Safeguarding the rights of disabled children
The relationship between disability and disadvantage is a global concern with worldwide recognition of the inequities in access to opportunities and resources.
Exploring our research and other stories from the University community.
The relationship between disability and disadvantage is a global concern with worldwide recognition of the inequities in access to opportunities and resources.
Diagnosis, treatments and care are ever-evolving because of medical research – the kind that is happening right now in our labs.
Our researchers have created a revolutionary burns dressing, allowing doctors, nurses and paramedics to detect infection without removing the dressing.
We’ve developed assessment and strengthening techniques for ageing concrete bridges and structures. Our guidance is used by consulting engineers worldwide.
Discover 8 mind-blowing ways we are solving some of today’s biggest problems.
Scanning probe microscopes let us study surfaces at the nanoscale level. But how do they work and why do we need them? Physics researchers tell us more.
Scientists and engineers have developed biodegradable cellulose microbeads that could replace harmful plastic ones that contribute to ocean pollution.
Some biodegradable plastics could in the future be made using sugar and carbon dioxide, replacing unsustainable plastics made from crude oil.
Developmental geneticist, Dr Kim Moorwood, explores how the genes behind fetal growth could impact our chances of serious health conditions in later life.
Dr Philippe Blondel from the Department of Physics is uncovering the secrets of the deep and imaging our underwater environments with sound waves.