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Gujarat Biotechnology University celebrates its first graduation ceremony

06 January, 2025

In October 2024, Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU) celebrated its first cohort of 26 students…

Genes linked to deadly parasites’ spread beyond Africa identified

19 December, 2024

Parasites that cause the deadly illness known as sleeping sickness can spread beyond their native…

New spinout Concinnity Genetics raises £3m for gene control systems for advanced therapeutics

15 December, 2024

Gene control company Concinnity Genetics, recently spun out of the University of Edinburgh, has…

Stephen Wallace awarded European Research Council grant

03 December, 2024

Professor Stephen Wallace is the recipient of a €2M European grant for a project that will help to…

New spinout Trogenix unveils revolutionary cancer treatment platform

03 December, 2024

New University of Edinburgh spinout Trogenix has unveiled a novel technology platform that achieves…

University startup in final three for global environmental prize

02 December, 2024

A company that grows nutrient-rich algae from whisky waste to help preserve wild fish populations…

Can vandalising music inspire us to take action on wildlife decline?

22 November, 2024

Sigur Ros’s iconic song, Hoppipolla, which was used to promote the award-winning BBC series Planet…

Professor Sally Lowell joins EMBO membership

27 October, 2024

Congratulations to Professor Sally Lowell on becoming a member of the European Molecular Biology…

Professor Josephine Pemberton receives the British Ecological Society’s highest honour

27 October, 2024

Professor Josephine Pemberton has been awarded honorary membership by the British Ecological…

Unravelling the key to the centromere’s eternal life

06 September, 2024

Scientists have solved a decade long question about the mechanism that preserves the centromere,…