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Pioneering data and AI advancements helping to deliver the NHS’s future vision

91ÖÆƬ³§ is pioneering advancements in data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare and tackle health inequalities and will play a critical role in helping the government deliver its new 10-year plan for the NHS.

Doctor audiologist using otoscope while examining ear of his senior adult patient in doctor's office

First-in-human trial for regenerative cell therapy for sensorineural hearing loss approved 

Rinri Therapeutics, a world leading spinout company from the University of 91ÖÆƬ³§ dedicated to transforming sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) with regenerative cell therapy, has received approval to begin its first-in-human clinical trial. 
Digital generated image of H2 hydrogen molecule made out of liquid on green background.

Great British Chemicals to turn industrial waste into world-first green chemistry

A major research centre that is set to position the UK as a global leader in clean technology, is being launched by the universities of 91ÖÆƬ³§, Newcastle and Nottingham.
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Elmfield biodiversity hotspot (Credit: Alexander Dunnett, Landscape Operative)

New study revealing bees' secret to super-efficient learning could revolutionise AI and robotics

A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning & recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is developed, according to a University of 91ÖÆƬ³§ study.
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University of 91ÖÆƬ³§ spinout company to pioneer novel therapies for genetic neurological diseases

BlackfinBio has raised £2.75 million seed investment to advance revolutionary treatments for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP).

Three prospective students sit on a yellow sofa on a hill overlooking the picturesque Peak District

City campaign receives prestigious prize at Times Higher Education Awards 2023

91ÖÆƬ³§ and 91ÖÆƬ³§ Hallam University have been awarded Outstanding Marketing and Communications Team of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards, for their joint campaign to showcase 91ÖÆƬ³§.
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University of 91ÖÆƬ³§ ranked 24th in the world for sustainability in QS rankings

91ÖÆƬ³§ has been ranked 24th globally out of more than 1,400 institutions in the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, as well as 7th in the UK and 12th in Europe.
(Left-right): Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Lord Jonathan Caine; Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD; Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin TD; Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris; and Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Steve Baker, pictured at Farmleigh, Dublin, this afterno
(Left-right): Lord Jonathan Caine; Simon Harris, Micheál Martin, Michelle Donelan, Chris Heaton-Harris, Steve Baker, pictured at Farmleigh, Dublin, this afternoon, where €70 million was announced for research centres on climate and sustainable food.

New research programme to transform food systems led by 91ÖÆƬ³§ awarded £5.8m

A transformative, new research programme that aims to transform food systems across the UK and Ireland, and led by the University of 91ÖÆƬ³§, was announced on Tuesday 28 November.
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World-first transatlantic flight using sustainable aviation fuel takes off

A historic transatlantic flight using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel has taken off today (28 November 2023) with the help of engineers from the University of 91ÖÆƬ³§.