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Category: Science

person holding a poster titled there is no planet

Dr Jamie Bird, Deputy Head of the Centre for Health and Social Care Research at the University of Derby explores climate anxiety and the work he and his colleagues are doing to provide an emotional response to the climate crisis across the globe.

Green leaves and trees

Professor Paul Elliott and doctoral researcher Mark Knight from the University of Derby make a case for expanding the National Forest to East Midlands cities.

Scales with a measuring tape sitting on top.

Emma Sharpe, Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Derby, discusses the implications of the recent Cancer Research UK campaign in terms of the promotion of weight bias, stigmatisation and discrimination of those who are overweight/obese.

Couple holding hands

Yasuhiro Kotera and Christine Rhodes from the University of Derby Online Learning, explore why sex addiction is a universally underestimated and misunderstood intimacy disorder and an issue of growing concern worldwide.

Michael Johnson and Guyana team

Our sport science expertise has helped Guyana's national football team reach the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the first time. Here's how they did it.

Scotland

Sam Chikowore recalls his first residential Geology fieldtrip as part of his prescribed Fundamental Skills for Geoscientists module. For Sam, it felt exhilarating and like a journey into the unknown.

Birds eye view of an ash cloud

Could volcanoes warn us before they blow up? And could concrete be capable of repairing itself underground? Angeline Thiri takes a closer look.

Group walking and hiking through bushes

Miles Richardson, Professor of Human Factors and Nature Connectedness, looks at the importance of building a new relationship with the natural world.

Electric pulses

Dr Dean Fido, Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Derby, discusses the question: at what age do we really grow up?

Blackboard that reads 'stop the stigma - mental health problem'

Around 25% of university students experience mental health problems. Could self-compassion be the key to coping with shame arising from stigma?