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2022 media coverage

November 2022

Who gets to keep burning fossil fuels as the planet heats up?

ProfessorYacob Mulugetta comments on whethercoal, oil, and natural gas should remain an option for the world’s poorest in an era of climate change.

Clean energy future for Africa must include country-specific solutions

A study led byProfessor Yacob Mulugetta calls for a change in the waypoliticians, financiers and researchers think about the transition to clean energy on the African continent, while challenging the single narrative that has been applied to the continent until now. , ,

September 2022

The future of medical device regulation and standards – critical challenges for connected, intelligent medical devices

A white paper led by Dr Irina Brass andDr Andrew Mkwashi highlights thepresent gaps and potential loopholes that connected, intelligent medical devices (CIMDs) create in current regulatory frameworks.

COVID: how ICUs in England were stretched to cope with the pandemic

Professor Kevin Fongexplores how COVID stretched the NHS's intensive care units to its limits. , More: 鶹ýƵվ News,

What Britain can learn from car-crazy Germany in its quest to cut emissions

Dr Jenny McArthur comments on the feasibility of free transport in the UK.

August 2022

Personalised medicine made in hospitals can revolutionise the way diseases are treated – the challenge now will be implementing it

A publication by Dr Irina Brass, Dr Edison Bicudo and Penny Carmichael outlines several steps that need to be taken by regulators, hospital staff, and companies to make the production of personalised therapies in hospitals a reality.

May 2022

The rise in AirTag tracking... and how women are being secretly followed

Dr Leonie Tanczer comments on the use of tech in abuse and saysthere will be no “one single solution” or “silver bullet” to fix tech-facilitated abuse but we must understand it as a “societal problem [that] requires societal responses” such as education and considering how victims receive help and report abuse.

Employee or employer: who’s to blame for a cyber breach?

Dr Irina Brass discusses who should held responsible for cybersecurity breaches in the workplace, saying "There is a lot more that organisations can do to become more resilient before placing the blame on their employees."

April 2022

Climate change: IPCC scientists say it's 'now or never' to limit warming

Professor Arthur Petersen says that the idea of quick emissions reductions and large negative emissions technologies are a concern in the latest UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changereport.

March 2022

COVID: five things the UK must prioritise in its pandemic recoveryplan

Professor Sir Geoff Mulgan detailsfive things the UK needs to prioritise in its pandemic recovery plans - including mental health and children's education.

Science Diplomacy in Times of Crisis

DrJean-Christophe Mauduit explains how the invasion of Ukraine has reshaped international norms in science diplomacy.

International Women's Day

Dr Irina Brassjoins the hosts of the Standards Show to discuss her passion for standards research and education; and why the role of standards needs further academic attention.