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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…

A network of the finalists for the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom

Re-purposed drug activates immune system to kill bacteria, without need for antibiotics

19 February, 2026CIR

In this study, researchers have found ways to improve our body’s immune response to a bacterial…

Close up of a petri dish with purple bacteria growing in colonies on the gel

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…

Oligodendrocytes in zebrafish exhibiting myelin swelling. They look like whice see-through spheres and sticks on top of a black background

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…

Photograph of Brian Bigger in a black background with a red wide border. Text reads TIME100 Health 2026 Honoree

Global spread of new antibiotic-multiresistant bacteria

09 February, 2026CIR

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

World map of the northern hemisphere with red arrows showing direction of infection

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…

The University Principal and Chancellor's Award recipients in formal wear

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…

Comparison of immune cells from patients after stroke vs no stroke

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…

Two images showing the inside lumen of the intestine for comparison

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…

Microscopy image showing blue cells, some of which are highlighted a different colour

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…

3 icons on left represent injury severity, timing, and the body’s immune system. These influence a network (arrows in middle) that subsequently influence tissue repair (represented by human icon on right)