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Commentary: Grok image shutdown shows why AI innovation cannot outpace responsibility

The decision to switch off Grok’s image-generation function following its misuse highlights a recurring dilemma in AI ...
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MSc — 2026 entry Public Affairs

The international political landscape has undergone remarkable changes in the past 50 years. Politics continues to affect life in every area of society, and it is only through study that we can begin ...
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International project awarded £215k to unlock the secrets of the universe’s rarest elements

The project has received £215,100 from the Royal Society’s International Science Partnership Fund and is a collaboration with ...
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Professor Joseph Keddie awarded prestigious Sir Eric Rideal Award for lifetime achievements in colloid science

Professor Joseph Keddie has been named winner of the 2026 Sir Eric Rideal Award, jointly bestowed by the Royal Society of ...
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The UK has a window to create a digital silk road for trade, but border fragmentation stands in the way

The report argues that, building on recent trade and industrial strategies, the UK now has a window to develop a new digital ...
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Advanced ion-beam analysis reveals age variations in disputed Jordan codices

Scientists have delivered the most detailed assessment yet of a set of disputed lead books known as the Jordan codices. With debate centred on whether they could date back to the early Christian ...
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Brain-inspired AI could cut energy use and boost performance

In a study published in Neurocomputing, researchers from Surrey’s Nature-Inspired Computation and Engineering (NICE) group have shown that mimicking the brain’s sparse and structured neural wiring can ...
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Sodium-ion battery breakthrough could power greener energy – and even make seawater drinkable

Sodium-ion batteries may be the answer to the future of sustainable energy storage and could be used to make drinking water out of seawater. Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered a ...
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Surrey’s low-cost vaccine vial monitors that detect damaging heat exposure brought to market

A colour-changing label could help prevent millions of vaccine doses from going to waste, say scientists from the University of Surrey. The innovation, now being commercialised through a partnership ...
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Solar energy is now the world’s cheapest source of power, a Surrey study finds

Solar energy is now so cost-effective that, in the sunniest countries, it costs as little as £0.02 to produce one unit of power, making it cheaper than electricity generated from coal, gas or wind, ...
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New trial investigates how smart flooring could protect older adults from fall-related injuries

With 219,000 fall-related emergency hospital admissions among people aged 65 and over in England in 2023/24, a new trial at the University of Surrey is exploring how smart flooring could help prevent ...
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Vitamin D3 concentrations are lowered by a common vitamin D supplement

Taking vitamin D2 might lower the body's levels of the more efficient form of vitamin D, vitamin D3, according to new research from the University of Surrey, John Innes Centre and Quadram Institute ...