Nuclear experts at The University of Manchester have developed a roadmap detailing the eight key actions required to assess the role of nuclear energy in the UK’s net zero future objectively. The 41-page position paper entitled Nuclear energy for net zero: a strategy for action, sets out the steps needed to examine […]
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UEA has been successful in its application to the British Council’s Education Partnership Initiative, a competitive funding scheme aimed at supporting multi-lateral higher education links. The project will support the creation of a new international educational hub. The proposed LIT Educational Hub has three main pillars: Language, Interculturality, and Technology. It […]
Professor Jay Hinton has received a second prestigious Wellcome Investigator Award to further his world-leading research on ‘killer’ African Salmonella. Bloodstream infections caused by variants of two types of Salmonella (Typhimurium and Enteritidis) cause around 50,000 deaths each year in sub-Saharan Africa. This endemic disease has recently become a major public health concern. Professor […]
The University of Reading has been named as a leader in openness by animal research charity Understanding Animal Research. The award sees the University of Reading become the 15th institution in the UK to be recognised for modelling best practice about communicating animal research. The recognition follows two previous awards for work […]
LSE-Lancet Commission critically considers the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and sets out a long-term vision for the NHS which re-lays the foundations for a better, fairer health and care service. The expert authors make seven recommendations spanning workforce, disease prevention and diagnosis, digital health, and better integration of […]
“Companies must be completely transparent about their impact on wildlife, more so than ever after the COVID-19 pandemic,” says MDX’s Dr Suman Lodh. The majority of the top 200 richest corporations in the world have been failing to disclose how many species of plants and animals they conserve, protect or […]
The Southern Ocean dominates the oceanic uptake of human-made CO2. But how much carbon dioxide can it actually absorb in the future? This long-standing question remained unresolved as projections of different generation of climate models repeatedly showed a wide range of future Southern Ocean CO2 sink estimates. Climate scientists from […]
On the 28th November 1951, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, arrived on campus to open the new Stephenson Building and to be made an Honorary Doctor of Civil Law. His visit to what was then King’s College – which would become the University of Newcastle in 1963 – attracted crowds […]
Loughborough University has underpinned its commitment to women’s sport with the launch of a new Lightning Cycling franchise. Developed with investment from The Recruitment Group, the new team will consist of six female athletes who will compete on the national stage. The franchise will also boast an unrivalled backroom offer, […]
University of Hull Vice-Chancellor Professor Susan Lea has been appointed as a founding board member of the new Hull & East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership. Professor Lea, who formerly sat on the board of the Humber LEP, is one of eight members chosen to help steer the economic direction of […]
