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Students want universities to teach them how to look after their mental health and wellbeing as anxiety and stress levels surge on UK campuses, according to a survey. Ninety-six per cent of the 1,500 students polled by emotional fitness app Fika think universities should offer “emotional education” on the curriculum to improve their resilience against mental health problems. This would replicate the Department for Education’s plans to roll out wellbeing modules in schools from September 2020. The modules could help combat the “alarmingly high” levels of anxiety, loneliness, substance misuse and thoughts of self-harm on UK campuses, which were revealed earlier this year by a separate study of almost 38,000 UK students. Recent research has shed light on the extent to which universities are struggling to cope with the scale of demand for mental health support services. According to universities’ own data, students with mental health problems are having … [Read more...] about Teach us how to look after our mental health, say university students

Appearing on London’s King’s Cross horizon like an upturned beetle, with its row of metal chimneys protruding like little pairs of legs from the fattened silver belly of its roof, the Francis Crick Institute cuts a strange silhouette. As its dichroic-coated glass fins shimmer with rainbow iridescence in the late summer sun, it could be one of the specimens under the electron microscope buried in the bowels of this new £700m biomedical research facility. “It looks better from 1,000 ft,” says Sir Paul Nurse, the jovial Nobel prize-winning director of the country’s new flagship research centre, the largest such hub in Europe, now charged with furthering our understanding of the fundamental biology of human health. “You can’t really see it properly from the ground.” Some passersby might wish that were true. Walking the streets of Somers Town, one of the most deprived wards in the UK, it’s hard to miss the 1,000,000 sq ft pile, … [Read more...] about Francis Crick Institute: cathedral of science ‘looks better from 1,000 ft’

Brexit negotiations may be in turmoil, but UK universities need the government to encourage even stronger links with the remaining 27 member states in the European Union, no matter how we finally decide to leave. We must ensure the UK remains a beacon of scientific excellence, driving improvements in productivity, job creation and growth. The UK’s new relationship with the rest of the EU will be vital in determining the future of its scientific standing. Producing 11.6% of the world’s citations and 15.9% of the most highly-cited articles, it is rightly admired as a beacon of scientific excellence. The UK constitutes just 0.9% of the global population and has 4.1% of the world’s researchers. Among our comparator countries, we have overtaken the USA to rank first by field-weighted citation impact of scholarly publications. And after the USA, we have more universities in the top 100 in the world than any other country. Delivering a global Britain requires the government … [Read more...] about The UK’s strength in science is because of the EU – not in spite of it

They’re often perceived as cheesy, but a new study suggests that used in the right way, pickup lines can actually be an effective way to secure a date . Researchers from Saint Mary’s University and Bucknell University have explored which pick-up lines used by women work best on men. Their findings suggest that direct pick-up lines such as ‘Can I have your number?’ are more effective than flippant or vague comments, such as ‘Can you recommend a good drink?’ In the study, the team asked 18 heterosexual women to come up with pick-up lines, which were then divided into innocuous, flippant or direct. Next, 205 heterosexual men were asked to rate photos of women for both attractiveness and promiscuity. Finally, the pick-up lines with randomly assigned to 12 images of men. The results revealed that direct pick-up lines were preferred over flippant or innocuous pick-up lines. Direct pick-up lines included ‘Want to have a drink together?’ and … [Read more...] about Best pickup lines for women to use on men – according to science

Norovirus outbreaks have caused the NHS to shut more than 1,100 hospital beds in England in the last week.  Health chiefs are urging people to avoid visiting hospitals or their GP if they have the highly contagious bug, to avoid passing it on. They said people should stay at home and wait at least 48 hours after symptoms pass to return to work or school.   The plea for sufferers to stay at home comes amid unprecedented pressure on the NHS, which experts say is 'already pushed to its limits'.  The NHS has been forced to close more than 1,100 hospital beds in England in the last week due to outbreaks of norovirus. The bug causes vomiting and diarrhoea (stock) Almost double the number of beds have been closed every day this week compared to last year, official figures show.  Dozens of schools across Britain have also been forced to shut due to a flurry of outbreaks of the winter vomiting bug, which spreads rapidly.  RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next … [Read more...] about Norovirus shuts 1,100 NHS beds in a WEEK as health chiefs beg patients to stay at home if they are vomiting to cut pressure on overwhelmed hospitals