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1. 5 ways to inspire a new generation of female engineers

   Why the engineering industry is appealing for more female talent.

2. Here’s how your holiday photos could help save endangered species

   Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world – 42m people visited sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 alone. Photographs on social media are already being used to help track the illegal wildlife trade and how often areas of wilderness are visited by tourists.

3. Nepal’s menstrual huts: what can be done about this practice of confining women to cow sheds?

   Despite being illegal, chhaupadi, the practice of exiling menstruating women and girls from their home – often to a cow shed – is still practised in some areas of Western Nepal. Chhaupadi is an extreme example of the stigmas and restrictions around menstruation that exist not only in Nepal, but also globally.

4. How parasites and bacteria could be changing the way you think and feel

   From losing inhibitions to dementia – Lecturer in Genetics Dr Robbie Rae explores the role small critters play in a range of illnesses and behaviours

5. How a career in maths can take you to some unexpected places

   Why maths is more than just numbers...

6. Starting the new semester right

   Some student tips to start fresh in 2021

7. 5 reasons to love maggots

   Whether they are working away in the farmer’s field or being used as evidence in court, maggots are helping us in our day-to-day lives in surprising ways. Isn’t it time you gave these misunderstood creatures the credit they deserve?

8. Groundhog Day or liberation from daily routine?

   Dr Ruth Odgen from the School of Psychology, a lead investigator on a new study into time under COVID-19 isolation, shares her thoughts with us.

9. Will genetically modified pets soon be reality or do they already live among us?

   Demelza Kooij's film The Breeder considers the darker implications of our cultural fetish with cute.

10. The Moon: facts, fascination and the future

    We talk to Professor Andy Newsam, Director of the National Schools’ Observatory, about the Apollo 11 Moon landing and learn some interesting facts about the Moon along the way.