Guidelines on selecting keywords

To find a detailed description of areas covered by a specific keyword, please click on the topic the keyword belongs to:

Science: research - physics, chemistry, agriculture, climate change, environment - science, earth sciences, life sciences, palaeontology, science policy, grants, people in science, mathematics, public dialogue, space science and energy.

Health: research - food, medical, covid, environment, grants, people in health research, health policy, public dialogue and well being.

Society: research - social sciences, economics/management, geography, politics, psychology, grants, people in society research, society policy, public dialogue and leisure and sport.

Humanities: research - archaeology, education, classics, grants, history, law, linguistics, people in humanities, philosophy & ethics, humanities policy, public dialogue and religion.

Arts: research - design, grants, literature & creative writing, media & multimedia, museums & libraries, performing arts, people in the arts, arts policy, public dialogue and visual arts.

Applied science: research - artificial intelligence (AI), computing, engineering, transport, grants, people in applied science research, technology and industry policy, public dialogue, technology and nanotechnology.

Business: production of products or promotion of an organisation - aerospace, automotive, other transport, manufacturing, chemicals, renewable energy, non-renewable energy, defence & security, electronic hardware and software, telecommunications & the Internet, culture, media & publishing, knowledge transfer, universities & research, government, financial services, retail, fashion & consumer goods, food & drink, agriculture & fishing, medical & pharmaceutical, well being, leisure & sport, metals, mines & quarries, property & construction, promotion, recruitment and people in business.

Science

• Physics: acoustics, optics, mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, cryogenics, solid-state physics, particle and plasma physics, matter, atomic and nuclear physics and astrophysics research
• Chemistry: inorganic, organic, biochemistry
• Agriculture: farming, fishing, arable crops, hunting
• Climate Change: study of long-term shifts in global temperature, precipitation, wind patterns and other measures of climate that occur over several decades or longer
• Environment - science: ecosystems, environmental problems, endangered species, climate change
• Earth sciences: geology, observation of the Earth, remote sensing
• Life sciences: pure biological science issues, animal biology, plant biology
• Palaeontology: study of life of the geologic past that involves the analysis of plant and animal fossils, excavation, paleology, prehistory, paleohistory
• Policy: science regulation, science spending, political statements
• Grants: news about grants awarded to undertake research
• People in science research: news about people winning awards, research prizes, etc. for their research activities
• Mathematics: pure and applied mathematics
• Public dialogue: activities to engage a wider audience in science, events, conferences, public lectures
• Space science: study of near and outer space, satellites, the Moon, space travel, planets, comets, meteors, stars, dark matter
• Energy: electricity, gas, nuclear, oil, carbon storage, renewable power sources

Health

• Food: food production, manufacture, nutrition, conservation, EU surpluses, diets, shortages, functional foods
• Medical: medical problems, diseases, syndromes, treatments
• Covid: disease in humans caused by a coronavirus, syndromes, treatments
• Environmental health: environmental effects on health, e.g. air pollution, radiation, contagious diseases, health and safety at work
• Grants: news about grants awarded to undertake research in health
• People in health research: news about people winning awards, research prizes, etc. for their research activities
• Health policy: health regulation, healthcare spending, political statements
• Public dialogue: activities to engage a wider audience in health, events, conferences, public lectures
• Well being: general health issues which are not medical problems, lifestyle factors which endanger health

Society

• Social sciences: behavioural studies, e.g. wealth creation, happiness in society, employment, patterns across societal groups
• Economics/management: economic theory, applied economics, management theory, applied management, human resources theory, applied human resources
• Geography: human geography - migration patterns, social housing patterns, demographics
• Politics: political party/governmental issues, think-tanks, types of government
• Psychology: studies of individual behaviour, e.g. brain patterns, intelligence, normal functions, abnormal behaviour
• Grants: news about grants awarded to undertake research in social sciences
• People in social sciences research: news about people winning awards, research prizes, etc. for their research activities
• Society policy: social regulation, social spending, political statements
• Public dialogue: activities to engage a wider audience in social sciences, events, conferences, public lectures
• Leisure & sport: hobbies, sports, sports science

