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This area contains news from the University since October 2020. For stories from 2010 to October 2020, use the 'News archive' above or search at the top of the page.
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Over 120 different tree species found in ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s gardens

More than 120 different species of trees are growing in gardens across the city of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, a new survey has revealed.
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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. 
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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.

Students remember Nobel Prize winner with hands-on chemistry workshop
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Significant holes in election spending, new report reveals

Nearly 15 per cent of spending by political parties during the 2019 UK general election campaign is unaccounted for, according to a new report from researchers at the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.
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New research identifies more than 1,000 genes linked to severe COVID-19

University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ research collaboration with Stanford University reveals why some healthy adults with the COVID-19 infection become seriously ill, whilst others have few symptoms
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Our response to the Government Food Strategy

The Government’s long-awaited National Food Strategy, published on 13 June, was greeted with dismay and disappointment by members of the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Institute for Sustainable Food.
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Tennis club at University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ crowned best of its kind in Britain

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Tennis Club has been named the best of its kind in Britain after receiving the University of the Year accolade at the LTA Tennis Awards 2022.