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News Honorary Consultant Paediatric Intensivist Wins Chief Investigator of the Year Dr Barney Scholefield, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at Birmingham Children's Hospital, wins Chief Investigator of the Year
04 August 2022 Institute Awards Six Academic Promotions in 2022 Academic Promotion Round Six academics within the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing at the University of Birmingham have been promoted in the 2022 academic promotion round.
01 August 2022 Respiratory Clinical Lecturer receives £1.3M MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship Dr Rahul Mahida, Respiratory Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, has been awarded an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship totalling £1.3M.
29 July 2022 Honorary Consultant Paediatric Intensivist Wins Chief Investigator of the Year Dr Barney Scholefield, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at Birmingham Children's Hospital, wins Chief Investigator of the Year
12 July 2022 Research shows investigational drug fosters nerve repair after injury Scientists from the University of Birmingham have shown that a brain-penetrating candidate drug can foster regeneration of damaged nerves after spinal trauma
21 June 2022 Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine selected for Future Leaders Programme Dr Dhruv Parekh, Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine, has been accepted onto the 2022 cohort of the Academy of Medical Sciences Future Leaders Programme
20 May 2022 Birmingham research brings hope for spinal cord injury treatment Birmingham scientists have shown an existing drug may reduce damage after spinal cord injury, by blocking the inflammatory response in the spinal cord.
14 January 2022 New ethnicity report highlights variation in health outcomes in rheumatology practice Dr Kanta Kumar together with rheumatology teams across the UK has played a key role in the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership report.
05 January 2022 Institute of Inflammation and Ageing Award Success The University of Birmingham's Institute of Inflammation and Ageing has been awarded four major grants.
21 December 2021 China-wide study will boost understanding of fatal surgical complication Older patients in hospitals across China took part in a major multi-centre open-label randomised clinical trial that showed there was no difference in post-operative delirium in older people with a hip fracture.
20 December 2021 University of Birmingham announces five new diabetes research studies The University of Birmingham today announces the launch of five new major studies aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and management of type 1 diabetes – with a particular focus on children and young adults.
20 December 2021 Drug could more effectively treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia, early stage research finds A proof-of-concept trial has identified a drug that may offer benefit some patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia.
04 November 2021 Study exposes risks and benefits of virtual consultations with doctors So-called 'telemedicine' is less diagnostically accurate than in-person consultations and could increase health inequalities and barriers to accessing appropriate care.