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RSC diversity programme numbers soar

Added: 3 Jul 2023

The Royal Society of Chemistry has recorded a 38% rise in the number of students on its programme t…

Multimillion brain trauma investment aims to revolutionise diagnosis and treatment

Added: 3 Jul 2023

The Medical Research Council has announced investment of £9.5 million towards a research platform t…

Breakthrough recognition for science publishing’s invisible co-reviewers

Added: 25 Jun 2023

One of the science world’s leading publishers is taking a stand on behalf of hundreds of young rese…

STFC’s £90 million investment makes a material difference

Added: 25 Jun 2023

A £90 million investment programme for one of the country’s largest scale national laboratories has…

Study reveals flu pandemics’ 20 year long tail

Added: 18 Jun 2023

New analysis of historic data from the previous two centuries suggests that influenza pandemics cre…

Mass spectrometry offers means to assess protein ‘glues’

Added: 18 Jun 2023

Mass spectrometry can provide medical research with the means to harness protein interactions for r…

Firm plans to scale up insect farming with ‘Mealworm on a chip’

Added: 11 Jun 2023

French company Ÿnsect has announced the creation of the first genotyping chip for insect farming, a…

Concern as India cuts back on school science teaching

Added: 4 Jun 2023

India’s education training authority has caused alarm with its decision to remove some key elements…

Pirbright virus programmes receive quarter share of new £0.3 billion research funding

Added: 29 May 2023

Nearly a quarter of a £0.37 billion new scientific funding package has been awarded to one of the U…

Online surveys key to safety data for novel vaccines concludes report

Added: 29 May 2023

Online surveys provide an efficient means to gather drug safety data on novel vaccines rolled out a…

CHEMUK 2023 sees 41% attendance rise

Added: 23 May 2023

CHEMUK 2023 saw a year on year rise of 41% in visitor attendance to the recent show at the NEC in B…

Metrology’s ‘house journal’ celebrates 100 not out

Added: 21 May 2023

The World’s oldest scientific instrumentation and measurement journal is celebrating a century of p…

RVNs produce first veterinary nurses’ guide by fellow professionals

Added: 21 May 2023

Enterprising registered veterinary nurses have turned authors to produce the first guide for their …

New UK phage centre unveils weapon in battle against TB deaths

Added: 14 May 2023

This week sees the official opening of the UK Centre for Phage Research, based at the University of…

Study points to key role for AI in fast tracking lung cancer treatment

Added: 14 May 2023

Artificial intelligence could help doctors diagnose lung cancer earlier, concludes a study led by r…

UKRI minimum stipend to rise to £18.6k for academic year

Added: 6 May 2023

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has said its minimum stipend for funded doctoral students’ living…

#CHEMUK 2023: CIA’s Innovation chief Lancaster is our keynote speaker

Added: 21 Apr 2023

Chemical Industries Association (CIA) Head of Events and Innovation Mike Lancaster has been reveale…

Fragrance industry scents trouble from EU substance reclassification

Added: 15 Apr 2023

European Union changes to chemicals legislation are a potential threat to the substantial fragrance…

Wearable tech enhances potential for friends-based mental health support

Added: 15 Apr 2023

Wearable tech that shares data between small circles of close friends and relations could provide a…

Bristol team help boost Chornobyl radiation monitoring

Added: 3 Apr 2023

Researchers from the University of Bristol will be part of the international team seeking to repair…