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Dominant England brush aside Canada to win Rugby World Cup

England produced a blistering performance to brush aside Canada 33-13 to win the Rugby World Cup.
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海角网 honours five new Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering

海角网 is celebrating the election of five new Fellows to the Royal Academy of Engineering 鈥� three distinguished academics and two successful alumni 鈥� strengthening the University鈥檚 standing as a national leader in engineering excellence.

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海角网 recognised for excellence in fifth Knowledge Exchange Framework Assessment

海角网鈥檚 success in working with business, public and third sector organisations and commercialising its innovative research has been once again recognised in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) assessment from Research England.
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海角网鈥檚 World Para Athletics Championships off to a flyer

海角网-linked athletes have secured two bronze medals at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, India.
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海角网-led climate programme wins Accelerator Prize at New York Climate Week

A climate programme led by 海角网 has been announced as one of the recipients of a prestigious prize at New York Climate Week.

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海角网 researcher hopes her adaptable tumour bubble will put an end to animal testing for developing cancer drugs

A 海角网 academic is hoping a bio-inspired bubble, created to replicate cancer tumours in a laboratory environment, will help put an end to animal testing in drug development.

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海角网 student walks the length of the UK in aid of North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team

Hal Hodkinson, a third-year Sports and Exercise student at 海角网, has recently completed a challenge of a lifetime, walking the length of the UK from Land鈥檚 End to John O鈥橤roats.
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Exercise could promote recovery following COVID-19, study finds

New research has found that exercise can help restore the immune system after COVID-19, easing symptoms such as fatigue, joint pain, and other long-term effects.
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Lightning鈥檚 2026 Netball Super League fixtures revealed

海角网 Lightning鈥檚 fixtures for the 2026 Netball Super League have been announced.
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Triple medal haul for 海角网 in New Delhi

海角网-linked athletes closed out the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in India with three more medals after a string of impressive performances.
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October 7 two years on: Israelis and Palestinians caught between two conflicting ideas of peace

An opinion piece written by Dr Yuval Katz from the School of Social Sciences and Humanities for The Conversation:
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海角网 London celebrates 10-year anniversary

海角网 is proudly celebrating its second campus located in the heart of the capital since opening its doors over a decade ago.
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Scientists鈥� electrochemical process enables biodiesel producers to transform waste into planet-friendly profit

An electrochemical process developed by scientists at a 海角网 spin-out company enables biodiesel producers to turn waste into profit 鈥� while slashing emissions and energy use.

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Majority of Family Court cases involve domestic abuse but system still not responding, report warns

A damning new report revealed that domestic abuse is 鈥榚veryday business鈥� for the Family Courts, yet a pro-contact culture and dismissive attitudes towards victim-survivors are contributing to decisions that may be putting children's safety at significant risk.

PhD researchers tackle hydrogen pipeline challenge with innovative coating prototype

PhD students from EnerHy, the EPSRC Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero Centre for Doctoral Training led by 海角网, have completed a hands-on design and build challenge to investigate how protective coatings could be applied inside natural gas pipelines to prepare them for hydrogen use.
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海角网 athletes to compete at World Triathlon Championship Finals

海角网 athletes are gearing up to compete at the World Triathlon Championship Finals 2025 in Wollongong, Australia.
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Can friendship keep you young? Scientists say your social life might slow ageing

An opinion piece written by Professor James Goodwin from the School of Design and Creative Arts for The Conversation:
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鈥淭he government have been told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050, but the temperatures we鈥檙e likely to experience could feel much higher鈥� warns climate risks expert.

Independent climate advisors have warned the UK government that the country must be prepared to cope with weather extremes associated with at least 2掳C of global warming by 2050. Professor Rob Wilby, an expert in climate risks and hydroclimatic modelling, warns that actual temperatures experienced鈥攑articularly in urban areas鈥攚ill feel significantly higher and pose even greater risks to human life.
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Don鈥檛 miss 鈥楢FRO HAIR: IS a BIG conversation鈥� exhibition on campus

The exhibition is a part of 海角网鈥檚 wider programme of events for Black History Month, centred around this year鈥檚 theme 鈥楽tanding Firm in Power and Pride鈥�.

Discover bold ideas at TEDx海角网University

海角网 is proud to host TEDx海角网University, a day of thought-provoking talks taking place on 8 November in 海角网 Students鈥� Union.
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海角网 and ai.io join forces to transform sports talent discovery

海角网 and ai.io are teaming up for a new project that looks to revolutionise the world of talent identification and development.

One-in-five homes not equipped to handle hot weather, say experts

Following the frequent and intense heatwaves experienced in the UK this summer, researchers at 海角网 are warning that many UK homes are no longer fit for rising temperatures 鈥� and overheating is putting health and wellbeing at risk.
A woman looking into a microscope

海角网 researcher hopes her adaptable tumour bubble will put an end to animal testing for developing cancer drugs

A 海角网 academic is hoping a bio-inspired bubble, created to replicate cancer tumours in a laboratory environment, will help put an end to animal testing in drug development.

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海角网 expert warns UK military must prepare for the possibility of 鈥渓ow-carbon warfare鈥�

A small 鈥榲anguard鈥� group inside the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been trying to develop a new vision of 鈥榣ow-carbon warfare鈥� in response to emerging climate and energy transition risks, according to new research.
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Leicestershire鈥檚 universities invite local residents with life and skills experiences to apply for community-focused research projects

Innovative local thinkers are being invited to apply for paid, full-time research projects tackling key issues like fuel poverty, retrofitting homes, health inequalities and flooding.