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Mummies’ odour is a bouquet, not a curse

February 14, 2025
They might be the stuff of horror movies but Egyptian mummies seem to have lasted the course where good hygiene is concerned.

Wolfson grant enables purchase of world’s fastest scanning microscope

February 9, 2025
Pioneering dementia research professor Roslyn Bill has welcomed the announcement of a £0.5 million grant for Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME), saying it will help accelerate her collaborative work...

Alga ‘superfood’ comes with scaling up challenges, say scientists

February 7, 2025
A common freshwater species of algae packed with nutritional benefits could be the next agricultural ‘superfood’, claim researchers from the University of Birmingham.

AstraZeneca’s Speke U-turn deals blow to Government’s life sciences ambition

February 3, 2025
AstraZeneca’s shock reversal of its plans to expand vaccine manufacturing at its Speke plant on Merseyside has put an end to hopes of the proposed £450 million investment in the...

Liverpool team’s novel material promises boost to IoT storage capabilities

January 29, 2025
University of Liverpool scientists have developed a novel material they claim may enable internet of things (IoT) devices to operate with more efficient and smaller energy storage capabilities.

Seven CERSI centres launched to speed regulatory innovation in UK medicine

January 28, 2025
Innovate UK has announced seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSIs) to create “safer, faster pathways” for innovative medicines and devices.

Global survey reveals trust in scientists maintained

January 27, 2025
Results from a vast new global survey suggest that trust in scientists remains relatively high across the world.

Breast cancer tops clinical studies for fourth year as overall trial attrition rates rise

January 21, 2025
Breast cancer continues to be the world’s most studied disease in clinical trials, topping all categories for a fourth successive year, according to data analytics leader Phesi.

Hydrogen hub invests £3million in groundbreaking net zero projects

January 20, 2025
Funding valued at £3 million is to be shared among 10 research projects that aim to develop technologies to realise plans to tap the carbon saving value of hydrogen and...

Strategy launched to futureproof UK role in materials innovation

January 13, 2025
The long-awaited National Materials Innovation Strategy has launched with the claim that a committed policy could double the number of sector jobs to more than 100,000 within a decade.

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