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Arteries of the abdomen - anatomy teaching resource

Arteries of the abdomen - creating an award-winning teaching resource

MSc Human Anatomy with Education student, Nick Hare, was given the task of creating an anatomy teaching resource during his studies. Here he tells us why he decided to create a lifesize model of the arteries of the abdomen, and how he went about it.
Prof Julie Gray

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ professor elected to prestigious international life sciences organisation

A plant biologist at the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, whose pioneering research is helping to tackle global food security risks, has been recognised by a prestigious international organisation for her outstanding contribution to the field.
Sunset over a maize field

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ researchers awarded £4.7m for major new greenhouse gas removal demonstration project

A team of scientists have been awarded £4.7m to develop a large multi-partner research project looking at the scientific, economic and social acceptability of using rock dust in agriculture to capture greenhouse gases.
DNA strands

Paving the way for the use of controlled heat as a therapeutic adjunct to topoisomerase targeting therapeutics

In this paper, we show that hyperthermia suppresses the level of topoisomerase mediated single- and double-strand breaks induced by exposure to topoisomerase poisons.
A picture of two Kordofan melons growing on the vine.

Ancient discovery could help us develop more disease resistant watermelons

An ancient melon which is the closest relative and potential ancestor of the watermelon, has been discovered by scientists.