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Big Tech bets big on Small Modular Reactors
Callum Oozeerally explores Small Modular Reactors, what are they and why the big tech companies are investing so much in them?
AI, the new Nobel laureate
Callum Oozeerally explores the domination of AI in the 2024 Nobel Prizes and the controversies it has sparked in the science community.
Martian Mushroom Mansions – the future of space exploration?
Callum Madeley explores the potential of using mushrooms as habitats for the future of space travel.
New neutron research may be key to understanding the early universe
Research into neutron lifetime may reveal information about the Big Bang and the early universe.
Breaking: what the university isn’t telling us
Durham University believed to be carrying out 'extraordinary' experiments while students remain off-campus.
Prestigious award for Durham University research into hearing voices
Hearing the Voice, a Durham University research project, has been awarded the 2020 Medical Humanities Award for Best Research by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Wellcome Trust.
Durham researchers recognised amongst the world’s best
Four Durham University professors have been named in the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list from the Web of Science Group. The list recognises scientists and social scientists who have…
Preprint Articles in a Pandemic: Friend or Foe?
Research on COVID-19 is flooding preprint servers which publish findings before specialist scrutiny. Alex Bird asks whether this trend to make science instantly accessible could be magnifying the spread of…
How a change of mindset can lead to a leap into the unknown
In light of her summer placement in a Developmental Biology lab, Courtney Lancaster writes about how to overcome the challenges of considering a career in academia.