At the cutting edge - recently funded projects
The competition for funding is fierce, with only very best proposals maturing into a project.
Research
Are two medicines better than one?
Parents should be advised to use the minimum dose necessary when treating a child with fever
SCATtering knowledge
Scientists have acquired a new partner: computer simulation.
In search of belonging
Despite the politicisation of ‘race’ and adoption, relatively little is known about the experiences of Black children adopted by white families. A new anthology aims to change that.
Inner body experience
The neuroscientific foundation of the hitherto largely neglected phenomena of out-of-body experiences.
Life-saving clean-water project secures $13m from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Fight against water-borne disease given major boost.
War without limits: Spain 1936-39 and beyond
The Spanish Civil War and beyond
Rain forests: ancient and modern
Rain forests are crucial to the well-being of our planet, so it is important that we understand their evolution and ecology.
Brunel’s Great Eastern: a floating city
How a voyage on Brunel’s great ship inspired Jules Verne.
A Misty Night in Chalk Farm
Delve into the mysteries surrounding the early editions of Blackwood's Magazine.