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Covid blow to Turing’s first year but positives too

January 8, 2024
Britain’s replacement to the Erasmus Programme scholarships attained less than 60% of its target number of students during its launch year, says the Department of Education.

Aston £18 mill bid to lead on science and tech

January 8, 2024
Aston University is investing £18 million in doctoral research funding to realise its aim of being a university leader in science, technology and enterprise.

Modern microscopy identifies Dutch master’s £175k handiwork

December 21, 2023
A microscope discovered by chance in a house clearance has been authenticated as the work of ‘the father of microbiology’, the 17th century scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek.

Azenta’s Oxford genomics lab to open in March

December 21, 2023
Azenta Life Sciences has selected Oxford as the location for its state of the art genomics lab opening in early 2024.

AI responsibility remains in our hands, warns Ri Christmas Lecturer

December 18, 2023
Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool for better decision making but the ‘ethical buck’ stops with us, warns leading AI expert and Royal Institution Christmas lecturer, Professor Mike Wooldridge.

Testing giant invests millions in connected lab

December 18, 2023
Global testing, inspection and certification services leader Element Materials Technology has committed £7.9 million (US$10 million) towards a new connected technologies laboratory near Guildford.

RSC calls for better career access for chemists with disability

December 10, 2023
The Royal Society of Chemistry has criticised its sector in a new report charging that it has done too little to provide opportunities for professionals with disabilities, from entry level...

Therapy ‘alters immune cells’ to fight unresponsive tumours

December 10, 2023
Finnish researchers say they have discovered how a new cancer therapy can alter the function of immune cells to enable them to infiltrate tumours previously unresponsive to treatment.

Turning down the heat

December 4, 2023
Selecting the right cold storage for academic laboratories is a challenge, acknowledges Rob Fowler, who explains how the University of Sussex has transformed its cold storage capabilities with an economic...

Robots ‘offer effective intervention in combatting loneliness and negative emotions’

December 4, 2023
‘Social’ robots employed during the pandemic to overcome isolation were able to help individuals struggling with isolation, stress and other difficult emotions, claims a new study.

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