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How can we make future places healthier spaces?

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Published: Professor Richard Harper , based at Lancaster University in the UK, is the principal investigator of a project called the Future Places Centre. This project is investigating how computing, the internet of things and data science can generate information that people can use to make their future places healthier.

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Using adsorbents to help society

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Yamil and the team use data science, statistical mechanics, powerful computational modelling tools and machine learning (ML) tools to learn more about adsorption and discover and design new porous materials. How does the team do this research? It is an exciting time to consider a chemical and biomolecular engineering career!

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Can we control the electrical activity in our brains?

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First discovered in the 1960s by Dr Osamu Shimomura, GFP has revolutionised many fields of science. In 2008, Dr Shimomura was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering work, alongside Dr Chalfie and Dr Tsien. Read more about their research: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2008/illustrated-information.

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Published: At Furman University in the US, Dr Ben Haywood and Professor Julia Parrish from the University of Washington are studying how citizen science programmes impact the relationships participants have with the places and ecology they study which might, in turn, increase scientific literacy. 1322820 and 2031884.

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Creating software that works for everyone

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Every human is different,” says Professor John Grundy. Professor John Grundy Professor of Software Engineering, Monash University, Australia. At university, I planned to major in chemistry or progress to medical school. At university, I planned to major in chemistry or progress to medical school.

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How can we unravel the complex history of networks?

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“Learning probability without being able to create computer models is like learning chemistry without being able to do experiments,” says Min. • At university, degrees in statistics, mathematics, data science or computer science will all offer classes in statistics and probability. This happens to everyone.

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Dental discoveries: How is dental research improving oral health?

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Professor Azeez Butali hopes to uncover the genetic causes of cleft lip and palate. If you are interested in bioinformatics and using data science to improve dental health, Erliang also recommends studying statistics, computer science and learning programming languages such as R and Python.