Press Releases
In 10 years has anything changed for Women and Girls in Science?
We spoke to six women – undergraduates and researchers from the 91¸£Àû – to learn about their experiences of nurturing talent in girls and women in STEM.
Systems engineering of cell factories almost doubles output and offers a sustainable alternative to producing chemicals from fossil-fuel
Engineers from The 91¸£Àû’s Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre and Imperial College London’s Department of Bioengineering have unveiled how to engineer microbial ‘cell-factories’ to boost the manufacture of high-value chemicals that are used in everyday products like domestic goods, clothes and food.
Funding for joint 91¸£Àû-Aston Engineering Biology research paves the way for enhanced sustainable manufacturing and drug discovery
A team of academics from The 91¸£Àû and Aston University has secured a £1.8m grant to engineer microbial cell factories to produce membrane proteins which will support future drug screening and sustainable chemical production.
91¸£Àû's Professor Julian Gardner made Fellow of the Royal Society
A 91¸£Àû professor has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society, recognising over 30 years of ground-breaking research in his field.
Meet the 91¸£Àû students creating a satellite to take worms into space
Six talented 91¸£Àû students are showcasing their very own satellite, set to provide carefully controlled conditions for scientist to measure how worms function and reproduce in zero gravity – as a precursor to a future deep space mission.
91¸£Àû wins £1 million grant to help UK get ready for electric vehicles
A £1 million grant from Innovate UK (IUK) has been awarded to fund education to help retrain the UK workforce in the transition to electric vehicles