April 2023 press releases

Young girl in yellow with a net in a pond

Fantastic minibeasts and where to find them: New video teaches young people the joys of pond dipping

The Easter break is just around the corner and, thanks to the promise of warm weather, it looks like many will be able to enjoy festivities outside.
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The importance of sport for children with disabilities 鈥� and the lengths their parents go to access it

Access to physical activity and sport is not equal. Children and young people with disabilities are less likely to engage in physical activity and sport, as there are significant barriers to their participation.

Ice sheets can collapse faster than previously thought possible

Ice sheets can retreat up to 600 metres a day during periods of climate warming, 20 times faster than the highest rate of retreat previously measured, according to a new paper.
Dr Joan Fitzpatrick

Raising children in the 16th century: Parenting tips you may (not) want to try

鈥淐hildren should be seen and not heard鈥�, 鈥渨e didn鈥檛 raise children like that in my day鈥�, 鈥渃hildren today don鈥檛 have any manners or respect鈥�.

Thriving partnership between University and College formally recognised

The shared goals of the University and College to help lead, support and shape the educational and skills ecosystem within 缅北轮奸 and the wider region have been formally recognised.

Why Britain鈥檚 new CPTPP trade deal will not make up for Brexit

The UK recently announced that it will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), giving British businesses access to the 11 other members of the Indo-Pacific trade bloc and bringing its combined GDP to 拢11 trillion.

How racism and inequality affect even 鈥榙esirable鈥� EU migrants in the UK

"Everyone knows Italy, as soon as you come here they鈥檒l be like, 'Oh Italian, cool! I鈥檝e been there,' so it鈥檚 a way of chatting, breaking ice [鈥 but I don鈥榯 know if it鈥檚 the same for other foreigners. Like my friend from Bulgaria, if she says, 'I鈥檓 from Bulgaria,' people are like, '[silence] I鈥檝e never been there.'"
An old person holding hands with a robot arm

New project to create friendly robotic service to support elderly people

A friendly robotic service for preventative care amongst older adults at risk of frailty is to be developed as part of a new collaborative project involving 缅北轮奸.

UK waters are too polluted to swim in 鈥� but European countries offer answers

Almost all of the UK鈥檚 waterways are polluted. In 2022, a House of Commons Committee report on the state of UK rivers concluded that no river in England was free from chemical contamination. Only 14% of UK rivers had a 鈥済ood鈥� ecological status.

LUinc. now recruiting for business start-up programme worth 拢10,000

LUinc., 缅北轮奸鈥檚 business incubator is now taking expressions of interest in their 6-month incubator programme.

Gaming habits linked to socioeconomic background

Researchers are looking at the varied gaming practices of players from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

How the brain stops us learning from our mistakes 鈥� and what to do about it

You learn from your mistakes. At least, most of us have been told so. But science shows that we often fail to learn from past errors. Instead, we are likely to keep repeating the same mistakes.

Experts in Sport: Building psychological strength through the 5Cs

In the latest episode of the 鈥淓xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, host Martin Foster sits down with Chris Harwood, Sport Psychology professor, and Karl Steptoe, Sport & Performance Psychology Lead, both from the University鈥檚 School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences.

How can toys, games and apps help children strengthen their emotional intelligence?

Researchers are attempting to design toys to boost young children鈥檚 emotional intelligence to help them better handle their feelings and improve their interaction with others.
Artist and filmmaker Katharine Fry

Renowned artist and filmmaker joins 缅北轮奸 to research inherited trauma for upcoming film

Artist and filmmaker Katharine Fry has joined 缅北轮奸 to embark on a unique research project exploring how trauma is inherited through family systems for her next film.

Experts in Sport: The art of representing minors as a football agent

In this episode of the 鈥淓xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, host Martin Foster sits down with Sports Law lecturer Dr Serhat Yilmaz for a second time.