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One in six children undergo unnecessary appendix surgery Thousands of children are having operations to remove their appendix that they don't need - causing stress for them and their families
Everything to Everybody A collaboration with Birmingham City Council will revive the fortunes of the Birmingham Shakespeare Memorial Library
Birmingham Perspective The Care We Want? "Private social care is expensive, and some people who require residential care find they have to sell their own homes to pay for it." Join the conversation
The brain of migraine sufferers is hyper-excitable Individuals who suffer from migraine headaches appear to have a hyper-excitable visual cortex researchers suggest.
Skin cancer diagnosis apps are unreliable and poorly regulated Smartphone apps used as ‘early warning systems’ for skin cancer are poorly regulated and frequently cannot be relied upon to produce accurate results
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.
Leading European universities’ shared vision for improving quality of life We are one of seven universities working together to create a European University for Well-Being that will help citizens across Europe to be well-educated, socially responsible, healthy, inclusive and diverse
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
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