QS World University Subject Rankings released for 2023 University of Birmingham rises 30 places to be joint 62nd in the world for Life Sciences and Medicine.
31 January 2024 New and highly infectious E. coli strain resistant to powerful antibiotics More infectious version of bacteria found to have caused two outbreaks in a children’s hospital in China
30 January 2024 New appointment: Dr Shivan Sivakumar Dr Shivan Sivakumar, a nationally recognised oncologist in cancers of the pancreas, liver and biliary tract, joins the College of Medical and Dental Sciences.
25 January 2024 Patients at high health risk during India floods benefit from £3 million project National Institute for Health and Care Research funding to develop healthcare interventions to protect vulnerable Indian patients at risk from seasonal flooding
24 January 2024 Lockdown air quality boost in Oxford helped 41% reduction in adult asthma hospital stays Reductions in Nitrogen Dioxide and Particular Matter combined with fine weather during 2020 led to cleaner air conditions compared to previous five-year average
19 January 2024 What is behind ageing’s causal wheel? New discussion paper evaluates research on causal factors of human ageing and identifies gaps in knowledge