Vertical integration of primary care practices with acute hospitals in England and Wales Description:Understanding vertical integration between primary care medical practices and the organisations running acute hospitalsDate:12 January 2022 Early development of primary care networks in the NHS in England Description:The study looks at early evidence on implementation and development of PCNs, motivations to participate and what enables or inhibits progress. Date:11 January 2022 €1.5M grant will enable research into why and when we help others Description:A University of Birmingham psychologist has been awarded a prestigious grant from the European Research Council to investigate why and when people make decisions to help others.Date:10 January 2022 Parasitic roundworm poses lung health threat to European men Description:Young men exposed to parasitic roundworm may be at increased risk of developing asthma and serious lung damage, a new study reveals.Date:06 January 2022 Researchers reveal scale of prevalence of a condition that can cause type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure Description:Scientists are calling for changes to healthcare policy following research showing the scale of the impact of a condition associated with benign tumours that can lead to type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.Date:04 January 2022 Booster vaccination strongly enhances COVID-19 immunity in care home residents and staff – study Description:A COVID-19 booster vaccination markedly increases immune response in residents and staff within care homes, making it vital that people living and working in these settings get their third 'jab', a new study reveals.Date:22 December 2021 Rethinking Britain and Europe after the End of Empire: Decolonisation in the Metropoles Description:Are we equipped adequately to conceptualise what 'decolonisation' means in the European metropoles?Date:22 December 2021 Two new open access articles from the CATENA Project Description:This week sees the publication of articles in leading academic journals by two doctoral researchers on the CATENA project, Emanuele Scieri (on the Catenae on Acts) and Andrew Patton (on the Western Order of the Gospels)Date:22 December 2021 China-wide study will boost understanding of fatal surgical complication Description:Older patients in hospitals across China took part in a major multi-centre open-label randomised clinical trial that showed there was no difference in post-operative delirium in older people with a hip fracture.Date:21 December 2021 Birmingham Perspective: How might Omicron impact potential future COVID-19 variants? Description:Adam Cunningham, Professor of Functional Immunity, speculates on how might the Omicron variant might affect future COVID-19 variants.Date:20 December 2021 Gum disease increases risk of other illness such as mental health and heart conditions, study finds Description:A University of Birmingham-led study shows an increased risk of patients developing illnesses including mental ill-health and heart conditions if they have a GP-inputted medical history of gum disease.Date:20 December 2021 University of Birmingham announces five new diabetes research studies Description:The University of Birmingham today announces the launch of five new major studies aimed at improving the prevention, treatment and management of type 1 diabetes – with a particular focus on children and young adults.Date:20 December 2021 Drug could more effectively treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia, research finds Description:A proof-of-concept trial has identified a drug that may offer benefit some patients hospitalised with COVID-19 pneumonia.Date:20 December 2021 Omicron may cause 100,000 cancelled operations in England this winter Description:An additional 100,000 elective operations could be cancelled in England this winter as a result of the Omicron wave leading to increased hospital admissions.Date:20 December 2021 Creative Selves: Testimony, Authenticity and Engaging Others Description:What does it mean for a witness to give testimony? How can artists & educators work ethically and sensitively with testimony to disseminate it to audiences?Date:15 December 2021 Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection increases strength and quality of immune response in double vaccinated care home staff and residents, reveals study Description:Elderly care home residents who have previously contracted and survived COVID-19 develop much stronger and higher antibody and cellular immune responses to two doses of vaccination, research finds.Date:09 December 2021 CARE Fertility supporting miscarriage research Description:CARE Fertility has generously donated £202,800 to support the miscarriage research led by Professor Arri Coomarasamy and team at the University of Birmingham.Date:07 December 2021 University of Birmingham in trial of booster COVID-19 vaccines Description:A UK-wide trial carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham show six COVID-19 vaccines are safe and boost immunity for people who have had two doses of Pfizer/BioNTech or Oxford/AstraZeneca.Date:03 December 2021 Enduring, Surviving, Articulating: the HIV-AIDS Pandemic and New York Poetry Description:Forty years ago, in June 1981, the first five cases of what later became known as AIDS were reported in the United States.Date:01 December 2021 News-Medical | Using the contraceptive pill to reduce risk of type-2 diabetes in women with PCOS Description:In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Weibke Arlt about her