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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.

A small boat crossing the sea, in the background a much larger military or security type vessel can be seen.

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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Faster way of detecting antibiotic resistance developed by researchers

A new, quicker way of detecting antibiotic resistance in bacteria has been developed by a team of scientists from the EPSRC funded interdisciplinary research collaboration, i-sense.
Capability Brown, Royal Gardener

New book celebrates the landscapes and legacy of Capability Brown

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was the most influential landscape designer of the 18th century, and his name became synonymous with what became known as the English landscape garden.

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Artificial intelligence helps predict risk of developing mouth cancer

Artificial intelligence can help doctors better predict the risk of patients developing oral cancer, new research from the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ has revealed.
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New way of cooking rice removes arsenic and retains mineral nutrients, study shows

Cooking rice in a certain way removes over 50 per cent of the naturally occurring arsenic in brown rice, and 74 per cent in white rice, according to new research.
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Congratulations to our new Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

Three Faculty of Social Sciences colleagues have been successfully nominated to become Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences: Jackie Harrison (Journalism); Damian Hodgson (Management School) and Kate Reed (Sociological Studies).