21 June 2023
Mental workouts before, during and after a training session could lead to faster, more accurate shots when fatigued
20 June 2023
The University of Birmingham’s Hong Kong Foundation celebrates the contribution of Dr Conrad Wong.
20 June 2023
The University welcomed academics and cultural partners for a two-day interdisciplinary conference last week on Noël Coward: Past, Present and Future.
19 June 2023
The University of Birmingham’s Transient Aerodynamic Investigation rig is one of 11 wind tunnel projects to share £23 million of UKRI funding.
19 June 2023
In partnership with the ‘Everything to Everybody’ Project the Punjabi bus will share South Asian material from Birmingham’s Shakespeare Collection.
19 June 2023
Professor Arri Coomarasamy recognised for research into miscarriage and severe bleeding in childbirth
16 June 2023
My name is Emily, and I’m a second-year student studying joint honours Anthropology and History.
16 June 2023
The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is the latest example of 'ecocide' - not specifically listed under international criminal law.
16 June 2023
On Wednesday 7 June, the RC21 team gave their first project talk at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
16 June 2023
Sustainable and inclusive development has long been a focus for the United Nations (UNDP, 2001; UN, 2015).
16 June 2023
Dr Petra Alderman reviews a new book by Sergei Guriev & Daniel Treisman
16 June 2023
The Birmingham Plastics Network writes on World Refill Day 2023, a global Day of Action to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste.
16 June 2023
On Tuesday 13 June, the University of Birmingham hosted 200+ colleagues and students to celebrate all who took part in this year’s Green Impact Challenge.
16 June 2023
Find out Ash's five favourite moments as a Social Anthropology and Politics student at the University of Birmingham.
15 June 2023
Congratulations to Josie Jackson and Jonathan Hodgson who have been successful in their applications to the London Mathematical Society Summer School 2023.
15 June 2023
With major pressure to advance progress towards net zero road transport and improve air quality, reducing vehicle speeds may hold the key to finding solutions.
15 June 2023
In this blogpost, Birmingham Law School's Dr Chen Zhu reflects on the benefit of learning software programming for studying law.
15 June 2023
The study shows how silver impregnated into ‘bioactive glass’ delivers more long-lasting antimicrobial wound protection than conventional alternatives
14 June 2023
Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
14 June 2023
PhD students Margherita Botticelli and Amy Tansell awarded prizes for the best posters at the SIAM UKIE National Student Chapter Conference 2023.
14 June 2023
A University of Birmingham physics doctoral student has been awarded a prestigious scholarship from the Institute of Physics.
14 June 2023
The University of Birmingham and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are extending their US-UK strategic research collaboration for another five years.
14 June 2023
Dr Vanessa Heggie recently joined the BBC podcast series ‘You’re Dead to Me’, for an episode highlighting the bodybuilding boom of the 19th and 20th centuries.
14 June 2023
Mia shares her favourite moments as a BA Music student at the University of Birmingham.
14 June 2023
Last week, the University welcomed almost one hundred international scholars onto campus for the ‘Authenticity and Adaptation’ conference.
13 June 2023
A new trial receives funding to test whether a drug, utilised for treatment of alcohol dependency, could benefit patients with eye scarring conditions.
13 June 2023
An interview with Ross Morrison McGill from @TeacherToolkit
13 June 2023
With democracy in trouble, understanding the reason why could hardly be more important.
13 June 2023
On Wednesday 17 May, staff, students and members of the community gathered for the inaugural lecture of Professor Nicki Newman.
13 June 2023
First study to show ageing is factor in sex differences between immune cell movement around the body
12 June 2023
University of Birmingham researchers have been awarded three of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s prestigious annual awards.
12 June 2023
The University of Birmingham has appointed key members of its new team teaching and researching Jainism.
12 June 2023
We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the global food system, if we want to have any impact on climate change.
12 June 2023
Congratulations to Cyril Closset, Xiaocheng Shang, Panayiota Touloupou, and Alexandra Tzella, who have all been promoted to Associate Professor.
