Case studies

Developing new antibiotics to manage chronic lung infection

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are leading a €50 million Europe-wide project to develop new inhaled drug treatments for cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis.

 

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Teaching science through mystery

A £3m project co-ordinated by academics at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is using the appeal of magic tricks, myths and mysteries to help school children across Europe develop a passion for science.

 

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Developing Europe’s first ultra-deep-sea robot

Scientists and engineers from the University of Southampton are part of an €8 million project to develop an underwater glider to study the oceans and assess the environmental impact of oil and gas mining.

 

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First detection of gases in super-Earth atmosphere

An EU-funded project led by researchers from University College London (UCL) examined the atmosphere of the super-Earth planet 55 Cancri e in unprecedented detail including the first successful detection of gases in the atmosphere of a planet of this size.

 

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Monitoring the levels of pollution in cities

Scientists and engineers at the University of York are coordinating an innovative project which will use new technologies to improve the understanding of urban pollution.

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Realising the full potential of global stem cell research

A project coordinated by the University of Edinburgh and funded by the European Commission has made Europe – and the UK in particular – a leader in stem cell research.

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Training clinicians to help mothers and babies in Africa

European funding has enabled researchers at the University of Warwick's Warwick Medical School to develop education and training for nurses and midwives in isolated parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Making travel across Europe simpler for tourists and workers

A four-year EU project involving researchers at the University of Oxford is developing new technologies to enable quick and easy border crossings for holidaymakers and business travellers in Europe.

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EU and UK investments supporting the development and application of graphene

The European Union has invested €54 million into a Graphene Flagship project involving Nobel Prize-winning scientists at the University of Manchester and will be investing a further €50 million a year from 2016.

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Graphene: the transformative new material driving economic growth

The discovery of graphene at the University of Manchester has led to a rapid global take-up of new technologies, with at least $200 million in recent commercial investment being made in graphene production across 210 companies.

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