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Elizabeth smiling surrounded by greenery in a park

Elizabeth's story: a journey to reversing her Type 2 diabetes

12 November 2024
Meet Elizabeth, whose life has been transformed by Professor Roy Taylor’s pioneering research. For...
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A pregnant woman facing left, standing in front of an open fridge full of groceries, holding an apple.

Maternal health and food insecurity - are mums-to-be at risk?

4 November 2024
Expectant mothers who are considered ‘food insecure’ are up to four times more likely to experience...
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A line of fencing along the road near the US-Mexico border.

Border crises? Managing landscapes for people and nature

24 October 2024
Dr Charlotte Veal from the School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape reflects on the...
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A bumblebee on a purple flower

Are bees pessimistic?

24 October 2024
New research has revealed that bumblebees respond to stress in a way that resembles human emotions,...
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The design, management, and programming of innovation districts

23 October 2024
Developing innovation districts has become a popular strategy around the world to catalyse economic...
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Headshots of researchers from the Failing Forward videos

How do we destigmatise 'failure' in the research environment?

9 October 2024
In research, failure is often seen as an off-limits subject, something to be hidden or ignored....
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Buildings and riverside businesses stand in a flooded street as the River Ouse bursts its banks in York, England.

Flash floods, supercells, and mesocyclones – predicting extreme rainfall

8 October 2024
The UK has endured devastating extreme rainfall in the past few years, with flash floods causing...
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How small to medium-sized enterprises can benefit from apprenticeships

4 October 2024
Discover how Higher and Degree Apprenticeships could be the secret to unlocking your staff’s...
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Assessing slug diversity and how the public can help to identify species

23 September 2024
We’ve been asking volunteers to monitor slug activity in their gardens to help improve national...
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Signpost pointing to north, south, east, and west

Which region in England is worst affected by long Covid?

18 September 2024
This research, led by Dr Stephanie Scott, has uncovered that people in the North of England are...
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Medical scan image of bowel

AI tool can detect early signs of bowel cancer

17 September 2024
Bowel cancer is the second biggest killer cancer after lung cancer and claims around 16,800 lives a...
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The Cocha Cashu Biological Station in Peru. The station is nestled in a row of trees near a lake's edge, reflected in the water.

Sustainable hunting in the world’s most biodiverse region

9 September 2024
Sustainable hunting could offer valuable lessons in managing the threat of biodiversity loss to...
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