12 June 2023
During Pride Month, we chatted with Will Jackson (BA Drama and Theatre Arts, 2017)
12 June 2023
An international team of astronomers has announced the second-ever discovery of a multiplanetary circumbinary system.
09 June 2023
Leading vision impairment organisations call on the Government to recognise the Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment.
09 June 2023
An SME support programme run by the University of Birmingham’s Energy Institute is celebrating successfully providing 200 companies with fully-funded support.
09 June 2023
A post-exercise mental work-out could improve overall performance for road cyclists according to a new study.
09 June 2023
The latest edition of Professor Nelson Enonchong’s book has just been published by Sweet & Maxwell.
09 June 2023
Latest recording from the Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures research seminar series.
09 June 2023
University of Birmingham set for renewal of pioneering Cancer Research Clinical Trials Unit which delivers more than 100 national and international trials
08 June 2023
Hi, I’m Vanessa and I’m a second year Drama and English student from London.
08 June 2023
Birmingham receives two of 10 prestigious National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Incubator awards to grow capacity in national priority areas.
08 June 2023
Building in funding to meaningfully involve patients and public is key to success in laboratory-based immunology research, even in the context of a pandemic.
08 June 2023
Hi, I’m Elvira, a second-year English and Creative Writing student from Lincolnshire.
08 June 2023
Rianna shares five of her favourite moments from her time as an English Literature student at the University of Birmingham.
08 June 2023
The seed round had participation from HighSage Ventures, Vireo Ventures, Rishi Khosla, Plug & Play Ventures, and Electric Revolution Ventures.
08 June 2023
A screening technique commonly used in drug discovery can yield important details about the actions of molecular ‘glues’ in protein interactions.
08 June 2023
What’s it like to study Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences at the University of Birmingham? LANS Student Alice shares her experience.
08 June 2023
Hi, I’m Chloe and I’m from a small village in Leicestershire. I study English Language at the University of Birmingham and have just completed my second year.
08 June 2023
Religious faith can be the key to unlock solutions for tackling sexual and gender-based violence among survivors of forced displacement
08 June 2023
Funds awarded to Linear Diagnostics for rapid point-of-care test for gonorrhoea and Chlamydia in men who have sex with men, and women who have sex with women.
07 June 2023
To truly decolonise the Business School, we need to look beyond our curriculum and to our culture and operations.
07 June 2023
Ester tells us about studying at the University of Birmingham, including her favourite modules and her most memorable moment as a student.
07 June 2023
Aimee shares the reasons she decided to study the Bard at the University of Birmingham and her favourite modules so far.
07 June 2023
Dr Dan Whittingham, Lecturer in the History of Warfare and Conflict, tells us all about his teaching, his research and his upcoming book.
07 June 2023
This project will develop a collaborative account of how the queer electronic music communities of Berlin have responded to the impact of COVID-19.
07 June 2023
The Piscopia Initiative has been given £2500 from the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research to fund a one-day conference at the University in September.
06 June 2023
Before Birmingham became the UK’s ‘motor city’ it was a ‘cycling city’ - responsible for the development of the modern bicycle as we know it.
06 June 2023
Lina shares with us her favourite moments as a Joint Honours Modern Languages and History of Art student at Birmingham
06 June 2023
Hi, my name is Reema, and I am currently a second-year student at the University of Birmingham. I study Law with French Law.
06 June 2023
Surgeons must look beyond the operating theatre to reduce major causes of death and improve access to surgical care.
06 June 2023
Professor Marika Taylor joins Birmingham as Pro-Vice-Chancellor
06 June 2023
The annual Hay Festival was held in book town Hay-On-Wye from 25th May to 4th June this year.
06 June 2023
The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce that Professor Edgar Meyer has been appointed as Dean of Birmingham Business School.
05 June 2023
Our iconic clock tower ‘Old Joe’ proved a source of inspiration for three virtuoso musicians as they improvised new music.
05 June 2023
Over 400 volunteers are needed to support the International Blind Sport Federation World Games taking place between the 18 – 27 August 2023.
05 June 2023
How policy and law-making on climate change have developed in post-colonial states as a tool for empowering or disempowering individuals and groups impacted.
05 June 2023
Diverting streams and rivers can have significant impact on how long it takes microplastic particles to reach the open sea.
05 June 2023
Undergraduate student and Commonwealth Games winner Lily Walker chats about balancing hockey stardom with her dissertation, and mental health in sport.
01 June 2023
The CIPD grants professional accreditation to Birmingham Business School’s postgraduate qualification in Human Resource Management.
01 June 2023
UK-Brazil science cooperation is driving a global effort to understand how our forests will respond to high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide in the future.
01 June 2023
Ordinary people in Northern Ireland are suffering the effects of ongoing governance failures. Reform of power-sharing institutions and mechanisms is needed now.
01 June 2023
Using humour can help managers encourage hotel staff to provide guests with better service.
01 June 2023
A new research hub is being created to explore ways in which local places can be empowered to meet the needs of their communities.
01 June 2023
Two academics are sharing advice for students undertaking a PhD through alternative format, in a new four-part podcast series.
30 May 2023
Professor Stephanie Decker and Marcelo Bucheli (UIUC) were awarded the BRIDGE research grant for “De-globalization and Geopolitics – Historical Perspectives”.
30 May 2023
Birmingham Business School and the Institute of Advanced Studies are joining forces to explore Sustainable Development Goals and Internationalization.
30 May 2023
The University of Birmingham will welcome Brazilian academics to its UK campus in a new five-year academic programme across environmental sciences and more.
30 May 2023
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has awarded Assistant Professor Dr Maria Chiara Arno the 2023 Felix Franks Biotechnology Medal.
30 May 2023
Jennifer Knights reflects upon joining colleagues Mark Exworthy, Amarpreet Kaur and Tony Stem on an exchange visit to the University of Maryland
30 May 2023
Matthew advises government on inclusivity and accessibility of all transport for across the UK.
26 May 2023
University Upper Voices performed new music as part of their Spring programme this year, as they presented two world premieres in the presence of the composers.
26 May 2023
Jocelyne Cesari, Professor of Religion and Politics at the University of Birmingham, speaks to the Reflective Mind podcast
26 May 2023
Dr Jason Schaub, Lecturer in Social Work, reflects on the recommended changes to the Gender Identity Development Service.
26 May 2023
Vladimir Putin advocates the restoration to Russia of any territory formerly belonging to it - potentially a key strategic weakness.
26 May 2023
The University of Birmingham is part of the Government’s new Mental Health Mission, designed to develop radical new treatments for mental health conditions.
25 May 2023
The TEED Partners have secured £300,000 from Innovate UK to further develop their shared net zero delivery plans in East Birmingham.
25 May 2023
Suicide is the biggest killer of young lives in the UK - how can we slow this threat?
25 May 2023
Visitors to Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum will be invited to uncover clues and solve puzzles in a virtual trip to a huge outdoor forest experiment.
24 May 2023
Grant allows West Midlands researchers to provide evidence to policymakers in health and social care to ensure the highest quality of care is received.
24 May 2023
A new approach to investigating the extent of two forms of ‘honour’-based abuse in England and Wales is being designed by Birmingham mathematicians.
23 May 2023
Western organisations can learn a lot from other cultures around supporting women experiencing menopause in the workplace.
23 May 2023
More than half of creatives who put on live/location-based immersive experiences are having to self-fund performances, a new report finds.
23 May 2023
University of Birmingham's Dr Caroline Radcliffe, Reader in Drama and Performance, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
23 May 2023
Tunnels deep underground in North Yorkshire are providing a unique opportunity to study how humans might be able to live and operate on the Moon or on Mars.
22 May 2023
This conference will explore the relationship between land and ocean in the Early Modern period (c.1500 to c.1800).
22 May 2023
Professor Stefan Wolff and his writing partner, Professor Tetyana Malyarenko, have won the 2022 Sir Paul Curran Award.
22 May 2023
The new Head of Social Work at the University of Birmingham reflects on his meandering journey through probation work, social work, and academia.