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Jacob Nickles and colleagues in the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory
Jacob Nickles (left) and colleagues in the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory

World’s deepest underground farm could reshape UK food production

A pioneering research project could transform the agriculture industry with the launch of the world’s deepest vertical farm, located 1.1km underground.

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Professor Helen Kennedy appointed to two government advisory networks

Professor Helen Kennedy has been appointed to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) College of Experts, and the Government Skills College of Experts. 
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Image from the PAVE Case Book interface

Amplifying public voice at the UN AI for Good summit

Dr Susan Oman shares work on public engagement in AI at the AI for Good summit in Geneva.
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England’s public library collections are in danger of being hollowed out, new research warns

England’s public libraries are facing a quiet hollowing out, according to a major new study from the University of Sheffield.
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Do social media companies undervalue the expertise of online communities?

In a new LSE Impact Blog post, Dr Stefania Vicari explores how an online community has developed a longstanding and effective forum for information about breast cancer.

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Explorers in a cave.

Researchers return from remote Greenland cave expedition

Dr Andrew Sole and Dr Adam Igneczi from the Department of Geography recently returned from the groundbreaking trip to one of the areas most vulnerable to climate change.
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Baby loss research wins ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2019

Professor Kate Reed from the Department of Sociology is a winner of the Outstanding Societal Impact in the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2019 with colleagues Dr Elspeth Whitby and Dr Julie Ellis for their research into infant postmortems.
Professor Philip McCann

Management School professor awarded prestigious European regional science prize

Philip McCann, Professor of Urban and Regional Economics in the Management School, has been awarded the prestigious ERSA Prize in Regional Science 2019.
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Living with data

Professor Helen Kennedy has been awarded a grant from the Nuffield Foundation for a new project that will investigate how we 'live' with data.