Several leading conservation charities including the RSPB, National Trust and Wildlife Trust have voiced anger over the new government’s “destructive” approach to nature. The groups have urged their 8 million members…Read More >
Agriculture, Food & Health
How can we make supermarkets more accessible for autistic people?
“What makes a supermarket challenging I think is… just the noise… you can just hear everything, so you hear people, you hear like beeping, you hear like people pushing stuff,…Read More >
Know dementia, know Alzheimer’s, know inflammation
For World Alzheimer’s Day on 21 September, Nagihan Ozsoy, a doctoral researcher working with Dr Mark Dallas in the Reading School of Pharmacy, explains the importance of her new research…Read More >
Medication Without Harm – tackling modern medication-related risks to patient safety
Tomorrow is World Patient Safety Day and this year’s focus is ‘Medication Without Harm’. A number of medication-related pitfalls can put patients at risk of harm, and we urgently need…Read More >
UTIs are still diagnosed using a 140-year-old method – here’s why
If you’ve ever had a urinary tract infection (UTI) before, you know what a pain it can be. Not just because of the physical pains it causes, but because it…Read More >
Monkeypox: demand for vaccines is outstripping supply – this is what’s causing the shortages
Over 30,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 80 countries worldwide in 2022. Most are in countries that have never previously reported monkeypox. While monkeypox is not as transmissible as many…Read More >
Anxiety and depression: can diet help?
We’ve all heard that anxiety, stress, and depression are much more common than they used to be. Evidence suggests that this is a result of the political and economic choices…Read More >
Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed
Imagine you have an interview for a new job tomorrow. Some people might think about what kind of questions they will be asked so that they can prepare, or imagine…Read More >
Dragons’ Den: Funding for Early Career Researcher collaborations
Last term saw the return of the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences (SPCLS) Dragon’s Den event where Early Career Researchers (ECRs) pitch collaborative research ideas to a panel…Read More >
