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Free English language classes for Ukrainian refugees

This week our Skills Centre begins the first of 10 weeks of free English lessons for Ukrainian refugees, in partnership with Somerset Supports Ukraine 🇬🇧🇺🇦

bath.ac.uk

10 weeks of free classes at beginner and intermediate levels begin next week.

Research projects investigating universal carbon accounting and net-zero concrete win funding

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Two projects, investigating carbon accounting and helping the cement industry reach #netzero, have won funding from

@IDRICUK

bath.ac.uk

Two research projects led by Bath engineers get go-ahead from industrial decarbonisation centre IDRIC as part of £6 million funding round

The consequences of childhood trauma on children's mental health

Feb 3

The consequences of childhood trauma on children’s mental health - Professor Sarah Halligan, Dr Graeme Fairchild (

@BathPsychology

@uniofbath

) and Andreas Bauer write for

@ConversationUK

theconversation.com

Children who suffer trauma are more likely to have mental health problems such as anxiety.

Scientific highs and lows of cannabinoids

Feb 3

Scientific highs and lows of cannabinoids -

@nicolakimjones

for

@KnowableMag

featuring work from

@Bath_AIM

's Dr Tom Freeman and Sam Craft. Read more ⤵️

knowablemagazine.org

Hundreds of these cannabis-related chemicals now exist, both natural and synthetic, inspiring researchers in search of medical breakthroughs — and fueling a dangerous trend in recreational use

Feb 3

The UK needs to make better use of its huge, complex datasets, and a UK-wide maths programme is setting out to do that. As part of this,

@MatthewANunes

@MathsatBath

will be devising models to flag up brain scan anomalies that suggest a risk of Alzheimer’s bit.ly/3HTpBqJ

Feb 2

Bath embryologists find that after fertilisation, mouse embryo genes are switched on in a pre-set order. Another big discovery: the triggers responsible appear to be linked to cancer

@LifeScienceBath

bit.ly/3Dw6QXC

University of Bath News Retweeted

Feb 2

Why reflecting on your values before opening your mouth (or tweeting!) makes for happier relationships - new study from Greg Maio,

🙂 ⤵️ bit.ly/3HselAa

Bath Research & Innovation Services

Congratulations to

spin-out Kelpi

for securing more than GBP 3 million fundraising to advance its pioneering technology creating biomaterial coatings from seaweed

: kelpi.net/news/kelpi-lan

@UniofBathStaff

Research with Impact with Roland Pease: How can we make big data work...

🎧Listen to more from

on our

#ResearchwithImpact podcast 'How can we make big data work for society?' ⤵️soundcloud.com/uniofbath/rese presented by

@PeaseRoland

soundcloud.com

In Episode Two of the University of Bath’s Research with Impact podcast, Roland Pease discusses the potential of big data for society with three of the University’s world-leading experts, whose resear

Chris Stokel-Walker ~ @stokel@infosec.exchange

💻Read

's piece for

- 'Tweets reveal hardware stores cause disgust but motels bring joy' - with analyis from

@BathSofM

's Prof David Ellis (

@davidaellis

) ⤵️newscientist.com/article/235760

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@stokel

Feb 1

For @newscientist I wrote about a new study that analyses nearly two million tweets to see where in cities we're happiest and saddest (and when) newscientist.com/article/235760

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Sugary drinks tax may be reducing obesity in girls but not boys – an expert explains what we know

Feb 2

Sugary drinks tax may be reducing obesity in girls but not boys – Professor Eleonora Fichera (

@EllieFichera

Head of our Dept of Economics) explains what we know for

@ConversationUK

🥃⤵️

theconversation.com

A new study found the introduction of the UK’s sugary drinks tax was associated with reduced rates of obesity for year 6 girls, though not boys.

Feb 1

🎧Listen again:

@JamesTGallagher

meets Dr Karin Petrini (

@BathPsychology

@UniofBath

) for

@BBCRadio4

's Inside Health to discuss her recent study and the merits of playing the piano for our brain health🎹⤵️bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0 (listen from 20m30s).

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Dec 2, 2022

As #EltonJohn is announced as next year's #Glastonbury headliner, our new @BathPsychology study shows how piano playing boosts brain processing power and improves mood

bath.ac.uk/announcements/

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Pope prepares for South Sudan peace mission – but many people there aren't ready to forgive

Feb 1

'Pope prepares for #SouthSudan peace mission – but many people there aren’t ready to forgive' -

@CDS_Bath

@bathsps

' Dr Naomi Pendle writes for

@ConversationUK

⤵️

theconversation.com

Pope Francis will be part of a peace mission to South Sudan, where thousands have been killed in ongoing violence.

For media wishing to speak to Lorraine please email press@bath.ac.uk .

On today's news that #BristolAirport 's planned expansion has been granted, Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE (

) responds ✈️🌏⤵️

Will the Ukraine war become a wider European conflict? - catch

Will the Ukraine war become a wider European conflict?

's Dr Patrick Bury (

@PatrickBury

) with Benjamin Tallis and Geoffrey Roberts for

@AJEnglish

discussing the latest from #Ukraine ⤵️

aljazeera.com

Kyiv calls for fighter jets after Germany agrees to allow the deployment of Leopard 2 tanks.

'Sport after #Moneyball: Exploring sports analytics and the digital economy' - read more on the project from

and colleagues from

and

⚾️🧢⤵️ sirc.ca/blog/sports-an

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Oct 7, 2022

International project looks towards #digital transformations in #sport - with @Health_at_Bath's @ATManley + colleagues in Canada & the US @BrockUniversity (Brad Millington & @MikeNaraine), @YorkUniversity (Parissa Safai) + @ohiou (Liz Wanless)

bit.ly/3VdNiPc

‎ZOE Science & Nutrition: How to improve blood sugar control with exercise on Apple Podcasts

🎧 Also available via

@ApplePodcasts

and all other podcast platforms ⤵️

podcasts.apple.com

‎Show ZOE Science & Nutrition, Ep How to improve blood sugar control with exercise - 19 Jan 2023

How to improve blood sugar control with exercise | Dr Javier Gonzalez...

