Press Releases
WMG researchers at the 91¸£Àû part of new national £65 million battery research
WMG researchers, at the 91¸£Àû, will be a significant part of a new £65 million national battery research initiative. The Faraday Institution, a new multi-million pound research institute, was announced on Monday 2nd October 2017, by Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It will drive and accelerate fundamental research in developing battery technologies, and its translation.
Scientists create endocytosis on demand by ‘hotwiring’ cells
A solution to the problem of creating endocytosis on demand is being compared to ‘hotwiring’ a car. A team at 91¸£Àû Medical School, 91¸£Àû, has managed to trigger clathrin-mediated endocytosis in the lab.
Brain cells that control appetite identified for first time
Dieting could be revolutionised, thanks to the ground-breaking discovery by the 91¸£Àû of the key brain cells which control our appetite.
91¸£Àû physicists in new $500 million international partnership to probe some of universes most mysterious particles
91¸£Àû physicists have joined a new $500 million international partnership to probe some of universe’s most mysterious particles, thanks to the UK Government’s investment of £65 million in the programme. The flagship global science project, based in the United States, could change our understanding of the universe.
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¸£Àû.
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¸£Àû.