Oxford University welcomes £155 million Cowley Branch Line investment linking communities with jobs, labs and London

Published on October 23, 2025

The Government has announced investment in new a new rail connection to boost Oxford’s innovation corridor and support sustainable local growth.
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UK Govt appoints Emily Shuckburgh as Chief Scientific Adviser to DESNZ

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The CSA delivers independent and impartial science and engineering advice to UK ministers and policymakers across the DESNZ policy and delivery portfolio and Clean Energy Superpower Mission. The CSA is also responsible for ensuring the department has robust systems in place to access science and engineering expertise, including as departmental Head of the Government Science and Engineering Profess

Widely-used technique for assessing IVF embryos may be flawed, study suggests

October 23, 2025
Using a new technique for imaging embryos in real time, a team led by scientists at the Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research, University of Cambridge, showed that abnormalities can arise at a later stage of embryo development than previously thought. This means that the tests used in some clinics may be finding errors in cells that will go on to develop into the placenta – and abnormalities in pla