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Lancaster appoints international expert as new Chair in Digital Health
Lancaster University is strengthening its digital health research capability with the appointment of a global expert to a newly created role.
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Antarctic expedition aims to understand rising global sea levels
A Lancaster University environmental scientist is taking part in an Antarctic expedition which aims to look back in time to understand rising global sea levels.
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‘Fingerprint’ technique spots frog populations at risk from pollution
Researchers at Lancaster University have found a way to detect subtle early warning signs that reveal a frog population is at risk from pollution.
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Businesses must do more to take action on soil
Most businesses are unaware that their bottom lines depend on soil, let alone of the huge risks they face from its degradation, sustainability expert Dr Jessica Davies from Lancaster University writes in a comment piece in the latest edition of Nature (published Thursday 16 March 2017).
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Natural measures to prevent floods valuable but not ‘a silver bullet’, researchers say
Natural measures to manage flooding from rivers can play a valuable role in flood prevention, but a lack of monitoring means their true potential remains unclear, researchers say.
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Astronomers unveil the role of the cosmic web across cosmic time
Astronomers have sampled 40,000 distant galaxies to better understand how galaxies like our own Milky Way have formed and evolved across cosmic time.
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UK’s Comics Laureate showcases power of comics to promote literacy
The Walking Dead comic artist Charlie Adlard will make his first public appearance as the UK’s Comics Laureate, a role sponsored by Lancaster University, in Birmingham on 28 March.
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Awesome still massively popular but say goodbye to tar-rah matey
The need to communicate with a wider-world coupled with a move away from the cosy, close-knit communities of the 90s has dramatically changed the way British people speak over the last two decades, new research has revealed.
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Could a diabetes drug be used for Motor Neurone Disease?
A diabetes drug could one day be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
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£2M physics award for quantum turbulence
Lancaster and Manchester Universities have won a joint £2M award for physics research which may lead to “significant technological impact in the longer term.”