24 August 2023
Quantum-derived findings could make mid-infrared light sensing much easier at room temperatures.
24 August 2023
Navigating transport hubs can be difficult for blind and visually impaired passengers, but advances in technology promise to revolutionise people's lives.
23 August 2023
Architects have a responsibility to address the social inequalities of city building , as well as delivering quality of design.
22 August 2023
The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce that Professor Warren Barr has been appointed as Dean of Birmingham Law School.
22 August 2023
Markers showing the presence of Parkinson’s years before symptoms appear can be found in the eyes, new study proves
22 August 2023
Research on quarries, construction and busy roads found combo of inexpensive sensors and new methodology to find and quantify air pollution
21 August 2023
Study of microscopic fossils taken from Mississippi sediment cores reveals climate feedback that acted as temporary brake on an ancient cooling event
18 August 2023
Economic theory may rarely inspire musicians, but Taylor Swift's latest tour is a shining example of how trickle-down economics are boosting the US economy.
18 August 2023
An evocative platform for the public to engage in deep spiritual contemplation
18 August 2023
Professor Sarah Montano has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) by Advance HE, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to teaching.
17 August 2023
Female Genital Mutilation is causing thousands of unnecessary deaths every year - researchers are calling for extra effort to stop the practice.
17 August 2023
Professor Liz Sapey will co-lead a programme aimed to transform the use of medicines for patients, especially those with multiple long-term conditions.
17 August 2023
Computer recreation of apex predator suggests different feeding habits to dinosaurs as they couldn’t crunch bones
17 August 2023
Stratford Literary Festival are delighted to announce that the University will become the Festival’s Education Partner from September.
16 August 2023
On 4 July, Sasha Piperski and Natalie Finlayson represented the RC21 team at the Twelfth International Corpus Linguistics Conference at Lancaster University
16 August 2023
The University of Birmingham is welcoming athletes from around the world to the IBSA World Games - the first time the World Games have been held in the UK.
16 August 2023
Investment Zones will not produce the type of levelling up outcomes needed to produce better outcomes for everyone living in the UK
16 August 2023
New CEDAR podcast episode has been published featuring Dan Slater, Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan.
15 August 2023
Caution needed in sustainably harvesting varieties of oysters and scallops for future generations
15 August 2023
International collaboration will create definitive catalogue of micro-organisms living around our eyes.
15 August 2023
Scientists built upon ‘untargeted metabolomics’ to create valuable insights into how the body responds to drugs.
15 August 2023
Dr Sally Fenton is working with the Rheumatology Research Patient Partnership to develop tools to increase physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis
15 August 2023
The antibody targets a section of signalling proteins that play a central role in sustaining inflammation during onset and progression of autoimmune diseases
14 August 2023
Dr. Sarah Percy advises how brands should embrace Gen Z's influence with authenticity and transparency in order to navigate the marketing paradigm shift.
14 August 2023
New tech could make life easier and safer for people with respiratory illnesses, as AI classifies pollen and fungal spore species quickly and inexpensively.
11 August 2023
The Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology is launching a new short course introducing Latin to beginners in October.
11 August 2023
Dr Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta, was interviewed in Billboard Magazine on Berlin nightlife, asking why do dancefloors foster intimacy among strangers?
11 August 2023
Fire destroyed Britain's wonkiest pub which was not a protected structure - this represents a major failure in the UK’s approach to spatial planning.
10 August 2023
A group of Birmingham home school students recently visited Walsall Arboretum to celebrate completing the ‘Let’s Move to the Moon!’ educational project.
10 August 2023
News of an international agreement to save the Amazon rainforest should not deflect us from decarbonising our energy needs.
10 August 2023
For individuals forced to flee their homeland and experience the ordeal of stepping onto a smuggler’s boat, being 'warehoused' on a barge will be terrifying.
10 August 2023
The month’s Research Spotlight is on Samantha Schnobel and her work on doctrinal and theoretical approaches to relational obligations in negligence.
09 August 2023
The Telangana Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain will promote food and health security, empower farmers and boost exports.
09 August 2023
Professor Jenny Phillimore explains why moving asylum seekers to live on the Bibby Stockholm barge will not work as the government claims it will.
