Life and Environmental Sciences News and Events Back to 'Life and Environmental Sciences' Exploring how air pollution in indoor spaces affects human health DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham experts are part of a new research programme investigating how air pollutants in indoor spaces such as homes, schools and workplaces can adversely affect human health.Date:28/07/2021 UK scientists designed world's most sophisticated COVID-19 sequencing system – here's how they did it DescriptionNew bioinformatics software and cloud computing approaches developed at the University of Birmingham, have enabled the UK's COVID-19 genome sequencing effort to be the most sophisticated in the world.Date:27/07/2021 Collegiate Recovery Programs for Addiction DescriptionHigher education institutions are paying increasing attention to the health needs and well-being of students as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may mean that this process needs to be accelerated.Date:22/07/2021 Older people are worse at learning to help themselves, but just as good at learning to help others DescriptionOlder adults may be slower to learn actions and behaviours that benefit themselves, but new research shows they are just as capable as younger people of learning behaviours that benefit others.Date:22/07/2021 Huge Jurassic seabed uncovered in Cotswolds quarry DescriptionOne of the largest and most important finds of exquisitely preserved Jurassic echinoderms – spiny-skinned marine animals such as starfish and sea urchins has been excavated at a secret site in the Cotswolds.Date:22/07/2021 'A fellowship of abstinent friends' to be created in University campus addiction recovery programme DescriptionA pilot programme designed to work with students in recovery from addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling or other behavioural addiction could provide a template approach to supporting student recovery nationwide.Date:19/07/2021 New £2.9 million project to develop rehabilitation programmes for people with multiple long-term conditions DescriptionResearchers at the University of Birmingham are supporting a new programme designed to provide exercise-based rehabilitation to people living with multiple long-term health conditions.Date:14/07/2021 Professor Gurdyal Besra FMedSci FRS to be new Microbiology Society President DescriptionThe Microbiology Society has announced that its new President will be Professor Gurdyal Besra FMedSci FRS from the University of Birmingham.Date:14/07/2021 Rapid evolution in waterfleas yields new conservation insights DescriptionThe extraordinary ability of animals to rapidly evolve in response to predators has been demonstrated via genetic sequencing of a waterflea population across nearly two decades.Date:14/07/2021 Getting a grip on the UKs plastic recycling crisis – alternatives to shipping the problem overseas DescriptionMore needs to be done to reduce UKs plastic recycling crisis as alternatives need to be find other than shipping the problemDate:09/07/2021 Displaying 1 to 10 of 531 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next