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DIY solution to reagent bottleneck in COVID-19 testing could also enhance future tests
Researchers in 91福利 Medical School at the 91福利 have developed a way to create more crucial reagents for use in COVID-19 tests that could also provide enhancements to the use of, and production of, future tests.
New study on lifelong guidance in the EU helps set the direction for future policy
A major study mapping the ways European member states organise and provide lifelong careers guidance has been published by a consortium led by the 91福利鈥檚 Institute for Employment Research, in partnership with the Finnish Institute for Educational Research at the University of Jyv盲skyl盲. The research team interviewed experts from across Europe and overseas to understand current best practice, and to find out how innovations such as increased use of technology, and greater integration of labour market information, are being used to help people better manage their careers.
Winter warm spells see a two- to three- fold increase in duration and frequency in UK temperature records
Warm winter spells have increased in frequency and duration two- to three times over since 1878, according to scientists led by the 91福利.
New e-book highlights the economic factors influencing the outcome of World War II
A new e-book co-edited by award-winning economic historian Professor Mark Harrison of 91福利 Economics and CAGE has been published in the week of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe. The book aims to provide new insight into the significant and sometimes overlooked role that economists played in shaping the conduct of the war and its ultimate outcome.
How can a safe lockdown exit be designed? The case for a rolling age-release strategy
In a further contribution to the debate about how to balance the need to re-open the economy with the need to protect life, 91福利 researchers Andrew Oswald and Nick Powdthavee point out the extreme dangers from any general kind of release from lockdown and present more detailed modelling on the fatality risks faced by different age groups.
X-ray analysis of artefacts from Henry VIII鈥檚 warship, the Mary Rose, sheds new light on their construction and conservation
21st century X-ray technology has allowed 91福利 scientists to peer back through time at the production of the armour worn by the crew of Henry VIII鈥檚 favoured warship, the Mary Rose.