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RVC’s Webster ‘honoured’ to receive prized Leeuwenhoek Medal

September 5, 2023
Professor of Parasitic Diseases at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) Joanne Webster has been awarded the Royal Society’s prestigious Leeuwenhoek Medal and Lecture, which recognises and celebrates outstanding contributions to...

Game Theory: Ocean Pods

September 4, 2023
Leicestershire-based Molinarius Games has a water focus. So how does its Ocean Pods board game measure up for our duo?

Cycling to zero

September 4, 2023
Images of workplace pollution and waste usually focus on heavy industry but ignore the sizeable contribution to the problem made by life science and labs, says Julien Tremblin. Yet sustainability...

100 Technicians share Hauksbee Award honours

September 4, 2023
One hundred technicians working in a range of sectors and campaigning to raise their profession’s profile and skills shortages have been honoured en masse for their efforts with young audiences.

Innovate UK grants £1.6 million to boost oligonucleotide therapeutics manufacture with machine learning

September 4, 2023
Cambridge-based software company Intellegens has secured a £1.6 million grant from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to apply machine learning in the emerging field of oligonucleotide...

Low birthweight may directly increase later heart risk – study

August 27, 2023
Low birthweight should be added to the list of risks for heart disease, urges a research paper presented to the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2023.

Van Leeuwenhoek’s rich legacy endures three centuries on

August 24, 2023
He may have been a late starter in the field with which his name is indelibly associated but Antony van Leeuwenhoek's presence endures after 300 years says Professor Brian J...

Can science tackle ACL threat to women players’ World Cup success?

August 20, 2023
The knee injury England midfielder Keira Walsh narrowly avoided at the World Cup has been identified as a key threat to women football players on the pitch.

Tax crackdown heralds new R&D relief headaches

August 13, 2023
Science research and development tax relief applications will now face an extra hurdle thanks to new Government rules introduced this month.

Universities share UKRI ‘s £13 mill AI for health fund

August 12, 2023
Secretary of State for Science and Technology Michelle Donelan announced £13 million-worth of funding for 22 university-based projects to develop and use AI in the health sector.

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