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School street closures boost active travel to school, major UK study finds
Traffic restriction schemes outside schools are helping more children walk, cycle and scoot to school, according to a major new UK-wide study.
- Published: 16 December 2025
Scientists detect atmosphere on molten rocky exoplanet
Strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky planet outside our solar system - a thick blanket of gases above an ocean of magma.
- Published: 11 December 2025
Alfonso Ngan to lead the Institute of Advanced Studies
Professor Alfonso Ngan to become the new Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Birmingham.
- Published: 9 December 2025
Slower crossings may help people with reduced mobility, major study says
Standard UK road crossing intervals are often too short for older adults with reduced mobility, following analysis from two studies
- Published: 8 December 2025
World’s first mobile quantum brain scanner under development to measure effects of blast exposure
The fully mobile MEG scanner awarded £3.1m of government funding will be used across military training sites.
- Published: 2 December 2025
New highly efficient material turns motion into power
Scientists have developed a new material that converts motion into electricity (piezoelectricity) without using toxic lead
- Published: 26 November 2025
University of Birmingham produces some of world’s most employable graduates
The University has been named among the world’s top 250 institutions for producing the most employable graduates.
- Published: 19 November 2025
University scientists contribute to UNESCO report
University of Birmingham scientists contribute to landmark UNESCO report as COP30 opens
- Published: 7 November 2025