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This week's research and innovation headlines and highlights |
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Engineering biology has the potential to solve some of our biggest global challenges, from developing new vaccines and therapies, to plastic-free packaging and sustainable fuels for transport. Two new investments – a £3 million proof of concept programme and a separate £2.8 million seed corn fund – will help to solve these challenges and drive economic growth in the UK’s engineering biology sector.
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We are asking our communities to tell us what they think about UKRI in our second annual stakeholder perceptions survey. Your feedback will help us address issues, tailor our activities and measure our progress over the coming years. All responses are anonymous and the survey will be live until 19 December. If you have already started the survey your progress will have been saved and you can carry on where you left off.
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A new laser-based test could detect different types of dementia at an early stage, enabling doctors to support patients years earlier when new drug treatments are most effective. Initial results from the study of the new test suggest accuracy of up to 93%.
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Research has found that people with a genetic defect in their ability to digest sucrose eat less cake, sweets and chocolate, which could hold the key to helping the wider population to eat less sugar.
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People across the UK will now be able to go online and search for Meals on Wheels providers who deliver to their area thanks to a new interactive map that has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol.
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A team of researchers are using drones to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia and compare these with satellite imagery taken from space. This work will update the last island-wide census, conducted nearly 30 years ago.
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Mobile phone audio and video footage has the potential to inform human rights investigations but there are challenges in finding, verifying and processing evidence. The OSR4Rights research group aimed to strengthen the use and understanding of open-source information by investigators, lawyers and judges in the pursuit of justice for human rights violations. |
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