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CyberHER: Bridging the gender gap in cybersecurity
The CyberHER: Bridging the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity project, led by Dr Mohammad Haseeb Zafar, director of the Cybersecurity and Information Networks Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK, colleague Dr Fiona Carroll, and Dr Sumaira Johar of the Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences), Peshawar, Pakistan, addresses the global gender gap in cybersecurity. By promoting cybersecurity awareness for women, international collaboration, […]
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Symbiotic Realism: A Transdisciplinary International Relations theory
Informed by neuroscientific findings about human predispositions and insights from the life sciences, Symbiotic Realism is predicated on the notion that the contemporary landscape of International Relations is shaped by seven novel and interdependent forces: disruptive technological advancements; the changing role, independence, threats, and capacities of non-state actors; the emergence of novel strategic domains; the rise of collective civilisational frontier […]
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Data-sharing for a greener future: How can JIDEP contribute?
As the global push toward sustainability moves beyond a trend to becoming necessary, we must address the inertia and challenges in securing a circular economy. JIDEP – a joint project by manufacturers, technology companies, and leading research organisations – proposes an ambitious but technically astute way to encourage companies to share valuable data. Industrial progress has long been defined by […]
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Can citizen science drive social change?
What is citizen science and how can this practice be implemented to benefit communities and boost prosperity? Based at the Institute for Global Prosperity University College London, the newly launched Citizen Science Academy aims to provide the answer. By training residents to the practices of social research and equipping them with the tools to drive social action in different areas […]
Leaving a legacy of ill health: The trans-generational effects of smoking
The University of Bristol is a respected authority in research at the intersection of epigenetics and epidemiology. Founded by Jean Golding, Emeritus Professor of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC, also known as Children of the 90s) is one of the world’s most comprehensive ongoing data sets spanning generations. Findings from this multi-generational […]
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New approaches to high-resolution geological simulations
Geological and reservoir modelling are critical for geological exploration, resource extraction, and geoengineering projects. Current workflows and datasets record geological variations on metre or decimetre scales. However, many relevant geological structures exist at sub-centimetre scales. Dr Achyut Mishra and Professor Ralf Haese at the University of Melbourne, Australia – part of the international research consortium GeoCquest – have developed a […]
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Capitalist utopias and financial futures of the US oil and gas industry
Drawing on long-term fieldwork involving almost a decade of interviews and observations, Dr Mette High, Director of the University of St Andrews’ Centre for Energy Ethics, UK, investigates what happens when oil industry entrepreneurs with utopic projects and private equity firms looking to invest come together. In this study centring on Weld County, Colorado – with more than 22,000 active […]
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Nanoparticles as Trojan horses: A safe and effective way to deliver oncolytic viruses to treat all cancers
Advanced cancer often comes with a lack of treatment options. Immunotherapies like cancer-killing viruses – oncolytic viruses (OVs) – are becoming increasingly popular but are currently limited by their inability to be administered into the blood. However, Dr Faith Howard and Dr Munitta Muthana, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the UK, demonstrate that OVs can be injected into […]
Melanin – a protector from skin cancer
Skin cancer is a worldwide problem and is more common in people with lighter skin than people with darker skin colour. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the primary contributor to skin cancer development by causing DNA damage in skin cells called keratinocytes. Melanin, the pigment responsible for skin colour, also plays a role in generating so-called melanin caps – umbrella-like structures […]
Calcium ions and healthy skin: Key process gives insight for future skin therapies
Our skin is the first line of defence from external harm and a central part of the thermoregulatory system. Dr Richard Evans and Dr Andrew Mayes of Unilever Research & Development in the UK, alongside a team of collaborators from the University of Liverpool, UK, present mounting evidence regarding the essential role of store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) for normal skin function. […]
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