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Neurobiology trio honoured for 2025 Eppendorf Prize

November 2, 2025
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre fellow Sara Mederos was one of three finalists at this year’s Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology.

Supercomputer enables AI model to ‘speak’ better Protein

October 27, 2025
A computer system used to study the vast expanse of the universe has been employed to develop a machine learning model to help translate the ‘language’ of proteins.

RGU secures £800,000 grant to drive clean hydrogen innovation

October 25, 2025
Researchers from Robert Gordon University School of Computing, Engineering and Technology have secured £0.8 million for a clean energy project to produce hydrogen using waste steam from nuclear facilities.

Evident returns to focus on the small and scientifically beautiful

October 18, 2025
One of the world’s best known photomicrography competitions, Evident’s Image of the Year, is inviting entries for 2026.

‘Commercial seeds could threaten native wildflowers’ claim

October 18, 2025
Commercial seeds used to help revive meadowland and plant diversity could have the opposite effect on the British countryside, says a study by Durham University scientists.

Firm claims successful results for test identifying 50 cancers

October 18, 2025
US company Grail claims that results for its new blood test suggest it is capable of diagnosing more than 50 cancer types.

Launch of three new microwave digestion systems

October 13, 2025
Quality analysis with ICP-MS and AA/ICP-OES starts with good sample preparation and for this to be successful, effective microwave digestion is the first step. Analytix is launching three new Milestone...

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Uni receives quarter million lab funding despite widespread NSF cuts

October 11, 2025
America’s Hawai’i Pacific University (HPU) has received a two year grant of nearly US$243,780 for rare earth metal research designed to boost undergraduate experience of professional lab work.

UK science institutions ‘vulnerable’ to political interference, warns report

October 9, 2025
Leading UK scientific institutions such as the Met Office and the UK Health Security Agency lack sufficient defences to prevent potential political interference, claims a new report.

Immunology, quantum and MOF dominate Nobel Prizes for science

October 8, 2025
Nine new Nobel Prize laureates have shared the three award categories for physiology/medicine, physics and chemistry.

November 5 deadline for AMR innovators to share PACE £6 million

October 6, 2025
One of the UK’s largest public-private initiatives for antimicrobial drug and diagnostic development is inviting participants for its third funding round, in aid of global health.

Laboratory News new issue: is science publishing too obsessed with citation?

October 5, 2025
Science publishing has become too focused on achieving citations at the expense of advancing knowledge, claims an industry critic.

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