08 August 2023
In this post for the Birmingham Law Research blog John Tingle discusses the circular nature of NHS patient safety policy making.
08 August 2023
Scientists have measured chemical contaminants found on earth on the International Space Station.
08 August 2023
Prof Nic Cheeseman, has written for the BBC on the recent spate of coups in West Africa, asking what role France has played in the recent political instability.
08 August 2023
Postgraduate researchers from 11 UK universities came together to propose a decarbonisation plan for the Birmingham-Peterborough rail line.
04 August 2023
In response to the AI White Paper, Emma Ahmed- Rengers and Professor Karen Yeung explore that the proposed approach to AI regulation is unfit for purpose.
03 August 2023
The University of Birmingham and IIT Madras are joining forces to allow outstanding scholars to take advantage of education opportunities in the UK and Dubai
03 August 2023
The University of Birmingham is leading global research into the adversities faced by children born of war or conceived from conflict-related sexual violence.
03 August 2023
Soul City Arts and the University of Birmingham’s Culture Forward initiative is thrilled to announce the unveiling of an arts installation entitled 'NOMAD.'
03 August 2023
The Student Living accommodation team has received a silver Investor in Students award for its commitment to student experience.
02 August 2023
With the world in the throws of a Barbie resurgence, Dr Sameera Khalfey examines the reception of the film, and what our Barbies represented to us as children.
02 August 2023
An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star located in the Corvus constellation.
02 August 2023
Parth Narendran, Professor of Diabetes Medicine, has been awarded £860K funding towards type 1 diabetes general population screening of young people in Europe.
01 August 2023
Steve Gulati, Associate Professor and Director of Healthcare Leadership at HSMC discusses the concept of "time to care" within healthcare.
01 August 2023
Taking inspiration from spirit mediums can give researchers powerful new tools to discover more about their specialism.
01 August 2023
University of Birmingham experts will collaborate on researching policy for reproductive health provision, as part of a new Policy Research Unit.
01 August 2023
New research shows that the time people take to decide whether to accept or reject an offer can help bargain hunters track down the best deal.
31 July 2023
University of Birmingham Voices performed this month with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the largest classical music festival in the world.
31 July 2023
Researchers from the University of Birmingham will work with Roche to identify new avenues for treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
31 July 2023
The Royal Historical Society (RHS) is the UK’s foremost society working for historians and history.
31 July 2023
A new national strategy document, released today, should help aid progress in congenital heart disease research through greater collaboration between centres.
28 July 2023
The recently established Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation has launched a new podcast series called People, Power, Politics.
28 July 2023
Long-awaited independent report on NHS miscarriage care and improvement ideas was published earlier this week alongside government response to calls for change.
28 July 2023
A return to street politics and another mass movement campaign may once again be on the cards for Thailand’s government.
27 July 2023
The Birmingham Anchor Network will look to tackle inequalities in neighbourhoods right across the city.
27 July 2023
Professor Martin Trybus writes for the Birmingham Law School Research Blog
26 July 2023
Tectonic plate breakup discovery could spark future discoveries of precious gems
26 July 2023
Putin’s leadership is creating an increasingly disorganised and irrational fiefdom - weakening Russia's economic and military security.
26 July 2023
Many schools have banned students from using their smartphones, but is UNESCO right in advocating a more measured approach to children accessing such devices?
25 July 2023
Students Mary (BA English with Shakespeare Studies) and Vanessa (BA Drama and English) share their experiences of the Stratford Residential study trip.
25 July 2023
With this year’s Summer Festival of Music having come to a triumphant close, University Music look back on another successful year of music-making
25 July 2023
The Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences has three new Professors: Eva Petermann, Aga Gambus and Simon Bach.
25 July 2023
New two year UK-wide study finds Covid-19 risk for cancer patients still higher than general population, but fell following availability of vaccinations in 2021
24 July 2023
Dr Catherine Lester comments on the film adaptation of Watership Down being reclassified from U to PG by the BBFC after 45 years.
24 July 2023
Politicians and tech bosses have spun a ‘Digital Enchantment’ fairytale, which doesn't present a realistic view of digital technology according to new research.
