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Battalion Advanced Technology, a UK company specialising in next-generation materials for dual-use applications, will provide up to £750,000 per year for each project.

Ad Feature Scientists race to create materials tough enough for hypersonic flight

Amol Rajan questioned if England was the best place for his children to grow up

BBC host considered if England was best place for his children

A fleeting moment caught on a phone camera — the kind of ordinary, unscripted minute children remember long after the posed photos fade.

Forget ‘Quality Time’ — This Is What Children Will Actually Remember

Tune Into Nature Music Prize

Entries open for national music competition that connects young people with natu...

Nature connectedness in the UK

Why Britain is one of the world’s least ‘nature-connected’ nations

Promotional artwork for Pluribus, Apple TV+’s new sci-fi drama, which centres on an alien RNA sequence that appears to rewire human behaviour.

Oxford Professor Breaks Down Pluribus — and His Verdict on the Alien RNA Is Brut...

The main reason for introducing new routines before the turn of the year was in the hope it would help them to settle into healthy habits

An expert says you should ‘soft-launch’ New Year’s resolutions early

Celebrated physicist Brian Cox has hit out about the online “drivel” relating to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Brian Cox slams “drivel” about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Professor Richard Mottershead

Professor’s Iraq Mountain Climb to Fund Christmas Meals for Homeless Veterans

Professor John Bridges (right)

Professor John Bridges appointed to UK Space Agency 2035 Frontiers Programme Ste...

The Giant horntail looks very much like a huge hornet

Giant hornet alert: Fake fearful sting and not harmful to humans

Wake up and drink the coffee (Cover Images)

It's official! Drinking coffee in the morning improves your mood

The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has enrolled its largest ever intake for autumn 2025, with more than 400 new students — including its first undergraduate cohort — joining programmes across AI disciplines. The record intake follows 8,000 applications and a 5% acceptance rate, taking the university’s student body past 700 and reinforcing its status among the world’s top AI institutions.

Global demand drives record enrolment at Mohamed bin Zayed AI University

Professor Laird is calling for the NHS to revise its laundry guidelines for healthcare workers and consider using on-site industrial machines or commercial laundry services

Healthcare workers at risk as domestic washing machines fail to kill harmful bac...

Professor Michael Atar is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with a background in medicine and over 25 years’ experience as a paediatric dentist. A father to a large family, he works with parents, carers, families, and children of all ages, offering a warm, collaborative and non-judgemental space.

Why your home is the best place to teach children leadership

Professor Michael Atar at home in London. His latest work explores how leadership habits from the workplace can quietly shape family dynamics—and why children often adapt in ways that affect their emotional development.

The hidden cost of parenting like a CEO

Professor Tim Coulson is a biologist at the University of Oxford, where he has led both the Zoology and Biology departments.

The birth-date bias: why football’s greatest talent may never get spotted
Most elite youth footballers are born at the start of the selection year, giving them a physical edge. Those born just months later are often smaller, weaker—and ignored by scouts. Professor Tim Coulson missed out on football glory for that very reason. Now science may offer a fairer way to find the next Messi.
Anthony Harvison

Professor Paul Behrens

Lego figures might outlast humans unless we change how we live

One in six believe flames kill off bacteria

The barbecuing myth that ‘dirt adds flavour’ is dangerous health risk

Ultra-long-distance swimmer Ben Hooper trained with Professor Tipton for his historic 2015 Swim the Big Blue expedition.

Five cold water dips could slash drowning risk

Take regular breaks to avoid eye strain

Eyes on success - preventing eye strain during exam season

Selfie

Criminals need just 20 images of your child to produce a deep fake version of th...

Selfie

Criminals need just 20 images of your child to produce a deep fake version of th...

The Long-tailed Titmouse: a unique British bird and one of the cutest

Long-tailed Titmouse: a unique British bird - how to spot popular bird

Glamping in nature

From screen time to green time – why Norwich locals had the happiest childhoods ...

There may be a reason some dogs seem to take after their owners! Researchers have discovered genes linked to obesity in both Labradors and humans. In particular the gene DENND1B is carried by both dogs and people and is associated with obesity in both.

Dog hungry? That’s because you and your Labrador may share the same obesity gene...

