Prions have typically a bad press being largely implicated as the infectious agents linked to fatal brain degeneration in humans and farm animals. It turns … Read more
Category: International impact
Taught Postgraduate MSc Prizewinners
Postgraduate taught students at the School of Biosciences, attended a graduate reception following the Graduation Ceremony at the Cathedral on 23 November 2018. Postgraduate taught … Read more
Hands-on experience of genome editing
Genome editing is a revolutionary area of modern science. For many of our MSc students, gaining experience of these emerging techniques is one of the … Read more
University recognised in UK’s Best Breakthroughs list
Research from the University has been named as one of the UK’s 100 Best Breakthroughs of the last century for its significant impact on people’s … Read more
Launch of new website for the School of Biosciences
The School of Biosciences proudly announces the launch of the School’s new website. We hope you’ll enjoy browsing the new style pages showcasing the School … Read more
Diagnosing sleeping sickness with a £1 test
Researchers in the School of Biosciences have developed a simple and cost-effective test to diagnose sleeping sickness, a disease widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. The test … Read more
Improving the lives of cancer patients with a simple strategy
Researchers from the School of Biosciences have helped develop a new standard of care for cancer patients who need to have their voice-boxes replaced, vastly … Read more
Research Seminar: The p53 mutome: dealing with mutational complexity in cancer therapy
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Stiewe, Institute of Molecular Oncology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany Tuesday 9th October, 1.00 p.m., Stacey Lecture Theatre 1 The TP53 gene is arguably … Read more
Cellular Dynamics to feature at Cheltenham Festival
Cellular Dynamics – a collaboration between the School of Biosciences and the Music Department – will be one of the opening events of the Cheltenham … Read more
Undergraduate research project published in international journal
Stuart Masterson, a PhD student in the School of Biosciences, whose final year undergraduate dissertation has led to the publication of a scientific paper in … Read more