Designing Spacecraft to Explore Extreme Environments Within the Solar System | Dr Jekan Thanga
In the next few decades, upcoming technological advances will offer unprecedented opportunities to explore the solar system – both with autonomous robots, and through manned missions. Dr Jekan Thanga ...
6 Apr 202212min
Exploring the Impact of Urbanisation on Soil Microbes | Dr Carl Rosier
Beneath our feet lies one of the most biodiverse habitats imaginable – the soil. These highly active underground microbial communities are vital to ecosystem health; they cycle nutrients, form soil st...
6 Apr 20227min
What Makes an Effective Grants Peer Reviewer? | Dr Tiffani Conner
Peer review is a key component in the determination of funding allocation, especially within the science and technology sectors. However, the literature evaluating this process is sparse, often focusi...
4 Apr 20228min
Dr Fatima Rehman - A New Biological Tool to Assess the Efficacy of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
There is an urgent need for prognostic tools that can accurately predict the outcomes of patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Dr Fatima Rehman and her colleagues investigated the relations...
30 Mar 20227min
Investigating The Benefits Of The ‘Flipped Classroom’ In Teacher Training
The ‘flipped classroom’ is an innovative educational approach that emphasises active learning, with the aim of increasing student engagement and academic performance. While educators in numerous disci...
30 Mar 20227min
Dr Jeanne Chambers - Measuring Ecological Resilience to Combat Wildfires
Invasive plants can permanently alter ecosystems to promote conditions that support their own persistence. For example, certain invasive grasses can make areas prone to more frequent and larger wildfi...
30 Mar 202210min
PMAC 2022: Moving Towards the World We Want
The Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) is an annual event held in Bangkok, at which humanitarian leaders and experts in various disciplines meet to discuss global challenges, including health cris...
30 Mar 202217min
Dr Tai-Cheng Chen – Investigating Thermal Spraying Methods for Preventing Maritime Corrosion
Every year, the combined effects of corrosion and wear cause a huge amount of damage to coastal and offshore machinery, incurring huge costs for repair and maintenance. While there are various types o...
30 Mar 20228min
