Press Releases
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ computer scientists are helping secure your data against quantum computers
This month, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has issued a standard for high-security code-based cryptography to keep user data safe against quantum computers, co-designed by ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ computer scientists.
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ awarded €2.5m ERC grant to decode soil's hidden synchronization
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ researcher Prof. Gary Bending has won a €2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant to investigate how plants coordinate the daily rhythms of soil microbes around their roots, work that could transform soil management and crop health.
New code tackles root causes of the construction industry's mental health crisis
University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ researchers have shaped a new Mental Health Joint Code of Practice, launched by the Construction Leadership Council, that presents solutions to poor mental health in construction.
Europe’s crops under threat: ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ-led €6 Million project launches to tackle rising plant pest crisis
University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ leads European consortium to build the first platform capable of coordinating Europe's response to devastating agricultural and forest pest invasions.
University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ attracts leading Extended Reality researcher through Global Talent Fund
Dr Markus Tatzgern has been appointed as Associate Professor (Reader) in Creative Technologies, as part of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s £4.35 million award from the UK Government’s Global Talent Fund.
University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ to lead acceptability component of major spinal muscular atrophy screening study
A £4 million NIHR-funded study will screen up to 755,000 babies across England for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), with ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ leading the critical work to ensure results reach families at the right time, in the right way.