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Mar 11, 2011

2011 Fulbright scholars dedicated to improving the world

Three University of Sydney graduates and one PhD candidate have been recognised for their work in moral philosophy, international diplomacy, and women...
Mar 10, 2011

Protecting children from second-hand smoke

Children from across Yorkshire are being asked to help test an initiative that could reduce their exposure to second-hand cigarette smoke. Researcher...
Mar 10, 2011

Lawyer, Cancer Researcher and Global Warming Expert USA-Bound

Three graduates of The University of Western Australia are among 26 Australians recognised as Fulbright Scholars in 2011....
Mar 10, 2011

Bergen leads search for CO2

How much CO2 are the oceans able to absorb, and will this change because of global warming? Scientists from all over the world are trying to find the ...
Mar 09, 2011

Study probes cause of ‘ballooning’ blood vessels

Patients from Yorkshire are helping researchers at the University of Leeds find new ways of treating abdominal aortic aneurysms, a potentially life-th...
Mar 08, 2011

Migrating moths and songbirds travel at similar rates

International collaboration between the University of York and the Universities of Lund (Sweden) and Greenwich found that migrating moths and songbird...
Mar 04, 2011

Clear English coming to your medicine cabinet

Medicines Information, Review and Partnership - making information about medicines clearer to patients....
Feb 28, 2011

Old bones aid battle against back pain

The bones of people who died up to a hundred years ago are being used in the development of new treatments for chronic back pain. The research is brin...
Feb 28, 2011

Chemist awarded grant to develop ‘green chemistry’ for pharmaceutical industry

A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of chemistry has received a grant to develop "green" techniques to produce compounds for the pharmaceutica...