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Research Assistant in Environmental Epidemiology 2024

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

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The Environment & Health Modelling (EHM) Lab is looking for a highly motivated research assistant to conduct environmental epidemiology analyses using novel epidemiological methods. The role will focus on analyses for the Constrained estimation project, although the successful candidate will also have the opportunity to be involved in other projects from the EHM Lab members. The EHM Lab is a team of researchers based in the PHES department at LSHTM. We have multi-disciplinary expertise spanning biostatistics, environmental epidemiology, data science, statistical computing and climatology.

Candidates are required to either have an undergraduate degree in statistics or epidemiology, or have strong experience with advanced statistical such as linear and nonlinear regression modelling as well as time series analysis. Required skills include a good knowledge of the R software and as well as epidemiology designs and analysis. The successful candidate should be willing to familiarise themselves with the state-of-the-art methods in environmental epidemiology and engage in rigorous scientific practice.

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The post is full time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until August 2025. The post is funded by the Constrained estimation project and is available from September 2024 under the line management of Pierre Masselot.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £38,282 - £39,297 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

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Job Vacancy: Research Fellow in Stable Isotope Palaeoecology and Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction

28 May 2024

The UCL Institute of Archaeology currently has a vacancy for a Research Fellow to join the Leverhulme Trust-funded PALAEOTHAW project (Ref.:B03-02060). The deadline for applications is 11 June 2024.

The Leverhulme-Trust funded project 'PALAEOTHAW: Unlocking records of past permafrost thaw through isotopes of fossil bones' is based at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, led by PI Rhiannon Stevens , with collaborating institutions including the University of Leed’s School of Earth and Environment (Co-I Prof Simon Bottrell) and University of Sussex’s School of Global Studies (Co-I Prof Julian Murton). The project started in October 2021 and will run until at least September 2025, with a potential extension.

A full-time (1.0FTE) Research Fellow with expertise in Archaeological/Palaeoenvironmental Science and/or Isotope Biogeochemistry is sought to join the project team at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. This post is funded until 30 September 2025 (with the possibility of further extension, subject to funding) and will be available from 1st July 2024.

The post-holder will work closely with the PI and will have responsibility related to both project strands as described above. The post-holder will also be expected to undertake a 2-3 week European field season to collect paleoenvironmental samples, under the supervision of Co-I’s Simon Bottrell and Julian Murton.

Work will include analysis and interpretation of the data generated from the modern environmental samples, and collection, laboratory analysis, and data interpretation of the faunal δ34S data. The post-holder will be responsible for the integration and interpretation of project results in relation to wider palaeoclimatic and environmental data, and will lead on/contribute to the writing and preparation of articles, presentations and other project outputs.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in Archaeological/Palaeoenvironmental science, Isotope Biogeochemistry, or a closely related discipline. They will have a proven ability to undertake research of the highest quality, with a strong publication record for career stage. They will also have experience in working in a laboratory environment and demonstratable knowledge of stable isotope analysis. Applications will be considered from candidates close to finalising their PhD or waiting for their viva date - please see further details in the advert (link below).

Further information

• Further details of the post and the online application facility are available on the UCL website .
• Enquiries about the vacancy may be directed to Rhiannon Stevens ( [email protected] ). 
• Queries about the application process may be directed to the Institute's HR Administrator,  Louisa Goldsmith .

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Severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore has left a 73-year-old man dead and injured more than 70 people. The incident, although rare, is raising questions about what caused such a serious disruption to the flight — and whether climate change will make the strength and frequency of turbulence on planes worse.

The plane, which departed on 20 May, experienced a sudden drop of around more than 1,800 metres that launched people and objects towards the cabin roof. It is the airline’s first fatal incident in 24 years.

“Severe turbulence is the one that turns you into a projectile,” says atmospheric researcher Paul Williams at Reading University, UK. “For anyone not wearing a seatbelt it would have been a bit like being on a rollercoaster without any restraint in place — it would have been terrifying,” he says.

Nature looks at the science of air turbulence and how climate change will influence it.

What causes turbulence in aeroplanes?

Most flights experience some level of turbulence. Near the ground, strong winds around the airport can cause turbulence as planes take off or land. At higher altitudes, up- and downwards flows of air in storm clouds can cause mild to severe turbulence as planes fly through or near them. “Nobody likes flying through a storm,” says Williams.

Air flows that move upwards over mountain ranges can also create turbulence. “As the air blows over the mountain, the plane gets lifted up and can become turbulent,” says Williams. Moreover, turbulence often occurs on the edges of jet streams, which are strong air currents that circle the globe. Any turbulence that occurs outside of clouds is called “clear air” turbulence. It could take weeks to establish what kind of turbulence caused the Singapore Airlines incident, says Williams. “Provisionally, there was a storm nearby, but also the conditions were right for clear air turbulence — we need to do some more digging before we can say,” he says.

Damage in the galley of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 aeroplane. Credit: Reuters

Is climate change making turbulence worse and more frequent?

Climate change is making turbulence more frequent and severe, says atmospheric researcher Jung-Hoon Kim at Seoul National University.

In a study published last year 1 , Williams and his colleagues found large increases in clear-air turbulence between 1979 and 2020. Over the North Atlantic, severe clear-air turbulence — which is stronger than Earth’s gravity — became 55% more frequent. There were similar increases in turbulence all over the world, he says. The increase is almost certainly the result of climate change, which is strengthening the jet streams that cause turbulence, says Williams. “We already know it’s having an impact,” he says.

In another study 2 , Williams and his colleagues used a climate model to predict that clear-air turbulence would become more severe and frequent as the climate warms. The researchers estimated that severe turbulence would increase in frequency more than light or moderate levels of turbulence. In line with this, Kim and his colleagues found that clear-air turbulence around clouds and mountains would become more frequent with climate change, in a study published last year.

Despite the probable rise in turbulence, most flights will carry on as they do now — with light or mild turbulence, says Williams. “It is not that we’ll have to stop flying, or planes will start falling out of the sky,” says Williams. “I’m just saying that for every 10 minutes, you’ve spent in severe turbulence in the past, it could be 20 or 30 minutes in the future,” says Williams.

Can we predict and prevent bad turbulence?

Pilots use turbulence projections to plan flight paths. Researchers at weather centres can predict turbulence based on data collected from ground-based sensors and satellites and communicate predictions to pilots. On the plane, pilots use radar to identify storm clouds to avoid. This relies on radiowaves being sent out from the aircraft, which are then reflected back towards sensors that map out the surrounding area.

But radar cannot detect cloudless clear air turbulence. Another technology called LiDAR could help, says Williams. “LiDAR is similar to radar but uses a different wavelength of light,” says Williams, “Unfortunately it’s expensive, and requires a big heavy box, but it can see invisible clear air turbulence.” If the box can be miniaturised and the cost comes down, it could soon be used, he says. “I’ve seen some experimental flights, and you can indeed see clear air turbulence 20 miles, for example, ahead of the aircraft,” he says.

Until then, “I hope that everybody when they travel, please fasten your seat belts,” says Kim.

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An investigation has been launched into whether the biggest banking merger since the financial crisis could harm competition.

The Competition and Markets Authority announced the inquiry into Nationwide's £2.9bn takeover of rival Virgin Money this morning.

The move would bring together the fifth and sixth largest retail lenders, creating a combined group with around 24.5 million customers and nearly 700 branches.

It would spell the end of the Virgin Money brand, with Nationwide planning to rebrand the business within six years.

The CMA has invited interested parties to give their views on the deal, as it considers whether it could "result in a substantial lessening of competition" in the market.

Nationwide struck the takeover agreement in March, and last week a clear majority of 89% of Virgin Money shareholders voted in favour, helping to clear the path to complete.

The government has sold £1.24bn of its shares in NatWest, accelerating the process of private ownership.

The Treasury's shareholding in the high street bank has fallen by approximately 3.5 percentage points to 22.5%.

