A cross-disciplinary team, led by the University of Glasgow, alongside the Universities of Nottingham and Strathclyde, will use pioneering technology to manufacture human stem cells outside the body,

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From a report on biometric data collection to the invasion tactics of the potato blight pathogen, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial.

Findings from a landmark study that could have major implications for the future of academic research assessment have been published by researchers in the University of Glasgow's Adam Smith Business School.

Toddlers in the UK obtain nearly half (47%) of their calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), and this rises to 59% by the age of seven, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Researchers have been awarded funding from Cancer Research UK to create the world's first vaccine to prevent ovarian cancer.

Every other person will experience a mental health difficulty at some point in their life. The causes are complex, but treatment options are not - and in half of patients they just don't work. A new network of researchers at Cambridge aims to revolutionise mental healthcare by probing the processes underlying the symptoms.

Over 1.5 billion objects in the Milky Way have been mapped in a project involving UCL researchers. Over the course of 13 years, the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) survey and its extension, the VVV eXtended survey (VVVX), observed the central regions of the Milky Way. The surveys used VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy), a European Southern Observatory (ESO) facility in Chile, with 420 nights of observation capturing approximately 200,000 images, generating 500 terabytes of scientific data.

The ongoing loss of bird species is likely to have severe knock-on effects as their unique roles in ecosystems are not fulfilled, shows a new study.

Oxford researchers have recorded the wettest month in Oxford in 250 years at the Radcliffe Meteorological Station.

Careers in the UK's audiovisual performing industry are under threat due to significantly lower than typical earnings, despite surging profits for streaming platforms, according to research by the University of Glasgow that calls for action on legislative change.

Four leading UK academics have joined forces to warn the UK Government that its commitment to resetting relations with the devolved governments cannot be met without addressing the impact of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act (UKIMA).

The number of adults vaping in England who have never regularly smoked has increased sharply since 2021, when disposable e-cigarettes first became popular, according to a new study by UCL researchers. The study, published in Lancet Public Health and funded by Cancer Research UK, estimated that, as of April 2024, about one million adults who had never regularly smoked now vaped in England, a sevenfold increase since 2021, with most of them vaping daily and over a sustained period.

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly. Brain wiring diagrams are a first step towards understanding everything we're interested in - how we control our movement, answer the telephone, or recognise a friend.

A UCL engineer, who designed and built his own electric motorbike, is the first person to complete two of the UK's most historic motoring trials, the Edinburgh Trial and the Land's End Trial, with an electric vehicle of any kind.

An initiative to encourage take up of international language GCSEs has seen a rise of more than 40% in mentored learners choosing to take a language such as French, German or Spanish.

Bath engineer collaborates with RUH clinicians on new drilling guidance system to help fix broken bones A ground-breaking new medical device which improves the accuracy of drilling screw holes into b

Structural racism affects the health and wellbeing of ethnic minority group communities in London and contributes to avoidable and unfair inequalities between ethnic groups, finds a new report published by the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE). Structural Racism, Ethnicity and Health Inequalities in London reviews both published and unpublished reports, materials and research, as well as health and social determinants data.

Researchers at The University of Manchester in collaboration with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are launching a new Cystic Fibrosis Innovation Hub to accelerate the development of n

Researchers extend study on exploring markers associated with Alzheimer's disease thanks to an exceptional donation from Gates Ventures. A research team at Imperial College London, led by Professor Lefkos Middleton has received a philanthropic gift from Gates Ventures to pursue a three-year research programme aimed at uncovering risk factors and markers of Alzheimer's disease.