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‘Potash price rise undermines global food security’ warning
Added: 25 Feb 2024
Rising prices for potash across the globe are creating a threat to the level of global food securit…
Nine in 10 life scientists surveyed don’t understand US or European AI rules
Added: 25 Feb 2024
Just 9% of life science professionals polled say they understand either EU or US laws on the use of…
Gates Foundation grant opens door to PhaSER project acceleration
Added: 25 Feb 2024
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted Edinburgh’s PhaSER Biomedical a US$2.3 million gran…
Stat… fact… friction?
Added: 19 Feb 2024
Do the figures speak for themselves? Rarely, warns Russ Swan.
Million dollar beep
Added: 19 Feb 2024
Digital hackers may be the bigger threat but don’t overlook the need for safeguards against more co…
UKSA £7.4 mill funds UK universities’ role in global space race
Added: 19 Feb 2024
UK Space Agency funding will enable university based scientists to be involved in a raft internatio…
Memory deterioration prevented in animal model of Alzheimer’s
Added: 19 Feb 2024
Suppressing neuronal activity in the part of the brain that regulates sleep can prevent memory dete…
Report underlines economic returns on public investment in science
Added: 11 Feb 2024
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council-commissioned research estimates that the org…
Aston-Warwick initiative wins key UKRI funds
Added: 11 Feb 2024
A joint team from Aston and Warwick universities and the University of Warwick have won nearly £2 m…
Keep it clean
Added: 5 Feb 2024
Chemical disinfectants are hazardous to lab staff, and if discharged into the wastewater, pose a he…
Starry, starry night
Added: 5 Feb 2024
After just three years, the Lab Awards has come of age with a standalone event, a record number of …
Wolfson boosts Liverpool nanoscience with £0.8 million
Added: 4 Feb 2024
The Wolfson Foundation has given an £800k grant to enable the University of Liverpool to boost its …
UK continues to lead Europe for life science and biotech investment
Added: 4 Feb 2024
Venture capital investment in UK life sciences and biotech continues to outperform the rest of Euro…
Anglo-Norwegian study casts light on treatment resistant bacteria
Added: 4 Feb 2024
A study comparing the UK and Norway over two decades, has concluded that antibiotic use may drive a…
A global leg-up
Added: 29 Jan 2024
Returning to the theme of sustainable reuse, Colin Shandley offers a reminder that the effect goes …
Where the action is
Added: 29 Jan 2024
As demand for lab space increasingly outstrips supply, alternatives are being sought to science par…
EnsiliTech wins contract to develop ‘freezer-free’ global mRNA vaccine
Added: 28 Jan 2024
EnsiliTech, the University of Bath spin-out pioneering new methods of transporting medicines and fo…
On the front line
Added: 22 Jan 2024
Increasing digitalisation creates a weapon for hackers, criminals and hostile states to employ far …
First ever Blavatnik award wins for Heriot-Watt and Innes centre as nine share honours
Added: 21 Jan 2024
Nine scientists have shared the 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK and with it a …
Bath hosts new water-based public health initiative
Added: 21 Jan 2024
The University of Bath is to host the newest Research England Centre of Excellence, with £13 millio…