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Breaking the cliché with South American spiders

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Atypical allocosinae? Atypical patterns of dimorphism and sexual behaviour have been reported in a great variety of animals and have also been correlated to the species’ preferred environment. A. senex and A. marindia (both types of wolf spider) inhabit sandy beaches that suffer high temperature variations, strong winds, and strong habitat reduction and fragmentation. Our aim was to determine the […]

Research Outreach – Issue 138: Trojan horses, capitalist utopias, and a fuzzy future

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Our final publication for the year with a fascinating array of articles on every aspect of research from nanoparticles to 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 spread the holistic values of ‘fuzzy logic’, as well as tracking the BEST lines for surgeons to follow to reduce post-operative scarring. New approaches to geological modelling may lead to […]

Research Outreach – Issue 134: Retrocausality and quantum weirdness, chemical soup, and digital twin tech

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The most recent issue of Research Outreach once again spans the full spectrum of scientific and academic research from STEM education to digital twin technology, as well as studies into how the different chemical species in our atmosphere react to solar radiation. Researchers are digging into the core principles of quantum mechanics, trialling antivirals that can prevent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth […]

Meet the Editorial team: Eva Murtzen

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An interview with Eva Murtzen, Senior Editor at RPI and Research Outreach, about her interests, background and work with the publication

Get to know Eva Murtzen, Senior Editor at Research Publishing International (RPI). She’s been working with Research Outreach since 2020 and hasn’t looked back! Can you start by telling us about your background and how you came to be working with RPI? I moved to Bristol just before the pandemic because my partner had found a position as a postdoc […]

Your favourite articles of the year: #BehindTheResearch2022

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Welcome to #BehindTheResearch2022! We’re showcasing researchers whose articles have made a significant impact in a curation of Research Outreach’s top-trending articles of the year! Read on to find out which researchers are in the top five most-read articles of 2022. In the year-in-review blog, we find out how Timothy Arnett has developed a fuzzy logic-based artificial intelligence and machine learning […]

Research Outreach – Issue 130: Pollution problems, ethical engineering, and civilisation decline

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Research Outreach 130 highlights international research in a diverse array of topics, including volatile oil prices, a new delivery system for dietary supplements, and a deeper understanding of civilisation decline in the Late Holocene era. Waste management is once again a key topic, as we share research into one region in Finland that is helping transition to a circular economy. […]