April saw the University of West London recognise its growing portfolio of Knowledge Exchange activities with the UWL Knowledge Exchange Awards. Featuring five categories, the awards took place at the Ealing site.

Topics under discussion included SEGA Europe and cyber security; research on astronaut bone health using smart tech to improve osteoporosis; digital dexterity, artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of creative communications and immersive engineering.

The University of West London’s School of Biomedical Sciences set its students a challenge in February – to think creatively and identify a scientific question and then give a presentation considering how to potentially solve it.

Published by Bloomsbury, 'Philosophical Health: Thinking as a Way of Healing' examines the theory and practice of philosophical health in contemporary contexts of care.

Dr Bernadine Idowu, Associate Professor at the University of West London, was among those invited to meet the Princess as she toured the new Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) building on Imperial College’s Hammersmith Hospital campus.

Hundreds of attendees connected with more than 30 organisations offering employment opportunities plus UWL’s Volunteering, Peer Mentoring, Talent Bank and Careers teams.

Dr Andy Northcott, Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Medicine and member of UWL's Geller institute of Ageing and Memory, discussed news that Alzheimer's diagnosis blood tests could be offered on the NHS within five years.

The event was a special preview of a new contemporary opera ‘The Last Siren’, a 30-minute piece that takes a fresh look at the Greek myth from Homer’s Odyssey.

Dr D’Andrea’s publication was recognised for its "originality and innovation" as well as its "scientific rigor."

Take your first step towards a rewarding career in nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical research or a similar scientific discipline with a degree from the School of Biomedical Sciences here at UWL.

The conference was originally founded by UWL Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Dr Bernadine Idowu.

The awards recognise excellence in higher education and research across the UK’s leading professional and technical universities.

Across two days and eight ceremonies featuring thousands of students, 15 honorary degrees and countless handshakes and hugs, it is time for the University of West London’s graduation festivities to begin!

The University of West London’s Professor of Microbiology, Professor Hermine Mkrtchyan, was one of the organisers of the 22nd International Conference on ‘The expanding frontiers of genomic and proteomic technologies’.

A consortium of academics, students, and industry representatives including Dr Bernadine Idowu, Associate Professor of Biomedical Science at UWL’s School of Biomedical Sciences, have been involved in efforts to ensure that £3.7 million will be committed by the Medical Research Council (MRC) over the next three years to fund initiatives to address the underrepresentation of people from Black heritage backgrounds in biomedical research.

Students from UWL's School of Biomedical Science have had a paper – ‘Bioengineering of Antibody Fragments: Challenges and Opportunities’ published in open access academic Bioengineering journal.

UWL Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics and founder of the Biotherapeutic Research Group, Dr Hanieh Khalili, has received a prestigious seeding award from the Royal Society to initiate a ground-breaking new project.

AI experts from the University of West London and clinicians from Imperial College London have been awarded £1.5 million in funding by the British Heart Foundation to lead a nationwide research project on integrating AI into cardiovascular medicine.  

The University of West London will continue to use expertise to support the care of people living with dementia during hospital stays thanks to a £1million funding grant.

Inspired by her grandmother to make waves in healthcare, a University of West London pharmacology student is setting herself up for a career in life-changing global research.

Keeping up Covid-levels of hygiene awareness long-term could help tackle the spread of deadly antimicrobial resistance, according to new research from the University of West London (UWL) and Royal Holloway University of London.

Regularly communicating with friends and family online as well as in person can help maintain long-term memory among older people, according to a study by the UWL's Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory, and the University of Manchester.

Ensuring the next generation of game-changing scientists are fully equipped for a leading future in health and medicines, the University of West London (UWL) is offering a whole new area of teaching.

Making sure no girl feels excluded from a future in science, a University of West London (UWL) diversity champion is drawing on her own experiences to inspire the next generation of trailblazers.