Humans could be wiped out by aliens that look like Jabba the Hutt, warns Oxford ...

Rylan Clark will front new documentary series about Essex Witch Trials
TV presenter Rylan Clark is reportedly working on a new series focusing on King Henry VIII’s war on witchcraft.
Heather Carrick

Current approaches to tackling school absences are falling short

Early intervention is key to turning tide on school absence – leading academic

Professor Ian Mell

Belting up to deliver housing targets – are grey belts the answer?

Toys, games and puzzles for perfect presents at Aldi this week

Kids' stocking fillers with toys, books and puzzles on Specialbuys

The Royal Botanics

Royal Botanics scientist 'works against the clock' to save plants

Online toolkit can help government meet its housing target

Online toolkit may be key to government meeting 1.5 million new homes target

Online toolkit can help government meet its housing target

Online toolkit can be key to government meeting homes target

Professor Paterson's article is available to read on the Policy@Manchester website

Making UK a ‘clean energy’ superpower poses challenges for Ministers

Professor Ian Rotherham talks about baby blackbirds assuming their adult plumage

Professor Ian Rotherham talks baby blackbirds assuming adult plumage

An anti-migration protester brandishes a flare during a riot outside of the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham

Crowd behaviour psychologist explains what’s driving racist rioters

New chair of Yorkshire Universities, Professor Dave Petley

New chair of Yorkshire Universities vows to champion “trailblazing collaboration...

US comedian and actor Bob Newhart has died at the age of 94 “after a series of short illnesses”.

Breaking The Big Bang Theory actor dies

University of Manchester experts are working to provide a “future-proof” energy storage solution

University of Manchester researchers working to solve UK energy storage conundru...

Robots get a 'living skin' makeover thanks to researchers in Japan. Photo by 2024 Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-ND /

Robots get ‘skin’ and ‘smiles’ in horrifying makeover

Two elderly sisters aged in their late 80s and early 90s were found deceased in their flat on Club Garden Road, Highfield, on May 2023.

Elderly sisters found dead in council flat on day of eviction

This week, another scientific paper highlighted the potential harm a common ingredient found in many multi-vitamin supplements and fortified foods could cause - but should we really be worried? Picture: Business Wire

Are vitamin supplements really bad for your health?

American professor Michelle Francl has claimed that we should be putting salt into our tea.

American professor claims a pinch of SALT makes the perfect cup of tea

Photo issued by NASA of Neptune seen from Voyager 2. Picture: NASA/JPL/PA Wire

What are the true colours of Neptune and Uranus?

Natasha, Nick and Harry Hewitt. (Picture: SWNS)

Mum who was told she had migraine died from blood clots, inquest hears

Semaglutide

Weight loss drug could end need for diabetes jab

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in the fifth instalment of the film franchise, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which will arrive in cinemas on June 30 © 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved

Where to watch the Indiana Jones movies in the UK - including Disney+

Having a high amount of potassium in your diet leads to lower blood pressures, research suggests (Composite: Mark Hall)

Marmite ‘more important than reducing salt’ to lower blood pressure

Actor Clarence Gilyard Jr. and a companion attend the Los Angeles theatrical premiere of “Left Behind,” the movie based on the New York Times best-selling novel, January 26, 2001 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Newsmakers)

‘Gone too soon’: Die Hard star Clarence Gilyard Jr dies age 66

Could Boris Johnson be about to make a political comeback?

John Curtice: why a Boris comeback could be bad news for Tories

Ben Miller as Professor T, stood in a dark red-lit room, wearing surgical gloves, his hands steepled in front of him (Credit: Sofie Gheysens/ITV)

Professor T S2: ITV release date, trailer, and cast with Ben Miller

How a 1C temperature rise would have stark consequences for UK

Supermarket self-service tills set for huge changes to prevent thefts

Awareness of sexual assault is increasing among school children.

Sex assault awareness campaign was ‘Me Too’ moment for schools

Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, stood in a cathedral (Credit: BBC/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd./Robert Viglasky)

The Real Peaky Blinders: when is new BBC documentary about on TV?

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9 Omicron symptoms fully vaccinated people are most likely to get

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