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Launch of new guide and research to expand access to music for Autistic learners
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What happens to your blood when you’re stressed? We put it to the test
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Young people want more stalking education as research exposes common misconceptions

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Audience of the Future: How USW helped create a new chapter for Wallace & Gromit
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Supporting early career researchers – new network
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Researchers provide counterevidence to concerns of brain damage caused by participating in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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Buvidal – the new ‘game-changing’ way to help people dependent on heroin
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Black and Minority Ethnic Groups, Learning Disability, and the Need for Ethnicity Data
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Making Research More Inclusive - Promoting the inclusion of people from Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in research
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Digging around the evidence: USW expert reflects on the link between geology and crime
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New study focuses on the effects of heading the ball in football
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Researchers provide evidence for neuroprotection in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes
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Waste not, want not- one vital way to combat climate change
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New research highlights the crucial role of CCTV in homicide investigations

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