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The first participants have been recruited in Oxford for a new multinational clinical trial that will investigate whether a novel treatment can help slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Glasgow, is aiming to discover new ways to better understand and tackle tuberculosis (TB) transmission in Africa. Led by Professor Peter MacPherson, from the University's School of Health & Wellbeing, the team has been awarded a £2.9m Wellcome Discovery Award for the ZAMSA-TB Study, which aims to discover new methods to understand recent TB transmission in Africa, target interventions such as new TB vaccines, and measure their effectiveness.

A landmark GRAM Project study of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) burden over time forecasts a sharp rise in deaths, with 39 million lives lost between now and 2050. Resistance to antibiotics led to at least one million deaths each year since 1990, with increasing rates of drug-resistant infections expected to claim more than 39 million lives between now and 2050 without further policy action, according to a landmark study by the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project.

Our focus for the coming academic year and beyond will be on taking a student-led harm reduction approach to all'addictive behaviours, including drug use.

Our focus for the coming academic year and beyond will be on taking a student-led harm reduction approach to drug use.

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From academic awards to subatomic particles,  here's some quick-read news from across Imperial.

A unique collaboration of astronomers and cancer researchers at Cambridge has been awarded more than £5m to establish the Spatial Profiling and Annotation Centre of Excellence (SPACE) to open up acces

A unique collaboration of astronomers and cancer researchers at Cambridge has been awarded more than £5m to establish the Spatial Profiling and Annotation Centre of Excellence (SPACE) to open up acces

Representatives from the University were delighted to welcome the Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray MP, to the Clarice Pears Building and the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre (ARC) today, Thursday 12 September 2024.

In advance of World Sepsis Day, Imperial and MicrosensDx announce a collaboration to develop a more effective test for the devastating disease.

A lack of diversity in genomic studies for dementia could limit the effectiveness of targeted therapies across underrepresented populations, finds research by UCL experts. Results from two papers that explore regions of the genome associated with Alzheimer's disease and dementia in African populations will be presented at the Future of Dementia in Africa conference.

Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has published a list of the ten organisations that carried out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific research - in Great Britain in 2023. These statistics are freely available on the organisations' websites as part of their ongoing commitment to transparency and openness around the use of animals in research.

The ten organisations in Great Britain that carry out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary and scientific research - have released their annual statistics today.

Imperial spinout Dosium is working with the NHS to roll out a clinical decision support tool that provides dosage guidance to increase patient safety.

The impact of social factors such as poverty and abuse on suicide need to be recognised and action taken to address them, according to a major series of papers published in the Lancet Public Health on World Suicide Prevention Day.

An international team of veterans, serving personnel and archaeologists have unearthed a unique battle clearance trench on the Waterloo battlefield, revealing the dignity offered to an unknown soldier in horrific circumstances.

Researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and St. Andrews, who make up the Scottish Funding Council's Brain Health ARC, are hosting a first-of-its-kind research challenge for teams from around the globe who are focused on new dementia breakthroughs.

A leading nanomedicine researcher at The University of Manchester has secured a €1.5m (£1.3m) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to push forward pioneering research on Alzheimer's disease and glioblastoma.

Two new interdisciplinary research projects investigating how to prepare for epidemics and volcanic eruption are receiving funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Four in ten children in Central London who travelled to school by car switched to more active modes of transport, such as walking, cycling, or public transport, following the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), according to new research.

Over the past decade, the number of NHS general practices in England has decreased by 20% with 15% fewer qualified fulltime equivalent (FTE) general practitioners (GPs) per 1,000 patients, finds a new analysis involving a UCL researcher.

At the Festival of Engineering, VPEE Student Journalist Caroline Coyer attended the 'Interstellar Engineering' event and shared her insights on the exciting overlap between space exploration, medical advancements, and engineering.

One in three dying people in England and Wales was severely or overwhelmingly affected by pain in the last week of life, with bereaved people reporting how difficult it was to get joined-up support from health and care professionals at home.

Researchers have proposed a new classification system for angina patients, co-authoring a scientific consensus statement introducing new terminology for ischaemic heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in men and women worldwide.

A cancer drug that unlocks the anti-inflammatory power of the immune system could help to reduce the risk of future heart attacks, according to research part-funded by the British Heart Foundation.

£1.1m award for pioneering ovarian cancer research project Researchers from the University of Glasgow have received £1.1m to support the development of new technologies which could improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

Mothers under the age of 20 are at the greatest risk of being involved in care proceedings in the 10 years after having their first child, finds a new study report led by UCL researchers.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have received funding to begin a new project seeking to improve the accessibility of bone density scanning for people living with a muscle waste condition.

Five research projects at UCL are benefiting from over £800,000 in total funding announced by Muscular Dystrophy UK, to improve diagnosis, monitor progression and test potential new treatments for muscle wasting and weakening conditions.

Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long Covid, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

A fifth of patients in some areas of the North of England have Long Covid, according to a study which includes university of Manchester researchers.