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

By: Inae Kim (MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine, 2025) Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), also known as liver cancer, is often explained as the price of time: decades of cumulative liver injury eventually tipping into malignancy. That fits many high-income settings, where HCC commonly follows long-standing cirrhosis and is increasingly linked to metabolic disease.1-2 Yet in… Continue reading

By: Samantha Foster (DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences, 2024) Let’s start by talking about the water system in your house. Large pipes supply water into your house; these then branch into smaller pipes to reach your appliances, like your shower or toilet. Once you have used the water, it travels into small drainage pipes that feed… Continue reading