University of Birmingham’s TRAIN rig secures UKRI funding Description:The University of Birmingham’s Transient Aerodynamic Investigation rig is one of 11 wind tunnel projects to share £23 million of UKRI funding. Date:19 June 2023 Lifesaving gynaecology professor gets OBE Description:Professor Arri Coomarasamy recognised for research into miscarriage and severe bleeding in childbirthDate:19 June 2023 Coding Like a Lawyer: Learning to Programme Can Be Useful (and Fun) for Curating Legal Knowledge? Description:In this blogpost, Birmingham Law School's Dr Chen Zhu reflects on the benefit of learning software programming for studying law. Date:15 June 2023 Chronic wound healing using glass Description:The study shows how silver impregnated into ‘bioactive glass’ delivers more long-lasting antimicrobial wound protection than conventional alternativesDate:15 June 2023 University of Birmingham renews successful transatlantic partnership Description:The University of Birmingham and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are extending their US-UK strategic research collaboration for another five years. Date:14 June 2023 Existing drug being tested for new use in patients with a rare blinding autoimmune disease Description:A new trial receives funding to test whether a drug, utilised for treatment of alcohol dependency, could benefit patients with eye scarring conditions.Date:13 June 2023 Immune cell movement worse in older females, mice study finds Description:First study to show ageing is factor in sex differences between immune cell movement around the bodyDate:13 June 2023 World leading cancer trials in Birmingham get £10 million boost Description:University of Birmingham set for renewal of pioneering Cancer Research Clinical Trials Unit which delivers more than 100 national and international trialsDate:09 June 2023 University of Birmingham awarded two national awards to unlock talent in health research Description:Birmingham receives two of 10 prestigious National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Incubator awards to grow capacity in national priority areas. Date:08 June 2023 New paper lays the foundations for patient and public involvement in basic research Description:Building in funding to meaningfully involve patients and public is key to success in laboratory-based immunology research, even in the context of a pandemic.Date:08 June 2023 Meet Dr Dan Whittingham, Lecturer in the History of Warfare and Conflict Description:Dr Dan Whittingham, Lecturer in the History of Warfare and Conflict, tells us all about his teaching, his research and his upcoming book.Date:07 June 2023 Dr Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta secures AHRC grant Description:This project will develop a collaborative account of how the queer electronic music communities of Berlin have responded to the impact of COVID-19.Date:07 June 2023 Work of many hands builds confidence in climate projections and UK-Brazil science cooperation Description:UK-Brazil science cooperation is driving a global effort to understand how our forests will respond to high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide in the future.Date:01 June 2023 Smiles and jokes help good managers boost hotel staff performance Description:Using humour can help managers encourage hotel staff to provide guests with better service.Date:01 June 2023 Thinktank visitors challenged to escape the forest Description:Visitors to Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum will be invited to uncover clues and solve puzzles in a virtual trip to a huge outdoor forest experiment.Date:25 May 2023 £2.5 million grant for West Midlands researchers to tackle urgent health and social care questions Description:Grant allows West Midlands researchers to provide evidence to policymakers in health and social care to ensure the highest quality of care is received.Date:24 May 2023 Dr Caroline Radcliffe elected to the Royal Historical Society Description:University of Birmingham's Dr Caroline Radcliffe, Reader in Drama and Performance, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.Date:23 May 2023 £2m boost for study to detect early stage ovarian cancer Description:NHS Cancer Programme funding will see an advanced test used at GP surgeries in the West Midlands to diagnose early-stage ovarian cancer.Date:15 May 2023 Cannabinoid-based drug trial for brain tumours begins Description:Patients with aggressive brain tumours may be able to take part in a new trial of a cannabinoid-based drug, coordinated by the University of Birmingham.Date:12 May 2023 Birmingham cancer researchers show how reduced MYB levels promote malignant blood cell development Description:Study showed that low levels of the MYB protein can be linked to the development of rare blood cancers. Date:12 May 2023