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2020 ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Prize for Women in Translation longlist announced

16 titles have been longlisted for the fourth annual award of the ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Prize for Women in Translation.

Mon 26 Oct 2020, 16:41 | Tags: ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Prize for Women in Translation

Scientists develop genetic ‘monitors’ that detect when genes are active

Genetic sensors that can detect the activity from genes, rather than just the genes themselves, have been developed by a team led by University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ scientists.

Mon 26 Oct 2020, 15:17 | Tags: School of Life Sciences Science and Technology

Trial will test existing drugs against rare blood cancer

A clinical trial designed to test existing drugs in the treatment of a rare blood cancer has been launched at the Universities of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ and Birmingham.


Could insect manure help grow crops? ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ and Durham researchers to investigate

The waste from larvae production could be used as a crop fertiliser should commercial insect farms get off the ground in the UK. This is the concept that researchers at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ and Durham University are investigating as part of a major government-funded project to look at the viability of rearing insects for animal feed in the UK.

Mon 26 Oct 2020, 11:40 | Tags: School of Life Sciences Science and Technology

The Prof. Lord Bhattacharyya Building at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ wins British Council for Offices Midlands and Central England Innovation Award

The National Automotive Innovation Centre, in the Prof. Lord Bhattacharyya Building, at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, has been recognised as one of the best workplaces in the Midlands and Central England at the annual British Council for Offices (BCO) regional awards. The BCO’s Festival Awards Week, recognises the highest quality developments in the UK and sets the standard for excellence in the regional and national office sector.


Building blocks of language evolved 30-40 million years ago

The capacity for language is built upon our ability to understand combinations of words and the relationships between them, but the evolutionary history of this ability is little understood. Now, researchers from the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ have managed to date this capacity to at least 30-40 million years ago, the last common ancestor of monkeys, apes and humans.

Thu 22 Oct 2020, 09:24 | Tags: Psychology Science and Technology

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