Humanities

• Archaeology: archaeology of human/animal remains, buildings, settlements, ancient civilisations
• Education: educational research, pedagogy, new courses, education principles and policy
• Classics: pre-1900 literature and culture
• Grants: news about grants awarded to undertake research in humanities
• History: written records, archives, mass observation
• Law: current law, new legislation, comparison between different legal systems
• Linguistics: history of languages, endangered languages, language development, multilingualism, grammar, syntax, morphology, semantics
• People in humanities research: news about people winning awards, research prizes, etc. for their research activities
• Philosophy & ethics: philosophical issues, applied philosophy, controversies, ethics generally, applied ethics
• Humanities policy: humanities regulation, humanities spending, political statements
• Public dialogue: activities to engage a wider audience in humanities, events, conferences, public lectures
• Religion: religion generally, belief systems

Arts

• Design: design generally, ergonomics, architecture, urban planning
• Grants: news about grants awarded to undertake research in arts
• Literature & creative writing: about books generally, poetry, readings, authors, literature schools
• Media & multimedia: about media and multimedia generally, newspaper publishing, broadcasting, webcasting, podcasting, media installations
• Museums & libraries: institutions, exhibitions
• Performing arts: dance, drama, ballet, opera, musicals, concerts, mime, juggling, stand-up comedy, circus performances
• People in the arts: news about people winning awards, research prizes, etc. for their arts research activities
• Policy: arts regulation, arts spending, political statements
• Public dialogue: activities to engage a wider audience in the arts, events, conferences, public lectures
• Visual arts: paintings, murals, installations at galleries, cinema, sculpture, jewellery, pottery, textiles, art schools

Applied science

• Artificial Intelligence (AI): science and engineering of making intelligent machines, development of 'thinking' computer systems, robotics, machine learning
• Computing: applied computing, personal computing, supercomputers, microchips, grid technology, software
• Engineering: assorted branches of engineering, e.g civil, electrical, mechanical, automotive, aeronautical
• Transport: buses, cars, aircrafts, bikes, trains, spacecrafts used for human transport, flow control technologies
• Grants: news about grants awarded to undertake research in technology
• Personalia: news about people winning awards, research prizes, etc. for their research activities
• Policy: technology regulation, technology spending, political statements
• Public dialogue: activities to engage a wider audience in technology, events, conferences, public lectures
• Technology: pure technology, innovations, general issues concerning technology
• Nanotechnology: research, potential applications

Business

• Aerospace: aircraft, space vehicles, micro planes, navigation systems, commercial space missions, satellite operations
• Automotive: vehicles, components, fuels, alternative power sources, roads
• Other transport: railways, trains, trams, ferries, boats
• Manufacturing: industry where the production of a product is involved, processes, delivery technologies, equipment, robots
• Chemicals: petroleum, refining, any chemicals other than pharmaceutical, new products, new applications
• Renewable energy: solar power, wind power, wave power, geo-thermal power, biofuels
• Non-renewable energy: coal, gas, oil as an energy source, peat
• Defence & security: equipment, systems, policy
• Electronic hardware & software: technology, computers, equipment, software, manufacturing, products
• Telecommunications & the Internet: mobile computing, the Internet, technologies, technology applications, telephone and computer networks, grids, fibre optic
• Culture, media & publishing: television, printed media, digital media, publishing, exhibitions, events
• Knowledge transfer: application of technology in an unusual way, spin-off companies, start-ups
• Universities & research: new departments, courses and facilities, awards, reports, routine academic appointments
• Government: government-run businesses, departments
• Financial services: products, systems, general financial news from research-based enterprises, reports
• Retail: systems, organisations, technologies, logistics
• Fashion & consumer goods: products, systems, technologies
• Food & drink: products, systems, technologies
• Agriculture & fishing
• Medical & pharmaceutical: products, systems, technologies, equipments
• Well being: diets, exercise, procedures, equipment, products
• Leisure & sport: procedures, equipment, products
• Metals, mines & quarries: extraction technologies of coal, stone, uranium, zinc, tin, etc., equipment, products, procedures
• Property & construction: technologies, equipment, products, designs, companies
• Promotion: advertising, public relations, market research, systems, technologies
• Recruitment: systems, technologies, procedures
• People in Business: routine appointments, career changes, business awards