Dr Rogier Hopstaken | A Simple Point-of-care Test to Help Combat Antibiotic Resistance
As the strains of bacteria that are not killed by antibiotics proliferate, increasing numbers of people are at risk of severe illness and even death. Dr Rogier Hopstaken from Star-shl Diagnostic Centr...
24 Aug 202213min
Dr Susan Vanderplas | Investigating the Reliability of Firearm Examinations
In 2009, the US National Research Council Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Sciences Community published a report highlighting the need to estimate the validity of expert opinions in ...
24 Aug 20229min
Dr Panicos Shangaris | Optimising the Prenatal Treatment of Inherited Diseases
Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder affecting the blood. Recently, promising new treatment strategies have emerged involving gene editing therapies and the administration of stem cells direct...
9 Aug 20229min
Dr Holly Keily | Exploring How Humans Describe Tasks Using Gestures
For decades, linguists and psychologists have been trying to understand the fascinating ways in which humans communicate with each other in different real-world settings. Overall, spoken communication...
1 Aug 20228min
Dr Lei Jin | Improving Vaccine Protection for the Elderly
The greatest challenge for ageing populations is that vaccines can be less protective for the elderly due to the age-related decline of the immune system. This means that improving the efficacy of vac...
1 Aug 202210min
Dr Yu-Ling Ma | The Power of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cardiac Care
Traditional Chinese Medicine has been used in the treatment of disease for centuries, although its potency is often overlooked by researchers. Dr Yu-Ling Ma and colleagues in the Oxford Chinese Medici...
1 Aug 20229min
Dr Jakub Sitek | Growing Stacks of 2D Materials for Electronic Applications
By stacking layers of atom-thick materials on top of each other, researchers are opening up a whole host of exciting new possibilities for technology and scientific research. Particularly interesting ...
27 Jul 20228min
Professor Henning Schmidt | DESIREE: Recreating Interactions Between Ions
Interactions between positive and negative ions are important processes in nature. However, there is a lack of experimental facilities designed to study them in detail. This picture could now be chang...
27 Jul 202210min
