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Researchers at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) have received £200,000 funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC), matched with more than £100,000 of in-kind funding

European and American scientists dominate the field of genomic research. A lack of diversity leads to major missed opportunities, writes Professor Karoline Kuchenbaecker (UCL Genetics Institute and UCL Psychiatry) with a London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine colleague. The last few decades have seen a genomic revolution.

A set of Triassic archosaur fossils, excavated in the 1960s in Tanzania, have been formally recognised as a distinct species, representing one of the earliest-known members of the crocodile evolutionary lineage.

Scientists from the Milner Centre for Evolution have just returned from a month-long expedition studying penguin colonies in the Antarctic.

The way that the chimpanzees of the Rekambo community treat both their sores and those of others, suggests that they may share prosocial tendencies with humans, say Dr Alexander Piel (UCL Anthropology) & Dr Fiona Stewart (Liverpool John Moores University).

Researchers at Oxford University have implanted a novel closed-loop research platform for investigating the role of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) - a brainstem nucleus - in Parkinson's-like Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA).

University of Manchester research fellow David Legg, in collaboration with a team of international scientists from China, Switzerland, and Sweden, has today announced a new fossil that reveals the origin of gills in arthropods. Arthropods, the group of animals that includes creepy crawlies like spiders and woodlice, are the largest phylum in the animal kingdom and are found everywhere from the deepest ocean trench to the top of Mount Everest.

The total population of cranes in the UK is now believed to be over 200 thanks to the careful guarding of nests and a carefully designed breeding programme, says Honorary Professor Richard Gregory (UCL Division of Biosciences).

Partnership with Kidney Research UK and a £2.55 million investment from the Stoneygate Trust aims to deliver a world leading research programme Using patient data along with a new platform of technologies to test new treatments such as gene therapy, researchers aim to deliver major results within five years' time A new research programme dedicated to the study and treatment of Alport syndrome will begin work in early 2022, with a physical hub based at the University of Manchester.

Stock-photo-active-old-age-people-and-lifestyle-concept-happy-senior-couple-riding-bicycles-at-summer-park-707244118.jpg Jeff Bezos is on a mission to conquer ageing.

Data collected by the team revealed that 50% of the birds studied were capable of diving over twice the depth previously thought, with implications for conservation efforts of this endangered species. In a recent study published in Current Biology , a collaboration between researchers from Oxford University, University of Lisbon and the British Geological Survey found that black-browed albatross dive deeper than previously realised.

In late 2021 The University of Manchester received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to develop its interdisciplinary research capabilities.

On Friday, January 7 2022, David Bennett became the world's first person to successfully receive a transplant of a pig's heart.

A new bird-like dinosaur has been found by paleontologists combing through fossils found on the Isle of Wight.

Otter populations have declined in Wales, according to a survey led by Cardiff University and Natural Resources Wales.

People with psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, are five times more likely to die from Covid-19 and three times more likely to be hospitalised according to new research by University of Manchester health data scientists.

A total of 48 UCL academics have been identified as "one in 1,000 Citation Elite" on Clarivate's annual 'Highly Cited Researchers List' 2021, which recognises authors of the most influential research papers around the world. With 38 primary and 10 secondary affiliations, UCL has the 3rd most in the UK behind the universities of Oxford and Cambridge - and ranks 4 th in Europe and 26 th  in the world overall.

Researchers have found that the benefits of migration have been eroded by the effects of climate change and human pressure.

A wearable brain scanner, co-developed by UCL researchers, is now being used in a specialist clinic for children with epilepsy.

Researchers find that viral spread is greatly enhanced when citizens are given a window to travel before next-level restrictions are enforced. Last updated on Friday 17 September 2021 Travel within your own country in response to the government announcing a national lockdown is directly linked to a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections, according to an international study led by Bangladesh and involving a researcher from the University of Bath.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has focussed everyone's attention on the hidden world of viruses. The emergence of new variants such as Beta and Delta, affects us all: some variants spread more quickly and some are less affected by vaccines.

Researchers from UCL and the University of Bristol have used cutting-edge techniques to digitally reconstruct the skull of one of the earliest limbed animals, revealing how it would have bit into its prey.

Countries across the world are increasingly considering the reintroduction of species to habitats they have long since been driven out of, and PhD Researcher Joshua Powell (UCL Geography) whether South Korea's reintroduction of bears could provide a model for others to emulate.

Participation in elite adult rugby may be associated with changes in the brain's structure, finds new research co-led by UCL scientists.

The ten organisations in Great Britain that carry out the highest number of animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary and scientific research - have today released their annual statistics. We always aim to use as few animals as possible, refining our research and actively looking for ways of replacing their use.

A UCL-developed smart app, which improves the reading ability of people who have suffered a stroke, has been a 'godsend' for patients asked to rehabilitate at home during the pandemic.

The theory that modern society is too clean, leading to defective immune systems in children, should be swept under the carpet, according to a new study by researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

A leading scientist has charted the recent and dramatic breakthroughs in our understanding of the body in a new book out today (July 1).