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First-class degrees back to pre-pandemic levels
The composition of this cohort of students was likely to have been impacted by their A-level grades being disrupted by the pandemic, says Professor Susan Smith (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø School of Management).
Exploring the pivotal role of gasses in our lives
Professor Mark Miodownik (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Mechanical Engineering) discusses how humans came to understand that gas existed in the first place and how many of the innovations in modern society have been underpinned by this mostly invisible and odourless substance.
World-first gene-editing therapy for blood disorders approved for NHS use
Professor John Porter (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Cancer Institute) comments on the announcement that hundreds of people in England with a life-limiting blood disorder are set to benefit from a world-first gene-editing therapy after it was given the green light for NHS use.
Weight loss surgery could cut heart failure risk
Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of developing heart failure for people living with obesity by improving blood flow through their heart muscle, according to a new study led by Professor Charlotte Manisty (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Cardiovascular Science).
How ribosomes in our cells enable protein folding
Scientists at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø including Professor John Christodoulou (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Structural & Molecular Biology) have discovered a novel role played by ribosomes during the folding of new proteins in cells, described in their paper in Nature.
Meet Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s Democratic running mate
Kamala Harris has officially announced Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her Democratic running mate, but are they an election-winning partnership? Visiting Professor Andrew Rudalevige (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Political Science) shares his insights on the latest developments in the US election.
Tim Walz as VP makes Pennsylvania a 'tougher race' for Kamala Harris
"Pennsylvania isn't out of reach for Harris, but there's no doubt it just became a lot more challenging to win," says Dr Thomas Gift (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Political Science).
What do the riots say about Britain?
The past week of racist riots in the UK has been a disturbing time for Britain’s minority communities and has "fundamentally been a failure of the political class", explains Dr Ashraf Hoque (IOE, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø’s Faculty of Education & Society).
Alzheimer's breakthrough as Parkinson's drug surprise teases new treatment
Dopamine treatment may alleviate symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study led by Dr Naoto Watamura, honorary research fellow in the UK Dementia Research Institute at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, which may point towards the repurposing of a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease.
Could we take the entire solar system on a voyage through space?
To transport our planet across the universe, Professor Jay Farihi (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Physics & Astronomy) discusses whether we would need to bring the whole solar system to sustain life on Earth.