PhD mental health: From awareness to action
With nearly 1 in 2 postgraduate students experiencing mental health issues during their PhD, Zoë Ayres challenges universities to actively address the rising postgraduate mental health problem.
Category: Features
What peer research brings to mental health science
Doing science, peer researcher style. Stephanie Allan investigates how, what and why?
Abdominal aortic aneurysms – the silent killer
Maisie Keogh investigates how this devastating condition progresses, its associated risk factors and the screening measures currently in place to combat it.
When science meets the supernatural
Can science explain the unexplained? Kirstin investigates the possible theories behind the paranormal.
Why don’t we know more about how to make ‘science for all’ a reality?
Jane Essex explores the gap between reality and the rhetoric of inclusion within the STEM workforce
Sowing the seeds for the plantibiotic revolution; the journey towards greener pesticides
Pesticides can have a negative impact on the environment and human health. For example, streptomycin can cause massive disruption to natural ecosystems and can encourage bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance. William Rooney explores the role of pesticides in our food and why we need alternatives.
The frustration of misinformation: Science’s battle to engage with the disinterested
Science is for everyone; even those who wish to dismiss it. Kirstin investigates the current crisis in confidence and how we can engage people more successfully.
Diversity Challenge – where are all the underrepresented scientists? Maybe we just have to look a little harder.
Katrina travelled to the Royal Institution in London for the first ever Diversity Challenge, a live quiz show inspired by University Challenge but with a more representative line-up of panellists, speakers, and subjects. Sounds awesome, right? Here’s your starter for ten…
