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British university helps fight air pollution in China
Loughborough University has teamed up with a Chinese university to help develop new environmentally friendly cars in China. The university hopes the project will help fight air pollution there.
Read MoreThe Next Great Transformation
The world’s ability to manage global crises such as climate change depends on our ability to achieve broad-based economic prosperity and stability.
Read MoreNew £900k project launched to tackle obesity crisis
The Medical Research Council has funded a £900,000 research project led by the University of Reading into the link between diet and genetic make-up. The research will be based on young adults living in Peru.
Read MoreBritish boffins club together to tackle world challenges
Teams of researchers in the UK are being funded by the UK government to work more closely with their international counterparts to help tackle of the world’s biggest challenges. The challenges include plastic pollution, dementia and antibiotic resistance.
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