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Meet the Editorial team – Rachel Perrin

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An interview with Rachel Perrin, Editorial Director at Research Publishing International, about working with Research Outreach. Rachel enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.

Get to know Rachel Perrin, Editorial Director at Research Publishing International. She’s been working with Research Outreach for the last four years and is truly passionate about what we do here. So, can you start with telling us a bit about your background? I’ve always had a passion for science. I studied physiology and did my PhD at Bristol University […]

Meet the Editorial team – Adele Walker

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Research Outreach - an interview with Adele Walker. View of Maiden Castle, Dorset, the hill fort.

Get to know Adele Walker, one of our editors on the team at Research Outreach. Can you give us some insight into your background and how you came to be working at Research Outreach? I’m an archaeologist by training – I learned my craft at an impressive Iron Age hillfort called Maiden Castle in Dorset. I fell in love with the […]

World Science Day for Peace and Development 2022: Join in #ScienceDay

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Highlighting the importance of science and science communication for World Science Day 2022 - celebrating peace and development!

It’s World Science Day for Peace and Development! Celebrated every 10th of November, #ScienceDay highlights the importance of science for the world – both for protecting our fragile planet, and for improving the lives of the people who call Earth home. On this day, conversations surrounding emerging scientific issues are encouraged, plus the importance of communicating science to the public. […]

Jamie Soffe: Senior Partnerships Executive at Research Outreach

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Research Outreach presents a series of blogs for Jamie Soffe, Partnerships Executive here at Research Outreach.

Research Outreach provides a suite of communication services, from articles to podcasts to video abstracts, all with the intention of bringing cutting-edge research to the wider public. Whether your interest is in nanotechnology, sustainable architecture, or the latest developments in cancer treatments, Research Outreach will have an article on it. Driving the publication forward as part of the Partnerships team […]

Research Outreach – Issue 132: Police deception, machine learning, and psychedelic therapy

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Research Outreach Issue 132 includes a number of articles, such as a study of a natural resin as a powerful pesticide, how phytoplankton impacted biodiversity, and how implementing solvent-based recycling could transform plastic manufacturing into a more environmentally friendly process. We also catch up with Dr Ben Sessa about his research into the field of psychedelic-assisted therapy and the work […]

The life of a lithium-ion battery

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A review of lithium-ion batteries for Research Outreach issue 133

If you’re reading this on a laptop or mobile phone, it’s likely powered by a lithium-ion battery – a huge amount of our everyday technology, from computers to medical devices and electric vehicles, relies on them. With so much demand, it’s no surprise that there is a significant amount of research into maximising the efficiency of lithium-ion batteries and working […]

Climate justice: International Open Access Week 2022

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Celebrating #OAWeek2022 with our favourite articles on this year's theme of 'Open for Climate Justice '

#OAWeek…is now open! Open access to knowledge is essential for tackling the climate emergency. ‘Openness can create pathways to more equitable knowledge sharing and serve as a means to address the inequities that shape the impacts of climate change and our response to them’, says SPARC, the organisers of International Open Access Week 2022. Opening on the 24th of October […]

Machine Learning Week Europe 2022 is live!

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Machine Learning week 2022 is live in Berlin

Machine Learning Week Europe is live in Berlin! But what even is it? Machine learning is a form of artificial intelligence, where software applications and computers learn how to improve and redesign their ability to do tasks – completely independently from their human creators. When commercially deployed, it’s called predictive analytics. Around the world, these tools are being exponentially rolled-out […]

International Day for Universal Access to Information 2022 is here! #AccessToInfoDay

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International Day for Universal Access to Information 2022 (IDUAI) is here! Ensuring equitable access to information is about tackling inequalities and working collaboratively to disseminate and increase our shared knowledge. Research Outreach firmly believes, like the organisers of IDUAI, that a free-flowing exchange of knowledge and learning is essential for our scientific, technological and societal advancement. To celebrate IDUAI, enjoy open […]

Ecology in our cities: Why urban biodiversity matters

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Helping to raise public awareness of biodiversity in urban areas

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 be proud of, but keeping grasses cut down is deleterious to the environment. This year, the ‘No Mow May’ campaign reached even more people than in previous years, and helped […]