Cutting-edge eDNA research is helping to maintain high quality drinking water for the North...
The latest techniques in environmental DNA (eDNA) research are being used by United Utilities and Cardiff University to help maintain high quality drinking water...
UK’s oldest human DNA obtained, revealing two distinct Palaeolithic populations
The first genetic data from Palaeolithic human individuals in the UK - the oldest human DNA obtained from the British Isles so far -...
Manchester joins mission to search for the origins of the Universe
Manchester Scentists are playing a huge role in an international astronomy mission to search the skies for cosmic origins of the universe.
With new investment,...
New energy saving super-magnet gets first test run
Testing has begun at Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron facility, for an energy-saving super-magnet, designed and built by the Science and Technology...
Groundbreaking Manchester partnership with Kenyan oesophageal cancer initiative gets £2.6m award
A groundbreaking initiative by Manchester and Kenyan researchers to bring world leading oesophageal cancer early detection and research to Kenya has received £2.6 million...
Manchester Scientists discover they can pull water molecules apart using graphene electrodes
Writing in Nature Communications, a team led by Dr Marcelo Lozada-Hidalgo based at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) used graphene as an electrode to measure both the...
Innovative biochemist funds scholarships at University of Salford
The University of Salford is launching a biochemistry scholarship with the generous support of Steve Pearce, CEO of Omega Ingredients Ltd.
Steve is an...
Plans for Greater Manchester’s first low carbon hydrogen hub approved
Planning permission for the installation of Greater Manchester’s first low-carbon hydrogen fuel hub has been secured – meaning sustainable hydrogen fuel can be produced...
Capturing Benjamin Franklin’s Scientific Adventures in the English Lakes
An online exhibition and hands-on workshop, led by a Lancaster University historian, will mark the 250th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s visit to the English...
Ancient footprints on Lancashire beach record demise of a biodiversity hotspot
team of archaeologists and geographers from The University of Manchester have discovered that hundreds of ancient animal and human footprints found on a beach...