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Graphic with the text Education Awards and logos for University of 91ÖÆƬ³§ and The Students' Union

Science staff scoop honours in this year’s Education Awards

The Faculty of Science has been recognised at this year’s Education Awards 2023 - which celebrates excellent practice in learning and teaching at the University.
Wild grass

How our plants have turned into thieves to survive

Scientists have discovered that grasses are able to short cut evolution by taking genes from their neighbours.
Nebula

Overabundance of massive stars gives new insights into the universe

An overabundance of massive stars was discovered in the gigantic star-forming region 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.
Super-resolution light microscopy

Life Under the Microscope: Building a centre of excellence for biological imaging technology

Physicists and biologists in Imagine: Imaging Life, a research group at the University of 91ÖÆƬ³§, use and develop the most cutting edge microscopes to get an in depth look at our cells, at bacteria, and other microscopic entities.
Spray-on solar cells

Cutting the cost of solar energy with spray-on perovskite cells

A new generation of spray-on solar cells has the potential to increase the efficiency and cut the costs of renewable energy technology.