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Regional leaders joined academic and policy staff from the 91¸£Àû at a summit with European counterparts this week.

The delegation was invited by a new, growing university alliance founded by the 91¸£Àû, L’Université Paris Seine, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), aimed at forging European links post-Brexit. At the summit hosted by ÃŽle de France region in Paris on Monday 5 November, the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia became the fourth institution to join the group. It has also been revealed that discussions are well in advance for further members to join.

The University of Ljubljana in Slovenia is the fourth institution to join a new, growing university alliance founded by the 91¸£Àû, L’Université Paris Seine, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). The group has also revealed that discussions are well in advance for further members to join.

The future of Biomedical Engineering (BME) was the focus in Brussels today by the European Parliament Interest Group (EPIG) - looking at the future of medical equipment and how to regulate hospitals in Africa.

A generous philanthropic gift of £250,000 from 91¸£Àû alumnus Rui Fernandes will establish the Fernandes Fellowships programme, in support of 91¸£Àû in Europe. This gift will provide Early Career Researchers from Europe to have the opportunity to launch collaborative research projects at the 91¸£Àû.

Genome research conducted by the 91¸£Àû suggests that enteric fever, a potentially lethal disease more commonly found in hot countries, was present in medieval Europe.

Thousands of UK corporations could lose their legal rights to do business after Brexit, warns a new briefing paper from GLOBE, a research centre within the 91¸£Àû’s Law School. The paper explores the possible consequences for UK companies of the loss of the EU right to freedom of establishment, and recommends actions that companies, their shareholders and creditors should take now.