Expert opinions cover helping children born prematurely bingewatching the Earths climate history and gentrification

Researchers funded by Action Medical Research are designing a tool to help children who were born prematurely with maths skills – and, as Dr Sarah Clayton from the Department of Health Sciences explains, they are looking for children, young adults and teachers to take part.

• Read the article 'Helping children born prematurely when they reach school' hosted on Think: Leicester here

Professor Barrie Gunter from the School of Media, Communication and Sociology has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing the rise of binge-watching through new digital platforms.

• Read the article 'Effects of binge-watching' here

Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has discussed the Earth's ancient climate with The Hedgehog & the Fox.

• Read the article 'Exploring 4 billion years of climate history' here

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Fabian Frenzel has discussed how the sharp injustice of gentrification is grossly demonstrated in Stokes Croft.

• Read the article 'Stokes Croft: the saga of one British neighborhood reveals the perverse injustices of gentrification' on Think: Leicester here

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