recent research into how the contraceptive pill affects type 2 diabetes in women with PCOS.Date:30 November 2021 Migrant deaths in the English Channel and the right to asylum Description:IRiS Director Professor Nando Sigona responds to the tragic death of 27 migrants crossing the English Channel to reach the UK.Date:29 November 2021 Origin and Evolution of Investment Treaty Standards: Progress or Regression? Description:Video of the second webinar of the International Economic Law and Policy Working Group (IELPWG) of Birmingham Law School.Date:29 November 2021 Researchers awarded vital funding to explore treatment to slow rare liver disease Description:LifeArc and PSC Support jointly award £898,774 for new research into primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a rare disease where the body attacks its own liver, causing inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts.Date:26 November 2021 Talking Down: the Demotic Speech Ideal in Twentieth-century Britain Description:Vernacular English is seen as a tool for those in charge to reach the people, not as a medium for the fundamental processes of political decision-making itself.Date:24 November 2021 Funding Success for GALaCSy project Description:ITSEE will be a partner in an €800,000 joint Anglo-German project on the Earliest Translations of the Pauline Epistles.Date:19 November 2021 Opinion – A climate for microbes: how the dynamics of infectious diseases will change on a warming planet Description:Professor Willem van Schaik, Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection, writes an opinion piece on how the dynamics of infectious diseases will change on a warming planet.Date:17 November 2021 Why do we need feminist translation? Description:Feminist retellings can rewrite male-authored classic works to reflect the experience of women and support equal representation in how classic tales are read.Date:17 November 2021 COVID Oximetry @home evaluation: Interpretation of findings Description:A collection of findings based on the COVID Oximetry @home evaluation from RSET and BRACE in collaboration with Imperial College London and Health FoundationDate:17 November 2021 University and Industry collaborate to demonstrate at COP26 how hydrogen technology can decarbonise the railways Description:Engineers at the University of Birmingham, with their industry partners Porterbrook, are demonstrating the potential of hydrogen to transform rail transport at the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Summit in Glasgow.Date:12 November 2021 Royal Visitor and the Prime Minister tour Hydroflex at CoP26 Description:His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have visited Britain's first mainline-approved hydrogen train at the COP26 Climate Change Summit.Date:11 November 2021 Rights Literacy for Indigenous Migrant Communities: Priorities and New Frontiers in Guatemala, Mexico and the United States Description:A virtual workshop is being held to develop a new engagement and research agenda for indigenous people on the move.Date:11 November 2021 Polish-Belarusian border crisis: Let's not lose sight of the people trapped in the middle Description:IRiS Director, Professor Nando Sigona, discusses how the Belarus border crisis with Poland loses sight of the people trapped in the middle in The Conversation.Date:10 November 2021 Utopia after the pandemic Description:Dr Sebastian Mitchell delivering the latest Arts Matters talk.Date:10 November 2021 Biodiversity 'time machine' uses artificial intelligence to learn from the past Description:Experts can make crucial decisions about future biodiversity management by using artificial intelligence to learn from past environmental change, according to research at the University of Birmingham.Date:09 November 2021 Child cancer experts welcome gift for vital new research equipment Description:University of Birmingham cancer experts have welcomed a £120,000 charity donation to purchase new equipment that will help to speed the development of new treatments which could save the lives of children and adults.Date:09 November 2021 Of Heroes, Empire and Brexit Description:Dr Berny Sèbe, a Senior Lecturer in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies in the Department of Modern Languages, will be in France next week to deliver two papers based on his research.Date:05 November 2021 Who ever heard of Britain's state-sponsored literature? Description:Dr Asha Rogers asks whether a historical perspective on state literary support strengthens the case to "bring the state back in" today.Date:05 November 2021 Non-invasive ventilation for COVID-19 patients isn't linked to heightened infection risk Description:New research has found that the use of non-invasive breathing support to treat patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 in hospitals isn't linked to a heightened risk of transmitting infection to others.Date:04 November 2021 Study exposes risks and benefits of virtual consultations with doctors Description:So-called 'telemedicine' is less diagnostically accurate than in-person consultations and could increase health inequalities and barriers to accessing appropriate care.Date:04 November 2021 Carbon accounting madness makes a mockery of the UK's net zero plans Description:New study says government targets to make the UK carbon neutral by 2050 could be worthless if current carbon accounting systems aren't radically reformedDate:04 November 2021 New drug treatment regimen shows promise for patients with lupus Description:New drug treatment regimen, using belimumab