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New jab protects babies from serious lung infection

19 July, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Vaccination of pregnant women has been linked to a drop in newborns being admitted to hospital with…

Novel therapies curb surgery for ulcerative colitis

17 July, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

Greater access to innovative treatments could be linked to a drop in patients requiring surgery for…

University named UK’s first National Supercomputing Centre

17 July, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI

The University has been announced as home to the country’s first national supercomputing centre by…

AI boosts eye disease prediction

15 July, 20252025 Data, Digital and AI Future of Health and Care Research

A combination of routine eye scans and AI has created a powerful new way for measuring short-…

Cleaner aviation focus of £17m partnership

10 July, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis Data, Digital and AI Research

A new £17m project led by the University and Rolls-Royce aims to help drive the development of…

Genetic discovery could herald new rheumatoid arthritis drugs

07 July, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

A group of genes linked with a heightened risk of rheumatoid arthritis have been discovered in a…

Hub to aid precision breeding of future farm animals

01 July, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis Research

Research exploring the use of genetic selection and genome editing tools to develop healthier and…

GP performance pay fails to drive lasting change

26 June, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Introducing performance related pay for general practices did not provide long-term improvements in…

World-class imaging scanner arrives in Scotland

24 June, 20252025 Future of Health and Care Research

Scotland’s first total-body scanner is set to accelerate drug development and diagnosis for…

Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol

23 June, 20252025 Climate and Environmental Crisis

Paracetamol production could be revolutionised by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn…

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