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The ERC today, the 9th December, announced the winners of its latest Consolidator Grant competition for mid-career researchers. The funding is part of the EU’s current research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, and worth in total €655 million. With this support, the new grantees will be able to consolidate their teams and have far-reaching impact. The two ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ academics who have received the award are Professor David Loeffler, from the Mathematics Institute, and Dr Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay from the Department of Physics.

In direct contradiction to the official forecast, a team that includes University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ scientists and led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is predicting that the Sunspot Cycle that started this fall could be one of the strongest since record-keeping began.

New research shows that knee replacement surgery using a tourniquet increases the risk of serious complications, and causes additional pain after surgery

New analysis from the Health Foundation, led by an Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ, published in The Lancet shows that a smaller proportion of positive COVID-19 cases and their contacts are reached by NHS Test and Trace in more deprived areas than in less deprived areas.

A project to strengthen the resilience of disadvantaged, disenfranchised, and at-risk neighbourhoods in Brazil and Colombia — led by the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ, UK — has received around a million pounds from (GCRF) Collective Fund.

ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ joins forces with leading UK universities to focus agricultural research where it can make most difference on the ground