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- Professor Phil Garnsworthy will present the prestigious Hammond Lecture at this year's British Society of Animal Science conference. The title of his lecture will be 'Animal Solutions to Human Problems'. He will discuss how Animal Production can provide solutions to global challenges of food supply, sustainability, and global warming.
- Date:
- 16/03/2022
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- Dr Alexandra Burgess is a lecturer at University of Nottingham Biosciences based at Sutton Bonington campus
- Date:
- 19/01/2022
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- Cath Rees and colleagues from PBD Biotech Ltd were awarded the Cream Award for their new tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic test at Dairy Tech, a dairy industry trade event, on 5th Feb. The Cream Awards promote best practice and recognise the brightest and best businesses and people across the dairy industry.
- Date:
- 24/03/2020
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- New research has found preparing land for palm oil plantations and the growth of young plants causes significantly more damage to the environment, emitting double the amount of greenhouse gases than mature plantations.
- Date:
- 19/03/2020
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- Researchers from the School of Biosciences have carried out the first UK consumer study on the use of Bambara Groundnut as an ingredient in products. The research has shown that sharing information on sustainable features increased consumers' positive emotional connection to food.
- Date:
- 19/03/2020
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- Dr Mary Phillip-Jones, Associate Professor in the National Centre for Macromolecular Hydrodynamics, based in Biosciences, has led research which made a discovery that will pave the way for the development of more effective antibiotic treatments to fight superbugs.
- Date:
- 19/03/2020