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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…
Bioinformatician’s data protection work wins 2023 Einstein Prize
Added: 19 Nov 2023
One of the world’s largest prizes for academic research has been awarded to the Belgian bioinformat…
Attoseconds, quantum dots and mRNA secure Nobel science prizes
Added: 5 Oct 2023
Two researchers hailed by judges for their contributions to the “unprecedented” rate of vaccine dev…
Relief from scientific community greets Horizon Europe deal
Added: 8 Sep 2023
UK readmission to Horizon Europe and the Copernicus programme has been greeted with widespread reli…
100 Technicians share Hauksbee Award honours
Added: 4 Sep 2023
One hundred technicians working in a range of sectors and campaigning to raise their profession’s p…
Quantum go-‘slow’ allows first view of chemical process
Added: 29 Aug 2023
Sydney university researchers have scored a scientific first by employing a quantum computer to obs…
Tax crackdown heralds new R&D relief headaches
Added: 13 Aug 2023
Science research and development tax relief applications will now face an extra hurdle thanks to ne…
Scottish researchers seek to turn plastic waste into pharmaceuticals
Added: 30 Jul 2023
A new project led by Scottish researchers is aiming to revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry by…
NPL and STFC collaborate on small satellite calibration facility
Added: 29 Jul 2023
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is partnering with the Science and Technology Facilities Cou…
Remote robotic tech ‘could transform medical assessment in high risk situations’
Added: 23 Jul 2023
Research at Sheffield University is claiming a breakthrough in robotics technology enabling remote …
Breakthrough recognition for science publishing’s invisible co-reviewers
Added: 25 Jun 2023
One of the science world’s leading publishers is taking a stand on behalf of hundreds of young rese…
Sponge enables robot to crack the egg challenge
Added: 11 Jun 2023
Robots have demonstrated their efficiency over the human and manual approach in many areas but stil…
