19 April 2024
Toxic chemicals from microplastics can be absorbed through skin
Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new research shows.
19 April 2024
New Brazil Institute strengthens in-country ties with tour
Brazil Institute launches in-country with University of Birmingham academics connecting with their counterparts across Brazil
19 April 2024
University researcher awarded national credibility prize for neuroscience research
A University of Birmingham researcher has been recognised by the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) in its 2024 BNA Credibility Prizes.
19 April 2024
Bridging science and creativity: a reflective session on liver health
Birmingham researchers hosted a unique event that brought together liver disease patients, researchers, charity partners, and an artist in residence.
18 April 2024
How the Birmingham Drug Discovery Hub created an investment-ready ‘drug library’
Set up to realise untapped potential in Birmingham’s drug discovery research, the Hub has attracted more than £4m on the back of just £0.2m investment
18 April 2024
CHASM hosts Financial Conduct Authority visit
CHASM was delighted to host a roundtable discussion with the FCA’s Chief Executive Officer, Nikhil Rathi, along with Marie Roberts and Freddie Stevens
18 April 2024
University of Birmingham Dubai's PGCE Primary with iQTS Programme achieves Outstanding Rating
The recent inspection conducted by ISI, the DfE-approved inspectorate, awarded our Primary PGCE programme (5-11) with iQTS an Outstanding rating.
17 April 2024
£17.9m for Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre network to bolster UK clinical trial infrastructure
The network includes the Midlands-Wales Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre, jointly delivered by University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham.
17 April 2024
The sloth like approach to NHS patient safety culture development
John Tingle discusses patient safety culture in NHS.
17 April 2024
Harnessing B cells could fight cancer or autoimmune diseases by targeting mitochondrial metabolism
New research finds a crucial role for Thioredoxin protein in regulatory B cells control of the immune system
17 April 2024
Launch of new international medical code for presymptomatic type 1 diabetes
University of Birmingham and NHS England researchers have created a diagnostic code for presymptomatic type 1 diabetes to enhance healthcare treatment.
16 April 2024
Suez to pilot Salinity Solutions' low energy reuse technology in France
Salinity Solutions was formed as a spinout in 2021, and has developed a groundbreaking technology to reduce the environmental impact of water treatment
16 April 2024
“I first met Maryse Condé as a graduate student in 2005. From that day on, we remained in contact”
Professor Louise Hardwick reflects on her two-decade relationship with the late Caribbean author and ‘Alternative Nobel’ prize-winner.
16 April 2024
Chennai growth maps blueprint for rural-urban areas in Global South
A new way of understanding how ‘urban sprawl’ happens could improve people’s lives through better urban planning.
15 April 2024
New Inflammatory Bowel Disease testing protocol could speed up diagnosis
Serial home tests would reduce unnecessary colonoscopy testing
15 April 2024
Elite coaches leaving home as Western countries seek sport success
Elite coaches are migrating to Western countries as a result of an Olympic 'arms race'
15 April 2024
The indispensable party doctrine resurfaces in Nicaragua v Germany
Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili writes for the Birmingham Law School Research Blog
15 April 2024
Global North energy outsourcing demands more attention
Outsourcing energy-intensive industrial processes to Global South is creating problems for our planet
15 April 2024
Professor Rosie Harding elected to the Bench of Middle Temple
The Birmingham Law School Professor has been unanimously elected as an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple.
15 April 2024
Live long and prosper? 7 top tips for targeting inflammaging and promoting a longer healthier life
As people are living longer, experts from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing cover seven evidence-based recommendations to tackle 'inflammageing'.
13 April 2024
Objective biomarker test could predict heart disease risk for patients with common arrhythmia
Patients with Atrial Fibrillation deemed high risk following analysis had five times as many cardiovascular events as low-risk cluster
12 April 2024
History reveals four significant obstacles to putting councils on a sustainable financial footing
In a recent article for Local Government Chronical, doctoral researcher Phil Swann explores the lessons from the history of local government finance.
11 April 2024
Birmingham Business School Retains AACSB Accreditation, Reinforcing Commitment to Excellence
Birmingham Business School proudly announces its re-accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
11 April 2024
Cloud engineering could be more effective ‘painkiller’ for global warming than previously thought
Cloud ‘engineering’ could be more effective for climate cooling than previously thought, because of the increased cloud cover produced, new research shows.
11 April 2024
Horizon Europe funding awarded for glycan research
A University of Birmingham researcher is one of 255 outstanding researchers across Europe to be awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant.
11 April 2024
Inaugural Business Week for MSc International Business
The inaugural International Business Week was held for students studying the MSc International Business in Singapore between 25-28th March.
