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Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time

...research, which has been posted online and submitted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal, is yet to be peer-reviewed. Black holes are what’s left after large stars die and their cores collapse. They are incredibly dense, with gravity so strong that nothing can move fast enough to escape them, including light. Astronomers are keen to study black holes because...
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The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?
Money & Business

The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?

...research issues to do with what we might call ‘decent’ work, this phenomenon interests us both. This article explores the Great Resignation and in particular asks whether it is likely to be anything more than a short-lived by-product of the pandemic, as well as exploring its wider significance in terms of what we look for in our jobs. The term was invented by...
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The nature of history
Education & Development

The nature of history

...Research has come to the living room, thanks to the computer. National pride is important but so too is understanding. How else can we begin to comprehend the problems of immigration, for instance, unless we start with the reasons for it in the first place and its consequences? International politics makes no sense at all without history, as the present situation in the...
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Article 10 mins
The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Health, Sports & Psychology

The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England

...the complexities of achieving safe ways of organizing. Reference Lawton, R., Carruthers, S., Gardner, P., Wright, J. and McEachan, R.R.C. (2012) ‘Identifying the latent failures underpinning medication administration errors: an exploratory study’, Health Services Research, Health Research and Educational Trust, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 1437–59. Explore the NHS further...
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Article 10 mins
Constitutional Conversations: what Good Friday Agreement was for women
Society, Politics & Law

Constitutional Conversations: what Good Friday Agreement was for women

...research reports and media debates. Women are prominent in all these arenas. [What the Good Friday Agreement made possible was a range of conversations, like the one in the Waterfront Hall, Belfast.] Community Shortly after the 2019 Waterfront Hall event, a lively, small-scale local meeting took place in a community venue in Belfast. A group of women from the Falls and...
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How FMRI works
Health, Sports & Psychology

How FMRI works

...research. FMRI is also being applied in clinical and commercial settings. [Brain showing areas responsible for sense [Image: FMRIB]] Sensory regions of the brain - Courtesy of Peter Hobden, FMRIB How does MRI work? FMRI is a special type of magnetic scan. The cylindrical tube of an MRI scanner houses a very powerful electro-magnet. A typical research scanner (such as the...
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Article 10 mins
What missing lander means for Europe’s quest to find life on Mars
Society, Politics & Law

What missing lander means for Europe’s quest to find life on Mars

...Researchers at the European Space Operations’ Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, had another one of those nervous days – waiting to hear first from a probe designed to land on Mars’ surface, and then from the probe’s orbiting mother ship. By the end of the day, the flight engineers and mission scientists were half satisfied – just after 16:00 (UT) on 19 October, they...
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Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Icy Worlds

...Research (COSPAR)’s Planetary Protection Panel. Although not legally binding, it sits within the legal framework of Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty (United Nations, 1967). Image description: The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) logo. One of the underlying concepts is that of the ‘period of biological exploration’, which for icy worlds is 1000 years, and...
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