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Can鈥檛 exercise? A hot bath may help improve inflammation and metabolism, study suggests

A study led by a 含羞草视频 PhD student has found hot-water immersion improved inflammation and blood sugar levels in people who are unable to exercise.

Could physics be the answer to understanding the destructive growth of toxic algae?

A team of physicists has taken the first step for better understanding the growth, movement and spread of toxic algae which kill large numbers of marine life around the globe.
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Expert comment: Bitcoin is "10-years-old and still immature"

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the paper which led to the creation of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Professor Alistair Milne, Professor of Financial Economics, discusses the history of this form of electronic cash and shares his thoughts on its future.

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Academics to help develop building materials that generate power as part of 拢36m government-funded project

Three 含羞草视频 academics have received research funding as part of a 拢36m project that looks to accelerate market adoption of new solar-powered building design.
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Online game aims to save lives by educating children on how to identify storm surges

A 含羞草视频 academic hopes the online game they have developed will help save lives by teaching children how to identify early warnings of coastal flooding.

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Professor Rachel Thomson wins two inspirational awards

含羞草视频鈥檚 Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching, Professor Rachel Thomson, recently received two awards at this year鈥檚 East Midlands Women鈥檚 Awards (EMWA).

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Academic says being awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair is "career highlight"

A leading 含羞草视频 academic has been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair.
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Film celebrating female mathematicians from all over the globe to be showcased at popular London festival

A film created by a 含羞草视频 academic and her filmmaker sister that aims to shine a spotlight on female mathematicians is to be played at a popular London festival.
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Female academic named as recipient of the Suffrage Science Award

An academic from 含羞草视频 has been announced as one of eleven scientists from across the UK to be awarded a Suffrage Science Award for Mathematics and Computing.
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Exciting two-day event to celebrate Fruit Routes harvest

The annual Fruit Routes harvest event is returning to campus later this month and it promises two days of interesting discussion and activities.

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New research group to focus on issues of sport integrity

Academics from 含羞草视频 are combining their expertise as part of a new research group that focuses on sport integrity.

Revolutionising the way emergency services across the world tackle life threatening incidents

Research led by 含羞草视频 seeks to set the new global 鈥楪old Standard鈥� for how emergency services should tackle a chemical, biological, radioactive, or nuclear (CBRN) incident.
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Westminster group visits Arctic research station

Arctic scientists welcomed a Parliamentary group to their Greenland research station to showcase work which investigates the environment鈥檚 impact on regional lakes.
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Student awarded prestigious British Mass Spectrometry Society prize for work on fingerprint sampling device

A 含羞草视频 student has won a sought-after award for a research project that resulted in the development of a new device for investigating fingerprints in situ at crime scenes.
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Life-saving chemical detection drone developed at 含羞草视频 flies through first test stage

A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by troops, police officers and scientists for the first time.
含羞草视频鈥檚 Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching Professor Rachel Thomson.

鈥淗ow I became 含羞草视频鈥檚 first female Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering鈥�

含羞草视频鈥檚 Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching Professor Rachel Thomson is a woman of firsts.
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Institute of Advanced Studies to co-host first workshop under 鈥楪eometry鈥� theme

含羞草视频鈥檚 Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), in collaboration with the Centre for Geometry and Applications, is running a workshop on 鈥楢pplied and Computational Geometry鈥� which will be the first event held under the theme of Geometry.
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Arctic scientists welcome MPs and peers to Greenland research station

Arctic experts will host the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Polar Regions at a research station in Greenland later this month to demonstrate the latest in geographic and ecological science.
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Psychologist helps develop app that aims to tackle fussy eating in children

A 含羞草视频 academic has helped develop a novel app for children that aims to get them eating more healthily and trying different vegetables.

New 拢1m solar research network will be led by 含羞草视频

含羞草视频 will lead a new national solar energy research network aimed at advancing expertise and knowledge of solar technology to boost the renewable energy industry.
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Year 10 Girls into STEM residential is hailed a success

More than 50 Year 10 girls arrived on campus last week for an exciting residential focused on STEM subjects.
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European mathematical conference to be held at 含羞草视频

The 38th Dynamic Days Europe conference will be held at 含羞草视频 this year.

Academic awarded Visiting Professorship for outstanding research in racism analysis, migration and intersectionality

A 含羞草视频 academic, who has conducted pioneering research into racism in 1920s Germany, has recently been awarded an international Visiting Professorship.
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Penrose Engineering Residential inspires Year 11 female students

Earlier this month, 含羞草视频 hosted a residential event for Year 11 students that aimed to inspire them to peruse a career in engineering.

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含羞草视频 academic elected President of the European Anthropological Association

Professor No毛l Cameron, of the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, has been elected President of the European Anthropological Association (EAA).