11 April 2024
Professor Pervez Ghauri wins award for Exceptional Service to the Management Field Worldwide
The award recognises his significant contribution and service to the management scholarly community worldwide.
10 April 2024
Legal arguments and political cost: the latest debate on armed conflicts and Ukraine
In this post for the BLS blog, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili addresses the latest debate on State participation in international armed conflicts.
10 April 2024
Applied research partnership helps to create sustainable global future
The University of Birmingham's renewed partnership with Fraunhofer UMSICHT will create a UK-Germany partnership that can boost global sustainability
10 April 2024
Major funding award for University collections
The Barber Institute, Lapworth Museum and Research and Cultural Collections has received funding from Research England of just over £2 million over five years.
10 April 2024
Advice to a Young Mathematical Biologist
Past and present Presidents of the Society for Mathematical Biology have pooled decades of expertise to help early career researchers get ahead in the field.
10 April 2024
3D mouth of an ancient jawless fish suggests they were filter-feeders, not scavengers or hunters
Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections surrounding their mouths to modify the mouth’s shape while they collected food.
09 April 2024
University of Birmingham hosts techUK WM mayoral hustings
The University of Birmingham will host techUK’s West Midlands mayoral hustings on Wednesday 10th April.
09 April 2024
Targeting RAS proteins may prevent relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Targeting RAS family proteins in FLT3-ITD+ Acute Myeloid Leukemia shuts off a common route to drug resistance.
08 April 2024
Unlocking the Scientific Secrets of the Solar Eclipse
On April 8, 2024, a remarkable natural phenomenon will captivate the world – a total solar eclipse.
08 April 2024
New position for Dr Catherine Smith
After more than a decade in the Department of Theology and Religion, Dr Catherine Smith has moved to Advanced Research Computing.
05 April 2024
‘Mass-gap’ gravitational wave signal discovered by international scientists.
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration, including scientists from the University of Birmingham, has detected a remarkable gravitational-wave signal.
05 April 2024
New research partnership set to improve health in China’s Greater Bay area
The University of Birmingham and Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University are working together to improve healthcare in China and beyond.
04 April 2024
Fontan circulation link to changes in genetic code may lead to new treatment for heart conditions
Procedure used to treat children born with heart conditions may provide a new treatment opportunity
04 April 2024
The role enslaved people had in creating the Bible cannot be ignored
Professor Candida Moss discusses her new book, God's Ghostwriters, which examines the role enslaved people had in co-authoring the Bible.
04 April 2024
Doctors on front line of tackling childhood obesity but more training and resources needed
In-depth interviews reveal little training for healthcare professionals or additional resources to support families
02 April 2024
Record investment has been announced for SEND...but is it really enough?
For Autism Acceptance Week Professor Laura Crane, Director of the Autism Centre for Education & Research, explores the need for more SEND provision in schools.
28 March 2024
£1 million grant announced for research to support those affected by harmful gambling
Researchers in Law and Public Health at the University of Birmingham are calling for more action to reduce the impact of harmful gambling on public health.
28 March 2024
Business History through the looking glass of [De]colonisation: A BBS seminar mini-series
This mini-series aims at providing food for thought on increased awareness of history’s significance in shaping our thinking, in our research and teaching.
27 March 2024
Plastics Policy: Paving the Path for the Sustainable Use of Plastics
Plastic, once hailed as a miracle material, is now increasingly recognised for its potential to pose a significant threat to our environment and public health.
27 March 2024
Professor Orakhelashvili’s latest work on State immunity
Professor Orakhelashvili has made a presentation outlining the contrast between the approaches taken by the Court of Appeal and the International Court in Seoul
27 March 2024
Dr Zoe Hope Bulaitis co-founds new international journal to bridge gap between humanities and public
The Assistant Professor in Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences will be the Editor-in-Chief of Public Humanities, which is set to launch in late 2024.
27 March 2024
Decolonising the Business School: the importance of representation with Dujon Smith
Global Co-lead for Accenture’s Black Founder’s Development Program and Business School Advisory board member Dujon Smith joins Decolonial Dialogues.
27 March 2024
Party People: Candidates and Party Evolution
Episode 12 of the People, Power, Politics podcast features a discussion of Allan Sikk and Philipp Köker’s recent OUP book Party People
27 March 2024
First Encounters Workshop with RSC Practitioners
As part of our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, our students recently took part in an exciting workshop with RSC practitioners.
27 March 2024
World Premiere for Birmingham University Singers
Birmingham University Singers were pleased to perform a new commission as part of the 2024 CrossCurrents festival in their recent concert.
