News tagged with: research
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Judges’ decisions in sport focus more on vigour than skill
A study by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ suggests that, in sporting contests, the rate at which competitors fight is more likely to result in judges awarding victory than the skill with which they attack their opponents
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Beaches can survive sea-level rises if they have space to move
Researchers from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ are part of an international team of coastal scientists who have dismissed suggestions that half the world’s beaches could become extinct over the course of the 21st century
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International study develops ground-breaking method of making biodiesel from dirty old cooking oil
Dr Lee Durndell, from the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has played a key role in new research which has developed a powerful, low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel
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First cutting-edge equipment installed at new brain research facility
The Siemens Prisma MRI scanner is the first piece of machinery installed in the Brain Research & Imaging Centre (BRIC)
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Project combines geology and technology to generate a new approach to calculating earthquake hazard
Dr Zoë Mildon, Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has been awarded £1.1million to develop a new means of modelling all aspects of the earthquake cycle
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Laundry lint can cause significant tissue damage within marine mussels
Scientists at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ exposed the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), found in various locations across the world, to differing quantities of tumble dryer lint
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Scientists repeat century-old study to reveal evolutionary rescue in the wild
Research by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ has showed that species may be able to evolve and adapt to rapid climate change.
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²ÝùÊÓƵ scientists play key role in assessing future threats to the Atlantic
The ²ÝùÊÓƵ’s world-leading ocean scientists will play a key role in an international project that aims to map and assess the current and future risks posed across the Atlantic Ocean
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Project aims to reveal the fate of tyre particles in the marine environment
Three-year project led by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ aims to assess this until now hidden form of marine litter, and show the effects it could have on our seas and the species within them.
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New woodlands can help reduce flooding risk within 15 years
A new study by the ²ÝùÊÓƵ has shown that within just 15 years of being planted, native broadleaf trees can have a marked impact on soil’s response during extreme weather events
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Offshore renewables expert admitted to Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship
Professor Deborah Greaves OBE, Head of the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at the ²ÝùÊÓƵ, has been admitted to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering
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Brain imaging expertise supports new discoveries on decision-making process
Research carried out by a University academic has shed new light on the fundamentals of how, and why, we make the decisions we do.
