The third edition of the VECOF 2023 national report, the national survey on the attainment of basic skills among pupils in compulsory education, is now available online.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have analysed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ticks, and how it gained and lost genes in the process.

One of the most advanced components of CERN's next-generation particle detector is being constructed at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

To mark the launch of a new UCL Policy Lab project, This Place Matters, new research reveals the extensive social cohesion challenges facing modern Britain.

Interdisciplinary project on implants, corrosion drives Western research to improve patient outcomes During the NHL playoffs, attention across the country turns to the arenas of those Canadian teams battling for the Stanley Cup.

A potent opioid detected in Canberra for the first time in September 2024 carries a high risk of overdose, warn chemists from The Australian National University (ANU) and drug checking service CanTEST.

The 'L'earning: Rethinking Young Women's Working Lives' project has unveiled new findings through a series of interim research briefings titled 'Earning While Learning: student employment'.

A study carried out by a team of researchers from the CNRS and Aix-Marseille University 1, in collaboration with the Académie de Martinique, sheds light on a reality that has already been extensively

A UNIGE and UniBE team shows that generative AI can outperform humans in emotional intelligence tests. Is artificial intelligence (AI) capable of suggesting appropriate behaviour in emotionally charged situations? A team from the University of Geneva and the University of Bern (UniBE) put six generative AIs - including ChatGPT - to the test using emotional intelligence (EI) assessments typically designed for humans.

The University of Manchester is set to launch the Manchester Digital Dante Library, a landmark digital collection which will make some of the rarest and most significant early printed editions of Dante's Divine Comedy available freely online for the first time.

You may want to think twice about using powerful artificial intelligence (AI) programs such as ChatGPT to self-diagnose health problems.

Pictured: Doctors and nurses from 3MED, Army Medical Services treat simulated casualties at role 2 Field Hospital in Romania.

Every year, around 90,000 young people make the transition from school to work. A large number of them start to participate in sports less during this transition.

Professors Kathryn Abel, Tony Day and Matt Sutton from The University of Manchester have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, three of 54 exceptional biomedical and health scientists to achieve the award this year.

The global use of artificial intelligence is growing at a rapid pace. Yet the energy consumption that comes with it remains largely invisible.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has published the Review of the Operation of the In Camera Rule in Family Law Proceedings. The review, a key action in the Family Justice Strategy, was conducted by a team from University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin. Some types of court proceedings including family law proceedings are not open to members of the public; they are held in private - or what is often termed 'in camera' - with restrictions placed on what can be reported.

A leading cardiovascular disease researcher from Simon Fraser University is ringing the alarm on universal recommendations intended to improve heart health around the globe.

UdeM's Carole Anglade is exploring the benefits of choral singing for those who have difficulty communicating after a stroke. Regardless of how severe the impairment is, "why do some people cope with aphasia better than others," asks Carole Anglade, a professor at Université de Montréal's School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

By 2050, the aim is for Switzerland's energy system to be decarbonised and no longer reliant on nuclear power.

The deadline for completing Part 2 of the survey has been extended to Friday, 30 May. Read about some of the key findings from the programme so far and how your feedback is informing UCL's strategic priorities.

Researchers in Cambridge are calling for additional scans to be added to breast screening for women with very dense breasts.

Battery electrodes thicken as a result of the accelerated transport of lithium ions via metal fleeces, making them particularly efficient and cost-effective To the point: Lithium-ion batteries: Elect