Hi! My name’s Corrie, I study Classics, and I went on a year abroad to Milan for my third year, spending the year at Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, going to lectures at the central campus in Via Festa del Perdono, which is nestled behind the Duomo of Milan. Academics in Italy I met […]

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We have made some updates to the JISC Digital Skills Discovery Tool to make selecting your school or department within the university simpler. The Discovery Tool is an interactive questionnaire that identifies your Digital Skills Capability ratings, highlighting strengths, and areas for improvement.  Existing users: We need you to update your Discovery Tool Department!  Follow these easy steps to complete this process:  Open the […]

Knowledge Mobilisation is an active process of shaping and tailoring knowledge (e.g. research insights) so that it reaches the right people and can be applied effectively (e.g. in policy or practice). Knowledge Mobilisation is not a bolt-on; it’s not a “phase” or a targeted “push” of information after a project finishes. Rather it should be […]

Join the AMBER Research Project’s e-LEAP!  Do you have personal experience of depression or work with/care for those who do? We’re looking for people to join our e-LEAP (email-based Lived Experience Advisory Panel).  It’s easy to take part—just click on occasional polls or send short email replies. Your input will help shape the AMBER project, […]

Researchers identified a DNA pattern in one dataset and used it to predict antidepressant response in another dataset. Although it is early days, this finding takes us one step closer towards future personalised medicine, using a DNA test to help doctors decide which antidepressant to prescribe. Antidepressants are widely used to treat depression, but treatment […]