03 May 2024
Following a successful re-accreditation by EQUIS, Birmingham Business School is proud to have retained its place in the top 1% of Business Schools worldwide.
03 May 2024
Over 20 students and staff submitted creative work to this year's One Minute Movie and Sixty Word Story competitions, inspired by the theme 'fluidity'.
03 May 2024
Survey of implementation of LTNs in Birmingham found mixed views with some favourable responses but some concern about impact on traffic on other nearby roads
02 May 2024
Jason Lowther and Chris Game from the Institute of Local Government Studies, tell us what to keep an eye on during the West Midlands elections today.
02 May 2024
A new exhibition in Birmingham will explore the lives of street hustlers in Arada, the old city centre of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
02 May 2024
As the Olympics approach, University of Birmingham student athletes have set their sights on Paris and the call goes out for sporting alumni to ‘return home’
02 May 2024
International Business Summit held at Dubai's campus for MSc IB students across UK, Singapore, and Dubai.
01 May 2024
CAL hosted the first ever combined conference for the three major societies on literature and science.
01 May 2024
A long-standing partnership with Singapore Institute of Management marks a key milestone
01 May 2024
Two workshops from the University of Birmingham will be exploring the historical and cultural legacy of the Birnam Oak.
01 May 2024
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, decolonising and decentring approaches to the study of Russophone literature and culture have become urgent tasks.
01 May 2024
The University of Birmingham Dubai campus is expanding to include more disciplines and collaboration. Dr Haifaa Jawad writes about a new networking initiative.
01 May 2024
Professor Michael Dobson contributed to the UN video project which explores of how the timeless works of Shakespeare may resonate with the core values of the UN
30 April 2024
Professor Stephen Cummings presented a historical journey of [de]colonising research and teaching.
30 April 2024
A unique new electronic system could speed hospital transfers and improve accident victims' chances of avoiding death
29 April 2024
Graeme Betts CBE, Director of Adult Social Services and Acting Chief Executive at Birmingham City Council has been appointed Honorary Professor of Social Care.
29 April 2024
Dr Matt Cole explores some of the less obvious causes of Humza Yousaf’s resignation as Scotland’s first minister and leader of the SNP.
29 April 2024
Distinguished chemical engineer elected as Fellow to prestigious European academy
29 April 2024
A world-class Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology Center in Birmingham has successfully had their center status renewed.
26 April 2024
‘The Impermanence of Things’ is the Professor of Composition's latest CD from NMC Recordings exploring memory, loss and serenity.
26 April 2024
The UK’s asylum system does not need flights to Rwanda, it needs safe and legal routes so that people do not have to risk their lives to seek protection.
26 April 2024
The Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology, columnist and author is one of 250 people given membership to the prestigious institution in 2024.
25 April 2024
As AMR threatens to become the leading cause of death by 2050, vaccines could lead way to tackle drug-resistant infections and reduce reliance on antibiotics
25 April 2024
There’s a lot to like about the proposals from the Labour Party. And there’s a lot in common with the current government’s policy, says Professor Paul Plummer.
25 April 2024
New tools to help identify hospital patients who may become persistent opiate users after surgery are to be developed in a new research programme.
25 April 2024
A new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory could prove critical to fighting the illegal ivory trade.
25 April 2024
New episode of the People, Power, Politics podcast features Birmingham’s Charlotte Galpin and Verena Brändle as they discuss the democracy-social media nexus.
25 April 2024
Dr Radfar highlights Dubai’s flood resilience needs, advocating sustainable urban design for climate challenges and enhanced city living.
24 April 2024
Tina Coldham has been honoured with a Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) in the King's New Year's Honours list.
24 April 2024
Dr Seb Rumsby explains why people from Vietnam are making the dangerous journey across the Channel and how a visa scheme could reduce small boat crossings.
24 April 2024
Clark Bates, a doctoral student in Theology and Religion on the AHRC Midlands4Cities program, has been recommended for the award of PhD.
