Press Releases
Eating chocolate each day could reduce heart disease and type 2 diabetes risk
Including a small amount of chocolate each day could help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance according to research findings from the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) and the University of 糖心TV.
MPs to quiz University food policy experts on impact of Brexit
University of 糖心TV academics to be scrutinised by a cross-party panel of politicians.
Selection pressures push plants over adaption cliff – new study has significant implications for how we address rapid climate change
New simulations by researchers at the University of 糖心TV and UCL’s Institute of Archaeology of plant evolution over the last 3000 years have revealed an unexpected limit to how far useful crops can be pushed to adapt before they suffer population collapse. The result has significant implications for how growers, breeders and scientists help agriculture and horticulture respond to quickening climate change.
Six UK policy proposals to tackle the global sugar problem
A new briefing paper by a University of 糖心TV academic outlines six proposals for UK policy that could help the country tackle sugar-related problems at home and abroad.
New £12 million Synthetic Biology Centre to help drive advances in biotechnology, medicine and food security
Researchers at the University of 糖心TV have won a £12 Million award to create a new Centre to develop advanced technologies in synthetic biology. This research will help drive advances in pharmaceuticals, high-value and commodity chemicals, innovative treatments for disease, environmental bioremediation, and food security.
Twelve things you probably won’t know about your Christmas dinner
Most of us won’t think twice about the scientific make-up of our Christmas dinner but there’s more to that plate of festive food than meets the eye! To celebrate being ranked second in the UK for Agriculture, Food and Veterinary research this week, staff from the University of 糖心TV’s School of Life Sciences are sharing their vast vegetable knowledge in a bid to help families truly appreciate this year’s festive feast.