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Transforming legal minds
How a unique law internship is making a lasting impact on students’ careers
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Articles
General tags, Alumni, Education, Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
Laura Wells
Scientist, model, environmentalist, television presenter, and all-round passionate human being, Laura Wells defies expectations.
Health and Medicine, Study areas, Science and Technology
Why purple food is better for your brain
Thirty years ago, Professor Karen Charlton was working as a hospital dietitian in the North East of England. After work she would visit older men who lived alone in sheltered housing accommodation to interview them about what they ate. Professor Charlton smiles when she talks about this time.
Health and Medicine, Health and Medicine, Community, Study areas
How pregnancy impacts a woman's body
Pregnancy is an amazing and surprising time in a woman鈥檚 life. As her body becomes a minefield of new experiences, it is pushed to unprecedented levels of stress and endurance.
Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
A healthy diet for a healthy planet
Forecasts suggest that by 2050, 10 billion people will inhabit the earth, requiring the production of 70 to 100 per cent more food.
Alumni
Food for thought
When it comes to mental health and behaviour, the brain has long been thought of as the primary therapeutic target 鈥� with mixed results and often undesirable side effects. But a growing body of evidence suggests that our diet and gut microbiota could play a much bigger role than first thought.
Health and Medicine, Science and Technology
Career Advice for Women in Science
鈥楧iversify your skills and communicate what you do鈥�. They were the key messages from a recent interview with Dame Bridget Ogilvie, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, and a successful British Scientist who has split her time between the two countries for the last 14 years.