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In a world grappling with healthcare staffing shortages, exploring the exciting field of nursing has never been more cru...
04/04/2024

In a world grappling with healthcare staffing shortages, exploring the exciting field of nursing has never been more crucial. Dr Kathryn Halverson, from the Department of Nursing at Brock University, in Canada, shares insights into the challenges, rewards and opportunities awaiting the next generation of nurses.

What are the rewards of a career in nursing?

Do you want a career that allows you to travel the world and explore ancient civilisations? Archaeology could be for you...
02/04/2024

Do you want a career that allows you to travel the world and explore ancient civilisations? Archaeology could be for you! Matthew Longstaffe, a PhD candidate at the University of Calgary and member of the Stann Creek Regional Archaeology Project, highlights the amazing experiences and opportunities that studying archaeology has given him. “I have many amazing memories from archaeology fieldwork in Belize, Mexico and Canada,” he says. “I got to camp in the jungles of southern Mexico, travel by myself across the Yucatan Peninsula to Belize and spend two months excavating at Alabama.”
https://futurumcareers.com/how-are-archaeologists-uncovering-the-secrets-of-an-ancestral-maya-boomtown

Over 1000 years ago, Alabama was a bustling Ancestral Maya town. Today, all that is left are structures and artefacts ly...
02/04/2024

Over 1000 years ago, Alabama was a bustling Ancestral Maya town. Today, all that is left are structures and artefacts lying among an orange grove in Belize. A team of archaeologists (Stann Creek Regional Archaeology Project), including Dr Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown (Athabasca University), Matthew Longstaffe (University of Calgary) and local Mayas, is excavating the remains to discover what life was like for the people who once lived in this economic hub.

Discover how archaeologists are excavating an Ancestral Maya town and what they are learning about the people who once lived there.

The field of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an astronomical pace. As a result, deepfakes – mani...
28/03/2024

The field of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an astronomical pace. As a result, deepfakes – manipulated pieces of media using generative AI technology and designed to trick their viewers – are becoming more convincing, prevalent and problematic. Professor Siwei Lyu, based at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York in the US, is determined to halt the advance of deepfake media and ensure that generative AI is used for the good of society.

How can we detect deepfakes and control generative AI?

27/03/2024

New blog post 📣 Computer science and the law, where meets ...

Harold Thimbleby discusses his experience as an expert witness in an case and how the Common Law presumption about computer evidence impacts lives 💻 👩‍⚕️

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Thanks to the new electrical engineering graduate programme at Navajo Technical University, students are training to imp...
26/03/2024

Thanks to the new electrical engineering graduate programme at Navajo Technical University, students are training to improve accessibility to electricity and clean water, develop new technologies and become role models to inspire the next generation of Navajo engineers.

Encouraging a new generation of Navajo electrical engineers will increase the self-determination of the Navajo Nation

Careers in the performing arts are incredibly rewarding, but they also present a number of unique risks to performers’ p...
21/03/2024

Careers in the performing arts are incredibly rewarding, but they also present a number of unique risks to performers’ physical and mental health, ranging from repetitive strain injuries to performance anxiety. Professor Aaron Williamon heads the Centre for Performance Science at the Royal College of Music in London, where he also leads the Healthy Conservatoires network. He is investigating the physical and mental demands of performance and how performing artists’ health can be best supported.

How can performance science support performers’ physical health and mental wellbeing?

“I might be aiming for small goals, but I’m thinking big!” So says National Star student Sam Vestey who is leading a cam...
20/03/2024

“I might be aiming for small goals, but I’m thinking big!”

So says National Star student Sam Vestey who is leading a campaign to launch a more inclusive disability badge that moves away from the assumption that all disabilities are visible.

National Star Chief Executive Officer Lynette Barrett tells us about the charity's aims as a specialist further education provider. “We are a forward-looking organisation, and our teams are always looking for innovative projects that we can be a part of,” she says.

In the same spirit of looking ahead, Futurum ran a teachers’ focus group to find out what teachers like about our resources and what we can do to make them even better. The fantastic feedback we received has resulted in the new, slightly larger font size you will see us using from this issue of Futurum onwards.

As Sam’s campaign highlights, how you present your message can make a profound difference!

https://futurumcareers.com/Issue-25.pdf

Baylor College of Medicine University of Washington Bishop's University UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal Navajo Technical University Toronto Metropolitan University University of Regina King's College London Royal College of Music Manchester Metropolitan University English Heritage Northeastern University University of Waterloo Brock University
The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE
King's University College at Western University University of Calgary Université de Sherbrooke York University University of Alberta Luquillo LTER

Futurum is a free resource for educators and learners, providing access to the latest academic articles in the STEM field. Click here to find out more.

At Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada, Dr Lisa Landrum is passionate about architecture and the joy it can bring ...
19/03/2024

At Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada, Dr Lisa Landrum is passionate about architecture and the joy it can bring to individuals and societies.

What could you achieve with a career as an architect?

https://futurumcareers.com/building-a-better-future

Can architects build a better world? Dr Lisa Landrum, an architect at Toronto Metropolitan University, is encouraging ar...
19/03/2024

Can architects build a better world? Dr Lisa Landrum, an architect at Toronto Metropolitan University, is encouraging architecture students to develop a visionary architectural policy that uses built environments to promote social and environmental justice.

Discover how Dr Lisa Landrum is encouraging architecture students to shape to future of Canada’s architectural policy

While highly efficient, the way we process information to make decisions is far from perfect. Finding out how this proce...
18/03/2024

While highly efficient, the way we process information to make decisions is far from perfect. Finding out how this process works – and how we can use this awareness to make better decisions – is at the heart of cognitive science. At The University of Melbourne in Australia, Professor Andrew (Andy) Perfors is studying the nature of bias and other features of cognition, and even applying these findings to machine learning.

https://futurumcareers.com/bias-assumptions-and-emotions-why-we-think-what-we-think

16/03/2024

SHAPE in Schools champions social sciences, humanities and the arts in schools across the UK and works alongside STEM to promote a balanced and diverse curriculum.

16/03/2024
Based at York University in Canada, Professor You-Ta Chuang is exploring intricate LGBTQ+ workplace dynamics and address...
14/03/2024

Based at York University in Canada, Professor You-Ta Chuang is exploring intricate LGBTQ+ workplace dynamics and addressing key aspects such as the impact of organisational policies, the pervasive issue of microaggression and the role of activism in fostering a truly inclusive work environment.

How can workplaces truly embrace LGBTQ+ inclusivity?

Children are increasingly aware of the climate crisis, which can have negative impacts on their mental health. A team of...
13/03/2024

Children are increasingly aware of the climate crisis, which can have negative impacts on their mental health. A team of psychology researchers, including Dr Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise (Bishop's University), Dr Catherine Herba (UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal) and Dr Jonathan Smith (Université de Sherbrooke), is providing teachers with the tools to help their students explore eco-anxiety through creative arts.

Do your students experience eco-anxiety? This brochure provides a toolkit for teachers to help students address eco-anxiety through the creative arts.

As the climate crisis deepens, do you feel hopeful or hopeless about the future? Clinical psychology researchers Dr Cath...
12/03/2024

As the climate crisis deepens, do you feel hopeful or hopeless about the future? Clinical psychology researchers Dr Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise (Bishop's University) and Terra Léger-Goodes (UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal) are using creative arts to help children cope with eco-anxiety.

Discover how Professor Sheila Petty and Dr Estrella Sendra are helping to remove colonial influences from film festival research

Dr Geraldine Balzer, from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, is developing a social justice pedagogy that aims to...
07/03/2024

Dr Geraldine Balzer, from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, is developing a social justice pedagogy that aims to deliver inclusive, decolonised teaching methods and materials. Her podcast provides her personal insights and points for professional reflection.

https://soundcloud.com/futurum-podcasts/decolonising-the-classroom

Futurum is a free resource for educators and learners, providing access to the latest academic articles in the STEM field. Click here to find out more.

At the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, Dr Geraldine Balzer is working to address the injustices of colonisation th...
07/03/2024

At the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, Dr Geraldine Balzer is working to address the injustices of colonisation through one particularly powerful tool: teaching.

What impact could decolonising the classroom have on you and your learners?

https://futurumcareers.com/decolonising-the-classroom

Futurum is a free resource for educators and learners, providing access to the latest academic articles in the STEM field. Click here to find out more.

Current teaching methods in many nations across the globe tend to stem from Eurocentric traditions, which can be at odds...
07/03/2024

Current teaching methods in many nations across the globe tend to stem from Eurocentric traditions, which can be at odds with the communities and experiences of the students and teachers involved. Based at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, Dr Geraldine Balzer is advocating the introduction of alternative methods and materials that give a broader worldview. These can support the deconstruction of the systemic ills of colonialism, helping upcoming generations to appreciate diversity and address injustices.

How can teachers decolonise the classroom?

Today is and we are celebrating the amazing role that books can play in our lives. Discover how books and stories have...
07/03/2024

Today is and we are celebrating the amazing role that books can play in our lives. Discover how books and stories have inspired the researchers we work with:

On World Book Day, learn how books and stories have motivated and inspired researchers.

