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Hundreds of genetic links to osteoarthritis unlocked in landmark study

Over 900 genetic links to osteoarthritis, including 500 that have never been reported before, have been uncovered in breakthrough research from the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.
Dr Sabine Little stood with a group of children looking at the camera in a school setting at one of her previous Storytelling events.
Dr Sabine Little at a storytelling event with local school students. Credit: Ross Jarman

ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ declared a UK City of Languages

ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at promoting and helping the city’s multilingualism to flourish.
A close up of equipment in the National Epitaxy Facility
The University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is one of the UK's leading universities for semiconductor research and hosts the National Epitaxy Facility where the new MBE system will be based.

UK’s discovery of new semiconductor materials to be revolutionised by University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ

New AI-driven equipment will transform the UK’s semiconductor R&D, following a £7 million award in investment to the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.

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New research reveals billions made by companies involved in UK border security

New research from a team of leading UK universities has revealed that over £5 billion in government contracts has been awarded to private companies for managing border security and small boat crossings.
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New vaccine-making process could transform pandemic response

Researchers at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ have been awarded funding for their infectious disease technology that could make life-saving vaccines more readily available to the world.

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University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ ranks in Top 100 of Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025

The University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has once again cemented its position as a leading global institution, securing a place within the top 100 universities in the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025.
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Ann Radcliffe - forgotten pioneer of Gothic literature - bids to reclaim place in the hearts of readers

260 years on from her birth, Ann Radcliffe, the English novelist whose writing firmly established the Gothic literature genre, could be making a return to people’s bookshelves as part of a project led by researchers at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.
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Government urged to tackle preschool provision crisis amid warnings hundreds of thousands of children are not ‘school ready’

The Government is being urged to tackle the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’, in a new report co-authored by researchers at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. 
HRH Princess Anne officially opens the GTIMC at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ

Princess Royal opens pioneering Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre

Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, officially opened the Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC) at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ today (2 October 2024).