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Birmingham announces collaboration with Warwickshire Cricket
Strategic alliance creates new opportunities in research and education, raising aspirations for sport and education across Birmingham.
- Published: 2 April 2026
Giant 'forbidden planet' orbits small star
Massive exoplanet reveals new insights into the formation of planets and their relationship to a host star.
- Published: 2 April 2026
University researchers to evaluate Social Impact Programme for Invictus Games Birmingham 2027
This collaboration marks a significant step in ensuring the Games create meaningful and measurable outcomes for both individuals and communities.
- Published: 2 April 2026
Community-based intervention improves food hygiene in Gambia
A University of Birmingham-led study used competitions, performing arts and songs to improve food hygiene in the Gambia.
- Published: 2 April 2026
Birmingham students win global marketing competition
Two University of Birmingham teams win first and second place in CIM competition, The Pitch 2026.
- Published: 1 April 2026
Peer support programme did not increase breastfeeding rates
Whilst primary outcomes of improving numbers of breastfeeding mothers were not met, other benefits including reducing anxiety were noted in a new study.
- Published: 1 April 2026
'Midlands Mosaics' research project helps secure Grade II listing for Redditch's Paolozzi mosaics
The mosaics, created by renowned twentieth-century artist Eduardo Paolozzi, are a fixture of Redditch's Kingfisher Shopping Centre.
- Published: 1 April 2026
CHASM Research Fellow wins Impact Award
Dr Özlem Ögtem-Young won ‘Outstanding Research Impact by an Early Career Researcher’ category at the University's Research & Impact Awards.
- Published: 1 April 2026