Voters turn to ‘polite party’

Could success in Oldham’s by-election see UKIP becoming a successful radical right-wing party?

Appears in Issue 45

Tags: Dr David Cutts, Dr Matthew Goodwin, Dr Robert Ford, Euroscepticism, French National Front, Nigel Farage, Strategic Eurosceptics and Polite Xenophobes: support for the UK Independence Party in the 2009 European Parliament Elections, UK Independence Party, UKIP

Cancer breakthrough

Scientists have discovered a way to stop cancer cells from growing, which could help in the fight against the illness.

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Tags: Cancer, Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Dr Andrew Johnson School of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Dr Cinzia Allegrucci, molecular genetics and cell biology

Safer doesn’t always mean slower

New research has found that safer doesn’t always mean slower when it comes to motorcyclists.

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Tags: Centre for Motorcycle Ergonomics & Rider Human Factors, Dr Alex Stedmon, Dr David Crundall, Human Factors research group, Institute of Advanced Motorists, School of Psychology

Research is child’s play

This year’s Summer Scientist Week again allowed researchers to discover more about how children develop and learn.

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Tags: Alumni Annual Fund, Human Development and Learning Group, Learning Sciences Research Institute (LSRI), LSRI, MRC Institute of Hearing Research, School of Psychology, Summer Scientist Week

Lights, camera, interaction

Film director Ken Loach has offi cially opened a research lab which films parents and children to boost their communication skills.

Appears in Issue 43

Tags: Dr Deborah James, Family Lab, Ken Loach, Medical Research Council Institute for Hearing Research, National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust

Research funding hits record level

The international reputation of the University has helped push funding for research to £150m.

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Biting back

Malaria kills a million children each year. Research carried out at the University could help develop cheap and effective drugs to combat the disease

Appears in Issue 42

Tags: Cell Host & Microbe, Dr Rita Tewari, Malaria, Medical Research Council, molecular switches, parasite, protein kinases, School of Biology, Wellcome Trust

Research on the front line

Gala event raises £26,000 for superbug research.

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Tags: Centre for Healthcare Associated Infections, Leslie Ash, MRSA, Prof Richard James

Inside the mind of a soldier

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder alone does not explain the total psychological impact of war, according to a Nottingham academic.

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Tags: Dr Nigel Hunt, international conflict, Memory, post-traumatic stress disorder, School of Psychology, War and Trauma, war zones

Studying fetal hearts

A study examining the development of fetal hearts and the placenta in pregnancy could lead to treatments to reduce the possibility of stillbirth in diabetic women.

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Tags: Brain and Body Centre, diabetes, fetal heart, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, pregnancy, research study, volunteers