24 July 2023
The German Institute of Navigation (DGON) awarded Professor Marina Gashinova the Christian Hülsmeyer Award for her contribution to radar research.
24 July 2023
University of Birmingham Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy.
24 July 2023
The School of Mathematics is pleased to announce the winners of our undergraduate prizes, which were handed out at the graduation ceremony in July.
21 July 2023
Visitors to the IBSA World Games will be able to try out inclusive sports at the British Blind Sport Activation Zone, at the University of Birmingham campus.
21 July 2023
Patients and members of the public will be able to more easily take part in research thanks to a new tool developed by Birmingham’s work on Long COVID.
21 July 2023
Birmingham Business School Student Impact Awards celebrate and highlight the incredible achievements and outstanding work of students.
21 July 2023
The US has said it will not pay climate reparations to countries affected by climate change disasters "under any circumstances".
21 July 2023
Researchers win awards for ‘best paper’ and research into people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people in long-stay hospitals.
20 July 2023
Study found that in some cases up to 77% of fertiliser spread on UK soil went into atmosphere
20 July 2023
The School of Mathematics is excited to announce the launch of two new prizes for undergraduate
students: the Mary Lee Berners-Lee and Mona Hirst Prizes.
20 July 2023
Signing Shakespeare project providing support to deliver compulsory teaching on the Bard in accessible way for deaf young people
20 July 2023
One of the key challenges of our time is the ability to find different ways of working together to achieve sustainable, high-quality health and care services.
20 July 2023
The study aims to identify biomarkers in blood, urine, or saliva, for rapid diagnosis so patients are routed directly to the most appropriate treatment centre.
19 July 2023
Over 1500 people gathered in Kings Heath on July 2nd to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in an unprecedented event that welcomed people of all faith and backgrounds.
19 July 2023
Nickel-rich cathode materials are used in lithium-ion batteries, but their practical applications have been limited.
19 July 2023
The English Language and Linguistics postgraduate summer school took place earlier this month and featured a packed schedule of insightful sessions
19 July 2023
Ukrainian academics and students have travelled to Birmingham to take part in a summer school on their country’s language, history, and culture.
19 July 2023
ITSEE students Jacopo Marcon and Timothy Mitchell received their doctoral degrees at the university graduation ceremony yesterday.
18 July 2023
New report from the West Midlands Regional Economic Development Institute (WMREDI) reveals how the cost-of-living-crisis is impacting people and businesses.
18 July 2023
DIATOMIC Accelerator launches applications to provide West Midlands based companies with funding for trials.
18 July 2023
At the 29th Biennial Conference on Numerical Analysis in June, Thomas Round, a student here, was one of three prizewinners of best student presentations.
18 July 2023
Congratulations to Ana Peon-Nieto and Xiaocheng Shang for getting LMS Emmy Noether Fellowships 2023/24.
18 July 2023
Dr Hilary Brown, Associate Professor in Translation Studies is spending a month at the Herzog August Bibliothek (HAB) Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony, Germany.
18 July 2023
Joining Christopher Pietroni or our fifth episode of the ‘Leadership Exchanged’ podcast is Andy Street, the West Midlands Metro Mayor.
17 July 2023
Four current members of Birmingham's Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing presented papers at the EABS conference in Sicily last week.
17 July 2023
New report on experiences of survivors accessing wellbeing support in England and Wales
17 July 2023
Two University of Birmingham academics will receive awards from the International Union of Radio Science (Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale/URSI).
17 July 2023
School of Engineering researchers at the University of Birmingham have secured UKRI funding to explore complex challenges caused by natural and extreme events.
17 July 2023
A University of Birmingham expert has joined a celebrated artist to give young people from Birmingham the opportunity to express their voices through graffiti.
14 July 2023
The Birmingham Plastics network will lead one of five ambitious new projects by UK universities to deliver a step change in the sustainability of plastics.
14 July 2023
Research reveals that an LGBTQ+ social worker training module increases knowledge about LGBTQ+ young people and challenges heteronormative assumptions.
14 July 2023
Universities have a major role to play in the ‘levelling-up’ agenda, new research from West Midlands Regional Economic Development Institute (WMREDI) says.