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Europe to mark lab science’s key role again with dedicated day
Added: 30 Sep 2024
European Laboratory Day returns on 5 November to focus on the contribution of laboratory medicine p…
Universities launch programme to boost UK space sector graduate opportunities
Added: 22 Sep 2024
Three south of England-based universities have launched a project to provide hands-on industry expe…
BioGrad announces national expansion with opening of York site
Added: 22 Sep 2024
Laboratory testing specialist BioGrad Group has announced plans for a major site in York – the fift…
Aston AIME celebrates launch with collaborative science
Added: 22 Sep 2024
The new Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence has hosted its official academic launch at Aston Un…
Alzheimer’s Society pledges £9 million for three dementia training centres
Added: 15 Sep 2024
The Alzheimer’s Society is investing in a multimillion pound project to tackle the talent drain of …
Bristol dominates uni cohort with double win at first AI awards
Added: 15 Sep 2024
The University of Bristol’s leading role in artificial intelligence for higher education received p…
Replacing ultra-processed foods in diet associated with reduction in type 2 diabetes risk
Added: 15 Sep 2024
A new study of the links between processed foods and diabetes risk suggests considerable variation,…
Young innovator turns to 3D to scale up stroke recovery tool
Added: 8 Sep 2024
Innovate UK’s 2023 Young Innovators award winner is using 3D printing to put his stroke recovery th…
Dundee MRC PPU wins £27 million-plus for groundbreaking disease and reagents research
Added: 8 Sep 2024
The University of Dundee’s renowned MRC PPU (Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation) unit has b…
Study suggests potential heatwave impact on epilepsy
Added: 8 Sep 2024
Heatwaves could be associated with an increase in abnormal brain activity among people with epileps…
Do research AI rules disadvantage non-native English scientists?
Added: 6 Sep 2024
Valuable research by non-native English speakers gets missed, suggests Adrian Wallwork, because of …
The hydrodynamics lab pioneering offshore renewable energy innovation
Added: 4 Sep 2024
The University of Manchester’s new hydrodynamics lab simulates the complexities of the ocean and ca…
Cell mapping project gives hope for new insights into endometriosis
Added: 1 Sep 2024
Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Oxford University’s Nuffield department of women’s …
AI to help GPs identify those at high risk of heart-related death
Added: 1 Sep 2024
An AI tool that pinpoints hidden heart risk in patients could be rolled out for GPs to use within t…
Dr Chris van Tulleken to deliver 2024 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Added: 25 Aug 2024
Science broadcaster Dr Chris van Tulleken will deliver this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lect…
Machine learning provides workout for new polymers
Added: 25 Aug 2024
Materials scientists in Japan have adapted machine learning to predict the mechanical properties of…
Heriot-Watt project wins £0.75 mill for alternative to painful cancer biopsies
Added: 26 Aug 2024
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University are developing a new method of identifying cancerous DNA whic…
‘Swifties’ nail 100,000 milestone
Added: 17 Aug 2024
A conservation app dedicated to mobilising citizen scientists to help protect Swift populations has…
Speedy separation offers tool for microplastics and cancer cell studies
Added: 17 Aug 2024
Researchers in Sweden have pinpointed a method to speed the separation of particles in fluids, prov…
Lab Innovations opens for registration and bumper 2024
Added: 17 Aug 2024
Visitor registration has opened for Lab Innovations 2024, which takes place at Birmingham NEC from …
