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An illustration of protein molecules
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.
Professor Robert Mokaya (OBE, FRS)

University of ºù«Ӱҵ appoints new Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor

ºù«Ӱҵ has announced the appointment of Professor Robert Mokaya (OBE, FRS) as its new Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
A close up of a woman holding a plastic bottle containing hand cream in a supermarket

Switch to a bio-based economy boosted by new University of ºù«Ӱҵ initiative

The discovery phase for a new network that is set to help speed up the development and adoption of bio-based and biodegradable packaging - reducing our reliance on fossil resources - has been launched by researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
Professor Albert Ong and his colleagues around a computer showing kidney scans generated by AI

Artificial intelligence tool predicts kidney failure six times faster than human expert analysts

Kidney doctors and clinical scientists at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and ºù«Ӱҵ Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are using artificial intelligence to predict when a person's kidneys might fail six times faster than manual process.
An older woman sits on a bed, holding her hands over a small electric heater.

Millions more UK households still facing hardship due to energy price crisis

A new way to define and measure which households are most vulnerable to the energy price crisis has been published to help policy makers better identify those who will struggle to withstand the ongoing challenges in the UK energy market. 
Houses being constructed at a site in the UK

Study to explore if circular economy can meet needs of UK's buildings

A new project led by researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ will explore the extent to which the circular economy could meet the UK’s building needs using zero new material extractions, zero emissions and zero waste.