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“Us Versus Them” Social Traits May have Evolved in Monkeys B…
hgamble - 21 July 2016
Our closest primate relatives may have evolved “us versus them” social traits as a means to cope with competition from rival groups of monkeys lon…
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Smuggled Diplomatic Diaries from Dawn of Cold War to be Made Fre…
hgamble - 20 July 2016
An extraordinary collection of diplomatic diaries smuggled from Moscow to Paris as Communism swept across the East almost 70 years ago will be digitiz…
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Howzat! New website delivers stories from cricket’s rich h…
Ian Richards - 18 July 2016
Historical records, photographs and recollections capturing stories from two centuries of cricket in the county of Lincolnshire are brought together i…
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It’s all in the genes: New research reveals why some chickens …
Elizabeth Allen - 14 July 2016
The genes of some chickens make them almost completely resistant to a serious strain of bird flu, new research has revealed. The findings, which are p…
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Lincoln secures share of £16 million to address global agricult…
Elizabeth Allen - 13 July 2016
Scientists at the University of Lincoln, UK, will lead three pioneering research projects as part of a new wave of government funding aimed at solving…
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Boole’s laws of thought inspire new sculpture by the Brayf…
Ian Richards - 8 July 2016
A new sculpture inspired by the genius of George Boole, the Lincoln-born mathematician whose work laid the theoretical foundations for the digital age…
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New study to examine cell communication in the diabetic kidney
Elizabeth Allen - 7 July 2016
A scientist from the University of Lincoln, UK, has won a prestigious funding award from the national Physiological Society to launch new research exa…
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TRANSIT: a new airport system to save time, money and carbon emi…
Elizabeth Allen - 6 July 2016
Aviation engineering specialists have secured a £1 million research grant to develop a pioneering new aircraft routing and scheduling system that cou…
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Boxik – an addictive new mobile game from a trio of talented s…
Elizabeth Allen - 6 July 2016
An addictive new mobile game developed by a trio of student programmers who teamed up at a one-day coding jam has been released across Apple and Andro…
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It’s not just a grunt: pigs really do have something to say
Helen Fitzpatrick - 29 June 2016
The grunts made by pigs vary depending on the pig’s personality and can convey important information about the welfare of this highly social species…
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Psychology programme at Lincoln wins innovation award
Cerri Evans - 29 June 2016
An undergraduate course at the University of Lincoln has been handed a prestigious award by the British Psychological Society after demonstrating an e…
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Dogs de-stress families with autistic children, new research sho…
Elizabeth Allen - 20 June 2016
Owning a pet dog reduces stress and significantly improves functioning in families who have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), new research …
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