NatWest, formerly Royal Bank of Scotland, received multibillion-pound bailouts during the 2008 financial crisis, leaving the government with an 84% stake.

The government has been selling down its stake in the lender, with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt planning to sell all of its interest in the bank by 2025 or 2026 should the Conservatives be re-elected.

There was supposed to be a public share sale this summer, allowing individuals, not just institutional investors, to purchase stock, but the plans have been shelved due to the election.

In recent years, the sell-off has become more rapid. In 2018, the government owned 62% of the group, but by December of last year that was down to just under 38%.

In March, that fell below 30%, meaning the government was no longer classed as a controlling shareholder in the lender.

Earlier this year, NatWest wrote to shareholders asking them to support an increase in the amount of stock the bank could buy back from the government in a year, from just under 5% to 15%.

The establishment of Great British Energy is among the last remnants of the "green prosperity plan" devised and championed by Ed Miliband, the shadow secretary of state for energy security and net zero, three years ago.

The former Labour leader's vision was to spend £28bn per year in the first five years of an incoming Labour government on decarbonising the UK economy.

However, as the current leader Sir Keir Starmer recognised, the issue was swiftly weaponised by the Conservatives because all the money - as Mr Miliband himself had made clear - would have been borrowed.

More importantly, the plan did not survive contact with Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, who has made fiscal responsibility her priority.

The £28bn-a-year spending pledge was watered down in February this year to one of £23.7bn over the life of the next parliament.

A sizeable chunk of that will be on Great British Energy, described by Mr Miliband as "a new publicly owned clean power company", which Labour has said will be initially capitalised at £8.3bn.

And, instead of the money being borrowed, Labour is now saying "it will be funded by asking the big oil and gas companies to pay their fair share through a proper windfall tax".

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Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee are joining Glasgow as cities with Low Emission Zones where motorists could face fines up to £480 if they don't comply.

The zones were introduced two years ago, but drivers were given a grace period before charges began.

In Dundee, the grace period ended today - in Edinburgh and Aberdeen it's tomorrow.

A non-compliant vehicle entering the zone can be charged £60, which doubles with each subsequent breach up to a maximum of £480.

If paid within 14 days, the initial fine will be halved to £30.

Despite the warning, only 55% of drivers in Scotland are confident they know where the zones are in operation, according to online marketplace Carwow.

Some 30% of Scottish motorists are not sure if they understand the rules and 24% are not sure if their vehicle is compliant.

"We therefore need to tackle the lack of understanding among motorists about Low Emission Zones in Scotland – where they are and which cars are compliant - because, without better knowledge, millions of drivers are at risk of being fined," said Sally Foote, chief commercial officer at Carwow.

The Low Emission Zones aim to discourage high-polluting vehicles from entering certain areas, just like those in English cities like Sheffield and Bristol.

Unlike English Clean Air Zones, Scottish LEZs apply to all types of vehicles except motorbikes and mopeds.

Non-compliant vehicles are not allowed into those zones whatsoever, unlike English LEZs, which apply a daily charge.

Ultra-low emission vehicles are automatically compliant, but others must conform to certain Euro emission ratings, which can be found in your V5C logbook - or you can check online.

Cars, vans, minibuses, taxis and private hire vehicles with a petrol engine must have at least a Euro 4 rating, while those with diesel engines should have a Euro 6.

Grants are available to people living within 20km of a LEZ who have no other choice but to sell or adapt their vehicles.

Hackers say they have stolen confidential information from all Santander staff and millions of customers, reports the BBC.

A gang going by the name of ShinyHunters posted an advert on a hacking forum claiming to be selling 30 million people's bank account details, six million account numbers and balances, 28 million credit card numbers and HR information for staff.

Earlier this month, the bank said data was accessed belonging to customers in Chile, Spain and Uruguay and all current Santander employees, but nothing that would allow transactions to take place.

As of March, Sandander as a whole employed more than 211,000 people and as of 30 June 2021, 20,900 employees worked for Santander UK.

Santander has declined to comment on the claims beyond a statement released on 14 May.

