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CDS Seminar Series : Professor Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz Teixeira | Challenges and Possibilities of Research on Autism Spectrum Disorder in Brazil: An Overview 10Oct
Prof Alan Kingstone | From controlled environments to complex realities: Exploring the interplay between perceived minds and attention 12Oct
Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story 15 December 2022 Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods.
Six facts about hangovers 14 December 2022 Dr Sally Adams uncovers the science behind hangovers - and explains whether we can avoid them!
Four Ways the Festive Season Can Bring People Together 14 December 2022 Dr Jo Cutler and Dr Patricia Lockwood discuss ways to strengthen your relationships and form new ones this Christmas.
Chief Medical Officer annual report: Air Pollution 08 December 2022 Dr Christian Pfrang describes the 2022 annual report on Air Pollution by the Chief Medical Officer.
New study highlights terms most favoured by autistic people across the globe 06 December 2022 Autistic people have strong preferences for terms to describe autism, with unpopular terms including ‘having autism’ or having an ‘impairment’ or ‘disorder’.
No ‘one size fits all’ solution to treating early-onset psychosis 05 December 2022 Gold standard treatment plans for people with early psychosis have a patchy success rate, suggesting the need to develop more tailored approaches.
Short term memory problems can be improved with laser therapy 05 December 2022 Laser light therapy has been shown to be effective in improving short term memory in a study published in Science Advances.
University researcher named as winner of WH Pierce Award at Applied Microbiology Awards 2022 30 November 2022 Microbiologist Joshua Quick of the University of Birmingham has been awarded the WH Pierce Prize at the Applied Microbiology Awards 2022.
Not Seen, Not Heard: Do we need longer-term solutions for mobile phones in secondary schools? 21 November 2022 The SMART Schools team have been reviewing secondary school mobile phone policies across England, identifying how secondary schools manage use of mobile phones.
University of Birmingham Scientist named Lush Prize Young Researcher 2022 21 November 2022 Dr Arthur de Carvalho e Silva, Research Fellow at The University of Birmingham has been named one of the Lush Prize Young Researchers of 2022.