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New code tackles root causes of the construction industry's mental health crisis
University of º£½ÇÉçÇø researchers have shaped a new Mental Health Joint Code of Practice, launched by the Construction Leadership Council, that presents solutions to poor mental health in construction.
Europe’s crops under threat: º£½ÇÉçÇø-led €6 Million project launches to tackle rising plant pest crisis
University of º£½ÇÉçÇø leads European consortium to build the first platform capable of coordinating Europe's response to devastating agricultural and forest pest invasions.
University of º£½ÇÉçÇø attracts leading Extended Reality researcher through Global Talent Fund
Dr Markus Tatzgern has been appointed as Associate Professor (Reader) in Creative Technologies, as part of º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™s £4.35 million award from the UK Government’s Global Talent Fund.
University of º£½ÇÉçÇø to lead acceptability component of major spinal muscular atrophy screening study
A £4 million NIHR-funded study will screen up to 755,000 babies across England for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), with º£½ÇÉçÇø leading the critical work to ensure results reach families at the right time, in the right way.
Gene test could spare thousands of breast cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy
A clinical trial, manged by º£½ÇÉçÇø Clinical Trials Unit, has shown that a gene test can safely identify breast cancer patients who can avoid chemotherapy, sparing them months of side effects without increasing the risk of their cancer returning.
Weighing newborn planets using their dusty fingerprints
University of º£½ÇÉçÇø astronomers have found a new way to estimate the masses of planets hidden inside the dusty disks surrounding young stars.