27 March 2024
Argentine democracy at a crossroads. This time feels different
Argentine democracy is again at a crossroads. But this time feels different as Argentina’s new maverick President Javier Milei seeks to assert his authority.
27 March 2024
UK-US collaboration will unlock new secrets of the world’s smallest particles
The University of Birmingham is to lead a new £58.8 million project to develop new instruments to explore fundamental questions about the nature of matter.
26 March 2024
University of Birmingham and Fraunhofer UMSICHT renew applied research partnership
UK - Germany partnership looks to broaden collaboration in delivering green energy and renewable resources.
26 March 2024
Clinical trial shows rheumatoid arthritis drug could prevent disease
A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could also prevent the disease in individuals deemed to be at risk.
25 March 2024
Tiniest ‘starquake’ ever detected – new study
An orange dwarf star has yielded the tiniest ‘starquakes’ ever recorded, measured by an international team of scientists.
25 March 2024
University of Birmingham first choice for leading graduate employers
The University of Birmingham is the top choice for the UK's major employers searching for graduate recruits.
22 March 2024
Researchers propose a new way to identify when babies become conscious
Academics are proposing a new and improved way to help researchers discover when consciousness emerges in human infancy.
22 March 2024
Data intelligence software company wins West Midlands premier pitching competition
The Dragon’s Den-style contest is a partnership between Aston University, the University of Birmingham, and the University of Warwick
22 March 2024
Lung disease puts patients at risk of developing heart conditions regardless of other risk factors
Trial in rare disease enables researchers to control for other factors and find underlying action for cardiovascular disease risk
22 March 2024
Birmingham scientists win funding to develop 'lollipops' for mouth cancer diagnosis
University of Birmingham scientists awarded £350,000 to develop research to create a potentially flavoured ‘lollipop’ which could help mouth cancer diagnosis.
22 March 2024
Birmingham scientists using novel hydrogel to create ‘lollipops’ for mouth cancer diagnostic
The biocompatible hydrogel concentrates and labels proteins in a single step, so is suittable for detecting low abundance proteins from small sample sizes.
21 March 2024
Autism in motion: Unveiling atypical movement profiles
Highlighting the potential of movement atypicalities for identifying autism - by Dr Connor Keating and Professor Jennifer Cook
21 March 2024
Birmingham Professor Gary Middleton appointed as ECMC Network Lead
Professor Gary Middleton, Professor of Oncology, will be at the forefront of pioneering cancer research as ECMC Network Lead.
21 March 2024
Secrets of the Van Allen belt revealed in new study
A challenge to space scientists to better understand our hazardous near-Earth space environment has been set in a new study led by the University of Birmingham.
21 March 2024
Green surgery key to reducing global healthcare carbon
Global healthcare is a major contributor to planet-warming carbon dioxide, but green surgery may hold the key to unlocking the conundrum of care versus carbon.
20 March 2024
Martin Trybus teaches at the Cyprus Security and Defence Academy
On the 11 and 12 March 2024, Professor Martin Trybus delivered lectures and led a case study discussion on the European Legal Framework for Defence Procurement
20 March 2024
A new way forward for refugee integration in the UK
Professor Jenny Phillimore explains the UK's Independent Commission on Refugee Integration's latest recommendations on rethinking refugee integration policy.
20 March 2024
Swallowable sensors could pinpoint gut movement problems for patients
Scientists have developed an ingestible capsule dotted with sensors that can detect pressure in a patient’s guts and detect points of failure.
20 March 2024
Heart research receives BHF funding boost thanks to European partnership
Team led by Dr Katja Gehmlich wins half a million pound grant to further understanding of condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
19 March 2024
Global Health Research Showcase spotlights achievements and sparks conversation around health needs
Researchers, policy makers and stakeholders came together last week to celebrate significant strides in global health research at the University of Birmingham.
19 March 2024
Removal of incorrect penicillin allergy labels by non-specialist healthcare professional feasible
97% of patients who were deemed low risk and took part were assessed as not having allergy
18 March 2024
Dr Robert Stagg shortlisted for University English book prize
The University English Book Prize, which recognises an "outstanding first monograph" of literary criticism by a UK-based academic
18 March 2024
Managing the future of plastic: key recommendations for Government
Creating a successful circular economy for plastics will help the economy as well as the environment, and the UK Government has a pivotal role to play.
18 March 2024
Authoritarian Practices Go Well Beyond Authoritarian Regimes
The latest People, Power, Politics episode features a conversation between Prof Marlies Glasius and CEDAR’s Licia Cianetti about authoritarian practices
18 March 2024
Leading academics and experts from the University of Birmingham’s College of Arts and Law have been announced as part of this year’s Hay Festival lineup.
