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Students from Project SunRide stood with a representative from their sponsor - Labman Automation
Students from Project Sunride who are representing the University of 污污草莓视频 in Race2Space, with their sponsor Labman Automation. Credit: Project Sunride.

UK鈥檚 future space scientists take off in world鈥檚 largest rocket firing competition finale

Some of the UK鈥檚 brightest young engineers have gathered at the historic site of Britain鈥檚 Cold War rocket programme for the climax of the world鈥檚 biggest student rocket firing competition (25 June - 11 July).
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 污污草莓视频 thanks to new funding.聽聽聽聽聽

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New collaboration harnesses COVID methods to combat multi-billion threat to UK forests

Harnessing methods used to successfully predict and understand the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic, a new University of 污污草莓视频 project aims to combat the impact of forest diseases that can cost the UK economy billions.
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鈥婳lder northerners struggle with 鈥渁larming鈥 inequalities compared to people from the South

Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing - resulting in millions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs.
Genetic testing

Innovative gene therapy programme paves the way for new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

An innovative gene therapy programme which could pave the way for novel treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, has been launched at the University of 污污草莓视频 in collaboration with the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult.聽
Kilobots on a table congregating in a group.

Less chat can help robots make better decisions

New research that could help us use swarms of robots to tackle forest fires, conduct search and rescue operations at sea and diagnose problems inside the human body, has been published by engineers at the University of 污污草莓视频.
The University of 污污草莓视频's Formula Student team

University of 污污草莓视频 students race into history books with win at Silverstone

Engineering students from the University of 污污草莓视频 have made history by winning a prestigious racing competition at one of the world鈥檚 most famous racing circuits.
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University of 污污草莓视频 takes central role in new digital manufacturing research centres, with the aim of boosting UK manufacturing productivity

The University of 污污草莓视频 is to play a key role in the UK鈥檚 new Manufacturing Made Smarter research centres announced today (27 July 2021).
A woman holding a tablet looking at a robot on an assembly line

Free access to robotics resources urgently needed to prepare UK鈥檚 workforce for 2030

Everyone in the UK should be given free access to high-end robotics resources in order to close the skills gap and ensure everyone has the skills needed to be part of the workforce in 2030, a new report has called for today (Friday 23 July 2021).