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The following items provide an overview of the variety of research that is currently being undertaken at Keele University.  A full list of news items is available by year from the menu on the left.

  New research method aims to unlock academia’s biggest problem Posted on 15 May 2013 Scientists at Keele University have found a solution to one of life’s great mysteries: Why people often fail to see the answer to a problem when the solution is right in front of them.   Gerontologists in the Artic Posted on 14 May 2013 Dr Mo Ray and Professor Miriam Bernard from Keele's Centre for Social Gerontology were invited participants at a four day international research meeting on 'Families in Later Life' funded by the University of Lapland. The meeting, organised by Marjaana Seppänen, Professor of Gerontological Social Work in the Faculty of Social Sciences, was held in Rovaniemi and Keropirtti in Northern Finland.   Keele academics join European Innovation Partnership on active and healthy ageing Posted on 14 May 2013 Professor Michael Murray and Professor Clare Holdsworth have been invited by the European Commission to join its European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing.   Royal Society Wolfston Research Merit Award Posted on 07 May 2013 Alicia El Haj, Professor of Cell Engineering in the Faculty of Health and Director of the Institute of Science & Technology in Medicine, has received the prestigious Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.   New study to test treatments for back pain in pregnancy Posted on 03 May 2013 A new study, called the EASE BACK study (Evaluating Acupuncture and Standard care for pregnant womEn with BACK pain), is testing treatment options for this problem, with the help of funding from the National Institute of Health Research.   Humour Styles and Bullying in Schools: Not a Laughing Matter Posted on 01 May 2013 here is a clear link between children’s use of humour and their susceptibility to being bullied by their peers, according to a major new study released today by Keele University.   New Dysphagia and Medicines Resource now live Posted on 01 May 2013 Healthcare professionals caring for patients with dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) now have access to a new and comprehensive online resource called ‘Medicines Optimisation in Patients with Dysphagia’