Press Releases
£13 million award backs world-class research supporting Midlands’ bioeconomy
Three of the Midlands’ leading universities have been awarded £13 Million for a “Doctoral Training Partnership” to provide research training to support the Midlands bioeconomy.
Focus on naturally occurring protein to tackle dementia
Scientists at the University of Warwick have provided the first evidence that the lack of a naturally occurring protein is linked to early signs of dementia.
Dr Matthew Gibson awarded RSC Life Sciences prize
Dr Matthew Gibson has won the Life Sciences category of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2014 Emerging Technologies Competition, citing hus “novel application of a bio-inspired solution to cryopreserve cells to make much better use of precious donated blood”.
First national model for Bovine TB calls for more focus on cattle
In a study published in Nature this week, a team of researchers based at the University of Warwick has produced the first national model to investigate the bovine TB spread.
Warwick secure Defra contract to store 14,000 crop seed samples
Warwick Crop Centre at the University of Warwick has won a five year contract from Defra to continue to host the UK Vegetable Genebank at the University’s Wellesbourne Campus.
Plants evolve ways to control embryo growth and development
A new generation of high yield plants could be created following a fundamental change in our understanding of how plants develop.