04 February 2019
Oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface area and they routinely provide food for approximately 1 billion people while supporting the livelihoods of a further 200 million people.
04 February 2019
The observed population crash in a colony of sooty terns, tropical seabirds in one of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs), is partly due to poor diet, research led by the University of Birmingham has found.
23 January 2019
Professor Stephen Busby is one of five senior academics awarded Professorships with the Yusuf Hamied Programme.
08 January 2019
Dr Daniel Gibbs and Dr Iain Johnston have both been awarded the President's Medal by the SEB, which is awarded annually to young scientists of outstanding merit.
21 December 2018
Plant scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham have unravelled a mechanism that enables flowering plants to sense and 'remember' changes in their environment.
20 December 2018
Dr Johnston will receive his award at SEBAMM 2019 where he will deliver a keynote speech.
20 December 2018
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a protein that could hold the key to novel gene therapies for skin problems including psoriasis – a common, chronic skin disease that affects over 100 million people worldwide.
18 December 2018
Our body clocks actually effect how well a person performs on both mental and physical tasks: Research Fellow Dr Elise Facer-Childs writes for The Conversation.
22 November 2018
Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection, Professor Robin May writes about "Spanish 'flu", or more accurately "Influenza H1N1 1918" - the most deadly infectious disease pandemic in history.
12 November 2018
While this week marks World Antibiotic Awareness Week, experts at the University of Birmingham are carrying out pioneering research to find real world solutions to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance.
23 October 2018
Academic staff from all School within the College will be in Hong Kong w/c 29th October.
18 October 2018
The University of Birmingham has extended its partnership with the European Commission's science and knowledge service (Joint Research Centre) that provides independent scientific advice and support to European Union policymakers.