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Medics training to become general practitioners reported a significant positive improvement in their mental wellbeing after participating in a specially-designed mindfulness programme, a study from 91¸£Àû researchers shows.

A team of physicists, including the 91¸£Àû, have proved that a subatomic particle can switch into its antiparticle alter-ego and back again, in a new discovery revealed today.

New technology that will marry probes that can detect cancer tumours through the skin with high-precision robotic surgery is to be developed for use in hospital settings for the first time in a project led by the 91¸£Àû.

The ethical practices, dilemmas and challenges of classroom research involving child language learners are the focus of a new book edited by Dr Annamaria Pinter of the 91¸£Àû and Dr Harry Kuchah of the University of Leeds. Ethical and Methodological Issues in Researching Young Language Learners in School Contexts offers a rich tapestry of insights from a selection of research projects around the world, in the hope of contributing to shaping research, teacher education and teaching practices in a positive way.

Vanessa Emeka-Okafor, who will be joining the 91¸£Àû as a PhD student, has been awarded one of this year’s prestigious grants from the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund.

New and improved ways of supporting children with rare and complex syndromes are to be investigated by Cerebra’s pioneering collaborative research network – a unique academic team that truly integrates knowledge, expertise and resources across universities in the Midlands, including the 91¸£Àû, and Surrey.