Research
Displaying posts in the Category Research, which has 306 posts.
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Eye movement research could hold the key to early Parkinson’s …
Gail Swift - April 12th, 2017
The way people with Parkinson’s use their eyes to complete simple tasks in both the real world and working at computers is being investigated by neu…
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Improving healthcare commissioning for probation: mapping the la…
Gail Swift - April 4th, 2017
Healthcare services available to people on probation and how they access them will be examined as part of a new research project. The project, funded …
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Suffrage Science Award for Lincoln psychology professor
Gail Swift - March 27th, 2017
A psychology professor whose research on childhood development has helped to teach children safe behaviour with dogs has been recognised for her work …
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Discovery that ‘size matters’ in cell-to-cell communication …
Gail Swift - March 27th, 2017
Size really does matter when it comes to the mechanisms that cells use to communicate with each other, according to pioneering new nanobiotechnology r…
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Rare cricket family sheds light on how extinct Jurassic species …
Gail Swift - March 17th, 2017
World-first research into a rare family of insects will help scientists understand how the common bush-crickets we are familiar with today developed t…
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New project to help students overcome barriers to academic succe…
Gail Swift - March 13th, 2017
The University of Lincoln, UK, is contributing to a major new £485,000 project designed to ensure that students confronted by challenging circumstanc…
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Could your pet contribute to pioneering animal research?
Gail Swift - March 6th, 2017
Pet owners are being invited to sign up to an academic database which is used to recruit participants for pioneering pet-friendly animal behaviour res…
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It takes two to tango: beetles are equal partners in mating beha…
Gail Swift - February 22nd, 2017
Beetles that copulate with the same mate as opposed to different partners will repeat the same behaviour, debunking previous suggestions that one sex …
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Animals retain long-term memory of the biggest and best sources …
Gail Swift - February 1st, 2017
New research shows that red-footed tortoises can remember the location of their favourite food sources and the biggest stashes for at least 18 months.…
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Scientists move step closer to developing major new drug in figh…
Gail Swift - January 31st, 2017
Scientists have for the first time determined the molecular structure of a new antibiotic which could hold the key to tackling drug resistant bacteria…
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New research explores the effect of winter dormancy on cold-bloo…
Gail Swift - January 12th, 2017
Unlike mammals, amphibians who rest up during the winter do not forget the memories they made beforehand – this is the surprising discovery of new s…
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New research sheds light on why plants change sex
Gail Swift - January 10th, 2017
Plants with a particular breeding system change their sex depending on how much light they receive, new scientific research has revealed. The ability …
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