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Neuroscience drug development in a French mid-sized pharmaceutical company Neuroscience is a notoriously difficult domain in which to develop new medicines for patients. It is one of the highest medical needs in the world today, with many complex and hard-to-treat…

Whoever imagines the future shapes the future: building a climate movement of possibility In this Masterclass, Fiona Macklin, Senior Advisor at Global Optimism, shares insights into how we can still achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, and what it’s…

The more the better? Increased brain activity can be bad for your memory and attention – the importance of neuronal inhibition Cognitive deficits, such as problems with memory and attention, have long been mainly linked to decreased activity in certain…

A tale of two cities: Tokyo boom and Beijing gloom After three decades of rapid growth China has hit a rough patch, with a sluggish economy, high youth unemployment and testy relations with the U.S. and a number of Western…

Applying to Oxford, Cambridge and other competitive UK universities As part of this Masterclass on studying at the highest level in the UK, our partners from Greene’s College, Oxford presented an introduction to applying to Oxford, Cambridge and other competitive…

Discovering new ways to diagnose, treat and repair diseases of the heart Your heart is precious. It needs protecting. Globally, one death every 1.5 seconds is caused by a heart disease. How can we address one of the world’s biggest…