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How do you increase people's trust in development aid? Academics are helping NGOs and governments improve public engagement with global poverty by tracking attitudes towards development aid.
Should people with problem debt look to save? If you are one of the 10 million people in the UK currently paying off debt, even small amounts of savings are very likely to benefit you.
Birmingham Perspective Can The Daily Mile™ help prevent childhood obesity? "Physical activity programmes can be part of the way that schools deal with childhood obesity, but need to be part of a much wider population strategy designed to tackle this challenge." Join the conversation
Brazilian wildfire pollution worsens air quality in distant cities A study shows that wildfire pollution worsens air quality in major cities cancelling out efforts to improve urban environments.
Probiotic drink could offer new way to combat antibiotic resistance Scientists have engineered and patented a key genetic element that can tackle the genetic basis of resistance.
February 11 The Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series Delivered by Dr Tristram Hunt, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum and Former Shadow Secretary of State for Education
February 13 Comment Is Free James Fritz's brutal examination of our obsession with free speech and the voyeuristic nature of social media and 24-hour news.
Our stars in astrophysics Two of our academics have been honoured with prestigious awards from the Royal Astronomical Society
UK cyber security legislation 'crying out for reform', new report finds The Criminal Law Reform Now Network calls for the government to update and upgrade the Computer Misuse Act