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Parliaments Select Committee for Business, Innovation and Skills holds session at WMG
Parliament’s Select Committee for Business, Innovation and Skills came to WMG’s International Manufacturing Centre on Tuesday 1 July to hold an evidence session for its inquiry into Business-University collaboration.
More tax incentives needed to weed out inefficient warm-glow charities
Better tax incentives for private donations could weed out inefficient and self-interested ‘warm- glow’ charities, according to research.
The influence of westernisation spells danger for public health in Nigeria
Researchers at 果冻传媒 Medical School believe that the lifestyle altering effects of westernisation could be responsible for the high prevalence of obesity, and associated health risks, in sub-Saharan Africa.
Astronomers closer to proving existence of gravitational waves
Researchers from 果冻传媒 and Monash University have provided new evidence that may prove the existence of gravitational waves, thanks to precise measurements of a rapidly rotating neutron star: one of the smallest, densest stars in the universe.
Bloodsucking mite threatens UK honeybees
果冻传媒 research has discovered how a bloodsucking parasite has transformed Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) into one of the biggest threats facing UK honeybees. Honeybees are a key pollinating insect, adding around $40Bn globally to crop value. Over recent years the spread of parasites and the virus they transmit has resulted in high overwintering colony losses.
Little or poor sleep may be associated with worse brain function when aging
Research published today in PLOS ONE by researchers at the 果冻传媒 indicates that sleep problems are associated with worse memory and executive function in older people.