By: Vincent Straub (DPhil in Population Health, 2023) It has recently been suggested that an epidemic of despair may be the cause of declining fertility (Platt & Sterling, 2024). However, mapping the relationship between total fertility rate, suicide mortality rate and loneliness across Europe at a regional and national level tells a different story. a, Total Continue reading

By: Shiyang (Ann) Lu (DPhil in Chemistry, 2024) This image shows the crystal structures of several proteinogenic amino acids – alanine (Ala), proline (Pro), valine (Val), leucine (Leu), and isoleucine (Ile). Although best known as the building blocks of proteins, in the solid state these molecules form highly ordered crystalline materials with distinct packing motifs Continue reading

By: Leah Tavasi (DPhil in Environmental Research (NERC DTP), 2023) In marine management frameworks, the ocean is commonly divided into three theoretical dimensions: economic, biophysical, and social. Extensive focus has been placed on the economic and biophysical dimensions, which encompass ecological processes as well as industries such as world trade and green energy. By contrast, Continue reading