Engineering quality of life for people with advanced cancers
A £7 million research project has been launched to develop a new imaging and keyhole surgery approach to the treatment of secondary bone tumours of the spine.
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Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic ‘net zero’
There should be greater investment in using a wider group of experts to make decisions about how the landscape is managed if the UK is to reach climate targets, a new report warns.
‘Effective, but not the silver bullet’ – air cleaning devices in schools
Leading researchers involved in studying how COVID-19 spreads in enclosed spaces have compiled ten tips to help school leaders decide whether to use air cleaning technologies in classrooms.
AI can identify heart disease from an eye scan
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that can analyse eye scans taken during a routine visit to an optician or eye clinic and identify patients at a high risk of a heart attack.
Retailer loans rare art to University gallery
Five major artworks have gone on display at the University thanks to a major loan by Marks & Spencer for the benefit of its home city.
Tracking a city’s young people as they come of age
Researchers have secured £7 million to fund the next stage of the pioneering Born in Bradford study into the health and wellbeing of the city’s young people.
Mega iceberg released 152 billion tonnes of fresh water into ocean
Scientists monitoring the giant A68A Antarctic iceberg from space reveal that a huge amount of fresh water was released as it melted around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
A better understanding of foot-and-mouth disease
The imaging of vanishingly tiny structures created by the foot-and-mouth disease virus could one day help scientists develop new treatments for infected animals.
Olivia Cotes-James: Talking taboos
Named in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, founder of LUÜNA Naturals Olivia Cotes-James (English Literature 2013) is improving lives across a continent.
Unintended consequences of mask mandates
Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers.