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Podcast: Feast on the Festival and find out why Eurovision makes countries happy
In this edition: Sampling the delights of the 2018 Imperial Festival and discovering the happiness-boosting powers of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Brazil’s austerity measures could increase avoidable child deaths
Cutbacks to social programmes in Brazil could lead to more avoidable childhood hospitalisations and deaths compared to maintaining current funding.
CRUK funds Imperial experts’ plans to develop early cancer screening tests
CRUK has given a multidisciplinary team £290,000 to develop tests for early diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Air pollution in England could cost as much as £5.3 billion by 2035
A new tool developed by researchers at Imperial has calculated the health and social care costs of air pollution for the first time.
Michael Gove launches Government’s Clean Air strategy at Imperial
Environment Secretary Michael Gove launched the Government’s Clean Air Strategy at Imperial College London.
HIV researchers create Chelsea garden to raise awareness of disease stigma
Scientists and designers have teamed up with young people living with HIV to create a garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
May Measurement Month builds on its 2017 success
May Measurement Month launched in 2017 as a mass global blood pressure screening to raise awareness of hypertension continues in 2018.
Resistance to antifungal drugs could lead to disease and global food shortages
Growing levels of resistance to antifungal treatments could lead to increased disease outbreaks and affect food security around the world.
Largest ever study of fatal heart condition which affects 260,000 people in UK
The largest ever study of the heart condition dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is underway.
Eurovision Song Contest associated with increase in life satisfaction
Participating in the Eurovision Song Contest may be linked to an increase in a nation’s life satisfaction, according to new research.
The Imperial Engagement Academy is a programme of training and skills development in public engagement, delivered in partnership between Imperial’s Science Communication Unit and Societal Engagement Team.
