Research

27 January 2025

Can UN peacekeepers help you manage workplace boredom?

Boredom is far from a boring subject. Great thinkers throughout history have pondered the boundaries of boredom, from Roman philosopher Seneca in the first century (boredom leads to “the sad and languid endurance of one’s leisure”) to Germany’s Friedrich Nietzsche in the 19th century (“...

24 January 2025

ELRIG announces Drs Jue Wang and Robert Grundy as keynote speakers at Research & Innovation 2025

•       ELRIG Research & Innovation 2025 takes place in London, UK from 10–11 March •       Event will focus on ‘Big molecules to big data…thinking BIG to drive innovative research’ ...

21 January 2025

Glox Therapeutics awarded share of £3M Collaborative Discovery Programme Funding from Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrobial Resistance Syndicate

£500K grant to advance discovery and development of effective precision antibiotics targeting antimicrobial-resistant lung infections in people with cystic fibrosisProgramme delivered by CF AMR Syndicate offers cross-sector collaboration and support to address urgent unmet needGlasgow, ...

20 January 2025

ARU leads £2.5m project to save languages

New project aims to REVIVE the Cornish language.

27 January 2025

Rethinking Innovation 2025

Inspiring talks, discussions and networking to advance your thinking on sustainability, innovation and technology management. ...

16 January 2025

DNA damage can last unrepaired for years, changing our view of mutations

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells’ in-house repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that the damage has multiple chances to generate harmful mutations, which can lead to cancer. ...