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Sugar beet at a farm in South East England, cultivated with basalt

Managing UK agriculture with rock dust could absorb up to 45 per cent of the atmospheric carbon dioxide needed for net-zero, research shows

Adding rock dust to UK agricultural soils could absorb up to 45 per cent of the atmospheric carbon dioxide needed to reach net zero, according to a major new study led by scientists at the University of 91Ö±²¥.
Len Garnham opening the Julia Garnham alongside Dr Adam Hodgson

University of 91Ö±²¥ students help speed up cancer diagnosis at new Julia Garnham Centre

91Ö±²¥ and 91Ö±²¥ Children’s NHS Foundation Trust have officially opened the Julia Garnham Centre, a new genomic pre-screening facility, which helps NHS geneticists to diagnose blood cancers.

An image of a tractor ploughing a field of green crops.

University of 91Ö±²¥ study shows potential to reduce reliance on non-renewable fertilisers in agriculture

An enzyme that can help release phosphorus from its organic forms has been identified in a study from the University of 91Ö±²¥â€™s Institute for Sustainable Food, published in leading science journal PNAS.
A photo of Four Sun Conures sat on a branch

New study finally proves that birds are more colourful near the Equator

The long-held theory that birds closer to the equator are more colourful than birds nearer the poles has been proven by scientists at the University of 91Ö±²¥.