23 April 2024
Professor Cara Bailey reflects on UK House of Commons debate highlighting need to rethink how we fund hospices
23 April 2024
The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) have recently named Professor Moritz Kebschull, from the School of Dentistry, as their new President.
23 April 2024
Gossiping hotel staff can cause significant promotion problems for the colleagues they talk about.
23 April 2024
Dengue infections in pregnant women may have a negative impact on the first years of children’s lives, new research has found.
23 April 2024
Former Drama student is creator of the Best Family Show winner in the 2024 Olivier awards, while other alumni made the shortlist in three other categories
23 April 2024
Researchers from The University of Birmingham have created a new £12M research centre to improve clinical trials for rare diseases.
23 April 2024
Development of chronic musculoskeletal pain can be influenced by socioeconomics, fear of movement, smoking and poorer support networks, new research shows.
22 April 2024
Dr Henok Asmelash discusses the consistency of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with the WTO legal framework and its possible implications.
22 April 2024
Dr Hilary Brown will be leading a project over 2024-25 which will explore what feminist translation means in practice in the twenty-first century.
22 April 2024
The annual Summer Festival of Music is a highlight of the academic year for musicians at the University of Birmingham.
22 April 2024
Plastics have become an integral part of our modern lives, revolutionizing industries, enhancing convenience, and enabling technological advancements.
19 April 2024
Marking ten years of a successful partnership, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Birmingham are boosting joint research funding
19 April 2024
Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new research shows.
19 April 2024
Brazil Institute launches in-country with University of Birmingham academics connecting with their counterparts across Brazil
19 April 2024
A University of Birmingham researcher has been recognised by the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) in its 2024 BNA Credibility Prizes.
19 April 2024
Birmingham researchers hosted a unique event that brought together liver disease patients, researchers, charity partners, and an artist in residence.
18 April 2024
Set up to realise untapped potential in Birmingham’s drug discovery research, the Hub has attracted more than £4m on the back of just £0.2m investment
18 April 2024
CHASM was delighted to host a roundtable discussion with the FCA’s Chief Executive Officer, Nikhil Rathi, along with Marie Roberts and Freddie Stevens
18 April 2024
The recent inspection conducted by ISI, the DfE-approved inspectorate, awarded our Primary PGCE programme (5-11) with iQTS an Outstanding rating.
17 April 2024
The network includes the Midlands-Wales Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre, jointly delivered by University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham.
17 April 2024
John Tingle discusses patient safety culture in NHS.
17 April 2024
New research finds a crucial role for Thioredoxin protein in regulatory B cells control of the immune system
17 April 2024
University of Birmingham and NHS England researchers have created a diagnostic code for presymptomatic type 1 diabetes to enhance healthcare treatment.
16 April 2024
Salinity Solutions was formed as a spinout in 2021, and has developed a groundbreaking technology to reduce the environmental impact of water treatment
16 April 2024
Professor Louise Hardwick reflects on her two-decade relationship with the late Caribbean author and ‘Alternative Nobel’ prize-winner.
16 April 2024
A new way of understanding how ‘urban sprawl’ happens could improve people’s lives through better urban planning.
15 April 2024
Serial home tests would reduce unnecessary colonoscopy testing
15 April 2024
Elite coaches are migrating to Western countries as a result of an Olympic 'arms race'
15 April 2024
Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili writes for the Birmingham Law School Research Blog
15 April 2024
Outsourcing energy-intensive industrial processes to Global South is creating problems for our planet
15 April 2024
The Birmingham Law School Professor has been unanimously elected as an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple.
15 April 2024
As people are living longer, experts from the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing cover seven evidence-based recommendations to tackle 'inflammageing'.
13 April 2024
Patients with Atrial Fibrillation deemed high risk following analysis had five times as many cardiovascular events as low-risk cluster
12 April 2024
Innovate UK has awarded £1 million to create a consortium, including the University of Birmingham, to accelerate the adoption of trustworthy AI in Fintech.
12 April 2024
In a recent article for Local Government Chronical, doctoral researcher Phil Swann explores the lessons from the history of local government finance.
