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QS World University Subject Rankings released for 2023 University of Birmingham rises 30 places to be joint 62nd in the world for Life Sciences and Medicine.
15 July 2021 Human waste contaminating urban water leads to 'superbug' spread - study New study shows the contamination of urban water in LMICs is leading to a spread of 'superbugs'.
14 July 2021 Professor Gurdyal Besra FMedSci FRS to be new Microbiology Society President The Microbiology Society has announced that its new President will be Professor Gurdyal Besra FMedSci FRS from the University of Birmingham.
13 July 2021 Partnership will create the next generation of researchers to transform global healthcare The Universities of Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham have launched a partnership training the next generation of leading researchers the skills required to transform our understanding and treatment of disease.
09 July 2021 COVID:19: Scientists condemn government's 'dangerous & unethical COVID-19 experiment' University of Birmingham scientists are among more than 100 experts who have signed a letter published in The Lancet urging the UK Government to reconsider its plans to abandon all COVID-19 restrictions.
06 May 2021 University of Birmingham joins drug discovery collaboration with Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb The University of Birmingham is part of a new industry collaboration to accelerate drug discovery projects that will fast track research from lab to patient.
21 April 2021 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus takes another step forward after planning permission granted Work is set to begin on the first phase of Birmingham Health Innovation Campus this Summer after planning permission was granted by Birmingham City Council.
16 April 2021 Worm infections leave African women more vulnerable to STIs A new study reveals that intestinal worm infections can leave women in sub-Saharan Africa more vulnerable to sexually-transmitted viral infections.
24 February 2021 Global travellers vulnerable to drug-resistant bacteria - study International travellers are at risk to virulent strains of drug-resistant bacteria – often picking up several different types during a trip via other tourists.