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Science careers advice

More pupils do physics and chemistry after the age of 16 in schools which provide a more comprehensive range of careers supervision and advice, according to new research by academics at the University of York.

Taking the fear factor out of cancer

It is the second most deadly disease in the Western world and one of the most feared diagnoses a patient can face. A new book is aiming to improve our understanding of cancer.

The benefits of Paracetamol

The commonly-used painkiller Paracetamol can protect against kidney failure after severe muscle injury, according to research at the University of Essex.

Biomedical Science jobs

Biomedical Science graduates at the University of Essex are bucking the trend when it comes to students having trouble finding jobs after their degrees.

Environment/Energy

Sustainable studies

Sustainability is a big issue in business, and universities are responding by offering corporate social responsibility elements to their business programmes.

Conservation Careers

Anita Diaz, a Senior Lecturer in Ecology at Bournemouth University, explains how a simple childish inquisitiveness about the natural world turned into a career of exploration and interaction with the environment.

Music of the Sun

Musical sounds created by longitudinal vibrations within the Sun's atmosphere, have been recorded and accurately studied for the first time by experts at the University of Sheffield.

Energy saving technology

The time and money needed by business and public sector organisations to introduce carbon emission monitoring measures could put a strain on future investments in technology that can actually lower the energy bill.

Healthcare

Smoking in films encourages teenagers to take a drag

New research has revealed that 15-year-olds who saw the most films showing smoking were 73% more likely to have tried a cigarette than those exposed to the least.

Health sector jobs

The NHS is a huge organisation and there are roles ranging from porters to accountants, healthcare assistants, gardeners , to ambulance drivers and switchboard operators.

Germs on buses and trams

You are six times more likely to end up at the doctors with an acute respiratory infection (ARI) if you have recently used a bus or tram. Find out more...

Psychological therapy

A new report released by Mind for the We Need To Talk coalition has called on the Government to fulfil its promise to make psychological therapies available across the country to people who need them.

Research

Conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theories - such as those surrounding the death of Princess Diana - are more likely to be believed by people who are willing themselves to conspire, new research at the University of Kent has shown.

Studying Forensic Science

Student sleuths are to put their forensic skills to the test in a CSI-style summer school at the University of Leicester.

Looking good on greens

New research suggests eating vegetables gives you a healthy tan. A study showed that eating a healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables gives you a more healthy golden glow than the sun.

Emotions help animals to make choices

To understand how animals experience the world and how they should be treated, people need to better understand their emotional lives.