Stephen Kenny

The disconnect between the general public and the scientists whose research they fund is a constant source of frustration on both sides. Opportunities to bridge this gap are few and far between, with most members of the public feeling either totally disengaged with science or, at best, assuming the work being carried out is...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a powerful medical tool used to image the body and help doctors diagnose disease. Impact investigates recent research in this area conducted at the Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre on UoN’s University Park campus. To help doctors visualise internal body structures using MRI,...

Impact describes the skeletal functions that you’ve (probably) never heard of.  “Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones…/ The foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone…!” – The fact that the skeleton serves as a structural framework for the body and allows for movement is just that, a fact, and...

Big pharma is an area of industrial science that many are cynical about; who can say this is entirely unjustified? Horror stories range from NHS pharmacy directors being provided with only restricted access to proper evidence from drug trial to neglect for treatments and cures of rare diseases due...

Impact investigates the work currently being undertaken by scientists at your university. What’s the Research About? Silvio Curia and Steve Howdle from the Chemistry department have been researching ways to make polymers using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2). Behaving like both a liquid and a gas at the same time,...

Impact reports on the British Science Association event ‘Who controls the robots?’, discussing the impact that the recent, rapid advances in robotic and autonomous systems will have on society with UoN experts: Dr Noah Russell, Professor Sarah Sharples and Dr Gary Burnett. Imagine a robot that could clean your...

Impact cuts through the jargon to give you all you need to know about the science that matters.  On the 3rd of February at 2.39pm(GMT) the German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed the switch to turn on the billion euro Wendelstien 7-X Stellarator. This contraption is a huge metal doughnut...