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An illustration of protein molecules. Credit: Getty

AI could accelerate protein engineering – key for developing new medicines

An AI approach developed by researchers from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and AstraZeneca, could make it easier to design proteins needed for new treatments.
Two men stand in front of a manufacturing machining centre looking into a laptop.

University of ºù«Ӱҵ spinout company set to revolutionise advanced manufacturing

A pioneering new software company that is set to revolutionise advanced manufacturing, has been spun-out of the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.

SOC Professor Sue Yeandle

University of ºù«Ӱҵ Professor honoured by King in Birthday Honours

University of ºù«Ӱҵ Professor, Sue Yeandle, has been appointed OBE (Officer of the British Empire) in the King’s Birthday Honours.
male patient sat on hospital bed looking worried

Leg amputation caused by arterial disease four times higher in disadvantaged areas

Research from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ has revealed leg amputation rates caused by arterial disease are four times as high in the most disadvantaged areas in England.

A nurse and an academic.

New nursing apprentices providing vital support on NHS frontline during pandemic

​More than 100 Nursing Associate Apprentices are making a major contribution to the fight against Covid-19 on the NHS frontline, after graduating from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.

Distressed health care worker during Covid-19 pandemic

Nurses and female health care workers most at risk of distress during Covid-19 pandemic

Researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ have conducted the largest global review of the factors linked to psychological distress in health care workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Boeing and University of ºù«Ӱҵ AMRC renew partnership for five more years

Boeing has renewed its longstanding relationship with the University of ºù«Ӱҵ Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with an agreement that will continue two decades of innovation and collaboration for another five years.
High school pupils taking part in a University of ºù«Ӱҵ outreach event

University of ºù«Ӱҵ receives record donation to support disadvantaged students and pioneering medical research

ºù«Ӱҵ has been given £5.85 million - the largest single gift from an individual alumnus in its history - to launch a new student support programme and search for new therapies for a range of incurable and debilitating diseases.
Rendered image of a brain showing white matter tracts

Obesity may exacerbate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows

New research from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease.