University of Bath

A joint project by Bath & North East Somerset Council and the University of Bath to reduce carbon emissions in construction by connecting local planning policymakers with academic experts in sustainable construction is one of six…

Prothea Technologies, a new spin-out company from the Universities of Bath and Edinburgh, has launched with a mission to enable lung cancer biopsy and treatment in a single visit. The firm has attracted €12M (£10.3M) of investment as it…

The Washing Machine Project, a grassroots organisation that provides off-grid manual washing machines to people on low income and displaced communities, is embarking on a new collaboration with the Whirlpool Foundation to deliver 10,000…

It was meant to “make work pay,” but new research from the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) shows that Universal Credit (UC) can make working households' incomes more volatile, less secure, and less predictable. In…

Focusing attention on your mobile phone instead of your partner doesn’t just strain your relationship - it also affects women’s creativity in the workplace, caution researchers from the Universities of Bath, Aston, and IESE Business School.…

There is no evidence that CBD products reduce chronic pain, and taking them is a waste of money and potentially harmful to health, according to new research led by the University of Bath. CBD (short for cannabidiol) is one of many…

Social media influencers who want to be paid money for their content must focus on three key areas to lift themselves out of the gifts-in-kind trap and to protect their pursuit of meaningful work, new research from the University of Bath…

The University of Bath is set to play a key role in a new consortium that will support the development and introduction of zero-emission aviation in the UK. The HyFIVE consortium, led by Marshall and including GKN Aerospace and Parker…

A major research project led by the University of Bath has been funded to investigate the under-researched issue of how the commercial sector influences public health at the local level and what can be done to harness positive impacts and…

New analysis of adolescent TV and film on Netflix suggests that too often it shows misleading depictions of pain, portraying pain as something arising only through a violent act or injury. Instead of trivialising the experience it could do…