body {
        font-family: 'Titillium Web', sans-serif;
        background-color: #f9f9f9;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
        color: #333;
    }

    /* header {
        background: linear-gradient(135deg, #004d66, #007a99);
        color: white;
        padding: 70px 20px;
        text-align: center;
    } */

    .hero-header {
        position: relative;
        height: 400px;
        background: url('../images/4c.\ RWH\ Meeting.JPG') center center / cover no-repeat;
        display: flex;
        align-items: flex-end; /* text comes at the bottom */
    }

    .hero-overlay {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 2rem;
        background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9), transparent 80%);
        /* Only applies to bottom 20% roughly */
    }

    .hero-texts {
        color: #fff;
        text-align: left;
        max-width: 1000px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .hero-texts h1 {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
        margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .hero-texts p {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        color: #f1f1f1;
    }

    header h1 {
        margin: 0;
        font-size: 2.2em;
        font-weight: bold;
    }

    .research-container {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr));
        gap: 25px;
        padding: 40px 20px;   /* space inside */
        max-width: 1200px;    /* prevents stretching */
        margin: 0 auto;       /* centers it */
    }

    .research-item {
        position: relative;
        overflow: hidden;
        border-radius: 12px;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    }

    .research-item:hover {
        transform: translateY(-5px);
    }

    .research-img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        display: block;
        object-fit: cover;
        transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    }

    .overlay {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
        color: white;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        opacity: 0;
        transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 15px;
    }

    .research-item:hover .overlay {
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .research-title {
        font-size: 16px;
        font-weight: bold;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
        line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .view-btn {
        display: inline-block;
        padding: 8px 16px;
        background: #ff9800;
        color: white;
        text-decoration: none;
        border-radius: 5px;
        font-size: 14px;
        transition: background 0.3s ease;
    }

    .view-btn:hover {
        background: #e68900;
    }