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Helping to improve treatment for snakebites in rural communities

An international team of researchers has used genetic engineering to create the first ever “product-ready” antivenom for snakes.

Promising antivenom research
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Spin-out company pioneering quantum-secure encryption

Lancaster University has created a new spinout company, Photarix, to pioneer secure communications in the quantum era.

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Lancaster University Law Clinic ready to offer free legal advice to public

Lancaster University Law School is all set to re-open its popular Law Clinic, which offers free legal advice to members of the public.
Carbohydrates – also known as sugars or glycans - are essential for life

Insight into how sugars regulate the inflammatory disease process

New research has updated our understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into skin in the inflammatory disease, psoriasis.
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Project looks at how regional linguistic identity is expressed through artwork

Interactive sculpture, poetry, and digital art are all part of a Lancaster University research project which uses ultrasound and arts-based methods to investigate how young people in the north west connect language, body and regional identity.

 
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Former British military chief to give insight into war in Ukraine

A former NATO Commander and British military chief who served on the front-line and in the corridors of international military power will give the Martin Edmonds Memorial Lecture at Lancaster University on November 19.
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Senior law lecturer appointed to judicial role

A Lancaster University School of Law Senior Lecturer has been appointed a member of the judiciary.
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Global study reveals seabirds as critical connectors between islands, the ocean and people

A new global synthesis published today in Nature Reviews Biodiversity reveals how seabirds act as powerful connectors between marine and terrestrial ecosystems and why protecting seabirds is a powerful opportunity when tackling the triple crises of climate change, failing ocean health, and biodiversity loss. 

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