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Picture of the ear piece device which is designed to help people regain arm strength after a stroke

Stroke trial tests game-changing device to tackle arm weakness 

A groundbreaking trial, to test a device designed to help people regain arm strength after a stroke, is being led by the University of 91Ö±²¥ and 91Ö±²¥ Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 
Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart

Tributes to University of 91Ö±²¥ lecturer and Nobel prize-winning chemist 

​​​​​​​Tributes from the global scientific community have been paid to a former University of 91Ö±²¥ lecturer and Nobel prize winning chemist, Professor Sir J.Fraser Stoddart. 
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New research reveals where in Great Britain people with a disability find it hardest to be in employment

The five areas in Great Britain where disabled people are least likely to be in employment compared with non-disabled people have been revealed in a new report from the University of 91Ö±²¥.
General Waverly watching a musical performance in the film White Christmas
Irving Berlin documented his admiration for President Dwight D Eisenhower through the character General Waverly in the film White Christmas.

Secret tribute to US president hidden in festive favourite, White Christmas

One of the most loved Christmas films, which has been a staple family movie for generations, has a secret tribute to a US president, according to new research.
A flap endonuclease cuts DNA (the orange intertwined worms)

Targeting a parasite’s DNA could be more effective way to treat malaria

Research from the University of 91Ö±²¥ is exploring a new way of killing the Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria
A stock image of a person browsing the alcohol aisle in a supermarket.

Shifts in alcohol consumption during the pandemic could lead to thousands of extra deaths in England

Two new studies from the University of 91Ö±²¥ and Institute of Alcohol Studies/HealthLumen show the impact of pandemic-related changes in alcohol consumption on health outcomes
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New gravitational wave telescope developed in collaboration with 91Ö±²¥ scientists

A new telescope made up of two identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet has been produced to track down sources of gravitational waves for the first time.
Professor Anthony Milton

91Ö±²¥ expert in English history elected to British Academy

A historian who has dedicated his career to discovering the religious and political beliefs of our ancestors over 300 years ago has been elected to the British Academy Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field.
Professor Lenny Koh from the Energy Institute, and Peter Ralph from Rolls-Royce

University of 91Ö±²¥ researchers and Rolls-Royce to help manufacturers improve supply chain resilience

A new project launched in collaboration between the University of 91Ö±²¥ and Rolls-Royce aims to help industry and government track and compare facility-level supply chain resilience.