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Pioneering data and AI advancements helping to deliver the NHS’s future vision

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is pioneering advancements in data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare and tackle health inequalities and will play a critical role in helping the government deliver its new 10-year plan for the NHS.

Doctor audiologist using otoscope while examining ear of his senior adult patient in doctor's office

First-in-human trial for regenerative cell therapy for sensorineural hearing loss approved 

Rinri Therapeutics, a world leading spinout company from the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ dedicated to transforming sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) with regenerative cell therapy, has received approval to begin its first-in-human clinical trial. 
Digital generated image of H2 hydrogen molecule made out of liquid on green background.

Great British Chemicals to turn industrial waste into world-first green chemistry

A major research centre that is set to position the UK as a global leader in clean technology, is being launched by the universities of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, Newcastle and Nottingham.
A bee flying near a Bluebell
Elmfield biodiversity hotspot (Credit: Alexander Dunnett, Landscape Operative)

New study revealing bees' secret to super-efficient learning could revolutionise AI and robotics

A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning & recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is developed, according to a University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ study.
Artist's impression of the star

High-speed propeller star is fastest spinning confirmed white dwarf

A white dwarf star that completes a full rotation once every 25 seconds is the fastest spinning confirmed white dwarf, according to a team of astronomers from the Universities of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and Warwick.

Grenfell Tower

Mental health research highlights devastating impact on leaseholders affected by cladding scandal

Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, leaseholders in apartments with flammable cladding are still suffering the fallout which is taking a huge toll on their mental health and wellbeing.
Rows of empty red seats in a cinema

Covid-19’s impact on arts, culture and heritage sector revealed by landmark report

A major new report revealing the economic impact of Covid-19 on the UK’s arts, culture and heritage sector, has been published by researchers at the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw
Professor Dame Pamela Shaw, Professor of Neurology and Consultant Neurologist at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, and the Director of the NIHR ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Biomedical Research Centre

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ scientists welcome £50 million investment to accelerate MND research

New government funding will support targeted MND research like the pioneering work conducted by scientists at the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Neuroscience Institute and NIHR ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Biomedical Research Centre.
People walking on the concourse in the heart of the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's campus, near its Students' Union building

University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ renews commitment to sustainable investment

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has become a founding signatory of a new declaration of climate expectations, which sets out the minimum climate commitments it expects from the companies managing its investments (asset managers).