Listening to your heart may help you read minds
New research, published today in the journal Cortex, shows for the first time the link between being able to perceive one’s heartbeat and being able to tell the emotional mental state of another person.
Playing snooker improves your frame of mind
Academic research shows potting the black is good for your grey matter
Partnership to probe the human condition
Anglia Ruskin tie-up with Malaysian institution will produce world-leading research
Green hero Michael flies into primary schools
Anglia Ruskin drama students introduce pupils to importance of recycling
Doctor raises awareness of frailty through art
Cambridge-based Katy Shorttle is celebrating after being named as one of the 25 artists shortlisted for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2017.
Lux-Aura presents a Print Auction at The Blue Moon, Cambridge
Anglia Ruskin University photography students in the Lux-Aura collective are holding a print auction at the Blue Moon in Cambridge to help raise funds for their summer exhibition. The print auction will take place on Thursday 27th April from 5pm- 11pm.
Beer fans left feeling flat at restaurant options
The craft beer revolution may have transformed Britain’s pubs but restaurant chains are lagging behind in terms of choice and value, according to new research by Anglia Ruskin University’s PubLAB.
Rape victims denied compensation – study
Many rape victims are losing out on criminal injuries compensation because narrow rules penalise them for having convictions for minor offences, research shows.
Historian reveals Chaplin’s praise for Mussolini
A new biography released later this month (27 April) sets out the true nature of screen comedian Charlie Chaplin’s relationship with fascism – one which was far from black and white.
‘Smashing’ work wins Sustainability Art Prize
Imogen Dungate, a third year BA (Hons) Fine Art student, was awarded the £400 Sustainability Art Prize at Anglia Ruskin University last night (Thursday) thanks to her “smashing” video installation entitled Gravity.
Students face England bowling legend at Fenner’s
Ten Anglia Ruskin students have been tested against Stuart Broad, one of the greatest bowlers in English cricketing history, as the Cambridge MCCU team faces Nottinghamshire.
Q&A date with BAFTA-nominated screenwriter
Anglia Ruskin University’s new Centre for Science Fiction and Fantasy is hosting a special public screening of the zombie horror film The Girl with All the Gifts next Tuesday (4 April).
New think tank will explore charity sector in Essex
Anglia Ruskin University’s Lord Ashcroft International Business School is launching a new think tank this week to study the future of the third sector in Essex.
International experts discuss benefits of music therapy
Leading experts will meet in Cambridge tomorrow (Friday 24 March) to discuss the benefits of introducing music therapy in a range of health and social care environments.
Topping out ceremony takes place at new Science Centre
Anglia Ruskin University staff and representatives from main contractors Morgan Sindall have celebrated the topping out of a new £45million Science Centre in Cambridge which will enable more science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students to benefit from state-of-the-art facilities.
Psychologist unveils his working-class Sherlock
“1895: London Society takes its problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood.” That’s the intriguing concept of the debut novel Arrowood, written by Anglia Ruskin University academic Dr Mick Finlay and published by HarperCollins/HQ this Thursday (23 March).
Children can have ‘out of body experiences’
New research published in the journal Developmental Science shows for the first time that children as young as six can undergo virtual ‘out of body experiences’, with the results demonstrating how the ‘sense of self’ develops.
REACTOR launches its first Big Games Challenge
REACTOR – a project led by Anglia Ruskin University and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support the growth of an applied gaming sector in the Cambridgeshire/Peterborough region – has this week launched its inaugural Big Games Challenge.
Star students are shortlisted for national awards
Anglia Ruskin University students and staff have been shortlisted for several prizes in the Student Nursing Times Awards 2017 – including three students in the final of the Student Midwife of the Year category.
How butterflies benefit from coffee corridors
New research shows that coffee and timber plantations are providing a safety net for butterfly species in Ethiopia, as the country’s tropical forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate.
Fiddler crabs are masters of the dating world
A new study shows that the elaborate courtship displays of the male fiddler crab help to advertise both their physical fitness and the size of their home.
£1m project aims to promote innovative teaching
Anglia Ruskin University is participating in a £1million project to show how innovative active learning and teaching methods can be used by universities on a large scale to benefit students and break down some of the barriers to their success.
Anglia Ruskin forges stronger links with China
Anglia Ruskin University welcomed senior members of the Chinese government to Cambridge to discuss new partnerships with the country’s higher education institutions.
Students chart a perilous journey to freedom
The attempts of a gay Syrian refugee to escape persecution and start a new life in Cambridge have been turned into an animation by students from Anglia Ruskin University.
Mobile units could transform stroke outlook
The introduction of modified ambulances designed to assess and treat stroke patients could result in a huge increase in the number of people treated within the so-called “golden hour”, according to research published in The Lancet Neurology.