Surrey leads lateral thinking about vertical farming
Can vertical farming be the key to improving and safeguarding the United Kingdom’s food system? This is the central question behind a new research project led by the University that … Read More
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Surrey University boldy go to the next galaxy
A collaboration of more than 30 international institutions, including the University of Surrey, has observed vast differences in the dynamic ecosystem of smaller satellite galaxies orbiting our neighbour galaxy, Andromeda. … Read More
Surrey leading the shout: “Keep the noise down will you!”
An interdisciplinary network of engineers, policymakers, industry stakeholders and social scientists, led by the University of Surrey, will take on one of the UK’s most overlooked environmental challenges: noise pollution. … Read More
Surrey Uni leads research to replace plastic with paper for liquids
A multimillion-pound research project, called SustaPack, aims to overcome manufacturing challenges for the next generation of sustainable, paper-based packaging for liquids. Backed by a £1 million grant from the Engineering … Read More
Surrey Uni making self-driving cars safer
With self-driving cars expected to hit British roads next year (2026), a new motion forecasting framework developed by the University of Surrey and Fudan University, China, promises to make autonomous … Read More
Surrey Uni to lead on speech to sign GBT computer programme
A large-language model (LLM) built to meet the needs of the Deaf community, translating between signed and spoken language, is the aim of a new project led by the University … Read More
Surrey University leading on alternative ADHD treatment
A multisite clinical trial has launched in the United States to investigate whether non-pharmaceutical methods can be used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children ages 7-12. This … Read More
Surrey Uni Doing the maths on virus transmission
How prepared are we for another pandemic? Mathematical insights pinpoint lessons on airborne viral transmission Half a decade on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by the … Read More
Plant-based meat alternatives might be depressing
There is mounting evidence suggesting that ultra-processed foods (UPF) are bad for our health, but if you stick to a vegetarian diet, is that still the case? Plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA) are … Read More
Surrey first in image AI
Surrey announces world’s first AI model for near-instant image creation on consumer-grade hardware A groundbreaking AI model that creates images as the user types, using only modest and affordable hardware, has been announced by the Surrey … Read More
Call to address mental health of health workers
Only a system-wide overhaul of the NHS that invests in staff wellbeing can address the psychological ill-health crisis amongst healthcare workers, according to research led by the University of Surrey in … Read More
Surrey academic to lead plastic pollution fight
Tackling the plastic pollution crisis: Legislation must evolve to address challenges for our climate, ecosystems and human health Urgent legislative action is needed to stop the imminent threats of environmental … Read More
X-Ray vision wins Surrey Uni “spin-off” a prize
Silveray, the digital X-ray film company and Surrey spinout, wins coveted Institute of Physics award with a new approach to X-ray imaging Innovation in X-ray technology could be key to … Read More
Surrey strategist secures stardom in Space Science
Renowned astrophysicist Professor Adam Amara, Director of Space Strategy and Head of the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Surrey, has been appointed as the UK Space Agency’s … Read More
Surrey Uni to research mono-syllabic complexity
The University of Surrey is part of an international team of researchers that has been awarded £8.3 million to better understand human language by researching one of the world’s most … Read More
Surrey student satellite stars
Meet DARWIN – the award-winning, small satellite that could detect and track wildfires, built by students from the University of Surrey. Surrey’s Peryton Space team has won the prestigious UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UKSEDS) satellite design competition, beating teams from around the country for the second … Read More