Do changing medical admissions practices in the UK impact on who is admitted? An interrupted time series analysis by Jennifer Cleland, Amanda J Lee, Sandra Nicholson, Paul Alexander Tiffin, Rachel Greatrix, Shona Fielding, Fiona Patterson

“…However, evidence to what extent this shift in practice has actually widened access is conflicting.Aim To examine if changes in medical school selection processes significantly impact on the composition of the student population.Design and setting Observational study of medical students from 18 UK 5-year medical programmes who took the UK Clinical Aptitude Test from 2007 to 2014; detailed analysis on four schools.Primary outcome Proportion of admissions to medical school for four target groups (lower socioeconomic classes, non-selective schooling, non-white and male).Data analysis Interrupted time-series framework with segmented regression was used to identify the impact of changes in selection practices in relation to invitation to interview to medical school. …”
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Creating pathways for collaboration between Argentina and the UK to utilise microbial biofilms in sustainable agriculture by Patricia L. Abdian, Miguel Cámara, Fabricio D. Cassan, Gabriel Castrillo, Marisa Díaz, Gustavo Gonzalez Anta, Claire Hodge, Jo Slater-Jefferies, Cait E. MacPhee, Enzo Moriconi, Paulina D. Rakowska, Rasmita Raval, Duncan Ross, Juan F. Sandoval, Diego O. Serra, Claudio Valverde, Jeremy Webb, Ana Winters

“…Despite ongoing research, there are still large knowledge gaps in the understanding of the mechanisms governing interaction between biofilms and plants, and how these can be manipulated to promote sustainable agriculture. The UK’s National Biofilms Innovation Centre [NBIC] and Argentine researchers have established a dialogue aimed at addressing these gaps and improving agricultural productivity through the integration of new technologies that can promote soil health whilst reducing environmental impact. …”
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Health and associated economic benefits of reduced air pollution and increased physical activity from climate change policies in the UK by Heather Walton, David Dajnak, Mike Holland, Dimitris Evangelopoulos, Dylan Wood, Christian Brand, Nosha Assareh, Gregor Stewart, Andrew Beddows, Shawn YC Lee, Daniela Fecht, Yunzhe Liu, Bethan Davies, Anna Goodman, Tuan Vu, Sean Beevers

“…We compared business as usual (BAU) UK policy with Net Zero scenarios from the UK Climate Change Committee for road transport and building sectors. …”
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Re-engineering change in higher education by David Allen, N. Fifield

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Correction: You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone: the changing landscape of UK learned society publishing by Rob Johnson, Elle Malcolmson

“…This article details a correction to: Johnson R, Malcolmson E, “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone: the changing landscape of UK learned society publishing,” Insights, 2024, 37: 16, 1–12; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.664…”
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Correlates of and changes in aerobic physical activity and strength training before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: findings from the HEBECO study by Lion Shahab, Abigail Fisher, Phillippa Lally, Aleksandra Herbeć, Dimitra Kale, Verena Schneider

“…Objectives Understanding changes in moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity (MVPA) and muscle-strengthening activity (MSA) at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and their correlates (socio-demographics, health characteristics, living and exercise conditions and pre-pandemic MVPA/MSA) can inform interventions.Design A cross-sectional analysis of retrospective and concurrent data on MVPA/MSA.Setting An online survey in the UK.Participants 2657 adults (weighted n=2442, 53.6% women) participating in the baseline survey (29 April 2020–14 June 2020) of the HEalth BEhaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic (HEBECO) study.Primary and secondary outcome measures Meeting WHO-recommended levels for MVPA/MSA/both (vs meeting neither) during the first lockdown and changes in MVPA/MSA from before to since the COVID-19 pandemic following stratification for pre-pandemic MVPA/MSA.Results A third of adults maintained (30.4%), decreased (36.2%) or increased (33.4%) MVPA. …”
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Public use of the Internet at Chester library, UK. by Katherine Turner, Margaret Kendall

“…Substantial investment is accelerating the provision of public access to the Internet in UK public libraries. Monitoring and evaluation will be essential to inform policies, developments and justify the new services. …”
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Arts and Humanities Research in the Innovation System: The UK Example by Bakhshi Hasan, Schneider Philippe, Walker Christopher

“…Solutions to social problems such as terrorism, climate change, public health issues and ageing populations will require fresh thinking and the combined use of technological, cultural, social and economic change. …”
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Personal Development Planning of the UK Students: Implementation Models by N. Yu. Shaposhnikova

