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Crafoord Prize laureates honoured for autoimmune disease work

February 8, 2025
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Darwin and Wallace, Newton and Leibniz, or Priestley, Scheele and Lavoisier – history provides numerous examples of scientists independently making breakthrough discoveries in the same area of research.
Life Sciences
Biology, Cell Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience
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Alga ‘superfood’ comes with scaling up challenges, say scientists

February 7, 2025
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A common freshwater species of algae packed with nutritional benefits could be the next agricultural ‘superfood’, claim researchers from the University of Birmingham.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Botany, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Food Science, Policy
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AstraZeneca’s Speke U-turn deals blow to Government’s life sciences ambition

February 3, 2025
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AstraZeneca’s shock reversal of its plans to expand vaccine manufacturing at its Speke plant on Merseyside has put an end to hopes of the proposed £450 million investment in the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Immunology, Life Sciences, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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Liverpool team’s novel material promises boost to IoT storage capabilities

January 29, 2025
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University of Liverpool scientists have developed a novel material they claim may enable internet of things (IoT) devices to operate with more efficient and smaller energy storage capabilities.
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Policy
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Seven CERSI centres launched to speed regulatory innovation in UK medicine

January 28, 2025
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Innovate UK has announced seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSIs) to create “safer, faster pathways” for innovative medicines and devices.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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Hadley Centre climate work ROI is 33 times Government’s expenditure

January 27, 2025
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Leading UK climate change research site the Hadley Centre Climate Programme (HCCP) provided a return 33 times the support provided for its work between 2018 and 2021.
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Geophysics, Physics
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Gallium-based bone cancer therapy paste secures £110k support

January 27, 2025
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Grant money of £110,000 has been awarded to help develop an injectable paste that could have the potential to combat bone cancer.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Cytology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Global survey reveals trust in scientists maintained

January 27, 2025
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Results from a vast new global survey suggest that trust in scientists remains relatively high across the world.
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Policy
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Breast cancer tops clinical studies for fourth year as overall trial attrition rates rise

January 21, 2025
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Breast cancer continues to be the world’s most studied disease in clinical trials, topping all categories for a fourth successive year, according to data analytics leader Phesi.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Health, Life Sciences, Oncology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Unilever and Pioneer launch food and drink incubator lab at Colworth

January 20, 2025
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Unilever and Pioneer Group are to collaborate on a new state-of-the-art food and drink incubator that will house innovative food and beverage businesses at Colworth Science Park in Bedford.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Food & Bev, Food Science, Organic Chemistry
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Hydrogen hub invests £3million in groundbreaking net zero projects

January 20, 2025
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Funding valued at £3 million is to be shared among 10 research projects that aim to develop technologies to realise plans to tap the carbon saving value of hydrogen and...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Policy
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Horizon based scheme invests €3.2 million in boosting Europe’s quantum research

January 13, 2025
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A four year project intended to boost Europe’s role in quantum research has secured €3.2 million from Horizon Europe.
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Physics, Policy, Quantum Physics
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