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Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy

...workings of life in stunning colours. By tagging molecules with fluorescent markers, we can track proteins inside cells, follow the spread of disease, or even watch neurons communicate in real time. It’s like turning on the lights in a dark room and discovering not just objects, but activity, interaction, and purpose. This course will explore how this glowing frontier...
‘There Were Four of Us’
History & The Arts

‘There Were Four of Us’

...worked across Europe during a revolutionary nineteenth century, including several years in Russia. This independence was always going to discomfit her contemporaries, so that she comes down to us distorted and judged for her attempt to live freely. In an age when we’re beginning to celebrate unlikeable female characters and anti-heroines, perhaps Claire Clairmont’s...
Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution
Society, Politics & Law

Fair shares? Why sharing needs a democratic revolution

...work. But they also face the challenge of maintaining their democratic nature and not becoming centralised and more commerically-driven. For-profit democratic sharing economy platforms are very few and far between (we couldn’t identify any successful examples). So we turned to the non-profit sector and looked at Freegle, a democratically-governed UK offshoot of the...
Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
Science, Maths & Technology

Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time

...working on one project after another, the designer could be involved in an upgrading process that would see each model evolve through re-manufacturing in a more direct interaction with consumers. [A woman sits in a small blue car with and orange and white decal on the side door is parked on tarmac. The sea is in the background above the car and a red van and green and...
Recovery at the Rugby World Cup
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery at the Rugby World Cup

...works”. This indicates the importance of belief in a treatment and the potential for the placebo effect to influence recovery when using cryotherapy. Compression clothing Compression garments are the items of tight clothing worn by athletes that have highly elastic properties which provide compression. These garments have become commonplace in rugby, but what is the...
A letter that starts the renegotiation process – Cameron writing to Tusk
Society, Politics & Law

A letter that starts the renegotiation process – Cameron writing to Tusk

...working can become an "unsustainable" burden for the welfare state. Cameron’s wish list also voices concerns with regards to sovereignty. The goal to create an “ever-closer union” in Europe is seen as a threat to the UK’s sovereignty, although it has never been clearly established what this entails and whether the position of the Member States could differ from...
Why are the Paris attacks given greater attention than the ISIS killings in Beirut?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are the Paris attacks given greater attention than the ISIS killings in Beirut?

...by a few, as humanity, we do need to guard against vilifying entire nations and cultures as representatives of the terrorist. If not, we run the risk of entrenching a cycle of discrimination that works to further the radical political agendas of terrorist groups.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Reviewing science funding
Science, Maths & Technology

Reviewing science funding

...working together. Europe actually provides a massive low-risk testing ground for new alliances. This is hugely important. With limited domestic funds for investment the UK needs to use all the levers it has to compete and one area where Britain excels is attracting international R&D business investment. Yet should the UK’s relationship with the EU falter then it is not...