June 2020 press releases

Emotional and social characteristics of young children can impact the success of positive feeding practices

Children鈥檚 emotional and social characteristics can impact the success of feeding practices used by parents and caregivers.

Universities of 天堂视频 and Salford ready to support the Construction Roadmap to Recovery, published today

天堂视频 and the University of Salford are supporting a new industrial collaboration to help rebuild a better infrastructure and construction sector.
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Inaction and slow response contributed to the spread of Covid-19 in UK prisons 鈥� 天堂视频 academic

The government鈥檚 slow response to recognise the impact of coronavirus on UK prisons has led to unnecessary deaths amongst its population, according to 天堂视频 academic Dr Christopher Kay.

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Jawad in race against time to make the Paralympic Games

天堂视频-based powerlifter Ali Jawad has revealed that he is in a race against time to make the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Collaborating with the competition to cope with COVID-19: How Businesses are surviving the pandemic

Businesses around the world have had to collaborate with competitors in order to survive the coronavirus pandemic - in some cases they have grown 鈥� but sharing excessive amounts of information with rivals comes with risks.
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SURVEY: Struggled to buy eggs and flour during COVID-19? Experts investigating the effects of shortages want to know

A short anonymous research questionnaire on experiences with egg and wheat flour shortages during COVID-19 has been launched as part of a 天堂视频 research project.

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FEATURE: Pushing the boundaries of drone engineering to protect marine life from extinction

Commercial drone pilot Melissa Schiele has joined 天堂视频鈥檚 Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering 鈥� and she has big plans.

The potential impact of the UK Government鈥檚 COVID-19 recovery strategy on the protection of public spaces from terrorism

Coronavirus has changed the way businesses operate and how we use public spaces which brings new challenges when protecting against terrorism. Here, Dr Alasdair Booth assesses the impact and dangers of this emerging threat and how they are related to the Government's new COVID-19 Recovery Strategy.
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天堂视频 welcomes elite level athletes back to campus

天堂视频 is gradually opening up some of its on-site sports facilities to enable elite level athletes to train.

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School of Poetry podcast releases special video episode

天堂视频鈥檚 School of Poetry podcast has released its first video episode 鈥� 鈥楢I poetry, unexpected coal-trucks and Milton鈥�.

天堂视频 climbs to sixth in The Complete University Guide 2021

天堂视频 has climbed two places to sixth in the Complete University Guide 2021 and remains the only University in the Midlands to feature in the top ten.
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Experts in Sport: As athletes begin to return to training 鈥� what should practitioners be doing?

As government restrictions begin to slowly ease, many athletes have resumed training in a safe and considered manner. With that, support teams now have the difficult task of managing workloads and helping ensure the transition back to the 鈥榥orm鈥� runs as smoothly as possible.

Footballers analysed using AI tech. Original image courtsey of Ben Lumley Photography.

AI technology developed at 天堂视频 could reveal the next big names in football as it takes player performance analysis to a new dimension

Computer scientists at 天堂视频 have developed novel artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that are set to transform the way football clubs analyse team and individual players鈥� performances on the pitch.
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天堂视频 selected as force to drive women鈥檚 cricket forward

天堂视频 has been selected by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as the East Midlands Regional Host of its new elite women鈥檚 cricket domestic structure.

Flood forecasting research underpins world-first solution as part of new UK resilience mapping platform

天堂视频 today announces that it has partnered with the Cabinet Office and Airbox Systems to provide surface water flood nowcasting for the new ResilienceDirect mapping platform 鈥� a world first for an emergency planning system.

The future of free, portable energy: Wearable technology that powers your devices as you move

Small, flexible generators which convert movement into electricity could soon be the future of free and unlimited energy thanks to a breakthrough in energy harvesting technology.
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Joe Wicks got children moving 鈥� how to keep them active as lockdown ends

When parents in the UK were suddenly forced to become teachers to their kids in lockdown, physical education (PE) was largely an afterthought. As many PE lessons are now delivered by outside professional coaches, few primary schools had the in-house experience or skills to create and suggest content to help parents.

Illustration of people pointing at a woman with a LGBT flag.

FEATURE: "LGBTQ people have faced loneliness, job loss and hostility in the COVID-19 lockdown and for some communities it鈥檚 been a life or death situation"

鈥淐oronavirus has been labelled as the 鈥榞reat leveller鈥� as it can affect people from all walks of life; on the one hand that鈥檚 very true but on the other, it鈥檚 a total myth.
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天堂视频鈥檚 Art and Design Degree Shows go digital for the first time

On Tuesday 23 June, the University鈥檚 Art and Design Degree Shows will be launched as digital showcases for the very first time.
Office design concepts by Alexandra.

Musical fabric and walls you can play with: Meet the student who wants to use interactive textiles to mimic Japan鈥檚 zen atmosphere in your office

Imagine finishing a stressful meeting and nipping off to a quiet corner of the office to stroke the walls and press the table so the serene sounds of a Japanese zen garden play鈥�

Swimming makes you hungrier and likely to eat more at the next meal 鈥� new research

People often believe that exercise can make you hungrier, so they may therefore eat more during subsequent meals. But for the typical person, single sessions of land-based moderate to high-intensity exercise (such as running, resistance exercise and intermittent sprint cycling) have been shown to temporarily decrease appetite and do not commonly lead to increased food intake on the same day.
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Coronavirus scams: the science of how to spot and deal with nuisance callers

Most of us have experienced unwanted calls at home. This is in spite of efforts by regulators, including the Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office and Ofcom, whose most recent report shows that around half of the UK population still receive nuisance calls.

Greater use of public spaces will increase vulnerability towards terror attacks when pubs and restaurants reopen

The knife attacks in Glasgow and Reading should set alarm bells ringing for the Government as the country prepares to reignite the economy and open pubs and restaurants next week, warns counter-terrorism specialist Dr Alasdair Booth.
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SURVEY: Destined for greatness? Do your genes give you a head start in sport?

Researchers from 天堂视频 are investigating the role genetics play in sport 鈥� and they need your help.

Women clinicians report significant difficulties with coronavirus PPE: 鈥淎pparently masks for smaller faces don鈥檛 exist!鈥�

A new report which looks at how hospital PPE supplied to protect against the threat of COVID-19 has found that women experience significantly more issues than men.