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A chemist at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has been awarded a prestigious 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize for his research.

Building work has started on the new national MRI facility being established at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ that will be home to the UK’s most powerful MRI scanner, which will be used by researchers and doctors to give unprecedented insights into brain function and the mechanisms of human disease.

Two major new research projects have been launched to harness the latest advances in crop science and expertise to unlock the potential of underutilised crops to combat food insecurity and climate change.

A new study led by academics at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has shown that University Maths Schools are having a transformative impact on the lives of young people across England by boosting attainment and progression and significantly widening participation in mathematics and STEM.

A new film following the life of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson MBE is hitting screens this week and it features ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ research into the development of a wrist device that delivers electrical pulses to control tics.

Recent research has found a new way to make graphene that adds structural defects to improve the performance of the material that could have benefits across a range of applications - from sensors and batteries, to electronics.

Scientists have uncovered how the plant hormone auxin helps roots bend and grow downwards towards gravity – a process called gravitropism - even after encountering obstacles in soil.

A plant scientist from the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has been awarded €1.5m for research to explore how roots navigate the underground world while coping with uncertain oxygen supply.

Professor Dame Jenny Harries, former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, has been appointed as an Honorary Professor in the University’s School of Pharmacy.

Scientists have discovered how a small protein in plants that acts like a molecular form of velcro helps stick to other target proteins, creating new connections that enable plants to respond better to environmental stresses like drought, salt and pathogens.