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22 August to 04 September 2026

Top story:Ìý‘Social jet lag’ could contribute to teenage anxiety​

Early school starts and weekend lie ins could be contributing to anxiety in teenagers, a new study involving Dr Sarah Chellappa, Dr Alessio Bellato and Prof Matthew Garner has found.

OurÌýpress releaseÌýhad nearly 200 media mentions including:

• , , ,ÌýThe Sun, The I,ÌýDaily Express,ÌýDaily Star, The Scotsman and This Is Money
• It also featured onÌý, Good Morning Britain (ITV), STV, BBC Radio Scotland, , Virgin Radio, Heart FM and Greatest Hits Radio​

• Research by Dr Tina Seabrooke and Mansi Pattni to help people detect AI faces was covered by ITV Merdian. Read our press release. ​
• The University's forthcoming hosting of the British Science Festival was covered by the .​
• Dr Simon Boxall spoke to LBC, Sky News and Sky Radio about the ferry that capsized off Cyprus.​
• The also ran our press release marking Prof Chris Armstrong and Prof Jason Reifler's fellowships to the Academy of Social Sciences.​
• Prof Tom Gernon's study into a huge cliff that stretched thousands of miles across ancient North America wasÌýin .​
• Prof Claire Hart spoke to the about the relationship between genes and narcissism.​
• UoS involvement in future plans for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's former Toys R Us site was covered by the .​
• An English Heritage project to reconstruct the face of a one-thousand year old man, which involved our μ-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre, was covered by the , and .
• Prof Keith Godfrey was quoted in a article about childhood obesity.​
• Prof John Denham and Visiting Fellow Mike Harris wrote a piece for the about the unitary councils and strategic authorities.
• Ligin Joseph's article in The Conversation about El Niño was picked up by the .
• Research by Prof Matt Loxham and Dr Nat Easton on pollution from cruise ships was covered by the , following earlier coverage in the Independent and the BBC. Read our press release.​