It read: "Certain information relating to customers of Santander Chile, Spain and Uruguay, as well as all current and some former Santander employees of the group had been accessed.

"No transactional data, nor any credentials that would allow transactions to take place on accounts are contained in the database, including online banking details and passwords. The bank's operations and systems are not affected, so customers can continue to transact securely.

"We apologise for the concern this will understandably cause and are proactively contacting affected customers and employees directly."

ShinyHunters have previously sold data stolen from AT&T and claim to be selling private data hacked from Ticketmaster, the BBC reported.

Lasers are being used to "tattoo" barcodes onto extra large avocados to replace stickers at a UK supermarket.

High-powered beams will draw the Tesco logo by removing a tiny section of the top layer of the skin in a trial designed to be environmentally friendly. 

The etching, directed by a computer program, takes a third of a second to mark an avocado, 70 million of which Tesco sells a year.

Customers at approximately 270 Tesco stores in southeast England will see the new avocados and – if feedback is positive – they will be rolled out across all stores.

Tesco said it could save nearly a million plastic stickers on its loose extra-large avocados, based on current sales information.

"We're really excited to hear customer feedback on our new laser-etched avocados, avoiding the need for a barcode sticker that can easily be forgotten and left on when recycling through household food waste," said Tesco avocado buyer Lisa Gilbey.

The trial also includes replacing the plastic tray packaging for two of its most popular avocado lines and moving to a cardboard container that is easier to recycle.

Westfalia Fruit, which supplies avocados to Tesco, said this could save more than 20 million pieces of plastic tray packaging from the twin-pack avocado alone, increasing up to 25 million pieces across the pre-packed range.

The laser-etched avocados will be in all stores taking part in the trial this weekend.

Income growth over the last 15 years has been the "worst in generations", according to a report.

Pay packets would be 24% higher for the average Briton if incomes had risen at the same rate since 2009-10 as they did prior, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found.

Real average earnings this year are expected to be 4% higher than in 2019–20, but disposable incomes will be broadly unchanged due to higher mortgage payments, tax rises and falling employment, the IFS said.

"Although there has been a widespread slowdown in growth internationally since the financial crisis, the UK has fallen from being one of the fastest growers prior to the Great Recession, to one of the weakest performers," said Tom Waters, an author of the report and an associate director at IFS.

UK income growth lagged behind comparable nations between 2007 and 2019, coming 10th out of 14 countries analysed by the IFS.

At 6% growth, the UK was performing half as well as the US, and well below the 30% that could be expected in a similar time period pre-recession.

Germany outstripped the UK by some margin at 16% growth, while only France, Spain and Greece recorded a lower rate.

Between 2019 and 2023, UK incomes fell by 0.5%, the third worst growth among 12 countries for which there was available data.

"Living standards have languished for more than a decade," said Mubin Haq, chief executive of the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust.

"On a range of measures, UK performance has been weak, especially in comparison to other wealthy countries. The danger is that stagnation becomes the new normal. 

"This is in no one's interests and stunts too many futures and too many lives."

Netflix subscribers are being urged to be wary of suspicious emails or texts claiming to be from the streaming giant.

Customers have reported being contacted by scammers claiming to be Netflix, asking for payments or stating there are problems with their account. 

Under no circumstances should links be clicked on in any suspicious-looking messages, consumers have been warned. 

Recent figures cited by Birmingham Live showed victims of scams lost £1,730 on average, with around half saying they were left feeling angry with themselves or "stupid".

Netflix issued a message to millions of its customers: "If you get an email or text message (SMS) asking for your Netflix account email, phone, password, or payment method it probably didn't come from Netflix.

"We'll never ask for payment through a third party vendor or website. 

"If the text or email links to a URL that you don't recognise, don't tap or click it. If you did already, do not enter any information on the website that opened.

"Scammers can't get information from you unless you give it to them. So don't click any links in the messages or reply to them."

By Daniel Binns, business reporter

JD Sports is one of the big losers on the stock market this morning after its shares plunged more than 12% in early UK trading.

