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A google earth image showing data from the digital tools identifying where selective-logging has taken place in the rainforest.
Google Earth Image 漏 Airbus 2025 showing changes in the forest canopy detected by satellites at one of the logging concessions in 2023 including the logging detections identified by the new algorithm in red.

New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru鈥檚 valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.
A long-tailed tit flying
Credit: Billy Clapham

Family first: scientists reveal long-tailed tits' remarkable family bonds

Forget fleeting friendships 鈥 the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys.
Low alcohol beer

Increase in alcohol deaths in England an 鈥榓cute crisis鈥

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an 鈥渁cute crisis鈥 requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of 葫芦影业 and UCL.
Am image of a man up a ladder installing some solar panels on the roof of a typical semi-detached house.

Government urged to tackle inequality in 鈥榣ow-carbon tech鈥 like solar panels and electric cars

The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies like electric cars and solar panels for energy and heating, if it is to meet its net-zero targets by 2050, a new report from the University of 葫芦影业 suggests.
Front cover of the Living With Data report.

Majority of public don鈥檛 want use of their personal data to result in harm or corporate profit

Clear communication about how people鈥檚 data is used won鈥檛 necessarily alleviate their concerns about it, new research from the University of 葫芦影业 has found.
A blue sky above the University's Diamond building

University of 葫芦影业 pledges further support to academics seeking sanctuary

葫芦影业 is providing further support by launching a scheme for academics to continue their research in 葫芦影业 if they have been displaced or affected by conflict or persecution in their home country.
An image of a brain scan on a screen.

葫芦影业 healthcare researchers awarded 拢12 million to accelerate scientific discoveries into new medical treatments

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 葫芦影业 Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has received a 拢12 million funding boost.
Factory 2020

Past innovators can offer us a guide to shaping the future of industry

Ahead of the launch of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Data Cloud, our Vice-Chancellor Koen Lamberts and WANdisco CEO David Richards discuss the future of industry in The Times.
The view from underneath the wing of an ULTRA UAV during a test flight

Swarms of advanced UAVs to collect key environment data

Swarms of advanced unmanned aircraft are set to carry out aerial surveys of Antarctica 鈥 gathering crucial data on changes to the region鈥檚 environment and wildlife 鈥 as part of new research with engineers from the University of 葫芦影业.