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Bowden award for researcher’s bird standing studies
Added: 24 Jul 2025
Royal Veterinary College (RVC) PhD student Yuting Lin has been awarded the Ruth Bowden Award for he…

Study suggests older male endurance athletes have greater heart rhythm risk
Added: 21 Jul 2025
Older male endurance athletes may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to a study…

Plant peacemaker’s segregation keeps ant wars at bay
Added: 20 Jul 2025
Plants from the Pacific based genus Squamellaria which have adapted to encourage the presence of an…

Ri receives boosts for outreach and environmental overhaul
Added: 19 Jul 2025
Urenco is to support the Royal Institution (Ri) in its efforts to expand its Young Scientist Centre…

Shopping mall technicians ‘offer solution to NHS eye appointments bottleneck’
Added: 14 Jul 2025
Technician staffed virtual eye clinics in shopping centres can help significantly reduce serious ap…

Eppendorf young investigators award recognises neuron-tumour expert
Added: 14 Jul 2025
This year’s Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators has gone to an expert in neuron-tumour…

Hair’s breadth ‘chapel on a chip’ demonstrates wonders of laser manufacturing
Added: 6 Jul 2025
Sorbonne university’s Chapel of Saint Ursula has been a Parisian landmark for nearly four centuries…

Reviewer pinpoints Top 10 howlers to avoid for science publishing success
Added: 6 Jul 2025
Researchers concerned that their science journal submissions could be rejected on account of inaccu…

Volunteers’ lichen finds give conservation boost to rare rainforest
Added: 6 Jul 2025
Citizen science volunteers have identified two rare lichens never before recorded in the north of E…

New body seeks to counter Russell Group research dominance
Added: 29 Jun 2025
Secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Peter Kyle has welcomed the creation of a…

UK leads in Europe for life science foreign investment projects
Added: 29 Jun 2025
The UK was Europe overall’s leading European destination for life sciences foreign direct investmen…

Birmingham four win RSC research prizes
Added: 29 Jun 2025
The University of Birmingham is celebrating Royal Society of Chemistry research prize wins for four…

Climate change is boosting soil-based pathogen development warns report
Added: 28 Jun 2025
Global warming is enhancing the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil microbes, wa…

Miele Professional launches glass washers to cater for all laboratory needs
Added: 27 Jun 2025
Miele Professional, a global leader in premium commercial appliances, has announced the launch of i…

Glasgow team wins £0.4 million to harness cancer-fighting immune cells
Added: 10 Jun 2025
Nearly £0.4 million has been awarded to a University of Glasgow team researching the use of immune …

First UK-wide register of university spin-outs published
Added: 10 Jun 2025
The first national register has been published of the UK’s university spin-outs, providing comparat…

Trials start on Bath pillow for safer bed transfers
Added: 10 Jun 2025
A new product co-developed by university academics and their local hospital trust could reduce the …

Study claims mRNA vaccines carry lower GBS risk
Added: 10 Jun 2025
A new international study claims that mRNA vaccines may be associated with a lower risk of developi…

Belgium’s universities start work on ‘new physics’ for CERN
Added: 4 Jun 2025
Belgian universities have begun work on updating one of the two particle physics detectors that for…

Mass collaboration produces benchmark recommendations for oxylipin studies
Added: 4 Jun 2025
An international collaboration involving 100 individuals from more than 70 academic institutions ha…