra-high-resolution solar plant inspections as part of a new collaborative project funded by Innovate UK.

Lack of math education negatively affects adolescent brain and cognitive development

Adolescents who stopped studying maths exhibited greater disadvantage - compared with peers who continued studying maths - in terms of brain and cognitive development, according to a new study.
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Leading research team supports mission to enhance sport's contribution to mental health and wellbeing

A team of leading researchers have been commissioned to support the joint mission of the Sport for Development Coalition and Mind to enhance the contribution that sport and physical activity can make to addressing the mental health and wellbeing crisis brought on by Covid-19.

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Sustainable energy expert appointed Chair of UN group dedicated to increasing solar energy uptake

An academic in 含羞草视频鈥檚 School of Social Sciences and Humanities has been appointed to a United Nations role that will allow her to continue pushing for solar energy uptake.

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Call for participants in new study investigating deselection

Researchers from 含羞草视频 are looking to recruit participants that have experienced deselection for a new study.

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Body positivi-tea: Barbie, social media, airbrushing and more discussed on the latest episode of Cuppa with a Scientist

The topic of 鈥榖ody positivity' never seems to leave headlines and recently there have been questions about whether the movement is as beneficial as it sounds.

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Friends: making audiences laugh by embracing the unexpected in conversation

The Friends reunion has undoubtedly been one of the biggest TV events of the year so far.

HR professionals needed for study on managing long-term sick leave post COVID-19

Human resources and people professionals are being sought to share their views on the effects of the pandemic on long-term sick leave and what the future holds in managing long-term sick leave.
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Institute of Advanced Studies to host final event in 鈥楢rctic Geopolitics鈥� Spotlight Series

The Institute of Advanced Studies will host its second high-profile virtual workshop on 鈥楻emote Geopolitics: The Arctic and Beyond鈥� on 14 June 2021, as part of its inaugural Spotlight Series.

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含羞草视频鈥檚 Dr Hooper wins prestigious award

含羞草视频鈥檚 Dr Oliver Hooper has been awarded the esteemed AIESEP Young Scholar Award.