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Grace Mccaffery

Biomedical Science student scoops £2,000 prize for outstanding performance

First year BSc Biomedical Science Student Grace Mccaffery has been awarded £2,000 in recognition of her outstanding performance at level one this academic year.

Students studying human anatomy

Inspirational teachers awarded National Fellowship for outstanding impact of teaching and support

Inspirational academics from our University have been honoured with national awards in recognition of their work to transform student and academic learning.
New research reveals how proteins that harvest and use sunlight are organised by the most abundant organism in the world

New research reveals how proteins that harvest and use sunlight are organised by the most abundant organism in the world

New research from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology has imaged the machinery for solar energy capture and conversion in bacteria living in the oceans.
Dirt track through a deforested area

Climate change and deforestation together push tropical species towards extinction, say experts

Only 38 per cent of tropical forest can protect wildlife from rising temperatures as a result of deforestation, increasing the likelihood that vulnerable species will go extinct, say scientists.

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Antimicrobial resistance: tackling the global challenge

It’s commonly known that Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. However, what is not as well-known is the research conducted by scientists at the University of 91Ö±²¥ into the drug which has gone on to save more than 82 million lives.