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March 2026

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Why averages fail for bacteria in the open ocean

Faculty of Science and Engineering

10 March 2026

How can bacteria that forage on organic particles survive in vast ocean regions where such particles are extremely sparse? A new study by researchers from Queen Mary University of London and ETH Zurich shows that variability at the level of individual bacteria plays a central role. Using a probabilistic population ... [more]

Silvia Liverani, Mona Jaber and Ana Sobrido

Three women leading research in Science and Engineering

Faculty of Science and Engineering

1 March 2026

To mark International Women's Day, we spotlight three women leading research in Science and Engineering. Meet Silvia Liverani (Head of the Centre for Probability, Statistics and Data Science) Mona Jaber (Head of the Centre for Networks, Communications, and Systems) and Ana Sobrido (Head of the Centre for Centre for Sustainable ... [more]