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Nobel Peace Prize candidate

Iraq Body Count (IBC), led by members of
Keele University, was one of five contenders
for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. IBC counts
the number of violent civilian deaths in Iraq,
providing an indicator of national security.

Life-saving undergraduate

One of Keele’s undergraduates helped
to develop a new technique, which was
unveiled to experts from around the world,
which helps doctors to more rapidly
assess the best treatment plans for
pulmonary emboli.

Measuring black holes

Astronomers at Keele helped to discover
that the central supermassive black hole
of a recently discovered galaxy is 30 times
larger than expected. Astrophysicists at
Keele are also playing a key role in a
world-class project to find extrasolar
planets by monitoring hundreds of
thousands of stars every night.

Top

4%

of the world’s
leading universities
(Times Higher Education
World University
Rankings 2015-16)

Investigating the Black Death

A geophysics team from Keele solved
a 660 year old mystery when they
investigated London Crossrail’s discovery
of a mass grave from the Black Death
in the 1300s.

Regenerating bone tissue

Researchers from Keele helped to discover
that magnetic nanoparticles coated with
targeting proteins can cause bone to
regenerate. It’s great news, because current
repair methods are invasive and painful.

Turkey and Global Security

One of our professors was invited to
speak to the EU’s leading policy think-tank,
the European Policy Centre in Brussels,
on Turkey’s new political landscape.
From bullying to osteoarthritis,
from age-related drinking to malaria,
our research is wide ranging and
impactful. See for yourself, and visit
www.keele.ac.uk/research
Smart minds choose Keele

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