“…The aim of the article is to show the ways of the UK students’ personal development as one of the higher school answers to the challenges of the complex world of today, whose only certainty is constant change. …”
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GOSI9: UK Global Ocean and Sea Ice configurations by C. Guiavarc'h, D. Storkey, A. T. Blaker, E. Blockley, A. Megann, H. Hewitt, M. J. Bell, D. Calvert, D. Copsey, B. Sinha, S. Moreton, P. Mathiot, P. Mathiot, B. An

“…GOSI9 has been developed as part of the UK's Joint Marine Modelling Programme (JMMP), a partnership between the Met Office, the National Oceanography Centre, the British Antarctic Survey, and the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling. …”
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Diversity Perceptions in the UK Retail Industry: A Case of Tesco by Walid Ahmed, Asim Majeed, Ayesha Asim

“…A survey was conducted to gauge the perceptions of employees in one of the UK’s leading retailers - Tesco, and what they thought of a heterogenous workforce on its impact on creativity, innovation, team cohesiveness, and branding of an organization’s image. …”
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An Investigation of the Feasibility of Feedstock to Support the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Goals by Rebecca J. Chapman, Anton Hettiarachchige Don

“…The UK’s aviation sector currently accounts for about 8% of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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The Electoral History of the Post-Soviet Crimea: from UkSSR to Russia by A. A. Tokarev

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Eyecare practitioner perspectives and attitudes towards myopia and myopia management in the UK by Sophie Coverdale, Lindsay Rountree, Kathryn Webber, Matthew Cufflin, Edward Mallen, Alison Alderson, Neema Ghorbani-Mojarrad

“…To improve accessibility, changes are required at multiple levels, from individual ECPs through to wider stakeholders in UK eyecare provision.…”
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Exploring how PRIME-Parkinson care is implemented and whether, how and why it produces change, for who and under what conditions: a protocol for an embedded process evaluation within the PRIME-UK randomised controlled trial by Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Sabi Redwood, Judi Kidger, Emma Tenison, Heather Brant, Emily J Henderson, Fiona Lithander, Katherine Lloyd, Safi Smith

“…Introduction The PRIME-UK randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to establish whether a model of care that seeks to be proactive, integrated and empower participants, caregivers and healthcare professionals can improve outcomes in people with parkinsonism. …”
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Chemical Diversity of UK-Grown Tea Explored Using Metabolomics and Machine Learning by Amanda J. Lloyd, Alina Warren-Walker, Jasen Finch, Jo Harper, Kathryn Bennet, Alison Watson, Laura Lyons, Pilar Martinez Martin, Thomas Wilson, Manfred Beckmann

“…Background/Objectives: Dartmoor Estate Tea plantation in Devon, UK, is renowned for its unique microclimate and varied soil conditions, which contribute to the distinctive flavours and chemical profiles of tea. …”
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Cluster Analysis of Daily Cycling Flow Profiles during COVID-19 Lockdown in the UK by Matthew Burke, Dilum Dissanayake, Margaret Bell

“…An inductive loop network in Tyne and Wear, the UK provided cycle flow data from 25 sites. A paired sample t-test was carried out between the “Pre-COVID-19” baseline year and 2020 to determine how cycling volumes changed at each site. …”
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Key health impacts and support systems for informal carers in the UK: A thematic review by Susanna A Cottagiri, Peter Sykes

“…Introduction: The economic contributions made by informal carers in the UK per year mount up to £132 billion. This is equivalent to the total amount of the health care costs, yet the health and wellbeing of carers are often not prioritised. …”
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The incidence of eating disorders in the UK in 2000–2009: findings from the General Practice Research Database by Irene Petersen, Nadia Micali, Janet L Treasure, Katrina W Hagberg

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the annual (age-specific, gender-specific and subtype-specific) incidence of diagnosed ED: anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) in primary care over a 10-year period in the UK (2000–2009); to examine the changes within the study period; and to describe peak age at diagnosis.Design Register-based study.Setting Primary care. …”
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Time to Change the 'Change': Stigma and Support in Blogs about the Menopause by Keren Darmon

“…This article empirically explores how women who are members of UK-based women-only networks for women working in the media and communications industries blog about the menopause, specifically Bloom (www.bloomnetwork.uk), Women in Advertising and Communications Leadership (www.wacl.info), and Women in Public Relations (www.womeninpr. org). …”
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