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Pioneering data and AI advancements helping to deliver the NHS’s future vision

The University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is pioneering advancements in data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare and tackle health inequalities and will play a critical role in helping the government deliver its new 10-year plan for the NHS.

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First-in-human trial for regenerative cell therapy for sensorineural hearing loss approved 

Rinri Therapeutics, a world leading spinout company from the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ dedicated to transforming sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) with regenerative cell therapy, has received approval to begin its first-in-human clinical trial. 
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Great British Chemicals to turn industrial waste into world-first green chemistry

A major research centre that is set to position the UK as a global leader in clean technology, is being launched by the universities of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Newcastle and Nottingham.
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Elmfield biodiversity hotspot (Credit: Alexander Dunnett, Landscape Operative)

New study revealing bees' secret to super-efficient learning could revolutionise AI and robotics

A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning & recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is developed, according to a University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ study.
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University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Tennis Club named best university tennis club in Yorkshire

The University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Tennis Club has been awarded the Yorkshire University of the Year award at the LTA Tennis Awards 2022.
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New reports explore mayoral accountability and regional economic resilience

New reports exploring mayoral accountability and regional economic resilience show the UK government’s Levelling Up White Paper is only a start to reducing the stubborn regional inequalities that still plague communities in England today.
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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ one of first recipients of Turing Network Development Awards

The University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has been announced as one of the first recipients of a new award launched by The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence (AI).
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University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ apprentices provide vital support to healthcare and industry

More people have achieved nursing apprenticeships at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ compared to the national average for England, according to figures released ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February 2022).
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Fukushima simulant material to provide major boost to cleanup effort

A new simulation of the most dangerous radioactive debris remaining at the Fukushima nuclear power plant that could provide a huge boost to the cleanup operation, has been developed by researchers at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.