News from 2017
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How drones are helping in the fight against malaria
Dr Michelle Stanton from Lancaster Medical School and Dr Christopher Jones from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine describe how they are using drones to target malaria in Malawi.
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Award winning Lancaster student in top ten
Lancaster student Chiedozie Nwafor has been named as one of the top ten Black Students in the UK in the Rare Rising Stars Awards.
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Mapping malaria outbreaks in Africa
An app mapping the extent of malaria in Africa has been developed by statisticians at Lancaster University who have trained health officials in eight countries.
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Health and social care education and research in Blackpool
Essential health and social care education and training is to be delivered from Blackpool Council’s Bickerstaffe House headquarters, following the formation of a strategic alliance between Blackpool Council, Blackpool and The Fylde College and Lancaster University earlier this year.
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How disadvantaged groups benefit from free leisure activities
The abolition of charges for leisure activities “substantially increased” participation among more deprived groups say researchers. Physical inactivity is estimated to cost the NHS £455 million a year through increased illnesses like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and some cancers.
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Take part in the biggest anatomy quiz in the world
A medical researcher is appealing for 20,000 members of the public to take part in an online citizen science project about human anatomy.
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Distinguished academic to lead training for UK health data scientists
Professor Peter Diggle has been appointed by Health Data Research UK as Director of Training.
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Dementia campaigners open café for younger people with neurological conditions
A man who thought his life was over when he was diagnosed with dementia in his fifties is to open the latest café to support others in the same situation.
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Daily photography improves wellbeing
Taking a photo each day and posting it online has complex benefits say researchers who say it supports improved wellbeing.
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Obesity – are we measuring it the best way?
Staff teaching on this Sports and Exercise Science degree are involved in ongoing research into obesity.