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Ulster University lecturer awarded over £400,000 for childhood cancer research
Dr Kyle Matchett has been awarded a five-year Career Establishment Award of £415,000 from The Little Princess Trust
29 September 2020
NI school governor system reinforces division, says report
The way schools in Northern Ireland are governed reinforces community division, a new report suggests. That is one of the conclusions of newly published research from Ulster University's Unesco centre of education. Every school has a board of
8 September 2020
Eating after 6pm linked to poor diet, Ulster University study finds
Research carried out by Judith Baird from Ulster University's Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), has suggested there is a link between eating more in the evening and eating more calories overall, as well as a lower quality of
1 September 2020
Back pain: Five simple steps you should follow to ease painful symptoms
BACK PAIN hurts and can make everything slightly less pleasant. Whether a dull ache or a more intense sensation, there's something you can do about it. The School of Health Sciences, at Ulster University in the UK, reported that sitting for too long
24 August 2020
'Floodgates opened' on house sales as prices start to settle
'Floodgates opened' on house sales as prices start to settle Average house prices are stabilising, according to the latest figures released by Ulster University. But Northern Ireland will have to wait until the end of the year before the true impact
19 August 2020
Research shows house prices hold up in Northern Ireland despite pandemic
Research shows house prices hold up in Northern Ireland despite pandemic. HOUSING transactions in Northern Ireland were at just a quarter of their 2019 of levels during April, May and June, which saw the market essentially close due to the
19 August 2020
Social distance of 1m could preserve 30,000 NI jobs
Social distance of 1m could preserve 30,000 NI jobs The change in social distancing guidance from 2m to 1m could help preserve up to 30,000 jobs in Northern Ireland, new research suggests. Ulster University economists have been examining which jobs
18 August 2020
How we may experience psychosis at some stage in our lives
Opinion: we need to realise that people who experience psychosis are not as 'mad' as we might have thought By Dr Grainne McAnee is a Research Associate at the Bamford Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing at Ulster University. Psychosis is a
7 August 2020
Ulster University’s Dr Mark Matthews to present knee pain research at international webinar
Dr Mark Matthews will be presenting his findings from a clinical trial on knee pain in an international webinar- Friday 7th August 5-8pm (AEST Time)
6 August 2020
Pathways to recovery for the Northern Ireland economy from COVID-19
The Ulster University Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) have just published their third paper on the economic consequences of COVID-19 on the Northern Ireland economy. The first two papers assessed the scale of the impact in 2020 but this third paper
5 August 2020
Ulster University researchers part of advisory group on StopCOVID NI app
The group advised on development and roll out of the new StopCOVID NI app
1 August 2020
New StopCOVID NI App praised for setting a benchmark for data privacy
Northern Ireland's new Covid-19 contact tracing app has been praised for addressing concerns about data privacy. Amnesty International, which wrote to the Stormont Executive in May about privacy and human rights protections, last night welcomed
1 August 2020
International student juggles parenthood to graduate with a PhD
Jyotsna Talreja Wassan graduates with a PhD in Computer Science
31 July 2020
Government-backed COVID-19 antibody finger-prick test could be ready for home use "within months"
A rapid finger-prick test for COVID-19 antibodies — manufactured by a government-backed group — could be licensed for home use “in the coming months”, says the manufacturer. The AbC-19 Rapid Test has received its CE mark for use by
31 July 2020
960 documents added to the Conflict Archive on the INternet (CAIN) website
30 July 2020
What's the science behind the weather forecast?
How historic data about weather events can tell us about what comes next.
23 July 2020
How safe is TikTok? Euronews asks the experts
TikTok is facing an increased amount of scrutiny on the way it stores our data. It is feared the Beijing-based app may be required by the Chinese government to hand over user information, if not now, in the future. The app has always denied it would
16 July 2020
Ulster University professor receives prestigious Nursing Fellowship
Professor McIlfatrick is the only RCN member from Northern Ireland to receive the Fellowship this year
16 July 2020