Case studies

Unravelling the mystery of stress and healthy ageing

Collaborating across borders with 10 other European institutions, the University of Birmingham is researching crucial health challenges of our ageing populations.

 

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Making the gas industry safer

University of Glasgow engineers worked with Siemens on an EU-funded project to detect gas leaks using laser technology.

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Cleaning up air travel to help protect the environment

University of Leeds researchers are playing a key role in the development and design of tools needed for the next generation of environmentally-friendly aircraft.

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Improving productivity through university-business collaboration

European investment over a 15-year period is helping academics at the University of Liverpool to create and safeguard regional jobs.

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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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