Press Releases
Orangutan communication sheds light on human speech origins
New research from The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has revealed that orangutans, the most arboreal of the great apes, produce consonant-like calls more often and of greater variety than their African ground-dwelling cousins (gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees).
Clearing the skies for Santa this Christmas: The researchers tackling junk in space
As scores of children prepare to look to the skies this Christmas Eve, they will be relieved to know scientists are helping to clear a path for Santa in space.
Scientists reveal why sprouts taste better as you get older… and why your grandparents were right all along
Researchers from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ are sharing food for thought about the humble sprout this Christmas.
Coventry City of Culture brings almost 50,000 people into cultural participation
New research from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has found that almost 50,000 people from underrepresented groups around Coventry have been brought into cultural participation by Coventry City of Culture last year, including around 10,000 from the most underrepresented areas.
£1.7m containment facility will help tackle globally important diseases and prepare for future pandemics
A £1.7m laboratory building which will investigate infectious diseases has opened at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ – helping to tackle some of the most globally important human diseases and prepare for pandemics of the future.
Today’s experience impacts how we feel about last night’s sleep quality
In the age of the fitness watches and smartphones, we often wake up to see an app-generated ‘sleep quality score’ evaluating how well we slept. People rarely wonder what sleep quality actually means and which aspects of our experience matter most when we come to judge our own sleep.