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€2 million has been awarded by the European Commission to the community of universities — of which the UK’s University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ is a founding member — with the purpose of opening up academic research to businesses, policy-makers, and the wider public.

A new technique that can spot a potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women, with up to 73% accuracy months before delivery, has been developed by scientists at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing battle for scientists to overcome, as more antimicrobials are urgently needed to treat biofilm-associated infections. However scientists from the School of Life Sciences at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ say research into natural antimicrobials could provide candidates to fill the antibiotic discovery gap.

Consuming a plant-based diet can lower blood pressure even if small amounts of meat and dairy are consumed too, according to new research from the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Two University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ researchers have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding work. Professor Rebecca Earle (History) and Professor Mark Harrison (Economics) are among 52 new Fellows announced today by the prestigious institution, which supports and promotes the humanities and social sciences in the UK and around the world.

Dr Mona Faraji Niri, from WMG at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ has been invited to host a webinar for WoMENAIT – a non-profit organisation honouring and empowering women of middle-east and North Africa in technology.