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Blog - What does it mean to be alive?

24 April, 2025

Hee-Kyung Ahn, Royal Society University Research Fellow, recalls her grandmother's love of…

Sandy Hetherington wins prestigious Leverhulme Prize

20 October, 2023

Dr Sandy Hetherington, a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in…

Sandy Hetherington wins the European Research Council Starting Grant 2023

05 September, 2023

Dr Sandy Hetherington, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, has been awarded a prestigious European Research…

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…

Karen Halliday and Steven Spoel become Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

21 March, 2023

Professors Karen Halliday and Steven Spoel have been named as Fellows of the Royal Society of…

How the Dandelion decides when to fly

09 June, 2022

The dandelions – famous for their fluffy seed carrying parachutes, provide food for birds and…

CRISPR insight could improve technique and biotechnology applications

02 March, 2022

The discovery that the CRISPR gene editing process differs between human and algae cells could lead…

Blog - A Spotlight On Dr Sandy Hetherington

11 May, 2021

Helen Foerd (final year PhD student) sat down with our new IMPS member, Dr Sandy Hetherington to…

Blog - Tiny but mighty: Algae hold the secret to turbo-charging photosynthesis in plants.

22 March, 2021

Researchers reveal the mechanism that forms the pyrenoid, an enigmatic compartment used by algae to…

School researchers awarded Chancellor’s Fellowships

04 March, 2021

Dr Beatriz Orosa Puente and Dr Joanna Sadler have been awarded prestigious fellowships to develop…