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Universal Credit Flaw Deepens Financial Insecurity for Working Families – New Research

More than half of working households' Universal Credit (UC) payments varied by £400 or more from one month to the next at least once a year

Graduate-led manual washing machine project partners with the Whirlpool Foundation for global impact

New collaboration to provide 10,000 life-changing manual washing machines to communities around the world over the next five years.

Nearly a third of NHS staff are requesting details of jobs outside the NHS

29% of NHS staff have recently inquired about jobs outside the NHS according to a new University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) report.

New University of Bath spin-out launches to improve lung cancer diagnosis and treatment

A new spin-out company from the Universities of Bath and Edinburgh has launched with a mission to enable lung cancer biopsy and treatment in a single visit.

Prioritising your phone over your partner affects creativity in the workplace for women

Digital distraction undermines partner support that fosters creativity at work.

Largest ever family tree of bird species shows bird brains have grown

Scientists from the Milner Centre have published the largest ever evolutionary tree for birds as part of the Bird 10,000 Genomes Project (B10K).

AI chatbots are bad at planning, but this could soon change

We might soon see AI step up to the next level, moving from simple, step-by-step word generation to planning entire conversations or even negotiations.

The Suicide of Wales

Prof Brad Evans, Director of the Centre for the Study of Violence writes for UnHerd about the "dejection and despair now hanging over the Valleys".

Vladimir Putin: why it’s time for democracies to denounce Russia’s leader as illegitimate

Dr Stephen Hall (Politics, Languages and International Studies) discusses if democracies should denounce Russia's leader as illegitimate, for The Conversation.

Duckbill dinosaur discovery in Morocco: How did they get there?

Dr Nick Longrich (Milner Centre for Evolution, Dept of Life Sciences) writes in The Conversation on the mystery of how duckbill dinosaurs turned up in Africa.

Dr Grace Augustine explains 'Climate Quitting' in this podcast for The Conversation

In this podcast, Dr Grace Augustine explains 'climate quitting' - employees of fossil fuel companies leaving their jobs because of concerns over climate change

Help us research physical activity, diet and glucose levels in free-living conditions

We are looking for volunteers to help us learn more about reliably measuring physical activity, diet and glucose levels.

Help us explore the health effects of ketone drinks in older adults

We need volunteers to help us explore if consuming a ketone drink for four weeks improves immune, metabolic and cognitive health in adults aged 60 to 80 years.

Take part in our study about the effects of intermittent carbohydrate restriction on health

Join our study that looks at how short periods of carbohydrate restriction impact health, and whether a new mobile health app can help with lifestyle adherence.

Take part in our study focusing on sources of weight stigma and its impact

We are investigating the sources and prevalence of weight stigma experienced by young women and how it impacts their behaviours.

Can prebiotic supplementation increase carbohydrate use during exercise? Join our study

We need cyclists and/or triathletes to take part in a 12-week research study assessing prebiotic supplementation's impact on carbohydrate use during exercise.

Modern Slavery and Trafficking Survivors: Albanian mothers’ experiences of parenthood in the UK

A study to explore the experiences of parenthood of Albanian mothers who have survived human trafficking and modern slavery.