11 April 2024
Birmingham Business School proudly announces its re-accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
11 April 2024
Cloud ‘engineering’ could be more effective for climate cooling than previously thought, because of the increased cloud cover produced, new research shows.
11 April 2024
A University of Birmingham researcher is one of 255 outstanding researchers across Europe to be awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant.
11 April 2024
The inaugural International Business Week was held for students studying the MSc International Business in Singapore between 25-28th March.
11 April 2024
The award recognises his significant contribution and service to the management scholarly community worldwide.
10 April 2024
In this post for the BLS blog, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili addresses the latest debate on State participation in international armed conflicts.
10 April 2024
The University of Birmingham's renewed partnership with Fraunhofer UMSICHT will create a UK-Germany partnership that can boost global sustainability
10 April 2024
The Barber Institute, Lapworth Museum and Research and Cultural Collections has received funding from Research England of just over £2 million over five years.
10 April 2024
Past and present Presidents of the Society for Mathematical Biology have pooled decades of expertise to help early career researchers get ahead in the field.
10 April 2024
Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections surrounding their mouths to modify the mouth’s shape while they collected food.
09 April 2024
The University of Birmingham will host techUK’s West Midlands mayoral hustings on Wednesday 10th April.
09 April 2024
Targeting RAS family proteins in FLT3-ITD+ Acute Myeloid Leukemia shuts off a common route to drug resistance.
08 April 2024
On April 8, 2024, a remarkable natural phenomenon will captivate the world – a total solar eclipse.
08 April 2024
After more than a decade in the Department of Theology and Religion, Dr Catherine Smith has moved to Advanced Research Computing.
05 April 2024
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration, including scientists from the University of Birmingham, has detected a remarkable gravitational-wave signal.
05 April 2024
The University of Birmingham and Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University are working together to improve healthcare in China and beyond.
04 April 2024
Procedure used to treat children born with heart conditions may provide a new treatment opportunity
04 April 2024
Professor Candida Moss discusses her new book, God's Ghostwriters, which examines the role enslaved people had in co-authoring the Bible.
04 April 2024
In-depth interviews reveal little training for healthcare professionals or additional resources to support families
02 April 2024
For Autism Acceptance Week Professor Laura Crane, Director of the Autism Centre for Education & Research, explores the need for more SEND provision in schools.
28 March 2024
Researchers in Law and Public Health at the University of Birmingham are calling for more action to reduce the impact of harmful gambling on public health.
28 March 2024
This mini-series aims at providing food for thought on increased awareness of history’s significance in shaping our thinking, in our research and teaching.
27 March 2024
Plastic, once hailed as a miracle material, is now increasingly recognised for its potential to pose a significant threat to our environment and public health.
27 March 2024
Professor Orakhelashvili has made a presentation outlining the contrast between the approaches taken by the Court of Appeal and the International Court in Seoul
27 March 2024
The Assistant Professor in Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences will be the Editor-in-Chief of Public Humanities, which is set to launch in late 2024.
27 March 2024
Global Co-lead for Accenture’s Black Founder’s Development Program and Business School Advisory board member Dujon Smith joins Decolonial Dialogues.
27 March 2024
Episode 12 of the People, Power, Politics podcast features a discussion of Allan Sikk and Philipp Köker’s recent OUP book Party People
27 March 2024
As part of our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, our students recently took part in an exciting workshop with RSC practitioners.
27 March 2024
Birmingham University Singers were pleased to perform a new commission as part of the 2024 CrossCurrents festival in their recent concert.
27 March 2024
Argentine democracy is again at a crossroads. But this time feels different as Argentina’s new maverick President Javier Milei seeks to assert his authority.
27 March 2024
The University of Birmingham is to lead a new £58.8 million project to develop new instruments to explore fundamental questions about the nature of matter.
26 March 2024
UK - Germany partnership looks to broaden collaboration in delivering green energy and renewable resources.
26 March 2024
A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could also prevent the disease in individuals deemed to be at risk.
25 March 2024
An orange dwarf star has yielded the tiniest ‘starquakes’ ever recorded, measured by an international team of scientists.