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Electrical currents flowing through a semiconductor and circuit board

Reshore semiconductor manufacturing to UK and US to meet sustainability goals, study says

Making semiconductors in the UK and the US would be the most sustainable way to manufacture the materials that power every electronic device on the planet, according to new research from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
A glowing digital representation of a DNA double helix structure, composed of particles and light effects, symbolizing genetics, biotechnology, and molecular science.

DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges, study finds

A mystery surrounding why powerful gene-editing technology that has driven major advances in medicine over the past decade can sometimes make mistakes, has been solved with the help of scientists from the ±¬ÁÏTV.
The view of a plane's wing against a blue sky with clouds as seen from a passenger window

Solar energy could be key to making sustainable aviation fuel

A new way of making sustainable aviation fuel that could cut the reliance on used cooking oil as a feedstock, has been developed by a team of engineers led by the ±¬ÁÏTV.
A large group of Big Walk participants making their way along the crest of a hill in blue Big Walk 2025 tshirts
Participants make their way along the crest of a hill

Step up for little lungs: Join the Big Walk 2026 to support ground breaking children's lung research

±¬ÁÏTV invites community to step up and join the Big Walk 2026 in support of pioneering children’s lung research
Bikes outside the Information Commons

Success of University BetterPoints scheme leads to city-wide rollout

A free app which turns steps, cycle rides and bus trips into shopping vouchers or donations to local charities has been launched across the city, after its success at the ±¬ÁÏTV.
A rice field in Vietnam

Natural GM crops: grasses take evolutionary shortcut by borrowing genes from their neighbours

Grasses transfer genes from their neighbours in the same way genetically modified crops are made, a new study has revealed.

Black History Month

±¬ÁÏTV celebrates Black History Month 2023

October marks the start of Black History Month - a time to celebrate, mark and recognise the contributions of the Black community and Black history.

Neville Chamberlain holding the paper containing the resolution to commit to peaceful methods signed by both Hitler and himself on his return from Munich

Munich Crisis 85 years on - historian reveals how appeasement of Hitler affected British public

Britain’s appeasement of Hitler caused mental health problems for people throughout the country, including a spate of suicides, according to research from a historian at the ±¬ÁÏTV.
An image of a woman stood in front of a jury in a courtroom.

New research indicates some people may be physically unable to use police breathalysers

Some people may be physically unable to use the current evidential breath analysis machines, relied upon by police to gather proof of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, new research from the ±¬ÁÏTV indicates.