Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Bees need food up to a month earlier than provided by recommended pollinator plants

New research from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter has revealed that plant species recommended as "pollinator friendly"* in Europe...

Pioneering research centre designed to revolutionise the future of water supplies officially opens

A pioneering new £30 million research facility, designed to explore sustainable solutions to challenges facing the water sector, has been...

Level of microplastic in seabed creatures depends on location and how they feed

The “burden” of plastic within animal species recovered from the seafloor has given scientists a new insight into the environmental...

Genetic condition haemochromatosis linked to higher levels of disease in older people

A largescale new study has found that some people whose genetics are linked to the common iron overload condition haemochromatosis...