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Doctor audiologist using otoscope while examining ear of his senior adult patient in doctor's office

First-in-human trial for regenerative cell therapy for sensorineural hearing loss approved 

Rinri Therapeutics, a world leading spinout company from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ dedicated to transforming sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) with regenerative cell therapy, has received approval to begin its first-in-human clinical trial. 
Digital generated image of H2 hydrogen molecule made out of liquid on green background.

Great British Chemicals to turn industrial waste into world-first green chemistry

A major research centre that is set to position the UK as a global leader in clean technology, is being launched by the universities of ºù«Ӱҵ, Newcastle and Nottingham.
A bee flying near a Bluebell
Elmfield biodiversity hotspot (Credit: Alexander Dunnett, Landscape Operative)

New study revealing bees' secret to super-efficient learning could revolutionise AI and robotics

A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning & recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is developed, according to a University of ºù«Ӱҵ study.
Researcher in a lab using a pipet

New research to develop blood test that predicts the risk of secondary breast cancer

A blood test which could predict the likelihood of breast cancer spreading to the bone and becoming incurable, is being developed by researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ thanks to new funding.     

Three nurses walking down a hospital corridor

ºù«Ӱҵ student shortlisted for national nursing award

A student from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ is in the running for a national nursing award for her research into how hospitals, and other acute care settings, can make dementia patients feel more comfortable during their stay.
A blue sky above the University's Diamond building

Northern Gritstone secures first close of £215 million ahead of making its first investments

A new investment company founded by the universities of ºù«Ӱҵ, Leeds and Manchester to help boost the commercialisation of university spinouts and start-ups in the north of England has today (20 May 2022) announced a first close of £215 million.
An artist's sketch of the entrance to the new exhibition

Superheroes of film, health and manufacturing

Engineers from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ AMRC will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with heroic key workers from the NHS and the geniuses who make the magic happen in Marvel superhero movies in a new exhibition.
Surgeon performing robotic surgery

Robotic surgery improves patient recovery time

Robot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal and reconstruction, enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly (20 per cent) less time in hospital
REF 2021 illustration showing University building and subject areas

University of ºù«Ӱҵ celebrates its impactful research

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results confirm our research is changing lives and shaping the world we live in.