News from 2013
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Bringing medical ethics from the classroom to the community
Debates designed to raise the profile of medical ethics drew an audience of more than 70 people from the Lancaster community.
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Treatment to prevent Alzheimer’s disease moves a step closer
A new drug to prevent the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease could enter clinical trials in a few years’ time according to scientists.
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Inspiring the next generation of researchers
Lancaster University will be working with Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale to engage young people in research and to raise their aspirations for further study.
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North West Mormon culture prompts lecturer's third novel
A Lancaster University lecturer’s recently published book provides a fascinating insight into the Mormon culture set against a chilling but humorous backdrop.
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Management award for Cary Cooper
An article on ‘Improving the Quality of Working Life’ earned Professor Cary Cooper CBE the Chartered Institute of Management’s ‘Management Article of the Year’ Award.
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Lessons of the 1953 East Coast flood disaster
Sixty years ago, on 31 January and 1 February 1953, over 300 people died in flooding on the East Coast of England. Recent research has found that the Cabinet partly funded the response to avoid blame and further requests for funding.
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Graphene appointed an EU Future Emerging Technology flagship
The European Commission has chosen Graphene as one of Europe’s first 10-year, 1,000 million euro Future Emerging Technologies flagships. The mission of this Flagship is to take graphene and related layered materials from academic laboratories to society, revolutionize multiple industries and create economic growth and new jobs in Europe.
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First ever UK based language tool to decode baby talk
A tool which could radically improve the diagnosis of language delays in infants in the UK is being developed by psychologists.
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Care Homes and the NHS Need to Work Together
Care homes and NHS healthcare services must work more closely together to improve levels of care for older people, according to researchers.
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New centre to change how language in society is researched
Developing new approaches to the study of hate speech, exploring how people talk about climate change and looking at how changes in corporate governance are communicated will be part of the remit of a new £3.5m research hub at Lancaster University, which will study the use and manipulation of language in society.