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New UK phage centre unveils weapon in battle against TB deaths
Added: 14 May 2023
This week sees the official opening of the UK Centre for Phage Research, based at the University of…
Study points to key role for AI in fast tracking lung cancer treatment
Added: 14 May 2023
Artificial intelligence could help doctors diagnose lung cancer earlier, concludes a study led by r…
UKRI minimum stipend to rise to £18.6k for academic year
Added: 6 May 2023
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has said its minimum stipend for funded doctoral students’ living…
#CHEMUK 2023: CIA’s Innovation chief Lancaster is our keynote speaker
Added: 21 Apr 2023
Chemical Industries Association (CIA) Head of Events and Innovation Mike Lancaster has been reveale…
Wearable tech enhances potential for friends-based mental health support
Added: 15 Apr 2023
Wearable tech that shares data between small circles of close friends and relations could provide a…
Fragrance industry scents trouble from EU substance reclassification
Added: 15 Apr 2023
European Union changes to chemicals legislation are a potential threat to the substantial fragrance…
Bristol team help boost Chornobyl radiation monitoring
Added: 3 Apr 2023
Researchers from the University of Bristol will be part of the international team seeking to repair…
US space science's $3 million lift-off for school STEM booster
Added: 3 Apr 2023
NASA has allocated more than $3 million (£2.42 million) to a number of higher education colleges ac…
Royal Assent opens door to gene edited food in UK
Added: 29 Mar 2023
The granting of Royal Assent for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has finally opened…
Life sciences' relief over SVB UK rescue but fears remain
Added: 13 Mar 2023
Ailing Silicon Valley Bank’s British arm has been acquired by HSBC in an eleventh hour deal that ha…
Putin invasion has seen loss of two out of three clinical investigator sites in Ukraine and Russia
Added: 12 Mar 2023
The number of recruiting clinical investigator sites in the countries most impacted by the invasion…
Northern Ireland deal appears to boost UK’s Horizon Europe hopes
Added: 1 Mar 2023
Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s achievement of an agreed new Northern Ireland protocol with his Europe…
Treasury opts for stealth to ‘announce’ takeback of £1.6 bill EU Horizon funds
Added: 23 Feb 2023
Some £1.6 billion in funds allocated for scientific research has been taken back by the Treasury.
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First female Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela set to assume role in weeks
Added: 23 Feb 2023
Newly-appointed Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) Professor Dame Angela McLean will take o…
Replicating viruses work together to thwart opponents
Added: 19 Feb 2023
New research into the cooperative and competitive behaviour of viruses in the human body could help…
UEA survey seeks to improve disabled access to lab professions
Added: 14 Feb 2023
University of East Anglia researchers are appealing to participants nationwide to contribute to the…
'A fifth of cancer trial sites enrol only one patient'
Added: 3 Feb 2023
Nearly one in five cancer clinical trial enrolment sites surveyed worldwide failed to enrol more th…
UK biotech investment plunges 60% from previous year's all-time high
Added: 29 Jan 2023
UK biotech investment for 2022 dropped from the previous year’s all-time record, reveals the latest…
Medicines Discovery Catapult and SMi gain funding for ‘one second’ biomarker technology
Added: 29 Jan 2023
A project that aims to detect several cancer-associated biomarkers from a single blood sample in un…
Judges announced for £4 million Longitude Prize for AI-assisted dementia technology
Added: 23 Jan 2023
Leading figures from academia, charities and medical institutions are among the judges chosen for t…
