…there is a high correlation between increasing maternal age and increased instances of Down’s Syndrome, this will only become a greater saving. Greater accuracy of screening There are also health implications because the amniocentesis procedure carries a 0.5-0.8% chance of provoking a miscarriage; the greater accuracy of the screening means that fewer women have to take that risk. In the UK, the quad test became the recommended standard of care f…
…f the future. As part of the partnership, a three-week long exhibition was installed in the south terminal at Gatwick, featuring prototypes built by universities based on 11 winning designs by primary and secondary pupils from across the United Kingdom. The Wall of Fame exhibition will allow Gatwick’s 125,000 daily visitors to vote for their favourite creations. Three of the prototypes featured were built by Kingston University, including the bicy…
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…ild’s drawing. Once finished, they are posted on the Colouring in Kingston Instagram page alongside the original artwork. Children across the borough can download a creative package packed with ideas of things to draw based around the themes of nature, sport, home and food from the Colouring in Kingston page on The Community Brain website. The students use vector illustration, which involves lines and points rather than pixels, to colour and anima…
…nical for my audience to understand. This was difficult because I have had instances in the past where I memorised a script for a presentation but whilst presenting I forgot something so I started panicking and as a result I messed up the entire presentation and embarrassed myself. Ever since I have tried other ways to deliver a presentation, I feel much more confident. Therefore memorising something for a competition was out of my comfort zone. T…
…ities, the Higher Education sector and the government. Hanna will also receive a £50 voucher. You can find more of Hanna’s work Instagram at @art_out_ofmymind…
…l familiar with grabbing a drink from the vending machine. Joseph wants to install a milk vending machine on his family’s farm to enhance the milk buying experience and offer the general public the choice of buying their fresh milk straight from the farm. Morley’s Milk would enable customers to support their local farm and farming communities. By putting the farmer first, it would allow them to sell their milk direct to the public for a sensible a…
…ositive changes in our lives that are likely to enhance our happiness. For instance, while it is a truism that money doesn’t buy happiness, it has been shown that money can buy experiences (like holidays, music concerts, nights out), which in turn can promote happiness. Interestingly, however, it has recently been shown that it is not the experiences per se that promote happiness, but the fact that we are able to share the experiences with others….
…nnovative Medical Technology at the University of the West of England, for instance, includes an indoor assisted living facility that enables robotics researchers, people with assistive needs, and those supporting them, to work together to devise and test new robotic solutions in a realistic home environment. Reflecting the cross-cutting nature of health and wellbeing challenges, there is an increasing volume of interdisciplinary research at UK un…
…rsonnel involved and keeping a strong nerve on the choice of technology to install, as obsolescence is only ever around the corner. The Forum at Exeter University is such an example. Developed over a four-year period the university worked hard to maintain the knowledge base built up amongst staff working on the project, so that when people did move on, it did not have a detrimental effect on progress. The inspirational mix of indoor and outdoor sp…
