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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 Understanding the complexity of suicide and suicidal behaviour "Suicide is complex. Suicide is rarely the outcome of a single factor. More often, there is a gradual and increasing build-up of vulnerability linked to a complex and interrelated set of factors" 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
March 19 Animal Farm Nelson Bond's adaptation of George Orwell's allegorical novella. Directed by Little Earthquake.
March 26 Birds on Campus and the Politics of Birdwatching Helena Craig, Chair of Black2Nature, and Jonathan Dean, Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Leeds, discuss the politics of bird watching.
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