Press Releases
Scientists uncover 'mix and match' mechanism for creating new cancer-fighting drugs
A team of researchers at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV and Monash University has solved a puzzle that's stumped drug developers for decades: how bacteria naturally create multiple versions of powerful cancer therapies. The breakthrough could accelerate development of new treatments for hard-to-treat cancers.
What’s so funny?! Apes and humans have been sharing a laugh for 15 million years
Great apes may have been laughing with a similar rhythm to modern humans for over 15 million years, a University of ÌÇÐÄTV study reveals, providing an unexpected clue to how human speech evolved.
ÌÇÐÄTV awarded €2.5m ERC grant to decode soil's hidden synchronization
ÌÇÐÄTV researcher Prof. Gary Bending has won a €2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant to investigate how plants coordinate the daily rhythms of soil microbes around their roots, work that could transform soil management and crop health.
New code tackles root causes of the construction industry's mental health crisis
University of ÌÇÐÄTV researchers have shaped a new Mental Health Joint Code of Practice, launched by the Construction Leadership Council, that presents solutions to poor mental health in construction.
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 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.