Departmental news
Research centre success garners extra funding
The Warwick Integrative Synthetic Biology Centre has recently received additional funding of £900K to continue its programme of research up to the end of March 2022, bringing to 7 years its continuous funding from UKRI since its launch in 2015.
High-value chemicals to be made from agricultural waste thanks to RAEng Fellowship
A Warwick academic, Dr Alexander Darlington, has been awarded one of sixteen fellowships in the 20th cohort of Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships.
High respiratory efforts in COVID-19 patients could result in self-inflicted lung injury
The impact of high breathing efforts on the lungs of patients suffering with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 has been investigated by researchers at the University of Warwick, who assessed the likelihood of resulting lung injury.
Discovery of microscopic metallic particles in the human brain
A UK-led international team of researchers has discovered elemental metallic copper and iron in the human brain for the first time.
Warwick Biomedical Engineer Leandro Pecchia featured in the Financial Times for Artificial Intelligence for fully automated diabetes kit.
Dr Leandro Pecchia, associate professor at the University of Warwick's school of engineering, hopes to use electrocardiogram (ECG) signals to track glucose levels by applying AI tools to a heartbeat scan, he can detect low blood glucose with similar accuracy to a CGM.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can detect low-glucose levels via ECG without fingerprick test
Researchers from the school of Engineering have created technology for detecting low glucose levels via ECG using a non-invasive wearable sensor, which with the latest Artificial Intelligence can detect hypoglycaemic events from raw ECG signals.
Warwick Engineer contributes to breakthrough Alzheimer's collaboration
Breakthrough in description of metals in brain which may drive the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, made by international research collaboration, including Dr Joanna Collingwood.
EPSRC funding secured for new Alzheimer's project
Nanoscale metallomics and mineralization: advanced spectromicroscopy determination of the role of iron and calcium in Alzheimer's disease.
Biomedical Engineer is AZ Breakthrough Scientist
Biomedical Engineering PhD student Elin Boger receives prestigious award from major global research-led business.