Research & initiatives
Explore the research and transformative initiatives driven by our global academic community, from advances in sustainable energy to interdisciplinary solutions tackling urgent health challenges. We believe research is most impactful when supported and shared, so we spotlight a diverse range of academic endeavours, each a testament to innovation, collaboration and a commitment to solving real-world problems.
Recent breakthroughs from institutions across our network.
University of Warwick
The OPTIMA trial, coordinated for delivery and data analysis by the University of Warwick, and sponsored by University College London (UCL), followed more than 4,400 patients across the UK and internationally. Its findings, being presented…
1 Jun 2026NHS
A large-scale trial looking into the use of a blood test to see if it can help the NHS detect cancer early has reported a substantial reduction in the most advanced cancers.The NHS Galleri trial aimed to see if using the Galleri…
30 May 2026Princeton
A mother and baby elephant walk through their savanna home. Elephants sustain a diverse ecosystem, including many species of dung beetles, colorful insects that…
29 May 2026Research highlight
Cambridge scientists have grown miniature circuits in the lab that mimic how the brain and spinal cord connect up, which underlies our movements. They used this model to show how damage to these connections previously considered…
28 May 2026MIT
Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries power increasingly more of our world. And yet, even as places like the U.S., Europe, and Australia have abundant lithium resources within their borders, China dominates…
28 May 2026Research highlight
The study, published in the journal PLOS Digital Health, conducted an analysis of 211 million supermarket transactions to map menstrual pain disparities across England.Menstrual pain is a common concern affecting many individuals globally.…
28 May 2026University of Bristol
The breakthrough, led by the University of Bristol and published in the journal Nature Communications, presents a low-voltage power source with the potential to transform robotic systems in a wide range of applications from robotics legs…
27 May 2026The University
A study by researchers at The University of Manchester, carried out alongside the Universities of Melbourne and Copenhagen, could hold the key to understanding the causes of long-term health problems, such as infertility and ovarian…
27 May 2026Research highlight
Girls from a deprived background who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more likely to experience multiple long-term health conditions, or multimorbidity, in adulthood, according to new research.Girls…
26 May 2026Caltech
A core challenge in biology is understanding how processes in the body, such as cellular development and regeneration, unfold over long stretches of time, making them notoriously difficult to view at the molecular level. Now, a team led by…
26 May 2026MIT
Using a new technique that can create vacancies at any site across a material and then shrink it to about 1/2,000 of its original volume, MIT researchers have designed nanotechnology devices that could be used for optical computing and…
12 May 2026MIT
Gene expression is controlled, in part, by the interactions between genes and regulatory elements located along the genome. Those interactions depend on the ability of chromatin, a mix of DNA and proteins, to move around within a crowded…
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