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Science Insights 2021 applications are now live for S5 pupils

04 March, 2021

Science Insights is an exciting work experience programme designed to give 5th year high school…

STOPCOVID team wins the Principal's Award for Exceptional Contribution

12 January, 2021

December 2020: The Principal's Medal is the highest award that can be given in recognition of…

Samanta Mariani is awarded a Chancellor's Fellowship

12 January, 2021

January 2021: Samanta Mariani becomes a Chancellor's Fellow at the Centre, following…

Ross Dobie wins the SULSA Wildcard Prize 2020

07 January, 2021

December 2020: Postdoctoral researcher Ross Dobie has been awarded the Wildcard Prize by SULSA as…

Portraits of the pandemic: celebrating CIR scientists in the College COVID-19 response

14 December, 2020

December 2020: Three members of the Centre feature in new portraits celebrating the response of the…

Research Insights is launched across the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine

30 November, 2020

November 2020: Free online public events, exploring the science and research taking place in our…

Promising new target for the treatment of bile duct cancer

26 November, 2020

November 2020: New research suggests that disruption of a chemical messenger TWEAK could disrupt…

Crohn's & Colitis research: Having the guts to go online

28 October, 2020

October 2020: IBD researchers share their work at Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s first virtual Patient…

£6.1 million secured to transform healthcare with deep ultraviolet light

30 September, 2020

September 2020: The U-Care project aims to develop new treatments for dangerous infections and…

Frances Collins awarded Chartered Scientist

30 September, 2020

September 2020: Chartered scientist status is an award made by the Science Council to those with…