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Dr Susan Oman and Dr Irini Katsirea appointed members of the DCMS College of Experts

Dr Susan Oman and Dr Irini Katsirea have been appointed members of the UK Government鈥檚 Department of Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) College of Experts to apply innovative scientific methods to support government policy.
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Unpaid carers providing more hours of care than ever, according to new Unpaid Care Dashboard

Unpaid carers are now providing more hours of care than ever, according to a new interactive digital dashboard, launched by the Centre for Care at the University of 葫芦影业.
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鈥業t All Starts With Play鈥 鈥 New National Campaign and APPG on Play in England

Researchers from the School of Architecture and Landscape and School of Geography and Planning help launch Play England鈥檚 new national strategy at the House of Commons.
Little cards and handkerchiefs on a washing line with messages written on them for lost babies.

Baby loss exhibition encouraging parental consent to post-mortems

Researchers from the Department of Sociological Studies have showcased a national exhibition on baby loss, raising awareness about the role technology plays in understanding infant death.
A group of women sit beneath a tree in Niger.

To the rhythm of Niger: using radio to empower women in one of the world鈥檚 poorest countries

鈥淭hey say everything, in detail, they don鈥檛 hide anything, and there is no darkness鈥
A photograph of different brain scans.

Understanding Alzheimer鈥檚: how chemoinformatics is driving the development of new treatments

With nearly 40 million sufferers worldwide and no known cure, Alzheimer鈥檚 is rarely far from the headlines, as the world begins to grapple with the effects of an ageing population.
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Breaking the ice: How glacial cycle 22,000 years ago sculpted Britain鈥檚 landscape

Researchers have mapped how glaciers and glacial lakes once covered Britain and helped to sculpt the landscape 22,000 years ago.
A single parent holds the hand of their young child as they walk down the road.

Children鈥檚 wellbeing not negatively affected by living in single parent households, study shows

The experience of single parenthood is more common than typically reported 鈥 and children鈥檚 wellbeing is not negatively affected by living in single parent households 鈥 according to a study led by the University of 葫芦影业.