Research
‘Northern powerhouse’: Northumbria University climbs research rankings
Vice-chancellor says north-east now has biggest concentration of researchers anywhere outside London
Richard Adams Education editor
17, May, 2022 @2:25 PM
Oxford and UCL tipped to win lion’s share of grants in UK research audit
Northumbria soars up research excellence framework ratings of 76,000 academics used to divide up £2bn annual funding
Richard Adams, Education editor
11, May, 2022 @11:01 PM
Mundher Al-Adhami obituary
Other lives: Iraqi-born political activist and pioneer in maths education who supported teachers in challenging children to think
Margaret Brown
02, May, 2022 @4:49 PM
‘It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
For more than 90 years, a funnel of pitch in Brisbane has been slowly dripping into a beaker. Nine drops have fallen, now the long wait for the tenth is on
Andrew Stafford
29, Apr, 2022 @8:00 PM
Brexit row threatens £250m in UK research funding from EU
Dispute over Northern Ireland protocol puts associate membership of Horizon Europe scheme in doubt
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent
25, Apr, 2022 @1:25 PM
Scientists find dingoes genetically different from domestic dogs after decoding genome
The canine is an intermediary between wolves and domestic dog breeds, research shows
Donna Lu
22, Apr, 2022 @11:58 PM
New clues shed light on ‘pivotal’ moment in the great Pacific migration
Archaeologists say find of tools and bones changes our understanding of the Lapita people, the first to make landfall in Remote Oceania
Donna Lu
22, Apr, 2022 @8:00 PM
Abraham Yoffe obituary
Other lives: Explosives expert and founding fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge
Sarah Bax
21, Apr, 2022 @3:08 PM
Discovery of bacteria linked to prostate cancer hailed as potential breakthrough
Scientists don’t yet know if the microbes are causative, but if proven it could save thousands of lives
Ian Sample Science editor
19, Apr, 2022 @11:01 PM
Midlife cognitive training could improve balance in later life
Testing people in their 50s could identify individuals at risk of poor balance later in life, study finds
Amelia Hill
10, Apr, 2022 @12:12 PM
Lost in translation: is research into species being missed because of a language barrier?
More focus on non-English language reports would be good for conservation and help close the gap between global north and south, argue researchers
Sofia Quaglia
04, Apr, 2022 @8:30 AM
Medieval Cambridge colleges demanded their rent in saffron
‘Red gold’, which was thought to ward off the plague as well as adding flavour to food, was so prized it was used as a currency, research reveals
Donna Ferguson
03, Apr, 2022 @8:00 AM
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