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Released: 4-May-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Coronation of King Charles III an ancient tradition in a modern world
University of Miami

As Westminster Abbey plans to host its 40th coronation in 900 years, members of the University of Miami community consider the role of a monarch in today’s society.

 
Released: 19-Apr-2023 3:25 PM EDT
Minimum unit pricing for alcohol associated with a 13% decrease in deaths from alcohol consumption in Scotland, study suggests
The Lancet

The implementation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) legislation is associated with significant reductions in alcohol-specific deaths among those from the most socio-economically deprived areas in Scotland, suggests a new study published in The Lancet.

   
Released: 4-Apr-2023 4:30 PM EDT
Women’s geographic access to fertility treatment “significantly higher” in the richest parts of Britain, analysis shows
University of Exeter

Geographic access to IVF and other fertility services is significantly higher in the richest parts of Britain, a new study shows.

Released: 23-Mar-2023 3:40 PM EDT
2022 heatwave struck off surgery in fifth of UK hospitals
University of Birmingham

The 2022 summer heatwave resulted in a fifth of UK hospitals being forced to cancel operations during the three days when temperatures soared, a new study reveals.

   
21-Mar-2023 1:10 PM EDT
Universities develop ways for wind turbines to generate more energy
University of Sheffield

A major collaboration between universities and energy companies has made vital improvements to offshore wind turbines, which could help them generate more renewable energy and reduce the UK’s reliance on fossil fuels.

Released: 16-Mar-2023 10:15 AM EDT
New global ranking for life expectancy shows decades-long UK decline
SAGE Publications UK

A new analysis of global rankings of life expectancy over seven decades shows the UK has done worse than all G7 countries except the USA.

Newswise: New damselfly sharing habitat with UK natives
Released: 10-Feb-2023 7:20 PM EST
New damselfly sharing habitat with UK natives
University of Exeter

A damselfly species that came to the UK from Europe poses a minimal risk to native damselflies and dragonflies, new research shows.

Released: 24-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
Students lacking language skills will miss out on jobs - new report
University of Portsmouth

British students wanting to get ahead in the world of work should be studying an additional language.

Released: 24-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
Saving our UK coastlines by working in partnership
University of Portsmouth

A project that brings together marine scientists and business leaders to help improve the health of the UK coastline starts this week. Researchers hope the initiative will help tackle biodiversity loss in coastal regions and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Released: 20-Jan-2023 7:15 PM EST
Beans in toast could revolutionise British diet
University of Reading

Researchers and chefs at the University of Reading aim to encourage British consumers and food producers to switch to bread containing faba beans (commonly known as broad beans), making it healthier and less damaging to the environment.

   
Released: 11-Jan-2023 11:00 AM EST
COVID-19 conspiracy theories among the UK Black community
Kingston University

A belief that COVID-19 was a myth created to control ethnic populations, or a virus created to eliminate the Black community were among the conspiracy theories that caused a lower engagement of health prevention methods among UK Black communities, research by Kingston University, London experts has shown.

   
Released: 10-Jan-2023 2:30 PM EST
Less than four in 100 men accepted to be sperm donors
University of Sheffield

Less than four in 100 men who apply to be sperm donors reach the end of the process and have samples frozen and released for treatments, according to a new study.

Released: 20-Dec-2022 3:35 PM EST
UK woodlands could store almost twice as much carbon as previously estimated
University College London

UK forests could store almost double the amount of carbon than previous calculations suggest, with consequences for our understanding of carbon stocks and humanity’s response to climate change, according to a new study involving UCL researchers.



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