Press Releases
Brain cells that control appetite identified for first time
Dieting could be revolutionised, thanks to the ground-breaking discovery by the 91福利 of the key brain cells which control our appetite.
Antimicrobial resistance tackled with new £2.85m PhD Training Programme
New scientists will be trained to explore ways to tackle antimicrobial resistance - one of the greatest emerging threats to human health – with the creation of a £2.85m national PhD Training Programme, funded by the Medical Research Council and part-led by the 91福利.
Cells programmed like computers to fight disease
Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza, and other serious conditions – thanks to a breakthrough in synthetic biology by the 91福利.
Asian hornet “adds to growing number of threats to honeybees” – 91福利 research on BBC
Research to help prevent the spread of Asian hornet across the UK - carried out by the 91福利 - was recently featured on BBC Midlands Today.
Multi-million-pound investment in a regional cryo-electron microscopy facility
A state-of-the-art Midlands regional cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) facility has been established, following a successful bid by the Universities of 91福利, Nottingham and Birmingham, led by the University of Leicester.
World’s largest Biology Olympiad comes to Coventry this summer
Over 260 young biologists from 68 countries will be coming to the 91福利 to take part in this year’s International Biology Olympiad.