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THE Scholarly Web
Dr Melissa Terras (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Digital Humanities) is measuring the impact of making her research open access by adding one paper a week to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Discovery and then blogging and tweeting about it.
William Turnbull: Too good to be forgotten
A short biography of William Turnbull, an alumnus of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Slade School of Fine Art, who is described as the "greatest unsung - or forgotten - hero of the British sculptural scene".
Children with high IQs more likely to use drugs as adults
A cohort study by Dr David Batty (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Epidemiology & Public Health) and academics from Cardiff University has found that children with high IQs are more likely to use illegal drugs as teenagers and adults.
Geron abandons stem cell therapy as treatment for paralysis
Professor John Martin (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Cardiovascular Medicine) comments on the announcement by biotech company Geron that it will abandon the first ever stem cell trial to treat paralysis.
How the NHS could make money for Britain
The director of global health practice at KPMG outlines how the NHS could make money through innovation, highlighting Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a key place for such work to happen.
Low turnout 'worry' for police commissioner vote
Nick Ross (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Security and Crime Science) warns that electing police commissioners could turn into a competition to increase arrests.
Scans reveal how the brain's GPS helps us navigate from A to B
Dr Hugo Spiers (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Cognitive, Perceptual & Brain Sciences) presents new research showing that two areas of the brain appear to work together to steer us through the environment.
Alan Robson to head Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Australia's academic boardÌý
Retiring University of Western Australia VC Professor Alan Robson has been appointed inaugural chairman of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Australia's academic board.
Extreme endurance
Four years on, data from the Xtreme Everest expedition is still generating new insights, following a tradition of researchers understanding the sick by studying the healthy in extreme environments, explains Dr Mike Grocott (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Biosciences).
The good life
Professor Mika Kivimaki (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Epidemiology & Public Health) says people working long hours should follow a healthy diet, exercise and watch their cholesterol to lower their raised risk of cardiovascular disease.