Two renowned biomedical researchers have been awarded £1 million to undertake world-leading research into diseases such as prostate cancer and mitochondrial disease at Northumbria University. The grant funding has been awarded by the Academy of Medical Sciences as part of its commitment to attract and retain talent from across the globe to take up Professorships […]
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The University of Aberdeen has joined a major European research and innovation programme to develop next-generation chemical risk assessment, incorporating both human health and the environment in a ‘One Health’ approach. The 400-million-euro European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) is a seven-year partnership between 200 partners in 28 countries including the […]
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Coventry University Group is launching the new Coventry University Research Institute Europe (CURIE), with the ambition of broadening the scope of its campus in Poland to undertake challenge-led research. Over time, local scientists and researchers will work with collaborators in Poland and across Europe, to help to resolve global issues such as clean growth and […]
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Pioneering research directly dates the earliest milk use in prehistoric Europe: A new study has shown milk was used by the first farmers from Central Europe in the early Neolithic era around 7,400 years ago, advancing humans’ ability to gain sustenance from milk and establishing the early foundations of the dairy industry. The international research, led […]
Coventry University’s REF results show how our research is Creating Better Futures with real impacts across the globe. Coventry University has had its biggest and best performance in the UK’s assessment of research in higher education after huge growth in its ability to deliver research aimed at impacting people’s lives around the globe. The percentage […]
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Coventry University Professor appointed Co-Director for the Doctoral Training Alliance: Coventry University Professor Elena Gaura has been chosen to take on the prestigious role of Co-Director at the University Alliance’s (UA) Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA). Professor Gaura, who is the University’s Professor of Pervasive Computing and Theme Director for Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences, will use her […]
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The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and the Dunhill Medical Trust (DMT) are inviting front-line health professionals to apply for a Doctoral Training Fellowship to undertake vital research relevant to age-related diseases and frailty. This is the third year of the joint scheme, offering funding for doctoral research that will ultimately benefit healthcare for older people. […]
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If you’ve got an interest in hair restoration, or you’re worried about losing your own locks, chances are you saw the news announcing a ‘critical breakthrough’ in the fight against hair loss. Newspapers and websites trumpeted a ‘cure for baldness’, courtesy of scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla, California. […]
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Pancreatic cancer is a truly tough challenge for researchers but a ‘back to basics’ approach to pancreatic cancer research can save more lives . The disease has the lowest survival rate of the 20 most common cancers, and less than seven per cent of patients in the UK will live beyond five years. Survival rates […]
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Most people would agree that research is necessary to improve clinical care: research tells us which treatments and services work, and which don’t, so that we can provide patients with the most appropriate, and most effective care. But an important question is: how much of the research that is done in biomedicine actually leads to […]