22 May 2023
The foundations have been laid at a first-of-a-kind green ammonia to hydrogen demonstrator site at Tyseley Energy Park.
21 May 2023
The Thirteenth Birmingham Colloquium on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament took place from 15th to 17th May 2023 in Birmingham and online.
19 May 2023
The University of Birmingham’s strong history of engagement in Brazil has been officially recognised with the highest honour of the Brazilian government.
19 May 2023
The University hosted a range of scholars to mark the anniversary at the thirteenth biennial Birmingham Colloquium on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament
19 May 2023
We met with Dr Imogen Peck, Assistant Professor in British History, to talk about her teaching, her research and her academic background.
18 May 2023
Surgical Site Infection is the world's most common post-operative complication and a major financial burden to healthcare in Low- and Middle-income Countries.
18 May 2023
In this post, Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili comments on the recent academic debate regarding the use of force and self-defence in international law
18 May 2023
Our experts have developed a set of interventions and tools that could dramatically reduce the numbers of women dying from excessive bleeding during childbirth.
18 May 2023
May's elections hold the key to Turkey's political future - domestically and internationally.
18 May 2023
Two University of Birmingham academics have been elected to the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences in its 2023 cohort.
18 May 2023
New programmes in Data Science and AI are the first such education partnership between any Indian Institute of Technology and a UK Russell Group university.
18 May 2023
Marker Diagnostics, which developed a saliva-based concussion diagnostic based on Birmingham research, is to start a study on concussion in sportswomen.
17 May 2023
Students and public alike have the chance to take part in an exciting summer school on Ukrainian language, history, and culture.
17 May 2023
The University of Birmingham has appointed Charmaine Morrell as Head of Sustainability and Dr Julia Myatt as Director of Sustainability Education.
17 May 2023
Birmingham Business School has been running a series of workshops with students to delve deeper into the topic of decolonisation.
17 May 2023
Students on the Spring into Shakespeare short course had the opportunity to take part in a series of Q&A sessions with Royal Shakespeare Company practitioners.
17 May 2023
Book talk series on Religion and International Relations, coordinated by Jocelyne Cesari for the Virtual Programming of the International Studies Association.
17 May 2023
With restrictive approaches to students’ uses of smartphones in schools, it is important to ask: how do school actually manage these restrictions in practice?
17 May 2023
Rare earth magnets, one of the building block materials for clean growth, will be recycled at a plant at Birmingham’s Tyseley Energy Park
17 May 2023
The Sarkar and Barrett labs have defined the molecular basis of neurodegeneration in Wolfram Syndrome patients carrying the WFS1 gene mutation.
17 May 2023
A thin film of cellulose fibre that is invisible to the naked eye, is suitable for use on high traffic objects such as door handles and handrails.
16 May 2023
Experts in the UK and India are helping non-English speaking people of South Asian origin living with rheumatoid arthritis with a new health intervention.
15 May 2023
NHS Cancer Programme funding will see an advanced test used at GP surgeries in the West Midlands to diagnose early-stage ovarian cancer.
15 May 2023
Dr Felix Torres discusses the issues of transitional Justice and distributive Justice in post conflict societies
15 May 2023
An exhibition of photography by Alan Gignoux and creative writing by people seeking refuge living in Birmingham, London, and Manchester.
12 May 2023
Patients with aggressive brain tumours may be able to take part in a new trial of a cannabinoid-based drug, coordinated by the University of Birmingham.
12 May 2023
Views of migrants in the UK and British citizens living abroad are featured in a new season of the popular podcast 'Who do we think we are?'
12 May 2023
Scholars contribute to a major collection published by Oxford University Press offering unique insight into the concept of superdiversity.
12 May 2023
Study showed that low levels of the MYB protein can be linked to the development of rare blood cancers.
11 May 2023
How can educational institutions prepare the workers of the future to adapt to the increasing pace of change heralded by Artificial Intelligence?
11 May 2023
The prevalence of dental cavities remains high, as a result of acids produced by some oral bacteria in dental plaque, as well as acids found in food and drink.
11 May 2023
Over 400 people attended a recent community open day to find out more about the projects that will shape Birmingham's Green Energy and Innovation Quarter.
11 May 2023
Pushkin House and Dr Natasha Rulyova, the University of Birmingham, are launching a series of conversations with authors of Russophone literature.
