research

Further evidence of 200 million-year cycle for Earth’s magnetic field

August 20, 2021

British Reporter — The findings of a new study by the University of Liverpool provides further evidence of an approximately 200 million-year long cycle in the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Government Innovation Strategy will Transform Lives and Livelihoods

British Reporter — UKRI welcomes the government’s ambitious Innovation Strategy and its

by British Reporter

August 4, 2021

1 min read

Infrastructure Investments to Boost UK Research and Innovation

British Reporter– UKRI is investing £50 million into a portfolio of over

by British Reporter

June 22, 2021

8 mins read

Latest data on immune response to COVID-19 reinforces need for vaccination

British Reporter — A new study led by the University of Oxford

by British Reporter

June 19, 2021

2 mins read

Health&Beauty

Researchers aim to develop tiny robotic sensors to detect bowel cancers

British Reporter — Researchers aim to develop tiny robotic sensors to detect bowel cancers, the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK. Armed with cutting edge terahertz imaging, the sensors could be used in colonoscopies or even to detect skin

by British Reporter

June 9, 2021

4 mins read

Education

What Happens in the Brain When We Imagine the Future?

British Reporter — Research from neuroscientist Joseph Kable finds that two sub-networks are at work, one focused on creating the new event, another on evaluating whether that event is positive or negative In quiet moments, the brain likes to wander—to the events of

by British Reporter

May 18, 2021

3 mins read

Health&Beauty

Stem Cells Can Form Early Human Embryo Structure

British Reporter — MRC-funded scientists at the University of Exeter have discovered how to recreate the early structure of the human embryo from stem cells in the laboratory. Scientists at the University of Exeter’s Living Systems Institute, working with the University of Cambridge,

by British Reporter

May 11, 2021

2 mins read

Tech

Significant Progress in Lithium-Air Battery Development

The FINANCIAL — Research led by the University of Liverpool, in partnership with Johnson Matthey PLC and Loughborough University, is making significant progress in the development of stable and practical electrolytes for lithium-oxygen batteries. The lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery (or lithium-air battery), consisting

by British Reporter

May 9, 2021

1 min read

Finance

Fighting poverty with cash

British Reporter –According to University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2)assistant professor Amy Castro Baker set out to answer this question: What would happen to a person in or near poverty who received no-strings-attached guaranteed payments every month? And the

by British Reporter

May 7, 2021

2 mins read

BANKS

Visa launches research center

The FINANCIAL — Visa Inc. announced the launch of the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute (VEEI), a center of excellence for research and public-private dialogue on payments policy, committed to promoting and advancing equitable economic empowerment of individuals, businesses and societies around the world. The VEEI

by The FINANCIAL

November 20, 2020

2 mins read

Tech

Accenture and Tokyo Women’s Medical University to conduct joint research

The FINANCIAL — Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU) have agreed to conduct joint research using artificial intelligence (AI) to verify and analyze kidney transplant test results, recognize early-stage kidney transplant rejection tendencies and to foresee side effects in efforts

by The FINANCIAL

November 5, 2020

2 mins read

Health&Beauty

Obesity is a cause of kidney disease, new research says

The FINANCIAL — Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that obesity can increase the chances of someone developing kidney disease. Funded by Kidney Research UK and the Medical Research Council, this new study has found that fat all over the

by The FINANCIAL

November 4, 2020

3 mins read

Finance

New research finds no evidence of recovery in US household finances

The FINANCIAL — While US GDP is rising, households across the country face continued severe financial fragility, according to new joint research from faculty members at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Harvard Kennedy School and George Washington University. The research uses new

by The FINANCIAL

November 2, 2020

1 min read

Coronavirus

Obesity might be an issue for COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

The FINANCIAL — Obesity makes it more difficult to vaccinate adults against influenza. Will this be the case for COVID-19 too? Evidence that obese people have a blunted response to common vaccines was first observed in 1985. Moreover, having obesity, defined as a body

by The FINANCIAL

August 6, 2020

3 mins read