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NGOs - the changing face of grassroots activism

Description
Over the last 50 years increasingly affluent and educated citizens have turned away from traditional forms of mass politics: joining political parties, trade unions and voting in elections.
Date:
26/04/2013
Categories:
Arts and Law, Research

Call to action on antibiotic resistance

Description
The Government's Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies has this week warned that the spectre of antibiotic resistance should be ranked alongside terrorism and climate change in terms of potential risk to the nation.Laura Piddock, Professor of Microbiology at Birmingham, has been campaigning to raise public awareness of this issue
Date:
12/03/2013
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

Drop in new drugs output 'a myth'

Drop in new drugs output 'a myth'
Description
The widely held belief that the UK supply of innovative new medicines has conspicuously dwindled in recent decades, is not borne out by the evidence, reveals research by the University of Birmingham published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Date:
25/02/2013
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

A class act: empathetic robot tutors in classrooms to facilitate teaching and learning

Description
A European project to develop robotic tutors that will support teachers and motivate students in secondary schools is being led by University of Birmingham engineers and computer scientists, in collaboration with Heriot-Watt University and other European partners.
Date:
18/02/2013
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, Research, Teaching

Uncovering the secrets of 3D vision: How glossy objects can fool the human brain

Description
It's a familiar sight at the fairground: rows of people gaping at curvy mirrors as they watch their faces and bodies distort. But while mirrored surfaces may be fun to look at, new findings by researchers from the Universities of Birmingham, Cambridge and Giessen, suggest they pose a particular challenge for the human brain in processing images for 3D vision.
Date:
22/01/2013
Categories:
Research

Putting an end to monthly misery

Description
The hormone-releasing Mirena coil intrauterine device (IUD) is a better treatment for heavy periods than other conventional medical approaches, according to results of the world's biggest study into the problem, led by scientists from the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham.
Date:
14/01/2013
Categories:
Medical and Dental Sciences, Research

Price of living with landfill

Description
Living close to an active landfill site reduces house prices by 2.6% and the cost to home owners can still be counted two decades after the facility has shut, new research shows.
Date:
07/01/2013
Categories:
Life and Environmental Sciences, Research, Social Sciences

Approaching a healthy new year: Birmingham's sport and exercise experts offer their top tips

Approaching a healthy new year: Birmingham's sport and exercise experts offer their top tips
Description
Experts from the University set out their advice for how to stay healthy during the holiday period and how best to approach exercise and nutrition for a healthy 2013.
Date:
19/12/2012
Categories:
Life and Environmental Sciences, Research
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