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The University of Glasgow will be part of a £9.5m research platform announced by the Medical Research Council (MRC) today, which is set to transform the way survivors of traumatic brain injury are diagnosed and treated in the UK.

Cambridge is to lead a £9.5m research platform that aims to transform the way survivors of traumatic brain injury are diagnosed and treated in the UK, the Medical Research Council (MRC) announced today.

Dr Victoria Garfield (MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing at UCL), Valentina Paz (University of the Republic (Uruguay) and MRC Unit) and Hassan S Dashti of Harvard University share the results of their new study on the benefits of napping in The Conversation. Sleep plays an important role in keeping the brain healthy, which is why people are advised to get at least 7-9 hours each night.

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The University of Cambridge has launched a project to develop the first governance framework for research involving stem cell-based human embryo models in the UK.

University of Manchester Chancellor Nazir Afzal OBE has become the 1,000th person in Greater Manchester to take part in a huge research project seeking to help improve health outcomes for South Asian people.

A UCL-led research team has opened and closed the blood-nerve barrier for the first time and used it to deliver drugs to target tissues. The Medical Research Council and Cancer Research UK-funded research, published in Developmental Cell , has the potential to both deliver tumour-killing drugs to the nervous system, and also prevent side effects from chemotherapy that result from damage to the peripheral nervous system.

Andreas Prokop , University of Manchester Fruit flies can be truly annoying when they are buzzing around your living room or landing in your wine. But we have much to thank these tiny nuisances for - they revolutionised biological and medical science. Flies and mosquitoes both belong to Diptera , the group of insects that have only two wings (from the Greek meaning two and pteron meaning wing).

Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial. From research into genetic variants which are linked to severe COVID-19 , to an award-winning mathematician studying statistical theory and applied probability, here is some quick-read news from across the College.

Researchers at Imperial, the Francis Crick Institute and AstraZeneca will advance the discovery of new -molecular glues- to treat a range of diseases.

UCL's new world-class neuroscience building has reached its highest point in construction, which was celebrated with a 'topping out' ceremony today.

The European-funded PRISM-LT project is set to shape the future of engineered living materials in the European Union.

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A previously overlooked letter and a news article that was never published, both written in 1953, add to other lines of evidence showing Rosalind Franklin was an equal contributor - not a victim - in the discovery of DNA's structure. Matthew Cobb, from The University of Manchester and Nathaniel Comfort from the John Hopkins University School of Medicine make the case for the scientist in a comment article in this week's Nature.

PhD candidate Nancy Bird (UCL Genetics Institute) describes in The Conversation how her genetics research reveals evidence of the migrations of ancient people across Africa, and other major events of the past, embedded in the genomes of today's inhabitants. Pre-colonial African history is alive with tales of civilisations rising and falling and of different cultures intermingling across the continent.

Professor Richard Gregory (UCL Biosciences) shares in The Conversation the successful conservation efforts that brought the Eurasian bittern back from the brink of extinction.

The world's first centre dedicated to studying and providing lifesaving innovations to children injured by explosive weapons has been launched.

The 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject are released today (22 March 2023). QS Rankings by Subject detail performance in five broad academic areas, and across individual subjects.

Damselfish have been discovered to disrupt -cleaning services- vital to the health of reefs. And climate change may mean this is only likely to get worse.