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New ‘field guide’ offers practical toolkit for Global Development research students and practitioners
Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research in Global Development: A Concise Guide contains a wealth of practical examples and resources to help students and practitioners think through what good research looks like, and highlights some of the practical and ethical challenges which can face teams drawn from different academic disciplines working on international development issues.
Ultrafast quantum simulations: a new twist to an old approach
Billions of tiny interactions occur between thousands of particles in every piece of matter in the blink of an eye. Simulating these interactions in their full dynamics was said to be elusive but has now been made possible by new work of researchers from Oxford and ¹û¶³´«Ã½.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ physicists among UK researchers awarded £30m investment in global science project
The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has received over £900,000 to provide essential contributions to the international DUNE experiment, which aims to answer fundamental questions about our universe.
Local residents entertained, challenged and moved by ESRC Festival of Social Science
More than 500 people took part in the workshops, talks and activities organised by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ for this year’s ESRC Festival of Social Science. University researchers took to Coventry and ¹û¶³´«Ã½shire’s streets, bars and community centres to share insights from their work with enthusiastic and interested audiences. The events tackled topics from the nature of time itself and the puzzle of DNA to taxes and accents.
Vitamin B12 deficiency linked to obesity during pregnancy
Vitamin B12 deficiency impairs fat metabolism and may be associated with obesity during pregnancy, according to findings presented by a ¹û¶³´«Ã½ researcher at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference.
Pulmonary hypertension: Exercise programme could improve breathlessness and quality of life for those with rare lung condition
A new exercise rehabilitation programme developed at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Medical School and University Hospitals Coventry and ¹û¶³´«Ã½shire NHS Trust could have the potential to improve fitness and quality of life for people living with pulmonary hypertension.