Lockdown seriously affecting the mental health of informal carers, new study finds DescriptionFamily carers for children and adults with intellectual disabilities have reported rates of mental health problems under lockdown that are up to 10 times higher than parents without those responsibilities.Date:13/10/2020Categories: Life and Environmental Sciences, Research 'COVID-19 free' hospital areas could save lives after surgery – global study DescriptionSetting up 'COVID-19 free' hospital areas for surgical patients could save lives during the second wave of the pandemic, a new global study reveals.Date:06/10/2020Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Herd Immunity: can it protect us from COVID-19? DescriptionThe term "herd immunity" is used to describe the phenomenon that individuals at risk of an infectious disease are protected by those around them with immunity against the infection. Can this protect us against COVID-19?Date:02/10/2020Categories: International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Global experts support maternal health professionals during pandemic DescriptionGlobal health professionals are joining the latest in a series of online expert workshops aimed at improving the care of pregnant women during the current COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in low income countriesDate:30/09/2020Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Global experts support maternal health professionals during pandemic DescriptionGlobal health professionals are joining the latest in a series of online expert workshops aimed at improving the care of pregnant women during the current COVID-19 pandemic.Date:29/09/2020Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Lifelong Learning: a current and future imperative DescriptionThe Chancellor of the Exchequer's COVID19 statement announced various measures to create new jobs and training opportunities but it should be available for various ages and not just young people.Date:24/09/2020Categories: Research, Social Sciences The pandemic has made educators move to remote learning at an unprecedented scale – research concludes that might not be a bad thing DescriptionRemote and blended approaches to teacher education can be as effective as face-to-face approaches concludes a new study from the University of Birmingham.Date:23/09/2020Categories: Research, Social Sciences Experts support maternal health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic DescriptionHealth professionals around the globe can join a series of online expert workshops aimed at improving the care of pregnant women during the current COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in low- and middle-countries.Date:15/09/2020Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research COVID-19 Weekly Briefing, 7 September 2020 DescriptionThis briefing (7 September 2020) outlines some of the ways in which the University of Birmingham is working with our local partners and community to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic.Date:07/09/2020 Scientists create blueprint to vaccinate in Bangladesh and beyond DescriptionScientists will work in Bangladesh to create a blueprint to help ensure that medics can get a COVID-19 vaccine to everyone who needs it across the Global South.Date:05/09/2020Categories: Engineering and Physical Sciences, International, Research Displaying 1 to 10 of 78 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next