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New funding for PhD places announced by Business Secretary
The University is to receive £6 million in funding for additional PhD places as part of a major investment in science and engineering in the UK, announced by Business Secretary Greg Clark.
Postdoctoral researchers host Beautiful Science art competition
Chemistry research was celebrated at the recent Beautiful Science art competition, which formed part of the School of Chemistry’s postdoctoral conference.
Physical Sciences Employability Team shortlisted for national award
The Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Employability Team have been shortlisted in the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards 2017 for ‘Most Improved Commitment to Employability’.
Research points to second chance for rejected antibiotic candidate
Research led by Dr Michael Webb (School of Chemistry) has found that an antibiotic candidate compound shelved in the 1970s in favour of more promising drugs could be worth a second look.
New cancer therapeutic improves overall survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Scientists from the Universities of Leeds and Warwick and ValiRx plc have found that VAL401, a formulation of the antipsychotic drug risperidone in rumenic acid, has promising anti-cancer effects.