It comes after the sportswear retailer released its results for the year to January on Friday - and revealed it had suffered an 8% drop in pre-tax profits.

Revenues also dropped by 8.3% to £3.51bn over the 12 months - but its organic sales grew by 9%.

Despite the figures, the chain's chief executive Regis Schultz hailed the company's "strong" performance in what he described as a "challenging market".

In other markets news, the government has sold £1.24bn of its shares in NatWest.

The Treasury's stake in the high street staple has fallen by around 3.5 percentage points to 22.5% as a result of the move.

The bank received several multibillion-pound bailouts during the 2008/09 financial crisis and is being gradually returned to private ownership.

However, a public share sale planned for this summer has been postponed because of the upcoming general election - as Sky News revealed last week.

Overall, there's little change on the FTSE 100 this Friday morning.

It's down 0.3% as investors await inflation news in the US and Europe which could impact on potential interest rate cuts.

On the currency markets, £1 buys $1.27 US or €1.17 - similar to yesterday's rates.

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Climate Change's Half-Million Dollar Tab: A Looming Cost for Every American Born in 2024

Posted: May 30, 2024 | Last updated: May 30, 2024

A newly published report paints a stark picture for every American child born in the year 2024: they could lose an astonishing half a million dollars over their lifetime as a result of climate change.

The study, which was conducted by ICF, a global consulting firm, and commissioned by Consumer Reports, suggests that without rapid action to cut carbon emissions, these children could face a bill of $500,000 to $1 million due to increased living costs and reduced earnings.

The $500,000 cost-of-living increase is a conglomerate of housing, energy, and food expenses—factors directly linked to the impacts of climate change. Housing, with a $125,000 increase, takes the largest hit due to higher maintenance, operating, and insurance costs.

This is followed by energy, which is projected to cost an additional $88,000 as a result of heightened gas and electricity prices coupled with increased consumption to combat extreme temperatures. Food costs are predicted to rise by $33,000 due to anticipated difficulties in agriculture affecting supply and market prices.

On the earnings front, income is expected to shrink by approximately $25,000 as a result of decreased labor hours owing to extreme weather, particularly for outdoor jobs, and escalating health risks.

Taxes too are projected to leap by 15 percent over a lifetime, subtracting around $200,000 from future paychecks. Governments will be grappling with the dual burden of escalating expenses from healthcare systems and infrastructure damage, and dwindling revenues from lower personal and corporate earnings.

Should current emission trajectories persist, the potential loss of investment income could double the total cost, particularly affecting retirement savings as climate change erodes the value of corporate securities.

However, the analysis also presents a silver lining. If prompt and effective measures to curb emissions are taken, the financial blow could be significantly softened. Under a scenario where emissions are drastically reduced, taxes would only mount by $5,200 over a lifetime—a stark contrast to the $200,000 under the high-emissions scenario.

But not all studies agree with this grim forecast. Some analyses, criticized for neglecting human adaptations to a changing climate, imply that the economic impacts of climate change have been overstated. They argue that societies are capable of adjusting to warmer climates, as evidenced by expansion into historically hotter regions such as the American South and Southwest.

Dissenting voices, like Dr. Steve Keen of UCL and Nobel prize critics, question the reliability of some economic models that downplay the impact of climate change, labeling them as too optimistic. They point out flawed methodologies, such as ignoring industries that aren't directly exposed to the weather, thereby underestimating the potential economic damage.

The ICF report underscores the varied impact climate change will have on individuals, dependent on factors like geographical location, occupation, and socioeconomic status. For example, a construction worker in Florida could face increased housing costs from tropical storms, while an IT professional in Nevada might encounter heightened healthcare expenses due to worsened air quality from drought-driven wildfires.

This piece of research stresses the immediacy and personal nature of the issue, making clear that the choices made today will shape the economic futures of those born tomorrow. While the specific numbers may vary depending on future developments, the overarching message is unequivocal: climate change is likely to impose a hefty financial burden on future generations, unless decisive actions are taken to mitigate its effects.

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