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10th December 2025
Making research matter: UK’s leading research organisations unite
The UK’s foremost research agencies and institutes have come together to launch the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group, a new alliance of 35 organisations dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of people, communities, the economy and national priorities. The NRO Group is a...
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10th December 2025
What causes Candida infections?
Professor Alessia Buscaino from the Quadram Institute will lead a new study investigating how fungi adapt to life in the human gut, to address the growing global health challenge of fungal infections.
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1st December 2025
New science resource for schools launched by Norwich Research Park scientists
Am I a Scientist? aims to break down current stereotypes of what scientists are and to showcase the range of diversity in terms of race, gender, disability, nationality, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic backgrounds, that in reality represents modern-day researchers and scientists, demonstrating that...
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20th November 2025
Prebiotics reverse negative effects of anti-depressants on the gut microbiome
Scientists from the University of Ottawa and Beijing Institute of Lifeomics found that SSRIs, SNRIs and Tricyclic Antidepressants, commonly prescribed anti-depressants that target the neurotransmitter serotonin, also alter the composition and functioning of the human gut microbiome. The study was led by Professor Daniel...
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18th November 2025
Quadram joins world-class team to unlock secrets of antimicrobial resistance
The project is being led by the University of Birmingham, and funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, through its Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants scheme. Understanding how bacteria control how drugs enter their cells in different conditions is a fundamental question...
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17th November 2025
Science communicator Gabriel Astorga wins at the UK and Ireland TikTok Awards
Gab Astorga, a social media creator and Quadram Institute microbiologist secured the top-spot in the Books and Learning category at the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025. Now in its second year, the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025 featured 72 creators across 12...
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12th November 2025
Quadram Institute researchers brief MPs and Peers on health impacts of hidden hunger
Professor Martin Warren, Dr Maria Traka, Dr Emma Webb and Dr Laura Bardon, met with Members of Parliament and Peers in Westminster on Tuesday, 4 November to present their latest insights on biofortification to tackle the hidden hunger caused by micronutrient deficiency. As part...
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12th November 2025
Quadram scientist Falk Hildebrand recognised in 2025 highly cited researchers list
He has been a research group leader at the Quadram Institute and the Earlham Institute on the Norwich Research Park since 2019. The annual list is based on the Web of Science citation index and compiled by the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate....
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11th November 2025
Quadram joins new initiative to develop liver disease models and reduce animal research
Dr Naiara Beraza from the Quadram Institute is part of an innovative new project developing an interconnected multi-organ platform that replicates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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2nd October 2025
Two new Trustees join Board of Quadram Institute Bioscience
The two new QIB trustees, Professor Maggie Dallman OBE and Professor Gary Frost, are both scientists at Imperial College London. Maggie Dallman is originally an immunologist and has extensive expertise in public engagement with science and widening participation. Gary Frost’s research spans nutrition science,...
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