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Dr Sarah Williams - Techniques to improve stress optimisation for better mental health and wellbeing 29Apr
Dr Paul Stokes: Cognitive impairment, co-morbidity and treatment resistance: Taming the Chimera of Mood Disorders 9May
Action of drug compounds in tissue revealed by new technique 14 July 2022 A new technique that can analyse how drug molecules bind to proteins in tissue samples could offer an improved route to drug discovery and development.
Helping accelerate transition to safe and sustainable materials, products and processes 13 July 2022 University of Birmingham part of a major initiative to accelerate the transition to safe and sustainable materials, products and processes.
Professor James McDonald to join the University of Birmingham 11 July 2022 In September 2022, James McDonald will join the University of Birmingham as Professor of Microbial Ecology.
Keeping 1.5 degrees alive 30 June 2022 We know that we must keep global temperature increase to below 1.5⁰C to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
A global observatory is needed to understand how global change is transforming our forests 20 June 2022 Leading forest researchers from around the world are calling for a global forest observatory to provide much-needed data on forest eco-services.
Moonshot to lead research on secondary trauma within online harms work 14 June 2022 The University of Birmingham and Moonshot have launched research on the psychological impacts of working within the violent extremism and online harms space.
Intervention for domestic abusers reduces crime – report 14 June 2022 A domestic abuse intervention designed to improve the behaviour of first-time alleged offenders has cut the number of crimes committed during a 12-month pilot.
New technology for water quality monitoring receives prestigious award 14 June 2022 Birmingham researchers collaborated with industry to develop the device, which measures the quality of water in rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
‘Real’ atmospheric samples covering pollution particles analysed using neutrons for the first time 13 June 2022 A new approach of studying the behaviour of surface films covering particles taken directly from the atmosphere has been developed by scientists.
University of Birmingham scientists win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes 08 June 2022 Three University scientists have been recognised in this year’s Royal Society of Chemistry Awards.