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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.     

A fire breather on stage at the last May Fayre event in 2019

Family fun May Fayre makes a welcome return to ºù«Ӱҵ

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ºù«Ӱҵ, is returning to the city for the first time since 2019, thanks to a partnership between the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and ºù«Ӱҵ City Council.
Dr Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware of The Human League and Heaven 17 to become Doctor of Music at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ

Martyn Ware, of The Human League and Heaven 17 fame, will be made an honorary Doctor of Music at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ today (Wednesday 11 May 2022).
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University of ºù«Ӱҵ expands its support for students and scholars seeking sanctuary

ºù«Ӱҵ has pledged over £1 million to support students, scholars and other staff who are seeking sanctuary in the UK or affected by war in their home countries.

A wind turbine in an oilseed rape field

Low-carbon energy grids could help rock dust absorb more CO2

Greener electricity grids could help us to use rock dust to remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reach net zero much quicker, according to a new study from researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.

University of ºù«Ӱҵ home to first of its kind low-carbon energy research rig

ºù«Ӱҵ’s Translational Energy Research Centre is now home to a state-of-the-art, low-carbon energy research rig, which is the first of its kind in the UK.