The results of the 2008 national Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) proved that the University of Birmingham’s had research power with global reach and was leading the world in a broad range of disciplines, including Primary Care, Cancer Studies, Psychology and Sport and Exercise Sciences, Music.
Research facts by year
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Year
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Subject
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Fact
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2001
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Genetics
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Alumnus Sir Paul Nurse is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work concerning inhibiting cell reproduction in cancer cells
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2002
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Medicine
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Our Researchers develop a new urine test to help fight against the rise in TB
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2004
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Medicine
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Researchers work with the Birmingham Children’s Hospital to pioneer the diagnosis and treatment of children’s brain tumours
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2006
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Medicine
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Researchers develop the first over-the-counter home fertility test for men
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2007
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Climatology
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Alumnus Professor Peter Bullock is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on soil as a sustainable resource and his role on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which has furthered knowledge of man-made climate change
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2008
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Medicine
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University and Women’s Hospital researchers started the largest ever study to screen newborn babies for possible congenital heart problems.
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2009
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Science and Medicine
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Birmingham scientists make a promising discovery about the development of better medicines to prevent blood clots
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2010
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Archaeology
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Birmingham archaeologists discover a major ceremonial monument less than one kilometre away from the Stonehenge, completely changing the way we think about the landscape around this iconic monument.
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