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Dr Kelly Davis - The Proximal Interrelationships of Emotions and Emotion Regulation, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Assault 15Apr
CDS Seminar Series : Professor Rhodri Cusack | Using Neuroimaging and Deep Learning to Understand Brain Development in Helpless Young Infants 25Apr
Dr Sarah Williams - Techniques to improve stress optimisation for better mental health and wellbeing 29Apr
Successful cooperation depends on good mindreading abilities - study 13 July 2023 A person’s ‘mindreading ability’ can predict how well they are able to cooperate, even with people they have never met before.
Geology that created the arena for most celebrated bicycling race 13 July 2023 400 million years of tectonic developments to make 2023 Tour de France thrilling contest
SMART Schools Study Protocol 10 July 2023 The SMART Schools Study protocol is now published in BMJ Open.
Man-made materials in nests can bring both risks and benefit for birds 10 July 2023 176 bird species found to include man-made materials including plastics in their nests
Students with low vision may feel more socially excluded than blind or sighted peers 07 July 2023 Students with low vision feel more socially excluded at school than their peers with blindness or their sighted peers
The University of Birmingham launches the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice (CERJ) 30 June 2023 £2.6m investment in chemical safety research and education will tackle the rising problem of toxic chemicals and the harms they cause.
Wicked problems, time travel and AI solutions: tackling biodiversity loss 21 June 2023 AI can be a force for good to help decision makers prioritise action to conserve biodiversity
Serve up aces with brief games of Fortnite between sets of tennis 21 June 2023 Mental workouts before, during and after a training session could lead to faster, more accurate shots when fatigued
Cyclists improve their performance with brain endurance training 09 June 2023 A post-exercise mental work-out could improve overall performance for road cyclists according to a new study.
Mass spectrometry uncovers actions of protein ‘glues’ 08 June 2023 A screening technique commonly used in drug discovery can yield important details about the actions of molecular ‘glues’ in protein interactions.