Learn how Dr Michela Tinelli, a health and care economist at The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE,...
05/03/2024

Learn how Dr Michela Tinelli, a health and care economist at The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE, is using data science to improve health and social care for people experiencing homelessness:

Learn how Dr Michela Tinelli is using data science to improve health and social care for people experiencing homelessness

The psychological toll that accompanies living with cancer can be immense. To aid the mental well-being of people affect...
29/02/2024

The psychological toll that accompanies living with cancer can be immense. To aid the mental well-being of people affected by cancer, Dr Laura Béres, from King's University College at Western University, and Tracey Jones, from Wellspring London and Region Cancer Support Centre, in Canada, successfully sought research funding for the development of the Journey Through Words programme, which uses the practices of narrative therapy and narrative medicine to help foster stories of resilience and hope in people with cancer and their families.

https://futurumcareers.com/creating-narratives-of-resilience-with-people-affected-by-cancer

Dr Vincent Ricigliano, a molecular biologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, enjoys beekeeping and improving ...
27/02/2024

Dr Vincent Ricigliano, a molecular biologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, enjoys beekeeping and improving the health of bees. Advances in molecular biology are improving human and animal health. What could you achieve with a career in the field?
https://futurumcareers.com/can-microalgae-improve-honeybee-health

Every year, billions of bees are transported around the US to commercially pollinate crops. However, these bees are suff...
27/02/2024

Every year, billions of bees are transported around the US to commercially pollinate crops. However, these bees are suffering from malnutrition. At the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Dr Vincent Ricigliano is developing pollen substitutes and edible vaccines from microalgae to improve honeybee health.

Discover how Dr Vincent Ricigliano is helping feed bees by developing pollen substitutes and edible vaccines made from microalgae.

For millennia, malaria has plagued human civilisation, killing billions over the course of history. Finding ways to comb...
26/02/2024

For millennia, malaria has plagued human civilisation, killing billions over the course of history. Finding ways to combat this complex and clever disease remains a significant challenge. However, Professor Richard Bucala and his team at Yale School of Medicine in the US have found a way to develop a potentially super-effective vaccine – by turning the disease’s most devious tactics against it.

https://futurumcareers.com/how-to-build-a-game-changing-malaria-vaccine

Teaching is a highly rewarding but also highly challenging career. Ensuring that pre-service teachers avoid compassion f...
22/02/2024

Teaching is a highly rewarding but also highly challenging career. Ensuring that pre-service teachers avoid compassion fatigue and burnout, both through their own self-care and through accessing support resources, is the mission of HEARTcare. Dr Astrid Kendrick, of the University of Calgary in Canada, believes that the HEARTcare resources that she helped formulate can set pre-service teachers on the path to a truly rewarding teaching career.

How can pre-service teachers’ mental well-being be supported?

Of the top 100 companies in the UK in 2023, only ten were led by women. And only four were led by a person of colour. Th...
20/02/2024

Of the top 100 companies in the UK in 2023, only ten were led by women. And only four were led by a person of colour. There are many reasons for this concerning lack of diversity in senior management positions, including a lack of opportunities for people from under-represented backgrounds at all stages of their educational and career journeys. At The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE, Dr Grace Lordan is leading the Diversity and Productivity project, where researchers, including Dr Jasmine Virhia and Teresa Almeida, are working to prove the importance of diversity for increasing productivity.

Discover how a team of behavioural scientists is exploring the importance of diversity for increasing productivity

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Watch this animation to discover how Dr Vincent Ricigliano (USDA Agricultural Research Service) is using microalgae to improve the health of honeybees: https://futurumcareers.com/can-microalgae-improve-honeybee-health

There is so much more to our oral health than a bright smile and much more to careers in dentistry and dental research than cleaning people’s teeth. As Dr Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), says, “Oral health is important because without it, we cannot be truly healthy.” Watch Jennifer's animation to find out more about the range of work going on in the field of dental research: https://futurumcareers.com/Jennifer-Webster-Cyriaque_Animation.mp4

Discover the wealth of careers available in the aviation industry in this animation about members of Cranfield University who all work in different roles in the sector. https://futurumcareers.com/flying-high-with-careers-in-aviation

Based at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the US, cell biologist Dr Kristina Ames has been investigating the role of the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway in the production of blood cells. Watch her animation: What happens when our blood production system fails? https://futurumcareers.com/Dr-Kristina-Ames_Animation.mp4

Based at UW-Madison Department of Mechanical Engineering in the US, Professor Christian Franck is leading the PANTHER programme, investigating the cellular processes that underly brain injuries to find new ways of detecting and preventing them. Watch Christian's animation here: https://futurumcareers.com/Christian-Franck_animation.mp4

