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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. 
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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¥.
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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.
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New partners, new projects and a new non-profit: University of 91Ö±²¥ gathers leading funders to set priorities for global research

Leading global research funders and top academics are meeting at the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) in Bern this week (Monday 20 June 2022), to set priorities for the next decade of global research.
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£4 million awarded to University of 91Ö±²¥ to turn bright ideas into global opportunities

91Ö±²¥ has been awarded £4.29 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to jumpstart the early-stage translation of research that can create real impact for people across the UK.
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University of 91Ö±²¥ academics recognised as UK’s most talented early career researchers

Three academics from the University of 91Ö±²¥ have been recognised as some of the most talented early career researchers and innovators in the UK by a prestigious fellowship.

Students remember Nobel Prize winner with hands-on chemistry workshop
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Significant holes in election spending, new report reveals

Nearly 15 per cent of spending by political parties during the 2019 UK general election campaign is unaccounted for, according to a new report from researchers at the University of 91Ö±²¥.