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A life-saving drug for heart attack patients
We've helped develop a drug which will reduce the risk of blood clots in heart attack patients and save lives.
Categorised under: Protecting the Future , Leading the Way and Making a Difference
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Repairing damaged nerves with 3D printing
We've developed a 3D-printed biodegradable device to help the body repair itself.
Categorised under: Achieving Excellence, Leading the Way and Making a Difference
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Powering jet engine production with pioneering manufacturing
Our groundbreaking manufacturing techniques are helping Rolls-Royce transform the production of components for some of the world's most advanced passenger jets.
Categorised under: Working Together and Protecting the Future
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Intelligent helmet gives fire-fighters sixth sense
We've developed a specially-adapted helmet that could provide fire-fighters with vital clues in an emergency and help save lives.
Categorised under: Leading the Way and Making a Difference
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Transforming the role of ombudsmen in the UK
We're helping ombudsmen gain greater powers to resolve public complaints and hold the government and other organisations accountable.
Categorised under: Protecting the Future and Making a Difference
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Driving international policy to erradicate a global pest
Our world-leading research is helping fight infestations of bed bugs by informing international policy on this global pest.
Categorised under: Protecting the Future and Making a Difference
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The power to reduce nuclear waste worldwide
Our process for reducing the volume of nuclear waste will make its storage safer and more cost effective.
Categorised under: Achieving Excellence, Protecting the Future and Leading the Way
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Parkinson's disease: our commitment to finding a cure
Our pioneering research into Parkinson's could help slow down and stop the disease, which affects over six million people globally.
Categorised under: Achieving Excellence, Protecting the Future and Leading the Way
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Radiocarbon dating curve is the key to unlocking the past and informing policy
Through collaboration we've developed an internationally-recognised method for reliably dating items up to 50,000 years old.
Categorised under: Working Together and Protecting the Future
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Paving the way for revolutionary regenerative treatments
We're working together to turn lab discoveries into regenerative treatment for diseases like Parkinson’s and deafness.
Categorised under: Working Together and Leading the Way
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Removing the barriers to education through digital learning
We're using technology to give people from around the world access to our high-quality education.
Categorised under: Cultivating Ambition and Making a Difference
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Shaping future leaders through social enterprise
Our flagship social enterprise for international development encourages every one of our students to make a difference.
Categorised under: Protecting the Future , Leading the Way and Making a Difference
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Specialist centre puts gluten-related disease in the spotlight
SIGReD aims to better understand unpredictable signs and symptoms of coeliac disease and other gluten-related disorders at our pioneering centre.
Categorised under: Working Together and Leading the Way
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Influencing and promoting UK politics
Our acclaimed research into political participation and public engagement has led to direct and ongoing changes within the UK political system.
Categorised under: Working Together and Leading the Way
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Endorsing and protecting journalism of the highest standard
Our unique research centre examines media standards and exposes ways in which media freedom is undermined or abused.
Categorised under: Working Together and Protecting the Future