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The nine ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ researchers were all selected for their exceptional contributions to science.

Sixth-formers spend half-term in ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ labs as part of new Inspiring Scientists programme

¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ researchers have discovered how T cells – an important component of our immune system – are able to keep on killing as they hunt down and kill cancer cells, repeatedly reloading their toxic weapons.

New data from Addenbrooke's Hospital in ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ suggests that a single dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine can reduce by 75% the number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections. This implies that the vaccine could significantly reduce the risk of transmission of the virus from people who are asymptomatic, as well as protecting others from getting ill.

Gold nanotubes – tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair – could be used to treat mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, according to a team of researchers at the Universities of ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ and Leeds. 

Academics, students and professional members of staff from across the University have been recognised in this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Research Impact and Engagement Awards for their work in areas including COVID-19 testing, PPE production and online engagement.

As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothorax – a ‘punctured lung’ – according to a study led by ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ researchers.

When infectious diseases expert Mike Weekes realised he and colleagues had know-how that could help protect staff, patients and students in a pandemic, they set up a unique testing facility – the first of its kind, they believe, in a UK university.  

Women who do not need pain relief during childbirth may be carriers of a key genetic variant that acts a natural epidural, say scientists at the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ. In a study published today in the journal Cell Reports, the researchers explain how the variant limits the ability of nerve cells to send pain signals to the brain.

A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carried out in mice and zebrafish at the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ.