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£5m scholarship scheme launches for black British students

Check out this positive news story: a £5m scholarship scheme has been launched by a London business school to increase black representation in higher education and business.

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Experts claim technology in our homes could transform social care 

Check out this positive news story: a new study has found that technology in our homes has the potential transform social care in the UK.

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New £5m rehab centre to help disabled people through sport therapy

Check out this positive news story: The University of Gloucestershire has teamed up with a local charity to offer hope to people living with physical disabilities such as MS. The university will work closely with the Chamwell Centre charity, who recently opened a new £5m rehab centre.

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Student turns anxiety into football scarf designs

Check out this positive news story: a London student has designed an innovative way of communicating with her autistic brother using football scarf pattern designs. The patterns are based on the responses her brother has to everyday scenarios in Joe’s life, highlighting the moments he experienced anxiety.

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Sport holds key to rehabilitating young offenders according to new project

Check out this positive news story: a new project led by the University of Gloucestershire claims that sport and physical activity could hold the key to supporting the rehabilitation of young offenders.

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Breakthrough prevents spread of antibiotic resistance

A group of scientists from Korea and the US has now conducted some of the groundwork needed to optimise disinfection processes and minimise the spread of antibiotic resistance through water.

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Having a boxer’s mindset could help budding business owners

Check out this positive news story: a team of researchers at Goldsmiths University have found that adopting the mindset of a boxer could help small businesses to survive. The research was based on the analysis of diaries written by small business owners during the first Lockdown, which drew parallels with tactics used by boxers.

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Eating disorder survivor inspires young people to take care of mental wellbeing

Check out this positive news story: a researcher at the University of Edinburgh is hosting a free workshop to support young people with their mental health during the pandemic.

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New research finds humans live the same as animals nearby

Fascinating new research published this month has found that humans behave similarly to animals who live nearby. According to researchers at the University of Bristol, foraging humans (hunter-gatherers who live off the land) reproduce, parent and organise their social groups in similar ways to surrounding mammal and bird species. The findings show that for almost […]

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Snakebite campaign saves lives in India

A snakebite awareness campaign led by a British scientist is helping to save lives in South India. Dr Sakthi Vaiyapuri, who works at the University of Reading, has teamed up with communities in rural Tamil Nadu in India to provide life-saving advice to more than 3 million local residents. The World Health Organisation says that snakebites […]

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