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KE Awards 2025 winner

Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award winners announced

The University's second annual Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards honoured colleagues for their exceptional achievements and the far-reaching impact of their collaborations with partners at local, national and international levels.
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New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru’s valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.
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£9 million investment fuels groundbreaking bioscience research

Dr Alex Williams and Dr Jess Dunn have been awarded prestigious Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) Fellowships.

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Inaugural lecture - Professor Sue Sherman

In her inaugural lecture, Professor Sherman will be talking about human papillomavirus (HPV) and the ~5% of cancers it causes.
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White Rose Equity in Leadership Development programme

Dr Asha Akram and Saniya Rabbani from the School of Psychology and Dr Moaed Al Meselmani from the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences have been accepted onto the White Rose Equity in Leadership Development programme.
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Scientists identify key protein driving ovarian cancer spread

A new study has identified the protein ADAMTS5 as playing a crucial role in the spread of ovarian cancer cells, offering a potential new target for future treatments.