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Cancer treatment technology developed at Sussex to start preclinical tests

9 January 2024

Stingray Bio has entered into an evaluation agreement with ValiRx, a company focusing on early-stage cancer therapeutics and women's health.

Sussex’s Professor Keith Caldecott elected as Royal Society Fellow for his medical research

10 May 2023

Caldecott says: “It is great honour to be elected a fellow of the Royal Society.”

A red fox looks at the camera, standing a green field with pink flowers and green trees.

Ever wondered what red foxes eat? There’s a database for that

8 April 2021

Researchers create a free, online database on carnivore diets to help conservationists and educators.

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Stingray Bio launched from University of Sussex to find new medicines for breast and other cancers

23 March 2021

Leading cancer researchers at the University of Sussex have worked to launch independent spin-out company Stingray Bio.

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Fatal attraction: Research finds common pipistrelle bats are attracted to wind turbines

11 February 2021

A new study has revealed high levels of bat activity around turbines, prompting concern from researchers.

Why plant diversity is so important for bee diversity

10 February 2021

A delicate balance of energy efficiency and flower morphology is the key to co-existence between honey bees and bumble bees.

Are Britain's land animals eating plastic?

18 January 2021

A new research project, led by a Sussex Masters student, will be one of the first to assess the exposure of wild mammals to waste plastics in Britain.

Urgent action needed as 1 in 3 native mammals at risk of extinction in Wales

26 November 2020

For the first time in over 20 years, researchers have assessed the current situation for species in Wales, with a third at risk of extinction.

New research reveals widespread contamination of English rivers with pesticides commonly used as flea treatments

17 November 2020

Sussex researchers have found widespread contamination of English rivers with two neurotoxic pesticides commonly used in veterinary flea products.

New report calls for ambitious pesticide reduction target

8 July 2020

A University of Sussex Professor leads a report for The Wildlife Trusts to show how people across society can take action to bring back insects.

When one pixel is enough: ‘single pixel’ vision in fish could help scientists understand how humans see tiny detail

29 May 2020

Recently discovered ‘single-pixel vision’ in fish could help researchers understand how humans are able to spot details like stars in the sky.