February 19, 2024

UK Space Agency funding will enable university based scientists to be involved in a raft international missions to the Moon, Mars and Venus.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Astrophysics, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Molecular Biology, Policy

February 19, 2024

Suppressing neuronal activity in the part of the brain that regulates sleep can prevent memory deterioration in Alzheimer’s in an animal model, suggests a new study.

Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Pathology, Policy

February 11, 2024

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council-commissioned research estimates that the organisation has supported more than 450 spin-outs that have contributed £5.2 billion to the UK economy over a quarter century.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy

February 11, 2024

A joint team from Aston and Warwick universities and the University of Warwick have won nearly £2 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical, Policy

February 5, 2024

Chemical disinfectants are hazardous to lab staff, and if discharged into the wastewater, pose a health risk to wildlife, ecosystems and the general public. Paul Birchmore makes the case for...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Health & Safety, Policy

February 5, 2024

After just three years, the Lab Awards has come of age with a standalone event, a record number of categories and more than a touch of stardust alongside the science.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Physics, Policy

February 4, 2024

The Wolfson Foundation has given an £800k grant to enable the University of Liverpool to boost its nanoscale and materials science capability with the purchase of key technology.

Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biotech, Engineering, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Policy

February 4, 2024

Venture capital investment in UK life sciences and biotech continues to outperform the rest of Europe, claims the latest report by the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA).

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Covid-19, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Policy

February 4, 2024

A study comparing the UK and Norway over two decades, has concluded that antibiotic use may drive a rise in treatment-resistant bacteria but not in every instance.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics

January 28, 2024

EnsiliTech, the University of Bath spin-out pioneering new methods of transporting medicines and food without reliance on refrigeration, has won a £1.7 million contract to develop the world's first thermally...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Atmospheric Chemistry, Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Covid-19, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Health, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics