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More support needed to help households transition to green energy, research concludes

23 April 2024

Feelings of stress and precarity make it difficult for people to think about transition in practice

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14% reduction in serious violence in England and Wales

22 April 2024

New data show a 14% decrease in violence related injury between 2022 and 2023

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Improved support needed for PTSD in Welsh prisons

10 April 2024

A new study finds variations in access to support for prisoners with traumatic stress in Welsh prisons

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Long reads

Improving dementia communication

Professor Alison Wray’s work on how the social and emotional impact of dementia affects communication is helping people with dementia, their families, and professional carers to navigate the communication challenges they face.

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Informing Muslims about organ donation

Dr Mansur Ali is helping fellow Muslims explore their faith’s stance on these life-saving procedures.

Pioneering new ways of tackling bacterial contamination

Our research has helped to reduce contamination risk in industry on a global scale.

Protecting communities and preserving environments

Working alongside mining companies all over the world, Professor Wolfgang Maier has helped to prevent the relocation of local communities and protect culturally sensitive land, all whilst providing enormous cost savings.

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Taking physics to the masses

Our research has helped transform perceptions, teaching practice and public awareness of astronomy.

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The beauty of your brain and how to see it

“Your existence, your personality, everything you do, everything you think, everything you’ve done—it’s all there in that few litres of stuff.”

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Turning the tide on plastic pollution

How plastic gets to the sea, and what we can do to stop it.

Understanding postpartum psychosis

Mothers at risk of developing this severe psychiatric disorder are being better supported due to the work of Professor Ian Jones and his team.

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