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Cambridge’s ninth fund underlines place as UK uni spin-outs investment leader
Added: 26 Jun 2022
Cambridge University has cemented its standing as the UK leader for university spin-outs with the f…

COP president Sharma hails Africa cold chain initiative
Added: 26 Jun 2022
Cabinet minister and COP26 president Alok Sharma has voiced his support for a UK-backed African ini…

Pistoia Alliance announces first female president
Added: 25 Jun 2022
Pistoia Alliance, the global body which promotes non-competitive R&D collaboration among leading li…

Multimillion pound grant aims to find MND treatment ‘in years, not decades’
Added: 25 Jun 2022
Specialists at six UK universities will share a £4.25 million grant to develop collaborative effort…

Juice derivative hailed as first major advance in dialysis tech for decades
Added: 18 Jun 2022
A disposable fluid cartridge system designed for orange juice and repurposed for dialysis is one of…

L to U then cubed: X-ray tomography charts the secrets of tensile strength
Added: 17 Jun 2022
Scientists have ‘photographed’ how microscopic crystals in molten metal change shape as they cool, …

Bad dreams frequency could be Parkinson’s risk indicator, suggests study
Added: 10 Jun 2022
Older adults who start to experience bad dreams might be exhibiting the earliest signs of Parkinson…

Leeds University building is something to Bragg about
Added: 10 Jun 2022
The University of Leeds has officially opened the Sir William Henry Bragg physical sciences and eng…

It pays to be pretty if you’re a threatened fish
Added: 9 Jun 2022
Humans don’t only judge each other unfairly on looks, they do the same when it comes to fish specie…

NASA hosts open house for Mars technology
Added: 9 Jun 2022
Space agency NASA is to host a media event to demonstrate its LOFTID technology when it is inflated…

Tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia
Added: 3 Jun 2022
Denisovans, a sister species of modern human, inhabited Laos by 164-131,000 years with important im…

REF results hammer home the importance of UK university-business collaboration
Added: 1 Jun 2022
The results of the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) identify ‘world-leading’ and ‘interna…

Researchers isolate the Lloviu virus for the first time and highlight new possible pandemic threat
Added: 30 May 2022
Researchers from the Medway School of Pharmacy (a partnership between the universities of Kent and …

How can mental health professionals open their minds to psychosis?
Added: 27 May 2022
Effective clinical care for patients with psychosis means understanding the ‘lived experience’ of t…

Our lifestyles are key contributors to river pollution – social prescribing can help
Added: 25 May 2022
A new study demonstrates the significant environmental impact of harmful chemical and biological ag…

Meet the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy
Added: 23 May 2022
Scientists have captured humanity’s first look at the supermassive black hole, called Sagittarius A…

Saving the vaquita porpoise from extinction
Added: 5 May 2022
Only ten vaquita porpoises survive, but the species may not be doomed, scientists say. If they can …

Scientists identify the most extreme heatwaves ever recorded globally
Added: 4 May 2022
A new study has revealed the most intense heatwaves ever across the world – and remarkably some of …

Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing
Added: 4 May 2022
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing. La…

Pandemic a ‘missed opportunity’ to recruit specialists of the future
Added: 3 May 2022
Careers in laboratories must be “made more visible” to encourage more young people into the field a…