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Dr Julian Dean wins National Teaching Fellowship

Dr Julian Dean has won a prestigious National Teaching Fellowships (NTF) in this year’s AdvanceHE Awards.

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AI‑designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace

In this article for The Conversation UK, Dr Kang Lan Tee and Professor Tuck Seng Wong discuss if current safeguards are developing quickly enough to manage the risks of AI designed viruses.

The Conversation UK
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Half of vaccines are binned - 'fridge-free' versions could change that

Professor Tuck Seng Wong is quoted in this BBC article which discusses 'fridge-free' vaccines.

Published by the BBC
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A greener way of sourcing essential minerals

Professor Kathy Christofidou is featured in this Financial Times article which explores how AI is being used to source essential minerals.

Published by the Financial Times
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Government allocates £154m for plutonium disposal

Dr Lewis Blackburn is quoted in a BBC article about money that will be spent by the government to investigate how best to dispose of the 140 tonnes of radioactive plutonium it currently stores at a nuclear plant.

| BBC news
two men in hi-vis jackets shovel cement which is pouring from a tube

The green steel revolution is creating demand for new approaches to cement production, study finds

The UK’s race to reach net-zero is rapidly transforming two of its most carbon intensive industries – steel and cement. However new research warns that progress in one, could hinder the other with major implications on the nation’s climate strategy.
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Under or over? The twists and turns of genetic research

Using what is known as an atomic force microscope, advanced computer software and AI, researchers are able to visualise DNA molecules, trace their paths and measure them.
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Driving innovation with successful spinouts

This academic year has seen the incorporation of seven new spinout companies from the Faculty of Engineering. Five of these spinouts are from the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering.

Fiona Macleod stands in front of the reconstructed Banqiao dam
Fiona Macleod stands in front of the reconstructed Banqiao dam

The forgotten and the dammed: The hidden risks behind the world's water and waste reservoirs

Fifty years after the Banqiao dam collapse killed hundreds of thousands in China, Professor Fiona Macleod says deadly failures continue to expose the global threat of ageing infrastructure, climate extremes and toxic waste.

| The Chemical Engineer