Published 29 November 2019 Categories Business & Economy | Society & Politics The retail bonanza set to begin today, Black Friday, is expected to see more than half of shoppers buying electronic goods and almost a third purchasing clothes.
Published 28 November 2019 Categories Science | Working with business Precision nutrition and 24-hour monitoring will enable scientists to provide new insights for the pig industry, as the à½à½AV opens the National Pig Centre today.
Published 27 November 2019 Categories Science | Environment According to new research nearly 40 percent of global land plant species can be categorized as very rare, and these species are most at risk of extinction as climate and land use continues to change.
Published 26 November 2019 Categories University Visit Nexus for an exclusive live screening of one of the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures.
Published 26 November 2019 Categories Health | Science A dentist’s drill might not be the best way to tackle tooth decay in children’s teeth, a new study has concluded.
Published 22 November 2019 Categories News | University The à½à½AV has announced ambitious plans to create a flagship building for students and staff at the heart of the western campus, supported by a generous gift from the Laidlaw Foundation.
Published 21 November 2019 Categories Science | Health When brain tumours are treated with radiation or chemotherapy their cells evolve in a way that appears to be random, according to research published today in Nature.
Published 20 November 2019 Categories Health Students who rarely ate breakfast on school days achieved lower GCSE grades than those who ate breakfast frequently, according to a new study in Yorkshire.
Published 19 November 2019 Categories Society & Politics A sophisticated online platform that allows television viewers watching political leadership debates to react in real time was test-driven during tonight’s first head-to-head contest.
Published 18 November 2019 Categories Environment | Science During the last two decades agricultural practices and nitrogen-rich fertilisers have significantly increased the amount of nitrous oxide emissions in the atmosphere, according to a new study.
Published 14 November 2019 Categories Health A colonoscopy is the main test used to detect bowel cancer, but like most tests, it is not always 100% accurate and cancers can be missed.
Published 11 November 2019 Categories University One million pieces of single-use plastic have been removed from use across campus during the past 12 months.
Published 11 November 2019 Categories Technology | Science | Global Engineers have developed a prototype drone-mounted wireless scanning system, which can fly up the outside of a high rise building and detect the whereabouts of individuals who may be trapped inside.
Published 8 November 2019 Categories Society & Politics | Arts & Culture A small army of volunteers is to be recruited to help update the most comprehensive survey of England’s dialects ever undertaken, thanks to an injection of funding.
Published 6 November 2019 Categories Science | Health Vitamin D influences the behaviour of melanoma cells in the lab by making them less aggressive, scientists have found.