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Bowden award for researcher’s bird standing studies

July 23, 2025
Royal Veterinary College (RVC) PhD student Yuting Lin has been awarded the Ruth Bowden Award for her work on how birds use their muscles and nervous systems to stand up...

Researchers get to the heart of organ development

May 18, 2025
Advanced microscopy has enabled researchers to capture in real time the formation of an animal heart.

Transplanted microbiota offers hope in fight against cotton disease threat

March 18, 2025
A disease that has devastated cotton crops worldwide is being tackled by a novel method of plant transplantation.

Composite product offers hope for neurodegenerative conditions, claim developers

January 13, 2025
A novel composite material created by two UK universities has the potential to provide new treatments for nervous system and neurodegenerative damage, say researchers.

Bacteria point the way for sustainable space power

November 18, 2024
An international research project involving scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found inspiration from some of Earth’s simplest life forms, in order to harness solar energy for space travel.

Birmingham cell science initiative promises cross-application testing

October 26, 2024
University of Birmingham Enterprise announces the launch of a new division, Biocell Energetics, to provide profiling and testing to assess how living cells produce energy.

Human placenta map offers hope against pregnancy threats

May 6, 2024
Pregnancy safe therapies for deadly diseases such as malaria, toxoplasmosis and listeria could be boosted by the creation of the first panoramic map of the human placenta’s infection pathways.

Study links inbreeding and pregnancy loss in horses

April 6, 2024
Mid and late term pregnancy loss among thoroughbred horses appears to correlate significantly with the prevalence of inbreeding, according a Royal Veterinary College study.

‘Potash price rise undermines global food security’ warning

February 25, 2024
Rising prices for potash across the globe are creating a threat to the level of global food security warns a new joint study by UCL, the University of Edinburgh and...

First phase of Oxford’s new 1 million sq. ft lab district begins

November 27, 2023
Laing O’Rourke will begin the initial phase of Oxford North’s £700 million new innovation district, with the aim of completing by the second quarter of 2025.

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