Let’s learn how to use plastic anew!
Research Professor Ali Harlin urges us to reconsider our plastic use and illustrates how the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is aiming to halve the environmental impact of plastics.
Science & conservation in the Galapagos Islands
Stephen J. Walsh & Carlos F. Mena explain the importance of protecting the Galapagos Islands through interdisciplinary science & sustainable conservation.
The connection between art and mental health during lockdown
Here, Deirdre Figueiredo, MBE and Director of Craftspace, discusses the relationship between art, community and mental health during lockdown.
Modelling Armageddon: The effects of nuclear weapons on climate
Owen B. Toon, Alan Robock & Richard P. Turco turn our thoughts towards modelling Armageddon in terms of the effects of nuclear weapons on climate.
Nepal faces 1200% increase in COVID cases
Nepal, which shares a long border with hard-hit India, is experiencing a meteoric rise in COVID-19 cases and facing an oxygen shortage.
Mild COVID-19 infection is unlikely to cause permanent heart damage
According to a new study by researchers at UCL, mild COVID-19 infection is highly unlikely to cause lasting heart damage.
Scientists measure natural brightness of night sky
The enigmatic brightness of the night sky is the subject of endless poems and songs, but how does it really look without light pollution?
How can the public sector make critical and efficient data-driven decisions?
Christian Marsden, Head of Financial Services and Government at Dun & Bradstreet, discusses how the public sector can make critical and efficient data-driven decisions.
Research finds serotonin increase after three month depression treatment
A team at the Karolinska Institutet found that some patients who recovered by accessing depression treatment showed an increase in their average level of serotonin transporter.
Mental Health Awareness week: Working effectively and sustainably
Ahead of Mental Health Awareness week, industry experts discuss what employers can do to support employee wellbeing through remote working and beyond.
Testing must go hand-in-hand with vaccines to come out of the crisis
COVID-19 testing must go hand-in-hand with the vaccines in order for the UK to come out of the crisis successfully.
Study finds remote learning students get less sleep at night
Scientists found that remote learning students sleep patterns have changed, with most sleeping 30 minutes later than normal.
Eviction ban extension – is it out of hand?
Andy Jansons, Managing Director of Jansons Property, discusses the eviction ban extension and explores when the line should be drawn.
Researchers given £5m to understand COVID-19 severity in India and the UK
Four research partnerships have been awarded £5 million to provide a deeper understanding of COVID-19 severity in India and the UK.
What happens now that the US supports the TRIPS waiver?
Rachel Thrasher, Research Fellow at the Global Development Policy Center in Boston, explains how the new US stance could change the TRIPS waiver debate.
Research reveals five reasons behind UK vaccine hesitancy
New data explores why some in the UK continue to experience vaccine hesitancy - with one man explaining that "it is human nature to have second thoughts".
Report finds UK social care system will “collapse” without unpaid carers
The Social Care 360 Report finds that unpaid carers contributed time worth £400 million to the UK social care system - daily, since the COVID-19 pandemic begun.
Under 40s will be offered an alternative to the Astrazeneca vaccine
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that all under 40s should be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine following blood clot risk.
European Commission hesitates on TRIPS waiver for pandemic
The European Commission on Thursday (6 May) responded to a US declaration of support for the TRIPS waiver, stating that they were open to further discussions without explicit agreement.
UK Government proposes 50% funding cuts to arts subjects
The Government proposal to cut 50% of funding to specific arts universities is part of the "build back better" plan, according to a Department for Education spokesman.