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News Remote controlled microscopes boost research capacity in Midlands A new collaborative network that facilitates remote training and access to advanced microscopy will expand and strengthen research capability and capacity in the region.
News Research to investigate how food intake is regulated could improve treatment of severe COVID-19 illness
13 January 2020 Transformative 3D printing approach established from insight into developmental biology Engineers need to get more creative in their approach to design and additive manufacturing systems by taking inspiration from the way humans grow and develop, say researchers at the University of Birmingham.
07 January 2020 Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow to develop links between clinicians and mathematicians Professor John Terry has joined the University of Birmingham from the University of Exeter, leading the Centre of for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine as an Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellow.
07 January 2020 Professor of Maternal and Perinatal Health joins the College of Medical and Dental Sciences Shakila Thangaratinam, Professor of Maternal and Perinatal Health, joins the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, bringing with her a wealth of expertise in women's and perinatal health.
17 December 2019 Major research project aims to improve treatment for women with polycystic ovary syndrome Research is underway at the University of Birmingham aimed at improving treatment for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
07 November 2019 Researchers find potential new target for treatment of inflammatory disease Researchers led by the University of Birmingham have found a potential new target to treat inflammatory disease. The research has been published in Cell Metabolism.
29 October 2019 The Chronicle: Medical Research That Reaches Outer Space Professor Alexandra Sinclair is a neurologist and academic who has spent years researching idiopathic intracranial pressure, a condition with similar effects on the body as the brain pressure caused by space travel.
25 October 2019 Researchers at University of Birmingham awarded over £1 million for latest technology for immune regulation Researchers at the University of Birmingham awarded £1.15 million for latest equipment for immune regulation.
16 October 2019 Scientists link hormone production in baby wallabies to how some human girls are born with genitalia that appear more male than female Research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Manchester has made a connection between the way baby wallabies produce male hormones and how some human girls are born with genitalia that resemble those of a boy.
02 October 2019 University of Birmingham Professor announced the winner of the European Journal of Endocrinology Award 2020 University of Birmingham Professor Davide Calebiro will be the recipient of the European Journal of Endocrinology Award 2020.
19 September 2019 Cross-discipline role for Versus Arthritis Career Development Fellow The Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research recently appointed Dr Rowan Hardy. Having received a prestigious Career Development Fellowship he is now establishing a research group focussing on inflammatory disease.
20 August 2019 10 million new cases of vitamin D deficiency will be prevented by adding vitamin D to wheat flour Adding vitamin D to wheat flour would prevent 10 million new cases of vitamin D deficiency in England and Wales over the next 90 years, say researchers at the University of Birmingham.
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.