10 May 2023
Dr Tara Lai Quinlan, Birmingham Law School and Dr Paul Thornbury, St Mary's University examine 'police discretion' and the arrests of anti-monarchy protestors.
10 May 2023
Hypertension patients could receive a personalised medication profile thanks to a new, artificial intelligence-supported research project.
10 May 2023
Lisa Bortolotti has spoken to Seiara Imanova about the notions of disorder and delusion in the philosophy of psychiatry for the Behind the Stigma podcast.
10 May 2023
New research into the future of work has revealed that technological disruptions could lead to ‘anti-human’ workplaces.
09 May 2023
On 15 March, we held our first ‘Meet our PhD Researcher’ event online, showcasing the amazing work of our current generation of Arts and Law PhD scholars
09 May 2023
Mentorships are an extremely rewarding way for alumni (and non-alumni) to share their insights, advice and expertise with current students and recent graduates.
09 May 2023
University of Birmingham Voices are pleased to announce the release of their debut recording with the independent classical music label, Hyperion.
09 May 2023
Almost one third of patients in a Chinese ICU infected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing severe disease, new study reveals.
09 May 2023
A tiny flightless midge which has colonised Antarctica’s Signy Island is driving fundamental changes to the island’s soil ecosystem, a study shows.
09 May 2023
A trial of a set of interventions to manage postpartum haemorrhage, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found a 60% reduction in heavy bleeding.
09 May 2023
University of Birmingham Dubai invited Head of ACCA Middle East and alumna to host its first postgraduate masterclass on the Future of Business and Finance.
09 May 2023
Professor Iain Chapple will work with Sigrid to identify and develop further applications for a technology that limits oral bacteria’s access to sugars
06 May 2023
New research of nearly 14,000 women with history of abuse including violence found 52% increase risk of atopic disease
05 May 2023
Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Third Sector Research Centre, John Mohan explains why the Big Help Out won't reverse the decline in volunteering.
05 May 2023
University of Birmingham alumnus, Lanx Goh, Senior Director and Global Head of Privacy for Prudential shares insights and advice with students and graduates.
04 May 2023
Congratulations to Qiqi Chen, Eoghan Farrell and Daniel Holland for getting Undergraduate LMS Research Bursaries to conduct research over the summer months!
04 May 2023
Staff and students faced off in a football tournament on 25th April. We have entirely unbiased match reports from Dr Andrew Treglown and Mr Harry Knox.
04 May 2023
First time that individual beta-arrestin molecules are directly observed as they control receptor-mediated signals in living cells using advanced microscopy.
04 May 2023
Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit-sponsored trial found new drug better for treating rare cancer for patients not responding to first line treatment
04 May 2023
Postgraduate researcher and disability expert Vera Kubenz asks: what if there's more to accessibility than we realise?
04 May 2023
Dr Anna Metcalfe, senior lecturer in Creative Writing, has been listed as one of the best young novelists in Britain by Granta magazine.
04 May 2023
UK political parties must make manifesto commitments that reduce risk for refugee survivors of Sexual & Gender Based Violence.
04 May 2023
The Children Born of War network brings together over 20 organisations worldwide to research and develop policies on the reintegration of children born of war.
03 May 2023
We must harness the potential of AI to revolutionise the transport industry - improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing user experiences.
03 May 2023
Researchers are calling for an integrated approach in Africa to tackling the ‘double burden’ of child malnutrition.
03 May 2023
Migrants in the UK and British citizens living abroad have their say on the Monarchy, Eurovision and more in the new season of our popular podcast.
03 May 2023
Dr Willis, Associate Professor in Early Modern History to speak on ‘Making Martyrs in Elizabethan England’ at the Harvington Hall History Festival, on 26 July.
03 May 2023
Latest in BLS' monthly feature highlighting the research of academics working in Law at the University of Birmingham.
03 May 2023
University of Birmingham Voices were pleased to perform this month with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and conductor, Kazuki Yamada at Symphony Hall.
03 May 2023
Dr Meghan Campbell has been awarded a Fellowship to examine a significant but overlooked gap in legal efforts to achieve women's equality.
03 May 2023
Over Shakespeare's birthday weekend the Shakespeare Institute was proud to host Professor Nataliya Torkut and her colleague Professor Maya Harbuzyuk.
03 May 2023
University of Birmingham academics and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) launch a new project to make Shakespeare accessible for deaf children in schools.
03 May 2023
New 3D bioprinting process could help to save lives by making the creation of tissue-compatible artificially engineered organs quicker and easier.
