STEM Articles

Science research has caused Spice to become such a big problem
The synthetic drug problem across Europe and North America has been created inadvertently by scientific journals’ research

Radio bursts from deep space puzzle astronomers
Astronomers have been left stumped by radio bursts found by a new Canadian radio telescope, which have only ever been observed once before

Testing for cancer with nanoparticles
The research could help with early cancer detection

Still at work: Stephen Hawking
The paper details the core of a paradox Hawking has been working on for 40 years

David Attenborough takes the People’s Seat at climate conference
It has been announced that British natural historian Sir David Attenborough will take the first ever ‘People’s Seat’ at this months UN climate conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland

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?
The definition of the kilogram has been updated, but what does this actually mean?

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
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
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
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?
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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”
The conversation around bee populations has lost its nuance, and Jacklin Kwan seeks to address that
