Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê in the media
'Snot fair!
A recent experiment by Dr Nichola Raihani (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Genetics, Evolution & Environment) attempts to disentangle the psychological underpinnings of a sense of injustice. Read:
Channel 4 'Drugs live'
The scientific study has been partly designed by Professor Val Curran (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology).
More: Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê statementAll-in-one 'polypills' could save thousands of lives
"The polypill concept is a major public health advance," says Professor David Taylor (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê School of Pharmacy). "The polypill should be made generally available as a matter of urgency."
Nanobots could turn 'Great Pacific Plastic Patch' into a floating island
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê students hope to develop genetically-engineered bacteria that could be used to turn the Great Pacific Plastic Patch into a floating island for people to live and holiday on. The idea is part of their application to the annual iGEM competition.
Open access plan is no academic spring
"The government argues that 'gold' open access will give us a competitive economic advantage. It will not," says Professor Stephen Caddick (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Vice-provost, Enterprise).
Class of 2012: Emma Flynn Bartlett, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê
"With the future of Long Island suburbia looking increasingly uncertain, this project explores how waste and its technologies can revitalise an area, increase energy efficiency and off-grid communities, whilst retaining the utopian image of suburbia to which many still aspire," says Emma Flynn (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Bartlett School of Architecture).
Gold rush will harm research without tackling article fees
An offer of block grants to help universities meet the cost of open-access publishing will eat into research funding and fail to drive down the article fees charged by top journals, warns Professor David Price (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Vice-Provost, Research).
Status: late, crowded, hot as hell
A crowd-sourcing app developed by academics at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê could help to improve travel on London Underground. The app, called Tube Star, aims to capture the experience of being on the Underground network as reported by passengers.
London 2012: artwork by Olympians
A unique collection of artworks by Olympians has made the trip from its Florida home to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê for London 2012.
Anti-ageing pills closer to reality
When mice were fed the drug rapamycin, they lived longer, says Professor Dame Linda Partridge (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Genetics, Evolution & Environment). The drug also offered protection against neurodegenerative diseases, which are closely linked to ageing.