02 May 2023
University Upper Voices are pleased to welcome Mariana Rosas as their new conductor for the 2023/24 academic year.
02 May 2023
The Rt Hon. Liam Byrne MP has joined the University of Birmingham’s College of Social Sciences as an Honorary Professor.
02 May 2023
In the only randomised controlled trial of its kind, BASIL-2 enrolled 345 patients in 41 vascular surgery centres in UK, Sweden and Denmark
28 April 2023
Panel on 26 April discussed the ways in which judgment was refined, exercised and practiced in Early Modern Europe.
28 April 2023
Research has major implications for neurodegenerative disease treatments
28 April 2023
Leading researchers from the University of Birmingham have joined the new Mother & Infant Research Electronic Data Analysis (MIREDA) partnership
27 April 2023
The Sudan crisis is triggering different narratives and reactions, as the country unravels under the weight of accumulated injustices, grievances and violence.
27 April 2023
On 16 April, Professor Janine Natalya Clark visited Ahmići for the annual commemorations for the one hundred and sixteen people killed thirty years ago.
27 April 2023
Universal Internet access is a complex social priority, but we need more public support to ensure people can exercise their rights in our digitalised society.
27 April 2023
Blood clot researchers could benefit from a new device that mimics a human vein, replacing the need for animals for some studies.
26 April 2023
‘Clarín, un cuentista fantástico’, an exhibition showcasing the Spanish author and his interest in the fantastic has launched in his hometown, Oviedo.
26 April 2023
A new study has identified regions in the Amazon rainforest which are most at risk from drier conditions
26 April 2023
Feminism, Violence Against Women and Law Reform: Decolonial Lessons from Ecuador received prestigious book prize from the Socio-Legal Studies Association.
26 April 2023
STANDING Together partnership launches consultation aimed at improving the data used for building and testing AI health technologies
26 April 2023
Students, staff and alumni gathered last night to celebrate the result of Film & Creative Writing’s first in-person One Minute Movie Competition since 2019.
26 April 2023
A University of Birmingham / Echion Technologies collaboration that is facilitating the commercialisation of an active materials that could cut charging times.
26 April 2023
Dr Sophie King-Hill welcomes Labour's ambitions to open discussions with men and boys to combat violence against women, but policy needs to be framed carefully.
26 April 2023
British political parties must promise to better protect victims of forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence in 2024 general election manifestos.
26 April 2023
Survivors of domestic abuse are more likely to consider suicide if they have been sexually assaulted or subject to multiple forms of abuse, new research shows.
25 April 2023
We are delighted to welcome Claire back to lead a masterclass with our vocal students, following her Barber Lunchtime concert last year.
25 April 2023
In the latest post on the BLS Research Blog, Professor Mohammad Shahabuddin introduces his latest research findings on pan-Asianism and international law
25 April 2023
Dr Pavlovic has been elected to join a group of 12 distinguished European cardiovascular researchers from the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR).
25 April 2023
A blog post from Dr Thomas Fender
24 April 2023
Last week, Professor Jim Al-Khalili CBE FRS visited the College of EPS before delivering a lecture marking 10 years of interdisciplinary research at UoB.
21 April 2023
Academics advising the Jamaican government on plans to reinstate its disused railway network have visited Birmingham on a fact-finding mission.
21 April 2023
Two Ukrainian academics will feature in William Shakespeare’s birthday celebrations in Stratford this weekend.
21 April 2023
Developing countries will receive £4 million to reduce harmful emissions from outdated air conditioning units, cooling refrigeration and cold supply chains.
20 April 2023
On Wednesday 19 April BRIHC hosted a series of PhD students and professional archivists who discussed future directions in West Midlands History.
20 April 2023
The Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham, and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust present the 2023 Shakespeare Birthday Lecture.
20 April 2023
For businesses, Earth Day should not just be a day of social media platitudes for reputational gain, but for meaningful actions and decisions.
20 April 2023
Research led by Dr Laura Jones, from the Institute of Applied Health, will seek to better understand the options available to women with pelvic floor disorders.
20 April 2023
The Birmingham Energy Institute’s ATETA project celebrate supporting over 300 businesses over the past six years at an Energy Innovation Showcase.
20 April 2023
There are several indications that school is not going well for children, but what do children themselves say?
19 April 2023
To celebrate two major anniversaries and Shakespeare’s birthday the Shakespeare Institute, in collaboration with others, are holding several exciting events.