NHLI Celebrates Staff Recognition Success Across the Board
From research to relocation, NHLI teams and individuals were recognised across multiple categories at the Staff Recognition Awards and Garden Party.
Mining dust, cool light and startup rankings: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
Friday Forum: Reflections on animal research
Three Imperial Science Communication Masters students reflect on what they learned at a recent forum on animal research.
‘Chemical metronome’ helps the brain to keep time
Imperial researchers uncover a ‘chemical metronome’ in the brain, which helps to synchronise the master clock telling us when it’s time to sleep.
Addressing medicine’s gender data gap and microbes in space: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
No incentive for older birds to make new friends
Like people, birds have fewer friends as they age, but the reasons why are unclear. New research suggests they may just have no drive to.
Hampstead Heath ponds where dogs swim contaminated with pesticides
Most dog owners didn’t know that flea and tick treatments are dangerous to aquatic life, suggesting more awareness could ease the problem.
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True global impact of human-driven bird extinctions far greater than expected
The ongoing loss of bird species is likely to have severe knock-on effects as their unique roles in ecosystems are not fulfilled, shows a new study.
Protecting 0.7% of land could help save 1/3 of unique & endangered species
Conservation efforts directed towards just 0.7% of the world’s land mass could help protect 1/3 of the world’s threatened and unique tetrapod species.
Farmer-led badger vaccination could revolutionise mission to tackle bovine TB
A new study highlights the need for government support for large-scale badger vaccination to eradicate bovine tuberculosis.
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