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Edge Hill research featured in landmark Kew Gardens report on future of biodiversity
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Research from Dr. Sven Batke and his team in the Department of Biology at Edge Hill University has been prominently featured in the latest State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2026 report, published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Edge Hill University plants a tiny solution to a big problem
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Edge Hill University is proud to continue a commitment to sustainability and conservation through the planting of a Miyawaki micro-forest on campus.
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News in Brief - Monday 16 February
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Stay up to date with the latest news from Edge Hill. From ground-breaking research to student achievements, community initiatives to academic expertise, this roundup condenses the highlights shaping our university community.
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News in brief - Friday 26 September 2025
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Here you'll find a round-up of the latest news from Edge Hill University.
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Fighting disease together: Edge Hill University embarks on unique new partnership with world-leading Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Edge Hill is now partnering with world-leading Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) - the only collaboration of its kind in the UK - in the global fight against deadly infectious diseases.
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On top of the world
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Plant scientists are increasingly in demand, as the human race tackles global challenges such as food security, climate change, pollution, loss in biodiversity, and disease.
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Catkins are flowering at different times as climate changes – threatening their pollination and the wildlife that feed on them
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In a new article for The Conversation, Dr Sven Batke, Reader in Plant Sciences at Edge Hill University, explores how a shift in seasons is affecting the emergence of catkins.
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Plants are flowering earlier than ever - here's how they sense the season's
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In a new article for The Conversation, Paul Ashton Head of Biology, explains how plants can sense the seasons and are blooming early.
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Ceinwyn Cooper wins Early Career Researcher award
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Ceinwyn Cooper received a national award in the 2023 UK Early Career Researcher Blood-Brain Barrier Annual Symposium.
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The Nobel Prize awarded to mRNA researchers underscores the significance of gene therapies
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was recently awarded to Dr Katalin Kariko and Dr Drew Weissman for their pioneering research into mRNA, vaccines and gene therapy.
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