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Doctor audiologist using otoscope while examining ear of his senior adult patient in doctor's office

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.
A bee flying near a Bluebell
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.
Researcher in a lab using a pipet

New research to develop blood test that predicts the risk of secondary breast cancer

A blood test which could predict the likelihood of breast cancer spreading to the bone and becoming incurable, is being developed by researchers at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ thanks to new funding.     

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Covid-19’s impact on arts, culture and heritage sector revealed by landmark report

A major new report revealing the economic impact of Covid-19 on the UK’s arts, culture and heritage sector, has been published by researchers at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, Professor of Neurology and Consultant Neurologist at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, and the Director of the NIHR ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Biomedical Research Centre

ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ scientists welcome £50 million investment to accelerate MND research

New government funding will support targeted MND research like the pioneering work conducted by scientists at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Neuroscience Institute and NIHR ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Biomedical Research Centre.
People walking on the concourse in the heart of the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's campus, near its Students' Union building

University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ renews commitment to sustainable investment

The University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has become a founding signatory of a new declaration of climate expectations, which sets out the minimum climate commitments it expects from the companies managing its investments (asset managers).

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New study examines why some care workers oppose mandatory vaccination

A new study from the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has explored why some care workers are opposed to mandatory vaccination and why the policy could make staff shortages worse.

A supermarket trolley in front of full shelves of packaged foods.

Study first to suggest that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods has environmental implications

A new collaborative study of 30-year changes in the Brazilian diet finds that increased consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to worsened impacts on the environment, and echoes dietary changes in the UK.