18 March 2024
Salinity Solutions secures £1m investment from SQM Lithium Ventures
The investment, from one of the world’s leading producers of battery-grade lithium chemicals, will fund the next stage of the company's growth.
15 March 2024
Collective perceptions of security threats: an evidence-based political debate is needed
One fifth of the UK public associates terrorism with the use of explosives and more than 70% thinks that explosions are a harbinger of a terrorist attack.
15 March 2024
Research on children born of conflict-related sexual violence showcased in Washington and Luxembourg
Professor Sabine Lee has been backed by European royalty and met with US Congress and Senate Committees while championing the rights of children born of war.
15 March 2024
Of propriety and discretion, or what the UK Government has told the International Court
Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili addresses UK’s submissions made before the International Court of Justice in advisory proceedings concerning Palestine.
15 March 2024
Birmingham researchers receive prestigious NIHR award
Professors Melanie Calvert and Richard Riley have been recognised with a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator Award.
14 March 2024
Showcasing research for Brain Injury Awareness Month and Brain Awareness Week
Researchers from across Colleges came together to share their research projects with the public during Brain Injury Awareness Month and Brain Awareness Week.
14 March 2024
Experts assemble for US Election Panel
Visiting experts and University of Birmingham scholars discuss what may be the most important election in recent American history.
13 March 2024
University of Birmingham Academic Awarded British Academy mid-career Fellowship
Associate Professor Dr Melanie Griffiths has been awarded a prestigious British Academy mid-career fellowship.
13 March 2024
University of Birmingham hosts first Horizon Europe Insights Day
Entrepreneurs and researchers will visit campus for a day hosted in collaboration with Innovate UK and the Department for Science Innovation and Technology.
13 March 2024
Heart disease risk factors of modern lifestyles threaten extremely poor people
Many people living in extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have conditions that lead to heart disease
13 March 2024
Universal screening using simple device could save countless babies’ lives
Editorial published in Lancet calls for UK to screen newborn babies using pulse oximetry which could spot congenital heart defects
13 March 2024
Novel technologies for transforming wind turbine and power grid stability control
The technologies overcome forced oscillations and grid frequency events, which can cause widespread disruption over entire power grids.
12 March 2024
Future vaccine makers to get VR-assisted training centre of excellence
University of Birmingham will lead UK-wide training to address critical skills demand in life sciences
12 March 2024
Birmingham EPSRC CDT in Formulation Engineering refreshed to tackle net-zero challenges
The Centre will equip graduates with the skills to manufacture the next generation of formulated products at net zero.
12 March 2024
Birmingham Business School Online MBA breaks into Financial Times global top 10
Birmingham’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) online course has been ranked 9th in the global top 10 of online MBA courses by the Financial Times.
12 March 2024
Improved understanding of the biology of eye complications caused by diabetes
New research shows why problems replacing the ‘batteries’ inside the cells at the back of the eye can lead to complications with vision in people with diabetes.
11 March 2024
Call for papers: Health and Care Law: Addressing Health and Care Inequalities Workshop
Call for abstracts for a day workshop on the theme “Health and Care Law: Addressing Health andCare Inequalities.”
11 March 2024
Call for papers: What is Horticultural Heritage?
A symposium organised by Winterbourne House and Garden in partnership with the International Centre for Heritage, University of Birmingham.
11 March 2024
Blood-based marker developed to identify sleep deprivation
A blood test that can accurately detect when someone has not slept for 24 hours has been developed at the University of Birmingham and Monash University.
11 March 2024
A world of AI imagination – Is AI marketing the latest tool for misleading customers?
Sarah Montano, Inci Toral Manson, & Kamilya Suleymenova examine the use of Generative AI in marketing, in light of the Glasgow Willy Wonka experience.
11 March 2024
Lifesaving projects targeting maternal mortality
University of Birmingham researchers have designed groundbreaking interventions to prevent deaths by post-partum haemorrhage and at caesarean sections.
11 March 2024
Major contract awarded for a concussion research programme from the US Department of Defense
Birmingham experts will lead a major research programme involving hundreds of people across the UK to transform the way concussion is identified and managed.
08 March 2024
Experts create blueprint to aid elderly people at storm flood risk
Experts have devised a blueprint for efficient evacuation that could be used in similar flood-threatened cities around the globe
08 March 2024
Six women and their significant contributions to geology
We celebrate International Women’s Day by highlighting a selection of famous female geologists and their substantial scientific contributions.
