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£22.6 million investment to support unpaid carers through innovative projects

To support unpaid carers and improve their wellbeing, the government has announced a £22.6 million investment in innovative projects that will help to ease their responsibilities and improve their quality of life.

Shark antibody-like proteins could neutralise COVID-19 viruses

Antibody-like proteins from the immune systems of sharks could help to prepare for future coronaviruses, according to new research.

Convidecia vaccine 57.5% effective against symptomatic COVID

Phase Three trial shows Convidecia vaccine 57.5% effective against symptomatic COVID, while 91.7% effective against severe COVID.

Scientists discover new theory for conscious cognitive operations

The concept of consciousness is related to complex cognitive operations in the brain, and adaptive and flexible behaviour in humans and animals are based on these operations.

Fossil reveals car sized millipedes once roamed Northern England

The beaches of Northern England have revealed the largest ever giant millipede fossil to date – the size of a car.

Advancing science and technology in Japan

Scientific research acts as a pioneer on the frontiers of human knowledge. Open Access Government outline Japan’s efforts to advance technology

The value of BIO-supported research

Here, Open Access Government outline the thoughts of the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences, (BIO) enabling discoveries for understanding life.

Driving innovations through European research projects PLURAL, POWERSKIN+ and SWITCH2SAVE

Ing. Zuzana Taťáková M.Sc., Project Manager at FENIX TNT s.r.o., tells us about three European research projects, PLURAL, POWERSKIN+ and SWITCH2SAVE.

Nature-based solutions for climate change: OPERANDUM project

Professor Silvana Di Sabatino, tells us about the H2020 funded OPERANDUM project as a nature-based solution for climate change adaptation The OPERANDUM (OPEn-air laboRA-tories for...

Bringing European space to the next level

Highlighting the priorities of the European Space Agency’s Agenda 2025, with the ultimate goal of being a world-class, leading space agency

Promoting equality in Canadian research

Open Access Government investigate the 2022 priorities of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in Canada

Investing in Switzerland’s researchers and their ideas

Assistant Editor of Open Access Government, investigates how the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is shaping research in Switzerland

Design tools for quantum computing

Robert Wille, Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz and Software Competence Center Hagenberg, walks us through design tools for quantum computing.

Genetic disease treatment research for creatine deficiency

Professor Olivier Braissant, believes there is hope for the treatment of creatine deficiency thanks to new genetic disease research - here, he tells us all about the recent developments.

ATTRACT as a funding experiment for innovation (2/4)

Professor Sergio Bertolucci, Chair of the ATTRACT R&D&I Committee (IC), enlightens us on ATTRACT as a funding experiment for innovation

Next generation sequencing in tissues: Capture methods

Richie Kohman, Synthetic Biology Platform Lead, Wyss Institute at Harvard, tells us about capture techniques to extract RNA from tissues.

Water quality research in the U.S.

Water quality is an integral aspect of the overall research at Alabama A&M University, A Center of Excellence in Watershed Management - here, Dr Elica M. Moss details ongoing and upcoming projects in her Environmental Microbiology Lab

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