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Our research changes lives and influences policy. We're addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges, from developing new treatments for life-threatening diseases to solving the problem of feeding a world of 10 billion and driving low-carbon technology.

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Improving the social good of surplus food

In the UK, 8.4 million people are struggling to afford to eat. Dr Megan Blake aims to improve approaches to the problems of food insecurity.

Read the Feeding Communities report

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Trapped: the truth behind narco-trafficking in Mexico

A day in the London Immigration Tribunal Chambers can often be a matter of life and death. For Peter and the Mexican national he was helping to save it was no different.

The challenge of the UK asylum system

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Help! I'm scared of the dentist

A lot of children are scared of the dentist. It can appear to be a strange environment full of unusual tools and unfamiliar smells. Read how our School of Clinical Dentistry is helping children to take back control.

Using therapy to alleviate fears