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Professor Mathew Horrocks announced as Finalist for the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

19 February, 2026CIR

Professor Mathew Horrocks, IRR Group Leader and Professor of Biophysics at the School of Chemistry…

Protective swelling could repair MS nerve damage

12 February, 2026

Researchers have uncovered a process by which nerve cells damaged in multiple sclerosis (MS) could…

IRR researcher named in TIME’s 2026 TIME100 Health List of the World’s Most Influential Leaders in Health

11 February, 2026

Professor Brian Bigger has been named in TIME’s 2026 Most Influential People in Health list for his…

Global spread of new antibiotic-multiresistant bacteria

09 February, 2026CIR

New study reports that an antibiotic-multiresistant strain of Rhodococcus equi bacteria that…

Chancellor’s Award for Professor Stuart Forbes

22 January, 2026

IRR Director Professor Stuart Forbes has been honoured with a Chancellor’s Award for research…

Stroke and “fight-or-flight” response weakens the immune system

19 January, 2026CIR

A new study has found that people who have had a stroke have fewer of a specific type of immune…

Long term changes to the intestinal microbiome seen after stroke

19 January, 2026CIR

New study finds changes in gut structure and microbiome long after a stroke, which likely…

New optical reporting tool for finding IBD in patient samples

13 January, 2026CIR

Researchers have identified a specific enzyme as a useful indicator of gut inflammation and…

How tissues grow back: Uncovering distinct roles of key repair signals

06 January, 2026CIR

New study in a collaboration between the Gram Hansen and Feng labs finds that tissue regeneration…

New technology sheds light on immune cell differences in glioblastoma

16 December, 2025CIR

A new study by the Walmsley lab has, for the first time, identified the set of proteins that…