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Superbug spreads from hospitals in major cities to regional healthcare centres
Hospitals in large cities act as breeding grounds for the superbug MRSA prior to it spreading to smaller hospitals, suggests a study by scientists from our Department of Biology & Biochemistry. Researchers found evidence that shows for the first time how the superbug spreads between different hospitals throughout the country.
Public lecture: Is it okay to marry your cousin?
Marriage to cousins will be the subject of a free public lecture on Tuesday 1 May at 6pm in 3WN 2.1. Professor Hamish Spencer, an evolutionary geneticist from Otago University in New Zealand, will be tracing the history over the last 200 years of western laws and attitudes surrounding first-cousin marriage, and will talk about the influence of the eugenics movement on a matter that clearly has eugenic overtones.
Biotechnology expert boosts Bath’s biofuel research
The University of Bath is pleased to announce the arrival of Professor David Leak, an expert in biotechnology, who will be researching into creating biofuels and chemicals from purpose-grown crops, plant waste from food production, and municipal solid waste. Professor Leak has been appointed as Chair in Metabolic Engineering in the Department of Biology & Biochemistry at the University, following his move from Imperial College London.
New algae research solves waste water problem
We have made a film about our partnership with environmental innovation company Aragreen to set up a pilot plant that uses algae to clean waste water.
Student re-elected to chair national human rights conference
Final year Biochemistry student, Alexander Pool, has been re-elected as the youngest ever chair of the Amnesty International National Conference and AGM.
Biology PhD student wins Panton Fellowship to promote open data in science
Ross Mounce, a third year PhD postgrad studying the impact of fossils in phylogenetics, has been awarded a Panton Fellowship. The fellowships are a new initiative to support scientists who promote open access to data.
Event inspires visually impaired youngsters to go to uni
Teenagers with visual impairments got to grips with science and maths at a special event hosted by the University’s Widening Participation Office working in collaboration with STEM South West and Sensory Support Services for Bath & North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, and North Somerset. The aim of the day was to inspire young people to look at science and technology subjects in a different way and encourage young learners with disabilities to consider studying STEM subjects at university.
Scientist travels to the end of the earth to preserve history
A scientist from the University of Bath has been helping to conserve the historic huts of Scott and Shackleton in Antarctica. The project comes 100 years after Scott’s fateful last expedition. Professor Michael Danson (Biology & Biochemistry) joined a group from New Zealand on a two week trip to monitor the condition of the huts.The group took samples of the fungi growing on the huts and nearby soil samples to look at the diversity of microbes that have been brought in, either originally on the wood, or carried by the wind, and adapted to the extreme cold environment. By studying the fungi that are rotting the wood of these historic huts, the scientists will be able to take appropriate measures to safeguard them from further degradation.
From waste to biofuel – development of a sustainable technology
The next Bath Science Cafe, on Monday 12 March, will focus on unlocking new fuel sources is essential to power global economic growth.
Biology PhD student’s play to show at the Rondo theatre
Biology Phd student Steve Bush has written a play which opened last night at the Rondo Theatre in Bath and runs until Saturday.
