Northern Ireland Assembly to receive policy recommendations
Young people from disadvantaged communities in Northern Ireland should be provided with "safe spaces" in which to protest and make their views known. This would help prevent them falling under the sway...
View ArticleWorld interest in research work on the benefits of the Okra plant
Estonian-born Katerina Alba's research at the University of Huddersfield could help to improve the quality of some of the most popular emulsion-based food products – such as butter, mayonnaise, yoghurt...
View ArticleForensics research to make cadaver dogs more efficient
Specially-trained victim recovery dogs can perform phenomenal feats in sniffing out the whereabouts of bodies and body parts, even beneath mounds of rubble or deep below water. But University of...
View ArticleProgress in materials science: New work on friction stir welding
Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have collaborated with a colleague at a leading Chinese university to produce a detailed appraisal of a complex new welding technique that could be...
View ArticleResearchers' new way of syncing music to video will revolutionise the...
A university of Huddersfield researcher has shown that tiny tweaks to the soundtrack can make TV adverts much more memorable, increasing their commercial impact.
View ArticleIn Our Hearts—Stories and Wisdom of Mothers Living Apart from Their Children
Mothers who live apart from their children often suffer serious grief and trauma. Meeting others in the same situation and sharing stories can help with the mental healing process. Now a University of...
View ArticleProfs play key role in tsunami warning and mitigation system
On December 26, 2004, Dilanthi Amaratunga – who is now a Professor at the University of Huddersfield – was coming to the end of a family visit to her home country of Sri Lanka. There were indications...
View ArticleNew research shows sportswomen still second best to sportsmen... in the press
Despite a sequence of stellar performances by Britain's female athletes and team game players, coverage of women's sport in the Press still occupies a fraction of the space given to men, according to...
View ArticleCarers for the elderly experience stress and their careers suffer
An ageing population means that increasing numbers of people – predominantly women – need to spend time caring for elderly relatives. These carers experience high levels of stress; and if they are also...
View ArticleIndia's land modernisation policy takes toll on rural communities, according...
Millions of India's poor people have lost their homes and livelihoods because their land was grabbed by the government for development projects, and huge numbers of them have yet to be resettled....
View ArticleDetecting defects at the nanoscale will profit solar panel production
Research at the University of Huddersfield will lead to major efficiency gains and cost savings in the manufacture of flexible solar panels. It has also resulted in an exceptional number of scholarly...
View ArticleCrime scene discovery—separating the DNA of identical twins
Since its first use in the 1980s - a breakthrough dramatised in recent ITV series Code of a Killer - DNA profiling has been a vital tool for forensic investigators. Now researchers at the University of...
View ArticleResearchers underway with best steel project for modern railways
Research to identify the optimum steel for modern railways – combining the highest safety standards and reduced whole life costs – is being headed by experts at the University of Huddersfield. It is a...
View ArticlePartnership creates all-new, nanoscale chemical imaging technique
A leading innovator in the field of thermal analysis – vital in many fields of advanced manufacturing – has teamed up with the University of Huddersfield for research that will lead to the development...
View ArticleNew report provides solution to NEET challenge in UK and abroad
A new strategy to help young people find jobs that pay fair wages, accompanied by high quality training and better career opportunities, has been developed by a University of Huddersfield professor....
View ArticleDisinfectant product DiffX is set to transform standards of hospital hygiene
MTP Innovations Ltd are transforming standards of hospital hygiene with the launch of their unique disinfectant DiffX™.
View ArticleInadequate support in schools for diabetic children
The project entitled 'Young people with diabetes and their peers' led by Dr Brooks – who is a psychologist with the University of Huddersfield's Centre for Applied Psychological and Health Research –...
View ArticleResearch underway to create pomegranate drug to stem Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
The onset of Alzheimer's disease can be slowed and some of its symptoms curbed by a natural compound that is found in pomegranate. Also, the painful inflammation that accompanies illnesses such as...
View ArticleChildhood adoption experiences and the effect of those experiences later in...
Adoptions have been running at record levels in the UK, with recent figures showing an annual rate of almost 4,000 – up by 15 per cent – while Government reforms have attempted to boost the process....
View ArticleThere could be increased numbers of psychopaths in senior managerial...
A breakthrough by a talented University of Huddersfield student has shown for the first time that people with psychopathic tendencies who have high IQs can mask their symptoms by manipulating tests...
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