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HIV-1 remission achieved in second patient
For the second time in history, HIV remission has been achieved in a human patient using a combination of chemotherapy and stem cell transplants

Nobel-prize winning 3D imaging
Scientists at the School of Materials in Manchester have used single-particle reconstruction to help them identify and improve the structure of fuel cells.

Industry, engineering and science: A history of north campus
Alex Moores explores the vibrant history of north campus, and its growth alongside industry and scientific research in Manchester.

UoM researchers develop cheap graphene inks
A Manchester-based research team have developed a potentially groundbreaking method for producing graphene

The periodic table: 150 years in the making
2019 marks 150 years since the periodic table was invented. Writer Byron Gamble discusses its history

Chinese New Year special: science and the pig
Chinese New Year is right around the corner, and contributor Ella Gerry takes the opportunity to explore the significance of the pig in science research.

New Year’s resolution hack
Confidence is they key in hitting your goals in 2019

Science research has caused Spice to become such a big problem
The synthetic drug problem across Europe and North America has been created inadvertently by scientific journals’ research

Manchester PhD student dances her thesis
The competition has finals in Washington next month

Testing for cancer with nanoparticles
The research could help with early cancer detection

Drugs to PrEPare for HIV
PrEP can be reduce the risk of catching HIV by 99%

Soviet ‘Zond 6’ lunar mission audio recording surfaces
The recording comes from a vital point in the space race

Still at work: Stephen Hawking
The paper details the core of a paradox Hawking has been working on for 40 years

UMPO: the people who bought £1,425 of LEGO
The University of Manchester Physics Outreach (UMPO) is a public engagement effort by the School of Physics and Astronomy. It is the largest of its kind in the UK, and aims to communicate scientific principles to the British public as well as to inspire scientific curiosity. We spoke to Meg Kirkman, a representative of UMPO, […]

Re-imagining climate change
Editor Jacklin Kwan looks at the history of how society has come to face an existential environmental threat at the hands of climate change. Could things have been different?

Worth the weight?
The definition of the kilogram has been updated, but what does this actually mean?

Most are willing to change their consumption habits to tackle climate change
Research from the University of Manchester shows the consumers are willing to change their consumption habits to combat climate change.

The hangover hustle: you’re losing more of your life to it than you think
A new study has revealed how much productivity is lost from British people’s lives thanks to the mornings after the nights before

A Scientific Take: is there a place for military funding in scientific research?
Anish Gulati and Jacklin Kwan discuss the effects of military funding in science research, and whether it should have a place in STEM
