2022

A new, $1 million gift from Houston Endowment to the Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Houston Education Research Consortium will allow for expanded research capacity and more outreach to better educate practitioners and the…

Testing the contents of a simple sample of wastewater can reveal a lot about what it carries, but fails to tell the whole story, according to Rice University engineers. Rice engineers compared wastewater “grabs” to daylong composite…

The report released today by the Border Violence Monitoring Network once again shows the horrific conditions faced by migrants feeling conflict and persecution.The SEREDA project has launched its Scotland report, which finds that women…

Babies born to Black mothers in richer countries are more likely to be stillborn or die in the first four weeks of life than those born to white women, new research has found.A new meta-analysis published in the Lancet today (Thursday 8…

Born in Birmingham, Chris was recruited to play for Warwickshire Under 15 and Under 17 teams. He was a mainstay of the senior men’s team from 2008, putting in solid performances for the side and playing numerous times in the County…

Children and adults have said that improving outcomes of heart surgery and how congenital heart disease impacts on mental health should be among the top priorities for future research.Published today in Open Heart, a team of UK patients,…

The University of Birmingham is a partner in the GBSIoT, supporting the ambition to address regional skills gaps in engineering and advanced manufacturing.The new hub houses Europe’s largest Cyber Physical Manufacturing rig – a scaled…

Professor Michael Dobson has received a top award from fellow academics in Ukraine – recognising his support for developing Shakespeare studies in the country’s universities.The Academy of Sciences of the Higher School of Ukraine has…

Researchers from the University of Birmingham, UK, who identified a novel mechanism for platelet activation in pathogenic blood clotting (thrombosis) are now turning their attention to sepsis.Identified by Associate Professor Dr Julie…

The University of Birmingham is launching a world-leading teaching and research programme in Jainism, made possible by generous supporters from the Jain community.This programme in Jain Studies will develop teaching and research in…