soon after rituximab, reduced a disease-related autoantibody and severe disease flares in lupus patients.Date:03 November 2021 Urgent changes needed to global guidelines designed to stop surgical infection Description:Wound infections are the most common problem after surgery, particularly in developing countries, but promised innovations to tackle the issue do not work and global guidance needs changing, a new study reveals.Date:02 November 2021 Triple-drug combo could prove key weapon in fight against cancer Description:Combining three existing drugs could form an effective and non-toxic treatment for a range of aggressive blood cancers, a new study reveals.Date:02 November 2021 First meeting of new Marie Curie Network that includes Birmingham Law School Description:The University of Turin, which coordinates the SAPIENS Network project, hosted the first SAPIENS Network Advanced Training Course (ATC). ATCs are a crucial part of the SAPIENS Network.Date:01 November 2021 Towards a brighter future for endocrinology research Description:Professor Chris McCabe, Professor of Molecular Endocrinology at the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, talks about the future of endocrinology research in the anniversary issue of The Endocrinologist.Date:28 October 2021 Is there a convincing UK strategy to deliver low-carbon heating? Description:Why a convincing UK strategy to deliver low-carbon heating a challengeDate:28 October 2021 Leading diabetes social media influencers revealed Description:New research reveals that Dr Abd Tahrani is featured as being in the top five most active social media users who participate in the UK's online diabetes debate and who has published the most diabetes related posts.Date:28 October 2021 Winner Joe Plater BTF Thyroid Cancer Research Award 2021 Description:Professor Chris McCabe is featured in a British Thyroid Foundation news story about being awarded the Joe Plater BTF Thyroid Cancer Research Award 2021 for his thyroid cancer research.Date:28 October 2021 Our Haunted Shores Description:This talk explores the value of understanding Britain's relationship to its coasts, shores, and beaches via the nation's own gothic literary tradition.Date:27 October 2021 Specific cell population plays a key role in the affect arthritis has on the body and the pain patients feel, study finds Description:Scientists at the University of Birmingham have led a study which has identified a new specific population of cells that plays a key role in the affect arthritis has on the body and the subsequent pain felt by patients.Date:27 October 2021 Carbon accounting madness makes a mockery of the UK's Net Zero plans, says University of Birmingham academic Description:Government targets to make the UK carbon neutral by 2050 could be worthless if current carbon accounting systems aren't radically reformed, warns a leading academic.Date:25 October 2021 Moral determinations in international law: lessons from the seals dispute Description:Video of the first webinar of the International Economic Law and Policy Working Group (IELPWG) of Birmingham Law School.Date:25 October 2021 Artificial Intelligence project aims to improve standards and development of AI systems Description:A new project has been launched in partnership with the University of Birmingham aiming to address racial and ethical health inequalities using artificial intelligence.Date:22 October 2021 A third of leukaemia patients do not generate any antibody response to two doses of COVID-19 vaccination, study shows Description:A University of Birmingham-led study has shown that a third of patients with the most common type of leukaemia fail to generate any measurable antibody response following two doses of COVID-19 vaccination.Date:22 October 2021 University Supports Insider Midlands Sustainable Business Conference Description:University Supports Insider Midlands Sustainable Business Conference on 7th September with Professor Clive Roberts speaking on sustainable transport.Date:21 October 2021 New technique helps researchers understand how acid damages teeth Description:The Universities of Birmingham and Surrey have developed a new technique to improve understanding of how acid damages teeth.Date:21 October 2021 Study aims to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic - copy Description:The University of Birmingham is leading a new study to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic.Date:20 October 2021 Study aims to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic Description:The University of Birmingham is leading a new study to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic.Date:20 October 2021 Birmingham Law School ranked in top 100 globally Description:Birmingham Law School has climbed 71 places in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 rankings.Date:18 October 2021 Contraceptive pill can reduce type 2 diabetes risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, finds study Description:A study led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time that the contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by over a quarter in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Date:18 October 2021 Contraceptive pill can reduce type 2 diabetes risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, finds study Description:A study led by the University of Birmingham has revealed that the contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by over a quarter in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.Date:15 October 2021 Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day Description:English Language and Linguistics PhD student Ashley Blake has written about the importance of International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day and her research study for adults with learning difficulties.Date:15 October 2021 Simple, low cost tests could help China's battle to identify COPD sufferers Description:Researchers working with primary care patients in China have discovered that a simple questionnaire and airflow measurement test could identify adults suffering with undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Date:11 October 2021 'The Machinery' steps up for an immersive mill experience Description:The Hive Gallery is pleased to exhibit for the first time in Birmingham, ' The Machinery', an audio-visual instillation capturing the earliest known machine dance.Date:11 October 2021 Research to boost astronaut health for future space missions Description:The University of Birmingham is launching two new major studies funded by the UK Space Agency aimed at solving the health challenges faced by astronauts during long missions.Date:09 October 2021 QMS - two new SOPs Description:New Compliance Review SOP and Project Oversight & Quality Management SOP. These SOPs will both become effectiv as of 25-Oct-2021, and are applicable to clinical studies and clinical trials.Date:08 October 2021 Intergenerational narratives of citizenship Description:A new publication on the Intergenerational narratives of citizenship among EU citizens in the UK after the Brexit referendum has been launched.Date:07 October 2021 One in seven patients miss cancer surgery during COVID lockdowns - study Description:One in seven cancer patients around the world have missed out on potentially life-saving operations during COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study reveals.Date:06 October 2021 Higher rates of mutation alone are not to blame for age-related disease, study finds Description:Small mutations accumulating in DNA are unlikely to be fully responsible for the ageing process, finds a new study carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham.Date:04 October 2021 Decentralising Text Conference: call for papers Description:Proposals of papers are invited for a conference on 'The Decentralising of the Biblical Text in Manuscript Formation' to be held in Birmingham in March 2022.Date:01 October 2021 Zoe Thomas wins Women's History Network's 2021 Book Prize Description:Dr Zoe Thomas, Senior Lecturer in the History of 19th Century Britain and the Wider World at the University of Birmingham, has won the prize for her first book Women Art Workers and the Arts and Crafts Movement.Date:01 October 2021 Higher rates of mutation alone are not to blame for age-related disease, study finds Description:Small mutations accumulating in DNA are unlikely to be fully responsible for the ageing process, finds a new study carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham.Date:30 September 2021 Survivors of domestic violence and abuse have been at increased risk of COVID-19, study finds Description:A new study finds that women with recorded exposure to domestic abuse or violence were at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 during the first two waves of the pandemic in the UK.Date:30 September 2021 University of Birmingham SCRIPT eLearning programme used in 70% of medical schools around the UK Description:The national eLearning programme, SCRIPT, is now being used in 30 of the 43 medical schools in the UK to support undergraduate training in prescribing and therapeutics.Date:30 September 2021 Goodbye to CATENA staff Description:After three years working as postdoctoral research fellows on the ERC CATENA project, Dr Georgi Parpulov and Dr Panagiotis Manafis are leaving ITSEE to take up new academic positions.Date:30 September 2021 The furlough scheme has minimised household financial distress says new study Description:New study says the government designed scheme preserves a worker's job during the COVID-19 pandemic but it provokes substantial decline of their monthly income that may trigger financial distress.Date:28 September 2021 BRIHC seminar series 2021/22 schedule Description:The BRIHC Seminar Series consists of academic talks from world-leading researchers. It runs across the academic year and reflects the whole scope of scholarly fields represented in the School of History and Cultures.Date:27 September 2021 Setting global targets could cut impact of diabetes in developing countries Description:Setting and achieving targets for treating diabetes patients with cholesterol or blood pressure medication, as well as tackling blood sugar levels, could save lives.Date:22 September 2021 Kidney donation does not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease for donors, research confirms Description:The study has confirmed that donating a kidney does not have an adverse effect on a donor's cardiovascular system or blood pressure for at least five years.Date:21 September 2021 Pre-modern comparative literary practice in the multilingual Islamic world(s) Description:Video recordings from July 2021 online conference, hosted by the Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation Research Centre (OCCT).Date:21 September 2021 AHRC development and engagement fellowship awarded Description:Dr Maria Witek has been awarded an AHRC development and engagement fellowship for her project entitled 'Embodied timing and disability in DJ practice', running from February 2022 to July 2023.Date:20 September 2021 Research provides