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Fighting nutrition misinformation
This month the American Dietetics Association releases its newest updated position statement - Food and Nutrition Misinformation. And it has a lot to say about the media.   view more (2006-04-10)

Media Invite: Mars Express attempts communication with Beagle 2
Media Invite: Mars Express attempts communication with Beagle 2 11.30 am GMT, 7th January 2004 Beagle 2 Media Centre, The Open University, 1-11 Hawley Crescent, Camden, London   view more (2004-01-05)

Launch of On-line Media Guide
Heriot-Watt University is delighted to announce its on-line media guide. This lists University experts in a range of fields, and is expected to be both extended and made available in hard copy The guide can be accessed through the Heriot-Watt University homepage, click on News and Events. We would... view more (2003-02-18)

Media images and eating disorders
Media images can exert a significant negative impact on the self-image of eating disordered women. This is one of the findings Dr Melissa Aitken and Dr Bernice Andrews of Royal Holloway, University of London, reported today, Saturday 16 March, at The British Psychological Society’s Annual... view more (2002-02-27)

£300,000 Research Award Set To Examine Impact Of Translation On Global News Headlines
The Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) has awarded over £300,000 to the University of Warwick to study news media translation, and reveal how it impacts on global relations. One of the areas the research will examine is how the translation practices of international news organisations... view more (2003-06-25)

Violent TV, games pack a powerful public health threat
Watching media violence significantly increases the risk that a viewer or video game player will behave aggressively in both the short and long term, according to a University of Michigan study published today in a special issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.   view more (2007-11-28)

Media invite: Live performances and debates at `Sounding Out` - an international symposium on sound.
Journalists are invited to the first ever international symposium on sound being held at Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent this Thursday, Friday and Saturday (July 11 - 13). The event will bring together film and radio professionals with academics to debate the role of sound in today`s... view more (2002-07-09)

Announcement of first academic to benefit from innovative scheme to raise the profile of UK research.
The first EPSRC Senior Media Fellowship has been awarded to Professor Tony Ryan of the University of Sheffield. The aim of the scheme is to enable top-flight UK researchers to raise the profile of their work through newspapers, television, radio and the internet. It was set up in June of this year... view more (2002-09-30)

Images of war raise ethical concerns
Graphic media images of Iraqi civilian casualties raise questions about the boundaries of media ethics and, more importantly, medical ethics, according to an editorial in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-04-10)

Minister sees how Europe benefits new businesses
MEP Dr Barbara O'Toole found out how the University of Sunderland is helping to boost the North East economy with the help of European grants. During a recent visit to the university Dr O'Toole, who is Labour European Parliament spokesperson on Culture, Education, Youth, Media and Sport, discovered... view more (2004-05-26)

Copycat effect 14 times more likely after celebrity suicide
The copycat effect is 14 times more likely after a celebrity suicide, reveals an analysis in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And newspaper reports are more powerful than television coverage of a suicide. The researchers used statistical analyses to re-assess some 293 findings from... view more (2003-03-17)

ESA Science Media Day: Rosetta and Integral getting ready for launch
ESA PR 42-2002. Two contrasting space missions are in the final stages of preparation at ESA`s Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. They are the Rosetta mission to rendezvous with Comet Wirtanen and study the origins of our solar system and the Integral... view more (2002-06-07)

Invitation to the Media - See Mars Express before its departure to the Red Planet
Mars Express, to be launched in May-June 2003 on its six-month journey to Mars, is presently being put through a test campaign at INTESPACE, Toulouse, France. The spacecraft, which will be undertaking Europe`s first mission to the Red Planet, is to be presented at a special press event being held... view more (2002-09-05)

Media arts on the Internet
For those who work with digital media, or provide instruction on its use, www.netzspannung.org offers a comprehensive archive - particularly in media arts. The platform has been enhanced with new sections devoted to media arts research and education as well as research tools. --- View the rooms of... view more (2004-08-27)

Kidney damage caused by iodinated contrast material thought to be overestimated, study shows
The use of iodinated contrast material may be less damaging to the kidneys than previously recorded, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY.   view more (2008-07-17)

Europe's most important breast cancer conference in Barcelona
First media alert Europe's most important breast cancer conference will take place in Barcelona: 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-3) Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain 19-23 March 2002 About EBCC-3"¦ - More than 3000 clinicians, scientists and patient advocates... view more (2002-01-23)

Diary Note: Launch of physics based industry report
Launch of the Institute of Physics report on the importance of physics-based industry to the UK economy Monday 10 March 2003 Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT "The science base is the absolute bedrock of our economic performance." The Prime Minister 10.00am Registration and... view more (2003-02-21)

Obesity may be linked to middle ear effusions in children
Childhood obesity may be associated with a condition known as otitis media with effusion, which consists of fluid build-up in the middle ear space without symptoms of acute ear infection, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the... view more (2007-04-17)

Media undermine efforts to tackle nicotine addiction
Inaccurate media reports surrounding the safety of new smoking cessation drugs are undermining the treatment of nicotine addiction, according to an editorial in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-06-05)

Beyond the Large Hadron Collider - Media Briefing
Beyond the Large Hadron Collider - Media Briefing Thursday 3 October 2002, 3.45pm 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT RSVP by Tuesday 1 October Speakers: Professor Ken Peach, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Professor Robert Klanner, DESY Research Institute Seminar chair: Professor Brian Foster,... view more (2002-09-27)

What is a gene?
Even scientists define 'a gene' in different ways, so it comes as little surprise that the media also have various ways of framing the concept of a gene.   view more (2008-09-08)

The British Psychological Society Developmental Section Annual Conference
Topics covered during this conference include:   view more (1999-08-23)

Media alert: "United Nations" of astronomy to meet in Sydney, Australia, in July
More than 1600 astronomers from around the world will meet in Sydney, Australia, during 13-26 July at the 25th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union. The International Astronomical Union is the world's largest professional body for astronomers, representing almost 8700 people... view more (2003-06-04)

The image of Nobel laureates differ considerably in media
Canonized celebrities or respected scientists? The image of Nobel laureates can differ considerably in the media. This is shown in an ongoing study by the Italian media researcher Massimiano Bucchi from the University of Trento.   view more (2003-10-09)

Violence In The Media Can Lead To Aggressive Behaviour In Young Children
Violent imagery in the media can have a substantial short-term effect on young children's arousal, thoughts and emotions, increasing the likelihood of aggressive or fearful behaviour, concludes a review published in this week's issue of The Lancet.   view more (2005-02-16)
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