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Project aims to prove plastic can be fantastic for pharmaceuticals

26 July, 2023

A team of Scottish researchers is exploring a new process that could see plastic waste from…

Frank Qasim Machin wins SULSA Early Career Researcher Prize

12 July, 2023

Dr Frank Machin, a Postdoctoral Research Associate has won the Scottish Universities Life Sciences…

Professor Eleanor Riley recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

19 June, 2023

Professor Eleanor Riley has been awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for…

Fossil study sheds light on famous spirals found in nature

16 June, 2023

A 3D model of a 407-million-year-old plant fossil has overturned thinking on the evolution of…

Funding boost for scientists using AI to identify treatments for rare diseases

15 June, 2023

A research team developing enzyme replacement therapies for people with rare diseases has been…

Stephen Wallace wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize

12 June, 2023

Dr Stephen Wallace, a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, has been…

Richard Milne wins Teacher of the Year

31 May, 2023

Dr Richard Milne has been awarded Teacher of the Year in the College of Science & Engineering…

Professor Loeske Kruuk elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

31 May, 2023

Professor Loeske Kruuk has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, in recognition of her…

Professor Sally Lowell elected to Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship

22 May, 2023

Professor Sally Lowell, Personal Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Early Development in the Institute…

£9m funding boost for cell biology research

03 May, 2023

A £9 million grant from Wellcome will fund a new Discovery Research Platform that will reveal deep…