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1. Students at the Heart Conference: Trialling mindfulness in lectures

   Academics in School of Education trial idea to allow students to regulate their emotions in class

2. Humanities PhD student awarded for outstanding paper

   Sean Creaney, a lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies at Stockport College, who is currently studying for his PhD in the School of Humanities and Social Science, has just been awarded ‘Outstanding Paper’ in the 2015 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence

3. World education for safe water resources

   Professor Rafid Al Khaddar recently became the 29th President of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).

4. New 'low carbon' cement idea wins international engineering prize

   Civil engineers who developed a new type of cement which creates 80% fewer carbon emissions have won a prestigious international prize.

5. Vice Chancellor's Awards for Research, Scholarship and Knowledge Transfer 2019

   A summary of the winners of the VC Awards for Research, Scholarship and Knowledge Transfer 2019 conferred at the University Research and Innovation Day in June.

6. Human-altered ecosystems

   What can fossil bones tell us about the ecology and behaviour of extinct species? In two recent publications, Dr Carlo Meloro from the School of Natural Sciences and Psychology has worked with international teams to demonstrate how we can interpret palaeoecology (the ecology of fossil animals and plants) of extinct wild dogs by looking at their fore-limb and skull shape.

7. Memory offers new clues to onset of dementia

   People dying with Alzheimer's 11% down on memory tests taken years earlier

8. Shouting at children doubles the likelihood of lifelong harms

   Public Health Institute data on self-harm, drug abuse and prison

9. Seasonal storminess, should we be concerned?

   Scientists give long-term perspective for unsettled British summers

10. Shaping global business sustainability

    According to a new study, collaboration between business and academia can identify the most urgent research priorities to ensure the sustainability of food, energy, water and the environment. This is