£7 million funding announced for behavioural research and training centre Description:The University of Birmingham will lead the new Centre for National Training and Research Excellence in Understanding Behaviour (CENTRE-UB). Date:09 November 2023 Rare disease trials to develop playbook for testing new treatments Description:MRC and NIHR funded project to develop new 'one-stop-study' method for running clinical trials with all phases included.Date:08 November 2023 Birmingham Law School’s Pro Bono Group wins ‘Outstanding Partnership’ award Description:The Pro Bono Group won the award at this year's Tackling Economic Crime Awards for it's series of public information films with the specialist fraud firm Tenet.Date:08 November 2023 Promising target for liver disease treatments identified Description:Inhibiting a protein involved in liver inflammation has the potential to reduce or stop fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, trial findsDate:07 November 2023 Call for papers: Covid, Adaptation, Representation Description: Papers Leading to publication(s) for online workshop 13 December 2023 from Lisa Downing, Nigel Harris and Andrew Watts of the Department of Modern LanguagesDate:06 November 2023 Dr Christopher Haworth wins the best paper award at the International Computer Music Conference Description:Dr Christopher Haworth recently won the best paper award at the International Computer Music Conference 2023, in Shenzen, China. Date:02 November 2023 University of Birmingham launches NIHR Net Zero Surgery research programme Description:The University of Birmingham is preparing for a major conference aimed at reducing the healthcare sector's contribution to climate change.Date:01 November 2023 New standards released to ensure medical AI is safe and effective for everyone Description:Healthcare professionals can harness artificial intelligence safely by following a new set of patient and industry-agreed standards.Date:31 October 2023 Strong partnership working has led to advances in care for trauma patients Description:Celebrating 12 years of work to improve trauma care and outcomes for patients, through translational research built on military, NHS and scientific partnership.Date:31 October 2023 Protein interaction causing rare but deadly vaccine-related clotting found Description:Discovery means potential protective treatments could be developed to block thrombosis from developing following vaccination.Date:30 October 2023 AI could be used to develop bioweapons if not regulated urgently Description:A new report calls on governments to take urgent steps to manage the threat of artificial intelligence being used to develop bioweapons.Date:30 October 2023 New inflammatory mechanisms unveiled in the setting of liver disease and liver cancer Description:For the first time, researchers have shown a direct link between a blood vessel protein and cell growth arrest in the liverDate:30 October 2023 Hearing ‘bad grammar’ results in physical signs of stress – new study reveals Description:A new study by professors at the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time how our bodies go into stress-mode when hearing misused grammar. Date:27 October 2023 Who cares? The problem of exploitation within the UK care system Description:The UK care system is in crisis - what must be done?Date:26 October 2023 Rhetoric experts to debate state of political discourse Description:Rhetoric experts and prime ministerial speechwriters to debate the state of political discourse at live ‘Speak Out’ events.Date:24 October 2023 Senior leader receives Vitae ICE Award for work around menopause awareness. Description:Helen Matthews, Head of Operations at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, has been awarded the Vitae ICE Award for work on menopause.Date:19 October 2023 Sleep and stress give clues to understanding epileptic seizures - study Description:Sleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience seizures.Date:18 October 2023 Researcher leads in supporting those from ethnic minority backgrounds applying for research funding Description:Birmingham researcher responds to a call to prioritise understanding barriers faced by researchers from ethnic minority backgrounds when applying for funding. Date:18 October 2023 Novel risk tool could help prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation Description:UK patients with the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation could benefit from a new prediction tool for assessing the risk of stroke and major bleedingDate:17 October 2023 IIH patients should have closer monitoring during pregnancy for pre-eclampsia & gestational diabetes Description:New research has revealed that pregnant women with Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are at an increased risk of gestational complicationsDate:12 October 2023