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Keele University to become Europe’s largest Smart Energy Network Demonstrator
Posted on 30 November 2016 £15 million investment will create the first facility in Europe for at-scale living laboratory research, development and demonstration.
New Insight into Magnetic Field of Sun
Posted on 11 August 2016 Keele University astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to make a discovery
Keele to lead scheme inspiring more young people to enter HE
Posted on 08 December 2016 Keele University announces Higher Horizons+ National Collaborative Outreach Programme.
HEFCE Catalyst bid success for Keele University
Posted on 05 December 2016 Keele University has been successful with its two bids to the HEFCE Catalyst fund to support two new learning and teaching projects for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Keele University partners in £7m ‘green gas’ project
Posted on 30 November 2016 Keele University is set to be part of a ground-breaking programme to demonstrate the use of blended hydrogen - a ‘green’ gas - in the national gas grid.
International Innovation Award
Posted on 18 November 2016 A product developed as part of a Keele University partnership has won an International Innovation Award for its insecticide-free solution to pest control.
Keele University leads European project to trace the evolution of the universe
Posted on 16 November 2016 A researcher from Keele University has been successful in winning a European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action to lead a multidisciplinary, European network to trace the evolution of the universe.
Keele University Sustainability Champions win Green Gown Awards
Posted on 11 November 2016 Keele University is celebrating after winning its greatest number of awards yet at the prestigious Green Gown Awards 2016
Scientists turn one pathogen against another in fight against dengue and Zika
Posted on 03 November 2016 Hilary Hurd, Emeritus Professor of Parasitology, explains how scientists are using pathogens in the fight against mosquito-borne viral diseases
Direct Gaze Briefly Disrupts Visual Working Memory
Posted on 07 September 2016 Research has found that people are less able to recall the colour of the shirts others are wearing when others look directly at them.
Successful accreditation from the Royal Society for Biology
Posted on 18 August 2016 Keele University is excited to announce that 15 courses have been awarded this valuable accreditation
Celebrating success with the Faculty of Natural Sciences
Posted on 17 August 2016 We spoke to staff to find out why their students are the happiest in the country
How Silicon Protects Against the Toxicity of Aluminium
Posted on 02 August 2016 ... and Enabled the Evolution of Life on Earth!
Teenagers on work experience at Keele University 'discover' new planet
Posted on 30 June 2016 Highlight of their week is the discovery of at least one new strong exoplanetary candidate - a Neptune-sized planet...
Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice on Policing the Crowd
Posted on 19 May 2016 Professor Clifford Stott to co-edit special issue of leading policing journal...
Rare transit of Mercury
Posted on 09 May 2016 Keele Observatory tracks transit of Mercury as it crosses the Sun.
Salters’ Festival of Chemistry at Keele
Posted on 09 May 2016 One hundred students from schools in Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire will enjoy an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry at Keele University.
New multi-million-pound facilities to meet demand for Life Sciences
Posted on 18 January 2016 An exciting new development is underway at the Huxley Building to meet student demand for Life Sciences courses and also to advance research.
'Curious Neurons'
Posted on 24 March 2016 Keele postgraduate research student wins a top prize in a national science photography competition.
Ashes to ashes
Posted on 23 March 2016 Biggest ever survey says future is bleak for ash trees.
Keele's malaria research represented at MAM 2016 in Australia
Posted on 01 March 2016 Keele's malaria research was represented at the 'Molecular Approaches to Malaria' conference in Australia.
Researching the Zika virus
Posted on 22 February 2016 Researchers in Life Sciences have unique opportunity to contribute to Zika research ...
Astronomers detect five new 'hot Jupiters'
Posted on 18 February 2016 New discoveries by Keele astrophysicists
The Detection of Gravitational Waves
Posted on 12 February 2016 Scientists have announced the detection of gravitational waves, confirming Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity from 100 years ago. We asked Professor of Astrophysics at Keele, Professor Rob D. Jeffries, to comment on the discovery.
Science as a tool for forging co-operation
Posted on 02 February 2016 Chemistry lecturer obtains funds for a teaching/research exchange as a tool for forging co-operation between two countries with a history of conflict.