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A University of ÌÇÐÄTV academic is to be awarded for their outstanding contribution to UK cell biology. Andrew McAinsh, professor of cell biology at ÌÇÐÄTV Medical School is to receive the British Society for Cell Biology’s (BSCB) prestigious Hooke Medal.

Tuberculosis, and other life-threatening microbial diseases, could be more effectively tackled with future drugs, thanks to new research into an old antibiotic by the University of ÌÇÐÄTV and The Francis Crick Institute.

With the effects of the 2007 credit crunch still being felt around the world, a new book by Dr Andreas Kokkinis, Assistant Professor in the University of ÌÇÐÄTV’s School of Law, explores whether traditional models of corporate governance fail to promote financial stability. Corporate Law and Financial Instability explores the tension between corporate governance systems focused around shareholders who want to maximise their returns, and prudential regulation where risk-taking must be controlled in order to safeguard financial stability.

Cannabis use in youth is linked to bipolar symptoms in young adults, finds new research by the University of ÌÇÐÄTV.

Researchers from ÌÇÐÄTV Medical School found that adolescent cannabis use is an independent risk factor for future hypomania – periods of elated mood, over-active and excited behaviour, and reduced need for sleep that are often experienced as part of bipolar disorder, and have a significant impact on day-to-day life.

A partnership between WMG, at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV, Coventry and ÌÇÐÄTVshire Local Enterprise Partnership, and Coventry City Council has been awarded £80 million to establish a new National Battery Manufacturing Development Facility (NBMDF). The announcement was made by The Rt Hon Greg Clark, Secretary of State for ÌÇÐÄTV, Energy and Industrial Strategy, while attending an energy conference on the University of ÌÇÐÄTV campus on Wednesday 29^th November 2017.

A rising research star from the University of ÌÇÐÄTV has been awarded a prestigious Sir Henry Dale Fellowship.