📺'How to improve blood sugar control with exercise?' - Prof Javier Gonzalez (

) joins

and the team at 'Zoe #Science & #Nutrition' in the latest podcast 🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏊‍♂️💪 ⤵️youtube.com/watch?v=IzQ7sI (

)

Blood sugar. It's one of the rare areas in nutrition where everyone agrees: we should big avoid peaks and dips and aim for a steady curve. Spikes cause infla...

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Ham radio tunes in to a new generation

(4/5) And space weather scientist Prof Cathryn Mitchell spoke to

@rhysblakely

at The Times about how the ham radio community supports her work:

thetimes.co.uk

As he sits in a shed on the outskirts of Cambridge, Martin Atherton twists a radio dial and picks up a message being sent in Morse code. The audio dots and dash

Coffins Are Out. Sending Your Ashes To Space Is In.

(3/5) Buzzfeed asked Dr Kate Woodthorpe (

@KateWoodyBath

) about launching ashes into space and rituals to celebrate deceased loved ones:

buzzfeednews.com

To some, launching ashes into space might seem nontraditional or even extravagant. But more and more people are choosing this method of handling their remains.

Breakfast ISN'T the most important meal of the day, experts say

(2/5) Prof James Betts (

@DrBSteamjets

) spoke to

@DMAILhealth

abut whether breakfast is truly the most important meal of the day:

dailymail.co.uk

Nutritionists in the UK have busted the mantra that breakfast provides the 'best possible start' to the day. In fact, ditching it cut sugar intake, reduce hunger levels and ease tiredness, they say.

Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight Than Ever

🧵(1/5) Last week

@UniofBath

experts commented on all sorts of fascinating subjects, including Prof Brad Evans on the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than ever before for

@nytimes

nytimes.com

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock at 90 seconds to midnight on Tuesday, citing the war in Ukraine as well as climate change, online disinformation and other threats.

New company launches ultra-light, low carbon ‘aerogel’ insulation materials

Jan 27

✈️ New Bath spinout company, Aerogel Core Ltd, is aiming to cut the emissions of aircraft and other vehicles with its new graphene-based aerogels, which can be used for soundproofing and heat shielding

bath.ac.uk

University of Bath spin-out company Aerogel Core Ltd set to develop next generation materials for the aerospace and automotive industries

University of Bath News Retweeted

Bath Echo

@BathEcho

Jan 27

Scientists in Bath raise £1.2m as part of efforts to make vaccines safer bathecho.uk/3RaRw8s

Jan 26

Schools should teach young children curiosity, not careerism - read how

@BathSofM

Professor

@M_Heffernan

's tackles the UK Department of Education's assertion children should be thinking about their future jobs from a young age on.ft.com/3Y0AQ5S #education #children

Shay Kaur Grewal - 25/01/2023 - BBC Sounds

Listen to

Professor

's response on

to the Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley predicting 2-3 officers will face criminal charges in court every week #MetPolice

@metpoliceuk

. Margaret's interview starts at 3:10:21

bbc.co.uk

Celebrating Londoners and a recap of the day's news.

Jan 26

Man whose identity was used by prolific mafia boss arrested in Sicily - watch Professor Felia Allum (

@felia_allum

) discussing the arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro for

@SkyNews

(

@laurenvrussell

) ⤵️ bit.ly/3HHQYUF

Jan 26

In the

@nytimes

, read Professor Brad Evans (

) on news that the #doomsday clock has moved one step closer to midnight 🕛 (ht/

@jesus_jimz

) nyti.ms/3JfgGAY ⤵️

Jan 25

WATCH AGAIN: On #tanks for #Ukraine, catch

@uniofbath

defence and security expert Dr Patrick Bury (

@PatrickBury

BBC News Channel - Ukraine tanks

) with

@BBCNews

from earlier today ⤵️

youtube.com

Dr Patrick Bury interviewed for BBC News Channel - 25 January 2023

📖Access

paper 'Kayfabe, Smartdom and Marking Out: Can Pro-Wrestling Help Us Understand #DonaldTrump?' ⤵️journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11

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Wrestling with Welsh Politics - Dr Dai Moon

🎧Catch

talking to

about this paper, as well as links closer to home between wrestling and Welsh politics 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⤵️

soundcloud.com

As Cardiff, Wales welcomes World Wrestling Entertainment's 'Clash at the Castle' live event to the city this weekend, we speak to Dr David (Dai) Moon, Senior Lecture at the University of Bath, about W

Jan 25

What do pro-wrestling and politics have in common? More than you might think says

's Dr

@David_S_Moon

whose paper exploring the links between

@WWE

and Trump's rise to power has been shortlisted for

@PolStudiesRev

's 'Best Paper Award 2022'🤼‍♂️🇺🇸⤵️bath.ac.uk/announcements/

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Political Studies Review

@PolStudiesRev

Jan 20

We are delighted to announce that five excellent PSR articles have been shortlisted for The Best Paper Award 2022 (in alphabetical order)

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@dianebolet @ProfRosieCamp @Stephanie_Stark @SofiaColMar @David_S_Moon @PolStudiesAssoc

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Jan 25

People with strong anti-science attitudes know less about science than they think they do, shows new survey bit.ly/3HtnCJk

@MilnerCentre

@GenSocUK