Intensive farming increases risk of epidemics, warn scientists
Published on 4 May 2020Overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers and low genetic diversity from intensive farming increase the risk of animal pathogens transferring to humans.
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Researchers launch international survey to understand lockdown effects on children and their carers
Published on 4 May 2020Health psychologists at Bath will lead the UK part of a new international study to learn more about the mental health impacts of covid-19 and lockdown.
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Print your own laboratory-grade microscope for £15
Published on 28 April 2020For the first time, labs around the world can 3D print their own precision microscopes, thanks to an open-source design created at Bath.
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New project investigates indigenous people’s experiences of higher education across Latin America
Published on 28 April 2020By tracking students at university and beyond, the research compares how Indigenous students in Mexico fare across different higher education institutions.
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Help your children learn about biology with a bedtime story
Published on 27 April 2020A new free children's book by Dr Tiffany Taylor (Milner Centre for Evolution) gently introduces the ideas of genetics and DNA in the form of a bedtime story.
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University of Bath, Bath Spa University and volunteers team up to provide RUH with protective gowns
Published on 23 April 2020Effort by universities and volunteers to supply critical protective gowns begins
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New hangover research reveals heavy cost of drinking on people’s decision making the following day
Published on 21 April 2020A study from Dr Sally Adams and Craig Gunn in our Addiction & Mental Health Group highlights how hangover inhibits individuals' core executive functions.
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Research from Bath psychologist included in major government COVID-19 funding announcement
Published on 17 April 2020Work from Dr Ben Ainsworth will form part of the rapid research response funded by UKRI, mobilising academics around the country in combating coronavirus.
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More than 28,000 pieces of PPE for medical staff have been now made at the University of Bath
Published on 17 April 2020Donations of face shields and eye protectors continue as team calls for more help from businesses to keep up pace of production
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Bath scientists join rapid-response project to find treatments for Covid-19
Published on 16 April 2020Bath researchers are building innovative devices to access the deepest chambers of the lungs, as part of a major project to find coronavirus treatments.