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Aston and allies open doctoral centre for next generation greenhouse gas leaders

March 18, 2024
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Aston University is to host a doctoral training centre to train a new generation of scientists to head the implementation of the UK’s net zero targets.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
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Scots biotech labs receive vital scale-up boost

March 18, 2024
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Scottish bio-based business will be able to access a state-of-the-art fermenter vital to develop products at scale, for the first time.
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Policy
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Pharma/life science survey response deals blow to Sunak’s overtures

March 11, 2024
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Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s efforts to put life science investment at the heart of the UK’s economic recovery have been dealt a blow in a new survey that suggests respondents...
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Biology, Biotech, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Fox Foundation and bit.bio announce first Parkinson’s project

March 10, 2024
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The Michael J Fox Foundation and Cambridge synthetic biology company bit.bio have announced their first collaborative project to produce human cell products for research and drug discovery to combat Parkinson’s...
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Biology, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Pharma, Pharmaceutical
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Extra-terrestrial invader downgraded to a truck

March 10, 2024
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Ground vibrations picked up at a remote seismic station a decade ago and attributed to a meteor may have a more mundane origin, suggests new research.
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Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Geology, Materials, Oceanography, Physics
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Private R&D investment fall prompts pre-Budget call for action

March 3, 2024
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In a statement timed ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget, the chief executive of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) has spoken of his concern over new...
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Radio waves offer gentler and more efficient way to alter bacteria DNA

March 3, 2024
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Radio waves have been successfully harnessed to provide a less traumatic means to alter the DNA of bacteria cells.
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Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Environment, Genetics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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Jellyfish inspire fast forensics fingerprint breakthrough

March 3, 2024
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A new water soluble, non-toxic fluorescent spray that renders fingerprints visible in 10 seconds is being pioneered by an Anglo-Chinese university team – with inspiration from jellyfish.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Cell Biology, Environment, Forensics, Molecular Biology, Policy, Zoology
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‘Potash price rise undermines global food security’ warning

February 25, 2024
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Rising prices for potash across the globe are creating a threat to the level of global food security warns a new joint study by UCL, the University of Edinburgh and...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Food & Bev, Food Science, Genetics, Immunology, Policy, Soil Science
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Nine in 10 life scientists surveyed don’t understand US or European AI rules

February 25, 2024
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Just 9% of life science professionals polled say they understand either EU or US laws on the use of artificial intelligence in their sector, claims a new survey.
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Biotech, Food & Bev, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Gates Foundation grant opens door to PhaSER project acceleration

February 25, 2024
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted Edinburgh’s PhaSER Biomedical a US$2.3 million grant for its three year programme accelerating drug discovery and development.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biotech, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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UKSA £7.4 mill funds UK universities’ role in global space race

February 19, 2024
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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
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