¹û¶³Ó°Ôº in the media
The sugar rush to diabetes
Professor Nick Finer (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Division of Medicine) comments on the growth of diabetes in the UK.
On the Vogue brandwagon
Research by Dr David Wengrow (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Archaeology) in Current Anthropology is cited in a piece about the power of the brand.
Forever young
Speaking at the Cheltenham Science Festival, Professor Linda Partridge (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Genetics, Evolution and Environment) discusses the potential for drugs to increase life expectancy and improve health in old age.
, More coverage: Asian AgeJudges 'must lay down the law on jurors' internet usage'
Research led by Professor Cheryl Thomas (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws) shows that more than 25 per cent of jurors admit seeing reports online about their trials.
Quantum dot laser grown on silicon substrate
A new generation of high speed, silicon-based information technology has been brought a step closer thanks to research published by Professor Alywn Seeds and Dr Huiyun Liu (both ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Electronic and Electrical Engineering) in Nature Photonics.
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Professor Adrian Furnham (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology) examines the dynamics at play in business meetings where decisions are taken as a group. Read: Sunday Times (Appointments)
Rise in obesity sees resurgence in heart attacks
The declining rate of heart attacks over the past 20 years is in danger of being reversed by a rise in obesity.
, , More coverage: El Mundo, BloombergRaphael Loewe
The Times carries an obituary of Professor Raphael Loewe who taught in ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's Department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies between 1961 and 1984.
Stem cell bank
Professor Pete Coffey (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute of Ophthalmology) discusses the latest developments in stem cell therapy and comments on the creation of a new 'bank' which will collect and store customers' stem cells.
(from 46mins 39s)Probing Plasma
Dr Lucie Green (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Mullard Space Science Laboratory) explains the properties of plasma, using a set of stunning images of the sun, at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival.