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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. We have to consider farmers’ motivators from a social science perspective,” says human geographer Dr Ray Chan. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. Published: May 25, 2022. says Aimee.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Synthetic biologists use them like tiny workspaces for novel chemistry. (© Our team includes social science and humanities researchers who look at the policies and implications of synthetic biology,” says Ian. Pathway from school to synthetic biologist Biomolecular science forms the knowledge foundation of synthetic biology.

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Because computational methods originated in the natural sciences, some disciplines, such as chemistry and physics, have lots of research software at their disposal. Chemistry with Dr Nicole Hondow and Stuart Micklethwaite. Most RSEs have a degree and/or PhD in their chosen area, such as maths, physics or chemistry.

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems?

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It is an incredibly useful field with a wide range of applications from biological and social sciences to computer animation and finance. For example, mathematics has been essential to the modelling of COVID-19 for directing government decisions on non-pharmaceutical interventions such as lockdowns.