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Universities share UKRI ‘s £13 mill AI for health fund

August 12, 2023
Secretary of State for Science and Technology Michelle Donelan announced £13 million-worth of funding for 22 university-based projects to develop and use AI in the health sector.

Plunging research output holds back UK revival claims report

August 6, 2023
The UK’s research infrastructure and funding system must be radically overhauled in order to improve the reliability of scientific research and kick start the economy, argues think tank the Social...

Juvenile star is image of the year

August 5, 2023
American Laurent Formery’s portrait of the nervous system of a juvenile sea star (Patiria miniata) has won the fourth Evident Global Image of the Year Scientific Light Microscopy Award.

IET football tournament’s out of this world

August 3, 2023
Moon Rovers 2: Lunar United 3. While it sounds like Fantasy Football, it could be one day as feasible as a Manchester derby or a Glasgow Old Firm match say...

Look beyond the Horizon

August 2, 2023
While many scientists are keen to see the UK back in the Horizon Europe programme, Professor Brian J Ford remains sceptical about the benefits…

Accelerating cancer research with automation

July 30, 2023
Chemotherapies that rely on replication-associated DNA damage can affect healthy cells as well as cancer cells, to the detriment of patients. Sweden’s Karolinska Institute is developing DNA repair inhibitors that...

New tools for an old enemy

July 30, 2023
It’s 30 years since the World Health Organisation identified the resurgence of tuberculosis as a global public health emergency, an issue reiterated by its present head. TB drug resistance underlines...

Scottish researchers seek to turn plastic waste into pharmaceuticals

July 29, 2023
A new project led by Scottish researchers is aiming to revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry by transforming plastic waste from industrial processes into medications for neurological conditions.

Game Theory: Cytosis – A Cell Biology Game

July 23, 2023
Now in its second iteration, Cytosis proves another all-round high scorer with our duo, for its take on the workings of the human cell system.

Stopping the rot

July 23, 2023
The global cold chain is functioning but often ineptly, with consequences for food and vaccine supply worldwide. As ever, science is seeking to provide solutions.

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