What was the last thing you watched or read? Chances are, it was something free on the internet – and not just this blog! In our online age of hyperconnectivity and instant access, it’s easy to think that we all have equal opportunities to ...
Communicating with wider audiences is an excellent way to inform, educate, and raise awareness of research, both within the research community itself, and with the general public. However, we know that researchers are often too busy teaching, marking, writing grant applications, and writing papers among ...
Plastic is pretty much everywhere. It’s even found in us! Touted as the new wonder material in the twentieth century, plastic was an affordable alternative to ivory that was adaptable for a myriad of different purposes, and quickly became universally adopted as the material ...
Have you ever thought of your laptop as smart? Perhaps only when it’s having a good day. However, (it might surprise you) machines can actually learn! Machine learning is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) where computers and software applications can improve, optimise and ...
Help #RevitalizeTheOcean and celebrate this year’s World Oceans Day. Organised by the United Nations, the 8th of June is awash with all-things oceanic. The blue planet is called blue for a reason – 70% lies beneath the waves of the oceans, which produce 50–80% ...
The 10th–15th of May is Mental Health Awareness Week, an event which focuses on improving people’s mental wellbeing across the UK. This year’s theme is ‘loneliness’, something that has affected many of us at some point during our lives, and particularly during the COVID-19 ...