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Stiff Gels Slow Germs: New study maps hydrogel properties that control bacterial growth

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT

University of Warwick scientists has found that firmer, lower water content hydrogels limit bacterial growth, with implications for designing antibacterial coatings, infection models, and advanced medical materials.

University of Warwick academic awarded Kitasato Microbial Chemistry Medal

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:38:02 GMT

Professor Greg Challis received the award for advanced research on bioactive compounds.

New antibiotic for drug-resistant bacteria found hiding in plain sight

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Chemists from University of Warwick and Monash University have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens, including MRSA and VRE

Balance is key: New strategies to boost protein production from engineered cells

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

University of Warwick research demonstrates how to engineer ‘cell factories’ that last longer and produce more chemicals, without needing antibiotics or complex engineering methods, paving the way for sustainable biotech that lasts.

Helping plants and bacteria work together reduces fertiliser need

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:50:00 GMT

Helping to promote the natural relationship between plants and bacteria could reduce reliance on environmentally damaging fertilisers, a study has found.

Bacteria communicate like us – and we could use this to help address antibiotic resistance

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:07:00 GMT

Like the neurons firing in human brains, bacteria use electricity to communicate and respond to environmental cues. Now, researchers have discovered a way to control this electrical signalling in bacteria, to better understand resistance to antibiotics.

Construction completed on “world-class” IBRB biomedical research building at the University of Warwick

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:21:00 GMT

NATIONAL contractor, Willmott Dixon has completed the construction of the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building at the University of Warwick this month (March 2021).

Minimum energy requirements for microbial communities to live predicted

Wed, 06 May 2020 08:28:17 GMT

A microbial community is a complex, dynamic system composed of hundreds of species and their interactions, they are found in oceans, soil, animal guts and plant roots. Each system feeds the Earth’s ecosystem and their own growth, as they each have their own metabolism that underpin biogeochemical cycles. Researchers from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick have produced an extendable thermodynamic model for simulating the dynamics of microbial communities.

Bacteria such as E. coli detected in minutes by new technology from the University of Warwick

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:16:00 GMT

Scientists at the University of Warwick have discovered that healthy bacteria cells and cells inhibited by antibiotics or UV light show completely different reactions to electrical stimulus. The findings could lead to the development of medical devices which can rapidly detect live bacterial cells, evaluate the effects of antibiotics on growing bacteria colonies, or reveal antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Bacteria-fighting polymers created with light

Tue, 14 Aug 2018 10:32:54 GMT

Hundreds of polymers – which could kill drug-resistant superbugs in novel ways – can be produced and tested using light, using a method developed at the University of Warwick