Articles tagged with 'science' | University of Manchester

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2024
22
October
2024
| 09:26 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is marking two decades since the discovery of graphene: the Nobel Prize-winning ‘wonder material’, which was first isolated by Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov on this day in 2004.
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17
October
2024
| 16:16 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has partnered with a new national research hub, which aims to position the UK as a world leader in the emerging global field of long-acting therapeutics.
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16
October
2024
| 10:00 Europe/London
Scientists believe they could have pinpointed the age of the largest and oldest impact basin on the Moon to over 4.32 billion years ago.
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09
October
2024
| 09:36 Europe/London
The University of Manchester hosted a two-day workshop focused on innovative solutions to reduce SF6 emissions, a significant contributor to greenhouse gases in the electrical industry.
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07
October
2024
| 13:53 Europe/London
A new report ORE Outlook 2040 from the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, calls for rapid acceleration in energy generation from the sea to help the UK meet its Net Zero targets by 2050.
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03
October
2024
| 14:01 Europe/London
The University of Manchester will play a key role in a new European collaboration, which aims to boost accessibility and coordination of leading astroparticle and astronomy research infrastructures.  
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02
October
2024
| 16:42 Europe/London
Inaccurate naming of genetic diseases is resulting in some rare genetic diseases needlessly being undiagnosed, University of Manchester scientists warn.
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02
October
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
Today, the BBSRC announced that researchers at The University of Manchester have been awarded £2 million as part of the Global Centre Bioeconomy grant, an $82 million initiative led by the National Science Foundation in the US.
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27
September
2024
| 10:00 Europe/London
Three scientists from The University of Manchester have been recognised in Research.com’s rankings of the top 100 Best Female Scientists in the UK 2024.
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26
September
2024
| 14:18 Europe/London
The M4 wave energy converter, developed by Professor Peter Stansby at The University of Manchester, has been successfully launched in Albany, Australia. The device is designed to harness the power of ocean waves to generate electricity, and the
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18
September
2024
| 16:00 Europe/London
Scientists have discovered that ocean waves may become far more extreme and complex than previously imagined.
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18
September
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is proud to share that Dr Bovinille Anye Cho has been announced as a recipient of the prestigious Royal Society Career Development Fellowship (CDF).
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16
September
2024
| 11:57 Europe/London
Scientists from The University of Manchester and the University of Warwick have developed a cutting-edge computational framework that enhances the safe freezing of medicines and vaccines.
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13
September
2024
| 10:00 Europe/London
Scientists have found a way to create artificial sugars that could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat diseases more accurately than ever before.
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10
September
2024
| 13:43 Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester will lead a European consortium to design crucial cable technology that will help achieve the ambition of transferring approximately 17% of total electricity from offshore wind by 2050. 
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09
September
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
A leading nanomedicine researcher at The University of Manchester has secured a €1.5m (£1.3m) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to push forward pioneering research on Alzheimer’s disease and glioblastoma.
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06
September
2024
| 13:14 Europe/London
A team of scientists from the University of Manchester has achieved a significant breakthrough in understanding lithium-ion storage within the thinnest possible battery anode - composed of just two layers of carbon atoms. Their research, published
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30
August
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
A project that aims to advance research software practices across the UK, has been awarded a record £10.2 million in funding.
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16
August
2024
| 19:05 Europe/London
Scientists at The University of Manchester have effectively simulated how bubbles grow in volcanic magma thanks to a novel pressure vessel that can mimic the eruption process in a laboratory setting.
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31
July
2024
| 10:19 Europe/London
A new study has revealed that changes in the ocean floor impacts currents, giving new insight into the deep-sea pathways of nutrients and pollutants. 
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25
July
2024
| 19:00 Europe/London
Scientists have discovered a way to control mutation rates in bacteria, paving the way for new strategies to combat antibiotic resistance.
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22
July
2024
| 13:59 Europe/London
By Nick Harvey Sky, Chr. Michelsen Institute and Susanne Shultz, University of ManchesterGiant panda reclining in cloudy hills eating bamboo, European bison picking their way through gloomy and lichen-draped forests and Cape mountain zebra roaming
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18
July
2024
| 09:00 Europe/London
Two rising stars from The University of Manchester have been honoured with Future Leaders Fellowships by UK Research and Innovation.
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17
July
2024
| 16:00 Europe/London
Scientists have developed a new approach to store and distribute crucial protein therapeutics without the need for fridges or freezers.
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11
July
2024
| 10:06 Europe/London
Academics at The University of Manchester have been at the forefront of securing a transformative project set to revolutionise UK life sciences research.
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08
July
2024
| 13:54 Europe/London
Scientists from The University of Manchester have uncovered a more efficient and sustainable way to make peptide-based medicines, showing promising effectiveness in combating cancers.
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04
July
2024
| 15:30 Europe/London
The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) is pleased to announce the winners of the Eli & Britt Harari Graphene Enterprise Award 2024.
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27
June
2024
| 08:46 Europe/London
A massive balloon, designed to measure the background radiation left over from the ‘Big Bang’ and help scientists better understand the infancy and evolution of our Universe, has just moved to the next stage of development.
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19
June
2024
| 16:05 Europe/London
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have made a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionise energy harnessing and information computing. Their study, published in Nature, reveals how electric field effects can selectively accelerate
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17
June
2024
| 14:27 Europe/London
Engineers at The University of Manchester have unlocked the secrets to designing a robot capable of jumping 200 metres in the air – higher than any other jumping robot designed to date.
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