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Autistic children can benefit from attention training – new study 06 July 2021 Attention training in young people with autism can lead to significant improvements in academic performance, according to a new study.
Environmental Research playing a role in Civil Society is key to success at COP26 01 July 2021 How community organising has helped research on local environment which COP26 policy makers should consider.
University of Birmingham launches three new innovative online programmes 24 June 2021 The University of Birmingham has launched three new innovative online programmes as it continues to meet the growing demand for high quality online programmes.
PhD students to contribute to future Rangers FC success 23 June 2021 Four doctoral students at the University of Birmingham are working alongside the research team at Rangers Football Club, designing projects to enhance training and technical skills development at the club.
Guidelines for sport and health organisations will maintain positive social media use post-pandemic 21 June 2021 Sport, physical activity and health organisations should keep using social media to deliver exercise classes and information on staying healthy even after pandemic restrictions have eased, according to new guidelines.
The Air We Breathe and Clean Air Day 17 June 2021 Birmingham Clean Air Zone begins to tackle road-transport related air pollution in the city centre.
University of Birmingham researchers contribute to UK Climate Risk report 16 June 2021 Experts from the University of Birmingham have contributed to a major review of climate risk in the UK, produced by the Climate Change Committee.
Institutional environments trap disabled geoscientists between a rock and a workplace 10 June 2021 Inaccessible workplaces, normative departmental cultures and 'ableist' academic systems have all contributed to the continued underrepresentation and exclusion of disabled researchers in the Geosciences.
Insecure immigration status and UK families 10 June 2021 Research launched this week shines a light into the experiences of British citizens with parents or partners who have insecure immigration status in the UK.
Reports highlight the harms faced by UK families threatened with a family member's deportation 08 June 2021 UK families living with a member's insecure immigration status and threat of deportation, face extreme and wide-ranging harm, according to new research.
Atlantic expedition tests theory of ancient climate change 08 June 2021 An international expedition has tested whether an intense global warming episode 56 million years ago was caused by unusual volcanic activity in the North Atlantic has been launched by the University of Birmingham.
Autistic people find it harder to identify anger in facial expressions – new study 02 June 2021 Autistic people's ability to accurately identify facial expressions is affected by the speed at which the expression is produced and its intensity, according to new research at the University of Birmingham.