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Added: 20 Dec 2024

Scientist and presenter Dr Chris van Tulleken explains why eating is like an arms race as he prepar…

Durham points the way for rapid delivery global surveys

Added: 8 Dec 2024

Durham university says it has achieved one of the highest ever response rates for a global, large s…

UK space sector growth promises benefits for lab R&D

Added: 1 Dec 2024

Lab innovation has helped enable the UK space sector’s expansion rate to outstrip the wider economy…

Bacteria point the way for sustainable space power

Added: 18 Nov 2024

An international research project involving scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found inspir…

Lab Innovations exhibitors to share on-stand expertise

Added: 13 Oct 2024

More than 4,000 attendees are expected to produce its largest-ever turnout for this year’s Lab Inno…

Universities launch programme to boost UK space sector graduate opportunities

Added: 22 Sep 2024

Three south of England-based universities have launched a project to provide hands-on industry expe…

AFRC achieves another testing gold

Added: 1 Sep 2024

The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has attained yet another me…

PrISMa creators aim to bridge net zero innovation’s valley of death

Added: 22 Jul 2024

It’s the phrase that encapsulates the perennial challenge of transitioning a successful laboratory …

Six pioneers shortlisted for £350,000 AF Harvey prize

Added: 1 Jul 2024

Six leading international researchers have been shortlisted as nominees for the Institution of Engi…

Like humans, LLMs are irrational but in different ways

Added: 9 Jun 2024

A study of several of the best-known large language models appears to confirm that, like humans, th…

Polystyrene recycling pioneers claim energy efficiency and cost effectiveness

Added: 28 May 2024

Creators of a new process claim that it has the potential to boost polystyrene recycling massively …

Computational design enables uni duo’s materials science breakthrough

Added: 28 May 2024

A joint research team from two UK universities has employed computational design to develop new met…

Fewer than one in three experts prepared for AI challenge, suggests Pistoia 

Added: 13 May 2024

Less than one third of life science experts polled in a Pistoia Alliance survey say they are coping…

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

Added: 18 Mar 2024

Aston University is to host a doctoral training centre to train a new generation of scientists to h…

UKSA £7.4 mill funds UK universities’ role in global space race

Added: 19 Feb 2024

UK Space Agency funding will enable university based scientists to be involved in a raft internatio…

Report underlines economic returns on public investment in science

Added: 11 Feb 2024

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council-commissioned research estimates that the org…

Wolfson boosts Liverpool nanoscience with £0.8 million

Added: 4 Feb 2024

The Wolfson Foundation has given an £800k grant to enable the University of Liverpool to boost its …

Nanoscience pioneer McKendry wins £350k AF Harvey prize

Added: 14 Jan 2024

Infectious disease surveillance pioneer Rachel McKendry has won the Institution of Engineering and …

Covid blow to Turing’s first year but positives too

Added: 8 Jan 2024

Britain’s replacement to the Erasmus Programme scholarships attained less than 60% of its target nu…

Slipping on ice may be down to too much alcohol (or salt)…

Added: 10 Dec 2023

It’s a challenge for pedestrians and road users but also a major problem for industry: why are some…