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Researchers from the School of Biosciences awarded a share of £12m to pursue pioneering research

Researchers from the School of Biosciences are among 62 from across the UK who have been awarded a share of £12 million to pursue visionary bioscience research.
Marysia Placzek

'Outstanding and internationally leading' developmental biologist receives national award

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology, Marysia Placzek, has received a prestigious national award for the contribution she has made to her research field.
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The true extent of tropical forest loss from rubber plantations revealed by new research

Two groundbreaking studies by an international team, published in Nature and Conservation Letters, demonstrate that the impact of the global rubber trade on forests has been serially and substantially underestimated.
Dr Alison Wright

University of ºù«Ӱҵ academic awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme prize for evolutionary biology research

Dr Alison Wright, from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ’s School of Biosciences, has been awarded a prestigious £100,000 prize by the Leverhulme Trust to further her promising career in evolutionary biology.
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Discover the wonders of life this November at Biofest 2023

Curious minds are invited to embark on a captivating journey into the world of cutting-edge bioscience research as the University of ºù«Ӱҵ launches BioFest, a unique new festival designed to illuminate the wonders of life.