Research News

The following items provide an overview of the variety of research that is currently being undertaken at Keele University.  A full list of news items is available by year from the menu on the left.

Picture of red and yellow and green test tubes   GROUND-BREAKING FINDINGS PUBLISHED IN PRESTIGIOUS U.S. JOURNAL Posted on 01 October 2013 Ground-Breaking Findings Published by Keele Epigenetics and Rheumatology Research Groups Researchers based in the ISTM and at the Haywood Rheumatology Centre in Burslem have identified fundamental differences between specific immune cell populations purified from whole blood. Keele-000473   Alcohol Hangover Research Group at Keele Posted on 30 July 2013 Keele University School of Psychology will host the 5th Annual Meeting of the Alcohol Hangover Research Group, Thu 1st – Fri 2nd August 2013. Rosenfeld_Dana 90x90   Presentation at International HIV Conference Posted on 22 July 2013 Dr Dana Rosenfeld, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and member of Keele's Centre for Social Gerontology, attended the 2nd International Conference for the Social Sciences and Humanities in HIV in Paris.   Keele Astronomers Facility Time Success Posted on 22 July 2013 Keele astronomers have again been successful in winning substantial amounts of national and international facility time, of which the ground-based telescope time alone has a total nominal value of nearly £200,000 Keele-002372-09   New carpal tunnel trial launched at Keele Posted on 18 July 2013 Researchers at Keele University have been awarded funding from Arthritis Research UK to find out more about the effectiveness of common treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful, common condition affecting trapped nerves in the hand and wrists. keele744   New mosquito facility marks next step in fight against malaria Posted on 17 July 2013 Academics from Keele University and the Institut de Recherche des Sciences de la Santé, Centre Muraz in Burkina Faso have launched a ground-breaking new research facility in West Africa that will be critical in aiding our understanding of malaria and marks an important milestone in the fight against the deadly disease. Keele-001116-09   Ages and Stages in Canada Posted on 15 July 2013 The Ages & Stages research team have returned from Canada where Professor Miriam Bernard, Jill Rezzano, Head of Education at the New Vic Theatre and Research Associate, and Jackie Reynolds, attended the annual 'Creative Age Festival', participated in FEST (the Festival of Seniors Theatre) and held research meetings with their partner project at the University of Alberta.