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Posted 19 July 2019 Award success for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences at the University of Birmingham's Founders' Awards The College of Medical and Dental Sciences is delighted to announce that at the University's Awards for Excellence 2019 colleagues from across the College were awarded three of the evening's five awards.
Posted 19 July 2019 Two-thirds of Global South hypertension sufferers missing treatment, study finds Healthcare in low- and middle-income countries is poorly prepared for the increasing number of people with high blood pressure, with more than two-thirds of people affected going without treatment – a new study reveals.
Posted 18 July 2019 Senior Lecturer in Computational Medicinal Chemistry joins the School of Pharmacy The Institute of Clinical Sciences recently appointed Dr Giovanni Bottegoni. He joins the University from Sosei Heptares, bringing with him almost 15 years of academic and industrial experience.
Posted 16 July 2019 Almost £9 million awarded for new NIHR ARC West Midlands to tackle biggest healthcare challenges The University of Birmingham will be an academic partner for the new NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands, hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and funded by the NIHR.
Posted 16 July 2019 Homeless people are denied basic health care, research finds A study led by the University of Birmingham has painted a shaming picture of neglect and discrimination shown towards the homeless when accessing UK health services.
Posted 15 July 2019 Cancer researchers discover important first step for personalised head and neck cancer treatment Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered an important first step in the pathway for developing personalised medicine for the treatment of head and neck cancer.
Posted 15 July 2019 Birmingham researcher awarded MRC Career Development Award Dr Rebecca Drummond, a fungal immunologist and Birmingham Fellow, has been awarded a five-year Career Development Award (CDA) from the MRC to further her research into fungal immunology.
Posted 12 July 2019 Public urged to take part in consultation on life-saving test to identify heart defects in newborns The public is being urged to take part in a consultation over a national recommendation not to roll out a life-saving test to identify newborn babies with critical congenital heart defects pioneered by our experts.