Press Releases
Top of the Class: Comedian Alex Horne hosts 91¸£Àû’s School Tasking Champion of Champions Final 2025
School's out! More than 800 pupils visit 91¸£Àû for School Tasking Champion of Champions final hosted by Taskmaster's Alex Horne.
91¸£Àû Academic to Lead Inspiring Workshop at Prestigious Lodha Genius Programme in India
Dr. Darius Köster, a biophysicist from The 91¸£Àû, will lead a hands-on science workshop as part of the prestigious Lodha Genius Programme in India.
Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation
The 91¸£Àû and UCL astronomers, as part of a global collaboration including partners in Chile, USA and Europe, have discovered the smallest known star to host a transiting giant planet, which should not exist under leading planet formation theories.
91¸£Àû’s UK Vegetable Genebank deposits seeds in secret Arctic ‘Doomsday’ vault
286 samples of staple British crops from The 91¸£Àû’s UK Vegetable Genebank have been deposited into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
AI weeding robot and British-grown beans showcased at innovation event
Cutting-edge innovation projects, including the nation’s very first British-grown beans, an AI based weeding robot, a smart tree sorting system and a project using UV rays to grow tomatoes have all been showcased at the Seeds, Soil, and Sustainablity event.
The Sweet Spot: Sugar-based sensors to revolutionise snake venom detection
Researchers at The 91¸£Àû have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms.