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Men aged between 20 and 45 being offered £200 to help with nutrition research at Ulster University

Researchers at the Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE) at Ulster University are recruiting for an exciting study exploring the effect of polyphenols on heart (cardiovascular) health. Unfortunately, cardiovascular disease remains ...

27 May 2022 at 14:33

5m volunteers sought for UK’s largest ever health research project

Five million Britons are to be recruited to join a major health study which aims to predict who will get ill in their later years even before they show symptoms. Hoped to be the UK’s largest ever health research programme, Our Future Health will ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:26

What is Horizon Europe?

Reports suggest Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce that the UK will rejoin the European Union (EU)’s £85 billion Horizon science research programme. The scheme is a collaboration involving Europe’s leading research institutes and ...

06 Sept 2023 at 17:50

What is Horizon Europe and why has the UK rejoined?

The UK has rejoined the European Union (EU)’s £85 billion Horizon science research programme in a move hailed by the Prime Minister as the “right deal” for the country. It is the latest sign of improved relations between London and ...

07 Sept 2023 at 10:30

UK faces science ‘brain drain’ amid delays in joining EU research scheme

A delay in joining the European Union’s research and innovation scheme has “damaged the UK’s reputation” in the life sciences field, experts have claimed, with scientists “finding it much harder to bring the brightest and best ...

25 Aug 2023 at 00:01

UK prepared to snub EU’s £88.6bn science scheme if Brexit row cannot be resolved

The minister for the Government’s newly created science and technology department has signalled the UK is “ready to go it alone” if the EU does not agree to Britain’s post-Brexit terms of membership. The new Secretary of the ...

12 Feb 2023 at 05:30

Taxpayers spend £15,000 to cover damages to academic after Donelan’s Hamas claim

It cost taxpayers £15,000 to cover damages paid to an academic Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had falsely accused of supporting Hamas, her department has said. The sum was paid “without admitting any liability”, ...

06 Mar 2024 at 18:35

Science Secretary faces calls to quit after taxpayers cover damages for academic

Science Secretary Michelle Donelan is facing calls to resign after taxpayers’ money was used to pay damages to an academic she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. The Cabinet minister on Tuesday retracted ...

06 Mar 2024 at 11:33

Ireland

New centres to research climate change and food sustainability

Two new all-Ireland research centres on climate and sustainable food are to be created with funding of 70 million euro (£60.7 million). The funding will bring together academics, industry and policymakers across ...

28 Nov 2023 at 11:56

Scotland

Man who was in medically induced coma hails Covid drug trial for survival

A participant of a breakthrough drug trial in treating Covid-19 has said he would not be here today if he had not been involved. John Hanna, from Inverclyde, was so ill with the virus in 2020, he was placed in ...

16 Jun 2022 at 01:01

£38m ‘virtual’ centre to study ‘alternative proteins’ launched

A £38 million “virtual” centre that will study whether alternative protein sources such as lab-grown meat, plant proteins and insects could become part of the UK diet is due to be launched in the UK. The ...

28 Aug 2024 at 11:14

Losing weight has ‘hidden benefits’ and clears out damaged cells – scientists

Losing excess weight has “hidden benefits” and helps clear out damaged and ageing cells, scientists have discovered. They examined hundreds of thousands of cells to produce the first very detailed ...

09 Jul 2025 at 16:00

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