Humanitarian focus on ICTs for international development
01 November 2010New networking activities will help academic expertise in information and communications technology to benefit developing countries.
Clinical trial cancer research open day
29 October 2010Patients who have benefited from life saving experimental cancer treatments will join world class researchers for a public open day.
New imaging technology predicts fracture risk
27 October 2010A new method for identifying which bones have a high risk of fracture, and for monitoring the effectiveness of new bone-strengthening drugs and techniques, has...
Insight into links between obesity and activity in the brain
26 October 2010Study on effects of anti-obesity drug on the brain paves way for more effective treatments.
Eyewitness accounts of 1641 Irish rebellion released
25 October 2010The first-hand testimonies of thousands of people who witnessed the bloody rebellion that paved the way for centuries of sectarian conflict in Ireland have been...
How sloths got their long neck
19 October 2010New research gives insight into one of the few mammals with more than seven neck vertebrae.
NATO and Russia to join in dialogue at icebreaker
13 October 2010<p>Members of NATO and Russian Federation will have their first ever open dialogue on the future of international security in the Arctic this week, amid...
Blood pressure breakthrough holds real hope
07 October 2010Scientists have discovered a mechanism which raises blood pressure in pre-eclampsia, a potentially deadly condition which occurs during pregnancy.
Professor Robert Edwards awarded Nobel Prize
04 October 2010Professor Robert Edwards, Pensioner Fellow at Churchill College and Emeritus Professor of Human Reproduction at the University, was today awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology...
Antidepressants can alter peoples’ moral judgement
28 September 2010The most common type of antidepressants, serotonin enhancers, alters peoples moral judgement and leads to a reduction in aggressive behaviour, a study published today in...