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Chinese partnership to tackle environmental challenges

Published
2 January 2018
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Global
Environment

A new partnership agreement has been signed with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), aimed at strengthening future research collaborations with the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥.

Picture shows people in a hospital in rural China attached to antibiotic drips

Preventing inappropriate antibiotic use

Published
26 October 2017
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Global
Health

A collaboration between scientists has helped reduce the prescription of unneeded antibiotics to children in rural China.

Research vessel DV Fugro Synergy Credit: CCotteril@ECORD_IODP

Drilling into the mysteries of seismic activity

Published
19 October 2017
Categories
Science
Global

An international expedition aims to better understand seismic activity through samples collected from one of the most geologically active areas in Europe.

•	Surface meltwater ponding on dark ice (Credit C F Dow)

Greenland ice flow likely to speed up

Published
16 August 2017
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Global
Science
Environment

New seismic surveys are challenging the view that recent slowdowns in Greenland’s ice flow will continue in the long term.

A. Fleming, British Antarctic Survey

Tracking the giant Antarctic iceberg

Published
2 August 2017
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Global
Environment

The largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost nearly 10% of its area when an iceberg four times the size of London broke free earlier this month.

Weather

Research strengths secure global challenge funding

Published
20 July 2017
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Global
University
University

Two significant research projects have been awarded £16million to build resilience in African businesses and communities as part of the University’s commitment to tackling the world's greatest issues.