| Year |
Subject |
Fact |
| 2001 |
Genetics
|
Alumnus Sir Paul Nurse is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work concerning inhibiting cell reproduction in cancer cells |
| 2002 |
Medicine
|
Our Researchers develop a new urine test to help fight against the rise in TB |
| 2004 |
Medicine
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Researchers work with the Birmingham Children’s Hospital to pioneer the diagnosis and treatment of children’s brain tumours
|
| 2006 |
Medicine
|
Researchers develop the first over-the-counter home fertility test for men |
| 2007 |
Climatology
|
Alumnus Professor Peter Bullock is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on soil as a sustainable resource and his role on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which has furthered knowledge of man-made climate change |
| 2008 |
Medicine
|
University and Women’s Hospital researchers started the largest ever study to screen newborn babies for possible congenital heart problems.
|
| 2009 |
Science and Medicine
|
Birmingham scientists make a promising discovery about the development of better medicines to prevent blood clots
|
| 2010 |
Archaeology
|
Birmingham archaeologists discover a major ceremonial monument less than one kilometre away from the Stonehenge, completely changing the way we think about the landscape around this iconic monument. |