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New centre takes on shortage of technical skills

February 6, 2018
News
A new National centre aiming to tackle the shortage of specialist technical skills in the Higher Education sector has been launched.Based in Sheffield, the Technician Development Centre for Higher Education...
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Policy
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Venture capital vital to future of biotech

January 23, 2018
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has released a report suggesting that pharma companies investing in emerging start-ups is now a key source of capital for biotech innovation in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Graphene brings sports footwear breakthrough

January 23, 2018
News
A partnership is launching a revolutionary world-first in the sports footwear market following a collaboration with materials scientists.British sportswear brand inov-8 has teamed up with The University of Manchester to...
Materials
Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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Exploding stars have a link to climate change

January 22, 2018
News
Cosmic rays from supernovae can influence Earth's cloud cover and thereby climate according to new research from a team from Denmark.The study reveals how atmospheric ions, produced by the energetic...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences
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Molecular printing tech recreates complex biology

January 19, 2018
News
A new fabrication technology which could allow researchers to recreate complex biological environments has been developed by a team at Queen Mary University of London.‘3DEAL’ is a simple and inexpensive...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Materials Science, Physiology
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Fossil bonanza fills important knowledge gap

January 18, 2018
News
A team of researchers have uncovered a rich diversity of microscopic animal fossils from over half a billion years ago in rocks from the northern tip of Greenland.Current accounts of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Old dog, new tricks for TB antibiotic

January 17, 2018
News
Tuberculosis could be fought more effectively with future drugs – thanks to new research into an old antibiotic by University of Warwick and Francis Crick Institute.Professor David Roper at Warwick’s...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Bacterial nano-scaffold hails biofuel breakthrough

January 16, 2018
News
Cell biologists have built a miniature scaffold inside bacteria that they say can be used to bolster cellular productivity, with implications for the next generation of biofuel production.The research team,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Cell Biology
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Zero G graphene promises success in space

January 15, 2018
News
For the first time graphene has been tested in zero gravity conditions to establish its utility for space missions.Graphene’s properties could be used to improving the performance of aerospace and...
Materials
Materials Science
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Breathable atmosphere down to fungi

January 12, 2018
News
A team from Leeds University have shown that fungi were essential in the creation of an oxygen-rich atmosphere.The researchers created atmospheres resembling the ancient Earth and used computer models to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Henry Royce Institute promises collaborative approach

January 10, 2018
News
Construction work has begun on the Manchester hub for the Henry Royce National Institute, the national body promoting research and applications in advanced materials.Based on The University of Manchester’s campus,...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Physics, Policy
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Physiological role found for Alzheimers protein

January 10, 2018
News
A team working on neurodevelopment of axon growth have uncovered a role for TAU, a protein linked to neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease.Scientists from the The Scripps Research Institute in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Neuroscience
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