Research Success

• Centre for entrepreneurship research launches

  Surrey Business School at the University has launched a new research centre focusing on entrepreneurship and small business.

• Surrey researcher wins Moulton Medal

  A researcher from the Centre of Environmental Strategy has been awarded a ‘best paper’ prize by the Institute of Chemical Engineering.

• University receives EU Research Excellence Award

  The University is pleased to announce that it has successfully achieved the prestigious European Commission HR Excellence in Research Award.

• Groundbreaking discovery boosts male cancer screening

  Surrey researchers have made a potentially life-saving breakthrough in the early diagnosis of prostate cancer

• Carbon atoms fuel medical breakthrough

  Microscopic capsules 10,000 times smaller than a human hair could be used to deliver cancer-fighting drugs, a Surrey team discovered.

• Research adds new dimension to surgery

  Doctors carried out the world’s first 3D keyhole surgery during a symposium at the University of Surrey.

• Study sheds light on vitamin D-ivide

  Researchers from Surrey have discovered that differences in exposure to sunlight have created a north-south vitamin D divide.

• Bright solution to older people’s sleep problems

  Greater exposure to bright lights can help older people get a good night’s sleep, a collaborative research programme found.

• Intelligent mic brings conversation clarity to hard-of-hearing

  Obtrusive background sound may be a thing of the past for the hard-of-hearing thanks to a hi-tech microphone developed by Surrey scientists.

• Smartphones help Surrey team break final frontier

  Space experts from the University of Surrey have enlisted mobile phone technology to create a lightweight satellite that will be launched into orbit in 2012.

• Tackling global animal and public health issues

  Surrey academics have linked up with Government experts to help tackle global animal and public health issues.

• Surrey provides a boost to Britain’s space race

  A new centre that will radically boost the UK’s space industry has opened at the University of Surrey’s Research Park.

• Anti-HIV drug trial hosted by Surrey

  A drug developed from genetically-modified (GM) tobacco plants which could prevent HIV infection was trailed by researchers at the University of Surrey.

• Surrey technologists team up with BBC

  Future developments in audio and visual technology could be inspired by Surrey after the University formed a new link with the BBC.

• Smart materials boost research into new drugs

  Surrey scientists have overcome a major barrier to research into new medicines.

• Games software gets Hollywood animated

  IKinema’s self-titled programme, which was initially developed at Surrey Space Centre to help control spacecraft systems, has provided a new method of providing life-like animations to bodies in video games.

• Materials research to advance technology

  A new project to pioneer the next generation of materials for computing and communications technologies was launched in 2011.