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InSight probe successfully lands on Mars

InSight probe successfully lands on Mars

NASA’s InSight probe has successfully landed on Mars. Could it be the foundations for a manned mission to the Red Planet?
Worth the weight?

Worth the weight?

The definition of the kilogram has been updated, but what does this actually mean?
A live dissection experience: VIVIT

A live dissection experience: VIVIT

Using the world’s only bespoke semi-synthetic cadaver, VIVIT provide an eerily accurate experience of dissection
DNA sequencing: a bias against some

DNA sequencing: a bias against some

Modern techniques in DNA sequencing are becoming increasingly advanced. Wasim Askar looks at how DNA tests are used by states, companies, and people.
Physics Without Frontiers

Physics Without Frontiers

Dr Kate Shaw visit the University to talk about Physics Without Frontiers, an international effort to develop research in disenfranchised countries.
Obituary: Professor Paul O’Brien

Obituary: Professor Paul O’Brien

We honour Professor Paul O’Brien, a professor of Inorganic Materials at the University, for his invaluable contributions to science and society.
Lie detectors: an efficient technology or just pseudoscience?

Lie detectors: an efficient technology or just pseudoscience?

The EU has announced plans to implement lie detectors at its busiest borders, but is the science behind lie detection really infallible?
Our relationship with antibiotics: cure and concern

Our relationship with antibiotics: cure and concern

Tom Allen looks at antibiotics, and if it is time to reform the way in which we use them
A Scientific Take: is there a place for military funding in scientific research?

A Scientific Take: is there a place for military funding in scientific research?

Anish Gulati and Jacklin Kwan discuss the effects of military funding in science research, and whether it should have a place in STEM
North-South divide in early deaths linked to poverty

North-South divide in early deaths linked to poverty

Research at the University of Manchester has linked socioeconomic deprivation to the divide in early deaths between the North and South of England
Misogyny in STEM: the evidence and the future

Misogyny in STEM: the evidence and the future

Jacklin Kwan explores how sexism is perpetuated in STEM and results in disparity in gender representation
Memory loss can be slowed with hearing and visual aids

Memory loss can be slowed with hearing and visual aids

Research from academics at the University of Manchester has linked the treatment of age-related cognitive decline with aiding vision and hearing
Future on Trial: AI and superbugs

Future on Trial: AI and superbugs

As part of the Manchester Science Festival, a court-room style debate occurred with, the two topics for discussion being artificial intelligence and superbugs
“Save the bees”

“Save the bees”

The conversation around bee populations has lost its nuance, and Jacklin Kwan seeks to address that
Robogals bridge gap for women in STEM

Robogals bridge gap for women in STEM

Ellie Martin chats to Robogals about the importance of helping girls in STEM and why you should get involved in a CV-boosting, exciting project like theirs
You have been upgraded: Manchester science week

You have been upgraded: Manchester science week

‘If you haven’t yet, you will be’
Capturing more than just Conservative attention

Capturing more than just Conservative attention

Dr John Broderick speaks to us about the importance of scientists in policymaking, and advocating for environmental policies at a Conservative conference
Witnessing the first ‘cosmic sonic boom’

Witnessing the first ‘cosmic sonic boom’

Astronomers at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics have detected interstellar gamma ray bursts using indirect methods for the first time.
High death rate of discharged mental patients

High death rate of discharged mental patients

A study published by the University reveals the high correlation between an unnatural death rate and being recently discharged from mental patient care
Citizen Can: what you can do for science

Citizen Can: what you can do for science

What are the best citizen science projects you can do on your computer? Toby James looks at getting involved as an average science enthusiast