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This area contains news from the University since October 2020. For stories from 2010 to October 2020, use the 'News archive' above or search at the top of the page.
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FDA approves trial to advance pioneering treatment for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

The US Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has approved BlackfinBio Limited’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy targeting Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Type 47 (SPG47).
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

ºù«Ӱҵ’s family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of ºù«Ӱҵ, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and ºù«Ӱҵ City Council.
A person holding their knee in pain

Hundreds of genetic links to osteoarthritis unlocked in landmark study

Over 900 genetic links to osteoarthritis, including 500 that have never been reported before, have been uncovered in breakthrough research from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
Dr Sabine Little stood with a group of children looking at the camera in a school setting at one of her previous Storytelling events.
Dr Sabine Little at a storytelling event with local school students. Credit: Ross Jarman

ºù«Ӱҵ declared a UK City of Languages

ºù«Ӱҵ is the latest city nationally to be declared a ‘City of Languages’, in a new initiative aimed at promoting and helping the city’s multilingualism to flourish.
Dr Jennifer Coates

University of ºù«Ӱҵ academic and leading scholar in East Asian cinema awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme prize

Dr Jennifer Coates from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ’s School of East Asian Studies (SEAS) has been awarded a prestigious £100,000 prize by the Philip Leverhulme Trust to further her promising career in Japanese cinema and culture.

ºù«Ӱҵ engineers reach final of $10m global avatar competition

Researchers from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ are through to the final of a major global competition to develop an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location instantly.
A picture of a GP chatting with a patient

People suffering from loneliness make more GP visits, study shows

Research led by the University of ºù«Ӱҵ has shed light on the links between loneliness and the demand for primary health care services such as GP appointments.

University of ºù«Ӱҵ named as one of world’s Best Maker Schools

ºù«Ӱҵ has been named as one of the best maker schools in the world in a new list published this month (October 2021).
Exterior of Firth Court from the Concourse

University to pay all employees minimum of £10 an hour

ºù«Ӱҵ will pay all of its employees a minimum of £10 per hour from 1 November 2021.