Based at The University of Sheffield in the UK, Dr Theodore Hanein and his team in the Cements@Sheffield group are investigating sustainable alternatives to traditional cement manufacture. Watch Theo’s animation here: https://futurumcareers.com/Theodore-Hanein-animation.mp4

This animation explains how Professor Deborah Kerr (from Curtin UniversityCurtin), Associate Professor Carol Boushey (from University of Hawaii at Manoa), and Associate Professor Fengqing (Maggie) Zhu (from Purdue University) combined their expertise in dietetics and computer engineering to develop new technologies to improve dietary assessment methods. https://futurumcareers.com/how-are-advances-in-technology-improving-dietary-research

Watch this animation to learn how the Permafrost Grown team at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is studying the relationship between permafrost and agriculture: https://futurumcareers.com/farming-on-permafrost (featuring: Boreal Peonies)

This animation explains how Prof Lucinda Black and her team Deakin University and Curtin University are exploring the links between diet and MS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apUenM3pPPM

This animation explains the work of Dr Paula Koelemeijer, a seismologist at the University of Oxford. She is using seismic waves to build a picture of the landscapes that exist within the Earth, hidden thousands of kilometres below our feet. https://futurumcareers.com/what-landscapes-are-hidden-deep-within-the-earth

This animation explains the work of Dr Tran Nguyen, an atmospheric chemist at UC Davis, who is investigating newly discovered chemical reactions that occur in our atmosphere. https://futurumcareers.com/understanding-the-atmosphere

This animation highlights the work of The University of Arizona's UA School Garden Workshop and explains how Professor Sallie Marston and Moses Thompson are investigating the benefits of gardens for students, teachers and communities. https://futurumcareers.com/can-gardening-help-children-grow

This animation explains how Associate Professor Alastair Stark (The University of Queensland), Professor Heather Lovell (University of Tasmania) and Professor Rodney Scott (Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission of New Zealand) are investigating the role institutional memory plays in policymaking processes. https://futurumcareers.com/how-and-why-do-governments-forget

Watch this animation to learn how Project Knowledge VSU is helping students develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed at school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIjcMupiknc Read the article: https://futurumcareers.com/what-skills-do-you-need-to-succeed-in-school Virginia State University, Stem-Us, National Science Foundation (NSF)

This animation explains how and why Dr Bryan S. Kim (Syracuse University) is developing new data storage methods: https://futurumcareers.com/storage-solutions-can-we-reimagine-the-trade-offs-that-limit-flash-storage-devices

The UK has some of the highest childcare costs in the world. For many families, this means it is more economical for one parent to give up work than it is to pay for full-time childcare. Usually, this will be the mother. Watch this animation to see how Professor Ingela Naumann at The University of Edinburgh is investigating the gender inequalities caused by insufficient childcare provision. She hopes to influence policy changes so that women can be mothers and have successful careers at the same time. https://futurumcareers.com/why-good-childcare-provision-is-important-for-gender-equality

Everything is made of atoms, which are comprised of electrons orbiting a nucleus of protons and neutrons. But what are these subatomic particles comprised of? Watch this animation to learn how Dr Daniel Pitonyak, a nuclear physicist at Lebanon Valley College, USA, is uncovering the mysteries held deep within the atomic nucleus. https://futurumcareers.com/can-we-unlock-the-secrets-hidden-deep-within-the-nucleus-of-an-atom

Watch this animation to learn how Dr James Seddon, a clinician scientist at Imperial College London (UK) and Stellenbosch University (South Africa) is conducting a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of a new drug at preventing children who have been exposed to multidrug-resistant TB from developing TB disease. https://futurumcareers.com/combining-medicine-and-research-to-treat-children-with-tuberculosis

The 1918 #influenza #pandemic was the deadliest in recent history. Watch this #animation to learn how Taylor van Doren and Prof Lisa Sattenspiel (Department of Anthropology, Mizzou) are uncovering how social #inequalities led to differences in mortality outcomes in Newfoundland, Canada. In light of the social inequalities highlighted by #COVID-19, this knowledge has never been more important. https://futurumcareers.com/what-lessons-can-we-learn-from-past-pandemics

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe lung injury that that can result from sepsis or COVID-19. Using human lung models and a ‘bedside to bench to bedside’ approach, physician-scientist Dr Julie Bastarache, of Vanderbilt Health, USA, is working to understand and treat ARDS in patients suffering from lung damage. https://futurumcareers.com/bedside-to-bench-to-bedside-a-unique-way-to-treat-lung-injury

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