Research shows increased risk of chronic kidney disease in people with 'healthy' obesity DescriptionPeople with 'healthy' obesity have a 66% increased risk of chronic kidney disease compared to healthy individuals with normal weight, finds a new study led by the University of Birmingham.Date:21/06/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences Research shows one in three with vision impairment lack support to gain quality education and employment DescriptionNew research shows one in five people with vision impairment did not gain quality employment despite earning qualifications in line with the general population.Date:18/06/2021Categories: Research, Social Sciences Birmingham researcher wins prestigious Ralf Dahrendorf Prize for Children Born of War project DescriptionProfessor Sabine Lee's project Children Born of War (CHIBOW) has been awarded this year's Ralf Dahrendorf Prize for European research by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).Date:17/06/2021Categories: Arts and Law, Research Birmingham experts join drive to address global burden of maternal sepsis DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham health experts are working in a research partnership in East Africa that aims to reduce the number of mothers dying from maternal sepsis.Date:15/06/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Northern News Wire: Birmingham Experts Join Drive to Address Global Burden of Maternal Sepsis in Uganda and Malawi. DescriptionProfessor Arri Coomarasamy is quoted in Northern News Wire (Uganda) on joining the drive to address the global burden of maternal sepsis in Uganda and Malawi.Date:15/06/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Professor Jeanette Littlemore awarded prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences DescriptionProfessor Jeanette Littlemore discusses how Jonathan Van Tam and others use metaphors when talking about the Covid-19 Pandemic, and why it works.Date:14/06/2021Categories: Arts and Law, Research College of Arts and Law receives two prestigious Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships DescriptionTwo researchers in the College of Arts and Law have been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship. Each fellowship will commence in early 2022, and take place over three years.Date:08/06/2021Categories: Arts and Law Study of UK dental professionals reveals extent of occupational risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection DescriptionA University of Birmingham-led study of over a thousand dental professionals has shown their increased occupational risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first wave of the pandemic in the UK.Date:04/06/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Many patients with COVID-19 produce immune responses against their body's own tissues or organs, finds study DescriptionA University of Birmingham-led study funded by the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium has found that many patients with COVID-19 produce immune responses against their body's own tissues or organs.Date:04/06/2021 Covid mortality: at-risk groups and vaccine hesitancy DescriptionThe study shows that both deprivation and ethnicity matter in realtion to COVID19, as well as the interaction between them in explaining Covid mortality differences in local authorities within England.Date:27/05/2021Categories: Research, Social Sciences Displaying 1 to 10 of 1000 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next