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Latest research news
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Parents should be allowed to make informed choices over infant bed-sharing, says child sleep expert
Parents should be given more information and be encouraged to make informed choices to minimise the risks of infant bed-sharing, a child sleep expert has said.
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Brain frontal lobes not sole centre of human intelligence
Human intelligence cannot be explained by the size of the brain’s frontal lobes, say researchers.
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Museum find proves exotic ‘big cat’ prowled British countryside a century ago
The rediscovery of a mystery animal in a museum’s underground storeroom proves that a non-native ‘big cat’ prowled the British countryside at the turn of the last century.
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New fracking research led by Durham University finds it is “not significant” in causing earthquakes
A new study of hundreds of thousands of hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) operations has found that the process has only caused earth tremors that could be felt on the surface in three cases.
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Consent - do you really need to ask? Association of Research Ethics Committees (AREC) Regional Workshop at Durham University
The AREC workshop will consider the concept of informed consent, why it is valued by research ethics committees, how it might be achieved with different participant populations, and whether it is always necessary (or desirable). It is targeted at researchers from all disciplines and aims to increase understanding of and stimulate discussion around this fundamental ethical principle.
The programme features academic speakers from a range of UK institutions, including Durham, and attendance is open to all within (and beyond) the University. It is of particular interest to staff and students conducting research involving human participants as well as those responsible for ethical review.
For the purposes of this workshop all members of Durham University (staff and students) will be eligible for the AREC member rate of £50 for the day including lunch and refreshments. The registration form has now been released for this event.
Contact sophie.welch@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
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