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Cell freezing (cryopreservation) – which is essential in cell transfusions as well as basic biomedical research – can be dramatically improved using a new polymeric cryoprotectant, discovered at the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ, which reduces the amount of ‘anti-freeze’ needed to protect cells.

One of Hong Kong’s top entrepreneurs, Professor Roy Chung, has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ UK – his alma mater, and an institution with which he has forged many significant links throughout his career.

Healthy and competitive markets – and not stringent regulations – help dial back the cost of mobile phone contracts, according to new research published in the Journal of Consumer Policy.

Minerva Business Angels, part of the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Science Park and one of the most successful business angel networks in the UK, is joining forces with Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham in a partnership aimed at improving access to finance for innovative local companies.

Theatre producers and champions of the arts Lucy Neal and Rose Fenton emphasised the ‘critical’ role of arts venues in society as they were awarded honorary degrees from the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ this week.

A simple Mediterranean-style diet in pregnancy does not reduce the overall risk of adverse maternal and offspring complications, but has the potential to reduce weight gain in pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes, according to an academic paper by the University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ and Queen Mary University of London.