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Off-key beginnings: Baby lemurs sing out of tune, just like human children, finds ¹û¶³´«Ã½ research
A study led by primatologist Dr. Chiara De Gregorio from The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has found that Madagascar’s singing lemurs, the indris (indri indri), sing out of tune in infancy and improve as adults, just like a human child learning to control their voice.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ philosophers at the heart of British Philosophy Fortnight
Academics from The ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s Philosophy Department were central to the first-ever Philosophy Fortnight, a campaign led by the British Philosophy Association (BPA) to highlight the vital role philosophy plays in shaping public policy, industry, and personal life.
Poor job quality costs UK economy £41 billion a year according to research from The ¹û¶³´«Ã½
Job-related ill health is costing UK businesses up to £41 billion a year, with 1.77 million workers suffering due to poor job quality according to new research from The ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
Ethnic minority veterans twice as likely to face unemployment, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ study finds
Ethnic minority veterans are twice as likely to be unemployed as their white peers, a new ¹û¶³´«Ã½ study has found.
Challenges and games are best for primate wellbeing, finds ¹û¶³´«Ã½ study
A meta-analysis, led by The ¹û¶³´«Ã½, has found that primates under human care prefer cognitively challenging enrichment activities, such as training and games, over socialising with other primates or more ‘passive’ enrichment methods.
Exciting moments on the edge – unique properties confirmed in phosphorene nanoribbons
An international research collaboration, including The ¹û¶³´«Ã½, The University of Cambridge and UCL, has demonstrated that ‘wonder material’ phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) exhibit both magnetic and electronic properties at room temperature, establishing them as a unique class of low-dimensional materials.