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Huge gravitational wave burst displaces black hole

April 10, 2017
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole that appears to have been propelled from the centre of a distant galaxy by the force of gravitational waves.

Technicians assist university to create teaching laboratory

April 7, 2017
The University of Birmingham is continuing its investment of more than £40m in its new teaching labs, which has now entered its second phase.

EU funding boost enables Cornish marine businesses

April 7, 2017
A collaboration to support marine businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has been launched after receiving EU funding.

Breakthrough raises hope for anti-ageing drug

April 5, 2017
Scientists have identified part of a molecular process that enables cells to repair DNA damage, raising hopes of a drug that reverses ageing or enables astronauts to travel to Mars.

Director of biomedical research institute announced

April 4, 2017
Professor Andrew Morris has been appointed director of a UK health and biomedical informatics research institute.

Leap forward made in synthetic biology

April 3, 2017
An international team of more than 200 researchers have made significant progress in building an organism from scratch.

Novel cancer research projects launched

March 31, 2017
Cancer Research UK has announced the winners of its inaugural Grand Challenge competition, which aims to help researchers overcome the biggest issues in cancer research.

Solar power utilised to produce hydrogen fuel

March 30, 2017
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed an easy, less energy intensive method to generate hydrogen fuel from biomass using solar power.

Imperial pair up for metamaterial production

March 29, 2017
A Swiss company, Multiwave, is to join forces with Imperial College London researchers to improve design algorithms for the production of metamaterials.

Pirbright Institute opens new centre

March 28, 2017
The Pirbright Institute has opened a new National Vaccinology Centre in Surrey to further enhance the research of viral diseases in animals.

Science Council appoints new Chair

March 27, 2017
The Science Council has appointed Professor David Croisdale-Appleby as its new Chair.

Discovery prompts evolutionary history rethink

March 27, 2017
The discovery of fossilised algae suggests that advanced multicellular life evolved much earlier than previously thought.

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