By now many of you will have heard the term ‘CRISPR’ in the news. CRISPR-Cas9, often shorten to ‘CRISPR’ (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) is a revolutionary genome editing technique that allows permanent modification of genes within organisms. To date much of the conversation around the use of this technology has been around its potential for treating … Continue reading “PERspectives: Notes from the Genome Editing Public Engagement Synergy (GEPES)”
Month: November 2017
New report on Russian-speaking Foreign Fighters
New report on Russian-speaking Foreign Fighters by Cerwyn Moore and Mark Youngman Existing data on Russian-speaking groups and individuals linked to the Islamic State is often inaccurate, according to CREST Researcher Cerwyn Moore and ESRC-funded PhD Student Mark Youngman. They have released a substantive report on Russian-speaking foreign fighters and Islamic State’s influence in the … Continue reading “New report on Russian-speaking Foreign Fighters”
The use of social media in my research
The first in a series of blogs on using social media in research by Professor Anna C. Whittaker @brainsnstyle @PANINI_EU https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/generic/panini/index.aspx I use social media in a work setting for three main reasons: 1. Dissemination of our research findings more widely 2. Building a network of useful contacts within and beyond academia 3. Engaging in … Continue reading “The use of social media in my research”
Introduction from our new DPVC Research Impact
written by Professor Heather Widdows Impact matters Impact matters. For research to matter at all, it should, in some form and at some time, have impact in the world. This might not be immediate or direct, but if our research does not have impact – on how we understand ourselves and our world, on how … Continue reading “Introduction from our new DPVC Research Impact”
Launch of a New Support Website for British Pensioners in Spain
By Kelly Hall, Lecturer in Social Policy Over the last two years I have been working with the British Consulate in Malaga to undertake research exploring the vulnerabilities facing British pensioners living in Spain. This research originated from concerns by the Consulate that they were receiving a considerable increase in vulnerable older people (and more … Continue reading “Launch of a New Support Website for British Pensioners in Spain”