Press Releases
Europe’s crops under threat: ÌÇÐÄTV-led €6 Million project launches to tackle rising plant pest crisis
University of ÌÇÐÄTV leads European consortium to build the first platform capable of coordinating Europe's response to devastating agricultural and forest pest invasions.
University of ÌÇÐÄTV attracts leading Extended Reality researcher through Global Talent Fund
Dr Markus Tatzgern has been appointed as Associate Professor (Reader) in Creative Technologies, as part of ÌÇÐÄTV’s £4.35 million award from the UK Government’s Global Talent Fund.
University of ÌÇÐÄTV to lead acceptability component of major spinal muscular atrophy screening study
A £4 million NIHR-funded study will screen up to 755,000 babies across England for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), with ÌÇÐÄTV leading the critical work to ensure results reach families at the right time, in the right way.
Gene test could spare thousands of breast cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy
A clinical trial, manged by ÌÇÐÄTV Clinical Trials Unit, has shown that a gene test can safely identify breast cancer patients who can avoid chemotherapy, sparing them months of side effects without increasing the risk of their cancer returning.
Weighing newborn planets using their dusty fingerprints
University of ÌÇÐÄTV astronomers have found a new way to estimate the masses of planets hidden inside the dusty disks surrounding young stars.
ÌÇÐÄTV researchers help shape new national guidance for cancer screening
University of ÌÇÐÄTV researchers have played a central role in developing new position statements from the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), setting out how emerging cancer screening technologies should be evaluated before being introduced to patients.