Platelets: The heroes of haemostasis
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of World Blood Donor Day when the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its global partners join to celebrate the lifesaving work of blood donors....Read More >
Crypto crash: market volatility is testing investors will but crypto-enthusiasts still see a future for the asset class
Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, remains a bellweather for the sector. It hit an all-time high of more than US$68,000 (£55,600) in November 2021, when the overall value of the cryptocurrency market was close…Read More >
Research funding success (June 2022)
Researchers at the University have had more funding success with awards from research councils and learned societies. Carrie-Anne Twitchen (School of Agriculture, Policy & Development) has received a BBSRC Research…Read More >
Technicians at the heart of what we do
At the heart of the University is a team of expert technicians – carrying out a hugely diverse range of highly skilled tasks to support our research and teaching. This…Read More >
Black British Women’s Theatre: Encountering intersectionality through the archives
In the summer of 2020, as the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown gave way (at least for some) to the ‘rule of six’, television screens and social media feeds filled with…Read More >
Between Unfreedoms: How caste was a major determining factor in deciding return migration of indentured workers
In the aftermath to the abolition of slavery, about 2 million indentured workers travelled from the Indian sub-continent to the British plantation colonies between 1834 and the First World War….Read More >
The multi-stable and multi-scale nature of our climate
The earth climate consists of several subdomains that have remained in a sensitive balance for millennia but is now under threat from climate change. Here Georgios Margazoglou, from the Centre…Read More >
A new biomarker to guide the early treatment for snakebite-induced kidney damage
Kidney damage is frequently encountered in the victims of snakebites (particularly from vipers) and delayed treatment often results in deaths. Currently, the diagnosis of snakebite-induced kidney damage is not easy,…Read More >
How Studio Ghibli films can help us rediscover the childlike wonder of our connection with nature
Films with powerful environmentally centred narratives can transform our thinking and connect us with nature in ways that scientific papers cannot. For example, Studio Ghibli, a renowned Japanese film studio co-founded by animator Hayao…Read More >
Research funding success (January to March 2022)
Researchers at the University have had more funding success awards from research councils and learned societies. Fangya Xu (SPEIR) has been awarded funding from Horizon Europe for the project: Peripheral…Read More >