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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

Summer 2018 saw a successful return of the School of Biosciences funded internship programme, with 11 students taking part in a wide variety of projects … Read more

Professor Dame Janet Thornton, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Cambridge Tuesday 13th November, 1.00 p.m., Stacey Lecture Theatre 1 We seek to … Read more

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

  Responsible for 17.9 million of deaths in 2015 (32% of total deaths worldwide), heart disease is a major killer. The improvement of available treatments … Read more

Recently the Colyer Ferguson auditorium hosted a performance of the Cellular Dynamics project, a collaboration between the School of Biosciences and the Music department that … Read more

The lab of Dr Anastasios Tsaousis in the School of Biosciences, proudly announce that their latest paper, ‘Genetic diversity of Blastocystis in non-primate animals’ has been … Read more

Professor Mick Tuite from the School of Biosciences has been elected to a Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. The Academy, the honorific leadership group … Read more

  September saw the British Yeast Group’s (BYG) annual meeting held this year at the University of Kent. This popular meeting, which attracts researchers from … Read more

Worth a total of £225 million, the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) is supporting projects in developing countries over the next four years. Professor Colin … Read more