24 April 2020
A new study led by scientists at the University of Birmingham has shed fresh light on how a key front-line drug kills the tuberculosis bacterium.
21 April 2020
People with confirmed or presumed COVID-19 urged to participate in survey on smell loss.
21 April 2020
University of Birmingham microbiology expert Professor Robin May has been appointed Chief Scientific Adviser to the Food Standards Agency.
23 March 2020
The Government and the UK's Chief Scientific Adviser have today (Monday 23 March) backed the UK's leading clinicians and scientists to map how COVID-19 spreads and evolves using whole-genome sequencing.
18 March 2020
A proportion of the UK population will be infected by COVID-19 but non-face-to-face communication could help flatten the curve and shut the door on COVID-19.
28 February 2020
The body's immune response to fungal infections changes when a patient is also infected by a virus, according to new research which investigated the two types of infection together for the first time.
16 January 2020
A probiotic drink could become a promising new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistant bacteria, after scientists engineered a key genetic element that can tackle the genetic basis of resistance.
15 January 2020
Probiotic drink could offer new way to combat antibiotic resistance
25 November 2019
Rapid test for gonorrhoea and chlamydia to be developed by University of Birmingham spinout
14 November 2019
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have unravelled the genetic mechanisms behind tiny water fleas' ability to adapt to increased levels of phosphorus pollution in lakes.
08 November 2019
Dr Neil Hotchin Appointed Head of School of Biosciences
25 October 2019
From advanced biology to crop improvements and the science of sheep health - new government award for doctoral training partnership