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Nuclear associations’ deal aims to foster greater US-UK exchange 

September 18, 2025
News
The UK’s Nuclear Institute and the American Nuclear Society (ANS) have signed an agreement to offer reciprocal membership.
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Engineering, Environment, Materials Science, Physics, Policy
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Phase 2 trials underway for new pneumococcal disease vaccine

September 14, 2025
News
Trials are underway on a £3.2 million-funded new vaccine to tackle the presence pneumococcal disease, a leading preventable cause of child deaths.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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ABPI and NCUB: lack of competitiveness undermining UK life sciences

September 13, 2025
News
Britain’s place as a global leader in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors has plunged in recent years, suggests a new industry report.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Spin-out’s £10 million aims to replace 10 billion single use plastic items

September 6, 2025
News
Cambridge university spin-out Xampla has won investment worth millions to enable it to develop plant-based polymers capable of replacing single-use plastics.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Earth & Environmental, Environment, Green Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Policy
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Graphite innovation for nuclear sector wins £13 million

August 15, 2025
News
A scheme to support Britain’s nuclear industry through the development of sustainable graphite supplies has won more than £13 millions worth of public and industry backing.
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Physics, Policy
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Generative AI boost in battle against drug resistance

August 14, 2025
News
Generative AI has enabled the creation of novel antibiotics capable of killing two highly drug resistant infections.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Kennedy axes US$0.5 billion mRNA vaccine investment

August 5, 2025
News
US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced his department will terminate 22 government contracts for mRNA vaccines.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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Parliament’s senior committee claims UKRI lacks accountability

July 27, 2025
News
Parliament’s senior select committee has called on government to impose tighter scrutiny on UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) support for commercial development of university R&D ventures.
Uncategorised
Policy
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UK universities’ international patent partnership filings top 100 a year

July 26, 2025
News
UK universities and research institutions have filed an average of 100 patent applications with international partners every year since 2018, according to new data analysis.
Uncategorised
Policy
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Volunteers’ lichen finds give conservation boost to rare rainforest

July 5, 2025
News
Citizen science volunteers have identified two rare lichens never before recorded in the north of England.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Policy, Soil Science
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