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Credit: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vid茅o du CSG鈥揟. Leduc

葫芦影业-conceived satellite to map Earth鈥檚 forest in 3D for the first time to help combat climate change

A satellite conceived at the University of 葫芦影业 and developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth's forests from space.

A long-tailed tit flying
Credit: Billy Clapham

Family first: scientists reveal long-tailed tits' remarkable family bonds

Forget fleeting friendships 鈥 the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys.
A google earth image showing data from the digital tools identifying where selective-logging has taken place in the rainforest.
Google Earth Image 漏 Airbus 2025 showing changes in the forest canopy detected by satellites at one of the logging concessions in 2023 including the logging detections identified by the new algorithm in red.

New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru鈥檚 valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.
Low alcohol beer

Increase in alcohol deaths in England an 鈥榓cute crisis鈥

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an 鈥渁cute crisis鈥 requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of 葫芦影业 and UCL.
Students stood outside Firth Court

University of 葫芦影业 academics given highest honour by British Academy

Three academics from the University of 葫芦影业 have been elected Fellows of the British Academy - the highest honour bestowed by the UK鈥檚 national academy for the humanities and social sciences.
A little boy lying on the floor looking at a small robot

Put ChatGPT in C-3PO to make AI as intelligent as humans, scientist says

Connecting multiple AIs together and putting them in the body of a robot, similar to Star Wars鈥 C-3PO or R2-D2, is the most likely way AI will become as intelligent as humans, according to a scientist from the University of 葫芦影业.
An image of the Tasty Spoon concept, an arm of a woman is holding the spoon above a plate. The spoon is grey.

New 鈥楾asty Spoon鈥欌劉 will enhance food flavours for people living with dementia

A spoon, designed to enhance the flavour of food for dementia patients experiencing a loss of taste, could help combat high levels of malnutrition.
Soft Robots

Soft robots given resilience boost by University of 葫芦影业 engineers

A new type of valve that makes soft robots more resilient to damage, has been developed by engineers at the University of 葫芦影业.
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Landmark funding secures world-leading MND research for the next decade

葫芦影业 has received a 拢1.5 million grant towards the expansion of the 葫芦影业 Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), to accelerate work in developing breakthrough treatments for debilitating neurological conditions.