Exoplanet studies through gravitational microlensing

Drug addiction is a serious social problem, placing a burden on health and social services as well as the criminal justice system. Although only a minority of addicts use heroin, it is associated with some of the most significant health and social costs of drug misuse. Effective treatments of drug addiction have proved elusive. One major reason for this is that although many addicts can overcome their addiction for a short period of time, their craving for opiates continues and leads to most relapsing in the long term. This research will investigate the brain mechanisms of craving and cognition in recently abstinent opiate addicts. It will also determine whether differences in brain function can predict whether individual addicts will relapse after discharge from a treatment programme. If key differences can be identified, this could provide the basis for the development of more effective treatments. We will provide information about our findings to the media, to users groups and on our website.

Meteors and fireballs occur when objects ranging from micron-sized particles to 10's metres in diameter enter Earth's atmosphere. Any rocks that survive to the ground are called meteorites and can be used to understand the composition of primitive asteroids and planets. The UK Fireball Alliance (UKFAll) is a collaboration of camera networks that aims to record meteors and fireballs and recover freshly fallen meteorites in the UK. Developing this national meteor observatory is time critical as the next meteorite-dropping event could occur at any moment, and the network does not yet cover the entire UK. Currently gaps in coverage limit the chances of meteorite recovery and cause a loss of meteoroid flux data and knowledge about the sources of larger impactors. This project will enable the installation of new camera systems across the UK, and help to prepare us for the UK's next meteorite fall event.

Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research. This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because it included sensitive information such as personal details.

Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research. This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because it included sensitive information such as personal details.