new insight into fundamental workings of the immune system in response to therapy to treat skin cancer Description:New research suggests that skin cancer patients could have a better prognosis if their T cells send messages from five specific genes in their immune response to drugs given to treat the disease.Date:16 September 2021 Midland Universities unite in new consortium to improve public health Description:The Universities of Birmingham, Keele and Warwick have formed a consortium to become part of an NIHR-funded body working to improve public health through research.Date:16 September 2021 Midland Universities unite in new consortium to improve public health Description:The Universities of Birmingham, Keele and Warwick have formed a consortium to become part of an NIHR-funded body working to improve public health through research.Date:16 September 2021 University of Birmingham scientists in new COVID-19 study Description:University of Birmingham researchers are part of a new study seeking to understand why some people become infected with COVID-19 after vaccination or prior infection while others do not.Date:14 September 2021 New report reveals the extent of the barriers migrants face accessing healthcare during the pandemic Description:New research reveals that refugees, asylum seekers and migrants reported higher levels of bad health and inadequate housing during the COVID-19 pandemicDate:14 September 2021 Scientists discover new pathway that prevents bowel cancer treatment from working Description:Leading scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a previously unknown pathway that prevents specific drugs from working in patients with bowel cancer.Date:13 September 2021 Scientists discover new pathway that prevents bowel cancer treatment from working Description:Leading scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a previously unknown pathway that prevents specific drugs from working in patients with bowel cancer.Date:13 September 2021 Planned surgery in independent sector linked to shorter hospital stays and fewer readmissions than in NHS Description:Planned surgery in independent sector linked to shorter hospital stays and fewer readmissions than in NHS.Date:13 September 2021 Survivors of modern slavery to play vital role in new research project Description:A new University of Birmingham-led research project has been launched to examine the impact of psychological support on the mental wellbeing of people affected by modern slavery.Date:09 September 2021 Grant win for "'Heritage speakers of Spanish: the case of Latin American Londoners" project Description:The project (March 2022-March 2024) aims at investigating the varieties of Spanish spoken by the Latin Americans of LondonDate:09 September 2021 Survivors of modern slavery to play vital role in new research project Description:A new University of Birmingham-led research project has been launched to examine the impact of psychological support on the mental wellbeing of people affected by modern slavery.Date:08 September 2021 Planned surgery in independent sector linked to shorter hospital stays and fewer readmissions than in NHS Description:Planned surgery in an independent sector hospital in England, and funded by the NHS, is associated with shorter lengths of stay and lower readmission rates than the same treatment in NHS hospitals, finds studyDate:07 September 2021 New study will use artificial intelligence to improve treatments for people with multiple long-term conditions Description:The NIHR has awarded £2.5 million for research that will use artificial intelligence to produce computer programmes and tools to help doctors improve the choice of drugs in patients with multiple long-term conditions.Date:03 September 2021 Research explores impact on informal carers who nursed people who died at home during first wave of COVID-19 pandemic Description:Informal carers who looked after people that died from a terminal illness at home during the COVID-19 pandemic are being asked to take part in a research project led by the University of Birmingham.Date:03 September 2021 Artificial Intelligence approach helps to identify patients with heart failure that respond to beta-blocker treatment Description:Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new way to identify which patients with heart failure will benefit from treatment with beta-blockers.Date:31 August 2021 New spinout Empower Therapeutics sets its sights on reducing pain 'chronification' Description:The University of Birmingham, UK, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore have created a new spinout, Empower Therapeutics, to commercialise a simple, reliable (EEG)-based biomarker for pain sensitivity.Date:27 August 2021 Advanced Research and Invention Description:Professor Tim Softley writes how any new incoming Chief Executive of ARIA should learn the lessons from history in relation to advanced research and inventionDate:26 August 2021 Reducing mechanical ventilation can greatly improve outcomes for critically ill children, finds study Description:A major UK clinical trial carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham has shown how a new approach to reduce the use of mechanical ventilation can greatly improve outcomes for critically ill children.Date:26 August 2021 New study to test third COVID-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems Description:A new clinical trial has launched in the UK to determine whether a third vaccine will improve the immune response of people who have weakened immune systems.Date:26 August 2021