Life and Environmental Sciences News and Events Back to 'Life and Environmental Sciences' Global environmental changes are leading to shorter, younger trees – new study DescriptionOngoing environmental changes are transforming forests worldwide, resulting in shorter and younger trees with broad impacts on global ecosystems, scientists say.Date:29/05/2020 Award Success for Professor Peter Kraftl DescriptionProfessor Peter Kraftl has been named as recipient of the Royal Geographical Society's 2020 Murchison AwardDate:26/05/2020 High doses of vitamin D supplementation has no current benefit in preventing or treating Covid-19 DescriptionScientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation.Date:21/05/2020 Researchers investigate role of social media on health and wellbeing during a pandemic DescriptionHow are people using social media to support their health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic? Researchers at the University of Birmingham are launching new study to find out.Date:12/05/2020 Home-based cardiac rehabilitation training offered free to cardiac teams affected by COVID-19 DescriptionNHS staff are being offered free training to deliver a home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme to support heart failure patients affected by restricted access to cardiac rehabilitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Date:07/05/2020 How can handwashing protect from COVID-19 when you're short of water? DescriptionRegular and thorough handwashing is promoted as one of the most important contributions individuals and households can make to reducing transmission of diseases, including COVID-19.Date:07/05/2020 Technicians' involvement in the fight against COVID19 DescriptionTechnicians' involvement in the fight against COVID-19Date:28/04/2020 Scientists shed light on action of key tuberculosis drug DescriptionA 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.Date:24/04/2020 University of Birmingham research student joins global consortium of scientists in rapid response to COVID-19 DescriptionPeople with confirmed or presumed COVID-19 urged to participate in survey on smell loss.Date:21/04/2020 University Professor appointed Chief Scientific Adviser to Food Standards Agency DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham microbiology expert Professor Robin May has been appointed Chief Scientific Adviser to the Food Standards Agency.Date:21/04/2020 Displaying 1 to 10 of 438 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next