Futurum

AUGUST 29, 2023

At Futurum, we work with researchers and academics from all disciplines to create classroom resources for schools. Each article explains the researcher’s work in a clear and engaging way and provides advice for students interested in pursuing a career in the field. Look no further!

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JUNE 30, 2022

By combining engineering and human rights disciplines, he is researching the links between access to transport and the inequalities facing Peruvians today. Davis hopes his research findings in Cusco can influence transport policies in Peru and beyond. PERIPHERALISATION – being forced to live on the periphery, or outskirts, of a city.

Engineering 98

Engineering Transportation Geography Accessibility 98

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JUNE 27, 2023

TALK LIKE A HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION RESEARCHER Blood pressure — the force of circulating blood on artery walls. The Mediterranean diet Research from many different sources suggests that the typical diet found in Mediterranean regions is one of the healthiest out there. Alice explains more about her field of work.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

TALK LIKE A HISTORIAN AND PHILOSOPHER OF SCIENCE Biological racism — prejudice against people based on the mistaken belief that ‘race’ is a part of a person’s biology and indicates race-specific traits like intelligence or work ethic Heredity — genetically passing on characteristics from biological parent to child.

Biology 98

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Babette and her team are studying dissolved oxygen concentrations in the Pacific Ocean, currently the world’s largest low-oxic water body, through an innovative and dedicated research programme incorporating a novel multi-proxy approach which will inform climate models. FIELDS OF RESEARCH : Palaeoceanography, Climate Change.

Geology 86

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MAY 3, 2023

Organisations involved in SHAPE in Schools British Academy, London School of Economics (LSE), Cardiff University, UK Recent years have seen a strong drive in encouraging school students to take up further education and careers in STEM subjects. Julia is also the 31 st president of the British Academy and one of the architects of SHAPE.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Meet David I majored in anthropology and biology at university. I took courses with a biological anthropologist who inspired me to study how humans use biology and culture to adapt (or not) to stressful environments such as food scarcity, extreme temperatures, and common diseases.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

E’licia Chaverest , from the Small Farms Research Center at Alabama A&M University, USA, is supporting these farmers to help them run successful and resilient farms. E’licia Chaverest is the assistant director of the Alabama A&M University Small Farms Research Center (SFRC). © Dr Duncan M.

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MARCH 8, 2023

However, recent research by Professor Richard Bucala and his team at Yale School of Medicine in the US have found a way to develop a potentially super-effective vaccine – by turning the disease’s most devious tactics against it. Rick explains more about his own research and the wider battle against malaria.

Biology 55

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Stephen Wolfram

APRIL 6, 2022

We’ve got a concept of “ formalized subchemistry ” with applications to a new way of thinking about molecular computing, and with potentially dramatic implications for molecular biology. We’ve got a promising way to construct new kinds of theories for economics , with implications, for example, for distributed generalizations of blockchain.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Bess’ specialisations are relevant for many different research applications. “A In Antarctica, Bess’ team’s research on dust sources continues. FIELD OF RESEARCH. RESEARCH PROJECT. US National Science Foundation (NSF), North Pacific Research Board, American Association of University Women (AAUW). © John Fegyveresi.

Geology 52

Geology Energy Communications Research 52

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APRIL 19, 2022

The more we look, the earlier we find evidence for the complex social, technological, economic and ideological lives of past peoples,” Lisa explains. The more we look, the earlier we find evidence for the complex social, technological, economic and ideological lives of past peoples,” Lisa explains. HUMAN SOCIETIES. HUMAN SOCIETIES.

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