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Dr Simon Evans

I completed a PhD at UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Sq. in 2011, investigating social decision-making processes in schizophrenia and healthy controls. My postdoctoral training was at University of ...
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Literary and Cultural Studies PhD

Research in literary and cultural studies brings together researchers to examine pressing social and cultural issues. We examine social and cultural networks, cities and urban culture, embodiment and ...
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Jim Al-Khalili to delve into the mysteries of time at Guildford Book Festival

Acclaimed physicist and broadcaster, Professor Jim Al-Khalili, will join fellow University of Surrey astrophysicist, Dr Noelia Noël, at the Guildford Book Festival for a conversation exploring one of ...
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New book shows how community empowerment programmes can strengthen democracy in times of crisis

The research recommends that future community empowerment programmes pair funding and freedom with structured support from ...
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Quantum study offers new insights into lithium’s effects in the brain

A new clue to how lithium may affect the brain has been found in new research into quantum biology at the University of Surrey. The study investigates how a quantum property of lithium atoms could ...
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Commentary: ASOS ‘hack’ highlights growing cyber threat to major businesses

After ASOS customers received a notification claiming the retailer had been hit by a cyber attack, Dr Daniel Gardham, Lecturer at the Surrey Centre for Cyber Security, explains why large retailers are ...
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3D printing could help hospitalised children rebuild skills lost to illness or injury

At the University of Surrey, the partner setting is Surrey Teaching Centre at Tadworth Court, a medical pupil referral unit that educates children and young people admitted to The Children’s Trust for ...
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AWE and Surrey strengthen strategic research partnership

AWE and the University of Surrey have deepened their strategic alliance to accelerate cutting-edge research, innovation and skills development that will help strengthen the UK's future scientific, ...
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Require satellite evidence for energy and AI data centre approvals, researchers urge governments

Satellite data could help governments decide where to build the data centres behind the growth of AI, by showing where renewable power, water and land are available and where drought and climate risks ...
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Using maths to improve sleep: Surrey PhD graduate reaches national Three Minute Thesis final

Research exploring how mathematical models could pave the way for more personalised approaches to improving sleep has taken a ...
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Simply telling teenagers ‘just don’t send nudes’ does not work and can deepen shame, researchers warn

Blunt warnings telling teenagers not to share sexual images are failing to protect them and can make victims of image-based sexual abuse feel blamed, ashamed and unable to seek help, according to new ...
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An anti-fibrotic drug could be repurposed to control cell communication

An experimental anti-fibrotic compound can dramatically alter how cells release the microscopic packages they use to communicate, according to new research from the University of Surrey. Researchers ...