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Northumbria-led global polar team reveals shocking rise in ice sheet depletion
Added: 23 Apr 2023
The last decade saw seven of the worst cases of polar ice depletion, with 2019 ranked the most seri…
Fragrance industry scents trouble from EU substance reclassification
Added: 15 Apr 2023
European Union changes to chemicals legislation are a potential threat to the substantial fragrance…
Bristol team help boost Chornobyl radiation monitoring
Added: 3 Apr 2023
Researchers from the University of Bristol will be part of the international team seeking to repair…
Royal Assent opens door to gene edited food in UK
Added: 29 Mar 2023
The granting of Royal Assent for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has finally opened…
Treasury opts for stealth to ‘announce’ takeback of £1.6 bill EU Horizon funds
Added: 23 Feb 2023
Some £1.6 billion in funds allocated for scientific research has been taken back by the Treasury.
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Southampton University’s featherweight plans knockout blow for space debris
Added: 15 Feb 2023
Southampton University researchers have successfully piloted the launch of a small scale plasma thr…
UEA survey seeks to improve disabled access to lab professions
Added: 14 Feb 2023
University of East Anglia researchers are appealing to participants nationwide to contribute to the…
Rare mineral project offers means to tackle acid effect on ocean life
Added: 29 Jan 2023
Scientists at Heriot-Watt and Hamburg universities say they have developed a process to boost ocean…
NASA awaits return of landmark space experiments cargo
Added: 8 Jan 2023
Samples from pioneering experiments into radiation, hydroponics and bioprospecting in microgravity …
Call for targeted approach to boost bird-friendly farming
Added: 8 Jan 2023
Threatened farmland bird species would benefit from a more strategic investment of resources rather…
UK poised to be world-leading lab-grown meat producer, claims patent firm
Added: 17 Dec 2022
The United Kingdom is on course to play a major international role in the development of lab-grown …
Automated material analysis offers cut to cost and human error
Added: 4 Dec 2022
Researchers in Japan have developed a method to automate a mathematical procedure used to analyse X…
Millions of pounds of expired Covid PPE faces disposal, claims firm
Added: 22 Nov 2022
A surplus of personal protective equipment to deal with an expected third winter spike in Covid-19 …
Tech challenges hinder mountain water data gathering
Added: 7 Nov 2022
Global failure to make better use of the latest monitoring technologies for high altitude water dat…
Health data project appeals for 5 million UK volunteers
Added: 7 Nov 2022
Five million UK adults are being invited to participate in one of the largest and most ambitious he…
Jha and Rannard headline at Lab Innovations
Added: 31 Oct 2022
Economist science correspondent Alok Jha and leading academic and spin-out pioneer Dr Steve Rannard…
Global project to measure carbon footprint of clinical trials
Added: 16 Oct 2022
A new international initiative is developing a methodology to assess the respective environmental i…
Nikon Small World hands awards first place to photogenic gecko image
Added: 16 Oct 2022
The three millimetre hand of a lizard embryo captured on camera in incredible detail has won first …
Jacobs to support refurbishment of UK nuclear research laboratories
Added: 26 Sep 2022
US technical consultancy leaders Jacobs has won a £10 million contract to support National Nuclear …
CCDC grants aim to inspire tomorrow’s structural chemistry pioneers
Added: 11 Sep 2022
One of the world’s leading resources for structural chemistry, Cambridge Crystallographic Data Cent…
