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Ecology in our cities: Why urban biodiversity matters
In the UK, conservation charity Plantlife runs an annual campaign to raise awareness of the detrimental effects of excessive lawnmowing. A perfectly manicured lawn may have once been something to […]
Access to Diabetes Care: World Diabetes Day 2023
Accessing healthcare should be a fundamental human right. However, this isn’t the case for millions of diabetes patients globally. Aiming to overcome the barriers in diabetes healthcare, World Diabetes Day […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2023 – #WearItPink
Since the Breast Cancer Now charity started the #WearItPink fundraising day, over £39 million has been raised in the name of breast cancer research. As one of the most common […]
International Astronomy Day: Seeking the stars
International Astronomy Day started in 1973 by Doug Berger. As the then president of the Astronomical Association of Northern California, he wanted to make astronomy more accessible to the public. […]
National cybersecurity awareness
Although most people wouldn’t argue that staying safe online is a bad idea, many of us perceive cybersecurity as complicated and time-consuming. The National Cybersecurity Alliance want to challenge that […]
Carcinisation – what’s so special about crabs?
Convergent evolution is a process whereby over time, similar features evolve in different and unrelated species. It’s been observed in many species of animals and plants − for example, there […]
Research Outreach – Issue 137: Transgressive poets, chronic pain, and self-assembling nanomaterials
Research Outreach Issue 137 continues to showcase the intriguing work being carried out by researchers across all disciplines from the evolution of hair to building a more effective acoustic computer, […]
Research Outreach – Issue 138: Trojan horses, capitalist utopias, and a fuzzy future
Our most recent issue of Research Outreach brings together a diverse array of subjects at the forefront of academic research. We showcase the FMsquare Foundation, an organisation that aims to […]
Research Outreach – Issue 136: Private messages, browning vegetables, and unnecessary organs
Research Outreach Issue 136 has a wide range of thought-provoking articles that reveal the scope of research in the modern world. Ranging from the genomic editing of eggplant to an […]
Plastic Free July 2023: Small changes to make big differences
Founded in 2011, the Plastic Free July campaign is the brainchild of the Plastic Free Foundation, a global social movement that is working towards a plastic free world. It is […]