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Peers warn maths teaching seen as ‘irrelevant’ in data-driven era

May 22, 2025
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UK maths education is failing to adapt to the AI and data-driven age, the chair of the House of Lords science and technology committee has told government.
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Policy
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Researchers get to the heart of organ development

May 18, 2025
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Advanced microscopy has enabled researchers to capture in real time the formation of an animal heart.
Life Sciences
Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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National curriculum ‘biggest threat to practical science in schools’ warns survey

May 18, 2025
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The demands of the national curriculum are the greatest obstacle to providing the hands-on lessons necessary to interest children in science, claims a report from a leading engineering association.
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Sydney duo apply quantum tech to dynamic molecules

May 17, 2025
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Australia’s University of Sydney say they have performed a breakthrough simulation of how molecules act when stimulated by light.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Computational Chemistry, Energy, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Quantum Physics
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Study unearths role of fertilisers in crop metals uptake

May 8, 2025
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Animal based fertilisers ensure agriculture and water systems are less exposed to pollutants than those reliant on phosphate or sewage sludge, suggests a new study.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Environment, Food Science, Medical/Health, Soil Science
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Lords urge UK to act now on visas in global fight for US STEM talent

May 6, 2025
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UK immigration laws leave the country in danger of missing out on a “massive opportunity” to benefit from the departure of leading US-based scientists and researchers, warns the House of...
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Shall I compare thee to soft robotics…?

May 6, 2025
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A scientific revelation regarding rose petals has been hailed by its discoverers as a potential breakthrough for materials science.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science
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Mosquito project overwhelmed by swarm of willing citizen scientists

May 4, 2025
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Citizen scientists working with the University of Glasgow have amassed more than 700 reports over a year to document the activity of mosquitoes in Scotland.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Environment, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Virology, Zoology
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Trials tackle if menstrual cycle contributes to women’s soccer injury

May 4, 2025
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Football governing body FIFA is funding Kingston University to research whether the menstrual cycle is a contributing factor to a dominant injury in women’s sport.
Life Sciences
Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physiology, Policy
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Royal Marsden claims first with online daily adaptive radiotherapy treatment

May 4, 2025
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London’s Royal Marsden Hospital is claiming a medical first for a radiotherapy planning system that can generate personalised cancer treatment capable of adapting on a daily basis.
Life Sciences
Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Physiology, Policy
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NCUB: university-business R&D funding focused on too few institutions

April 28, 2025
News
The National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) has warned that R&D investment is over reliant on a small number of institutions.
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Evidence suggests chimps ‘bring it in’ like bonobos

April 27, 2025
News
New research suggests chimpanzees and bonobos may not be markedly different from each other in their capacity for empathy.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Environment, Genetics, Zoology
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