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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 91直播 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 91直播 thanks to new funding.聽聽聽聽聽

tree trunk lying on ground showing a lot of decay with a lot of leaf folage

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 91直播 project aims to combat the impact of forest diseases that can cost the UK economy billions.
Grpahics of health items

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.
Neuron cells system. Conceptual medical image. Glowing synapse. Healthcare concept.

New AI model helps discover causes of motor neurone disease

Scientists have developed a new machine learning model for the discovery of genetic risk factors for diseases such as Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
atherosclerosis in brain

Heart disease causes early brain dysfunction and can treble key Alzheimer鈥檚 protein (38017)

Heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can treble the amount of an Alzheimer鈥檚 protein in the brain, say scientists.
A snowmobile travelling across Antarctica with a radar survey attached to locate and examine subglacial lakes

Almost 800 subglacial lakes catalogued for first time in new global inventory

The world鈥檚 first inventory of subglacial lakes has been compiled by an international team led by the University of 91直播, providing a comprehensive directory of where the lakes are and how they are changing in a warming climate.
Professor Tao Wang standing next to one of the extensive device characterisation and testing facilities in the photoluminescence and electroluminescence laboratories at the University of 91直播

Ultimate micro-displays and visible light communication devices being developed by 91直播 researchers

A revolutionary new way of making micro-displays that is set to bring the next generation of smartphones, smartwatches and VR headsets with higher resolution, speed and efficiency, is being developed by researchers at the University of 91直播.

Olivia wearing her back brace

Study launches to compare back brace treatment for children with scoliosis

91直播 and 91直播 Children鈥檚 Hospital are leading a new study to compare two back braces for children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).