University of Birmingham

Academics at the University of Birmingham performed a technical analysis of how game cheats and anti-cheat systems work and carried out a market investigation, analyzing 80 cheat selling sites in Europe and North America over three months.…

Researchers at the University of Birmingham investigated the environmental effects of microplastics and PFAS and showed that, combined, they can be very harmful to aquatic life. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that come from…

Eye care specialists could see artificial intelligence help in diagnosing infectious keratitis (IK), a leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, as a new study finds that deep learning models showed similar levels of accuracy in…

The University of Birmingham has partnered with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) to join The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme (KCFP) in tackling a range of global challenges. Inspired by His Majesty King Charles…

Birmingham scientists have shown light therapy delivered transcranially (though the skull) can aid tissue repair after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Their research, published in Bioengineering & Translational Medicine,…

A protein that is involved in determining which enzymes cut or unwind DNA during the replication process has been identified in a new study. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers have…

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have been announced as winners of the 2024 Glaucoma UK and Royal College of Ophthalmologists Research Award. The award, which runs annually, provides up to £100,000 to facilitate research…

University of Birmingham researchers have developed a low-cost means of measuring indoor air quality in schools – creating new opportunities to safeguard the health of young people. The researchers Installed air pollution sensors in…

Forests with a greater diversity of trees are more productive – potentially leading to greater efficiency in capturing planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a new study reveals. Researchers found that trees which grow…

Scientists at Newcastle University and the University of Birmingham have found that bumblebees have a response to an adverse event resembling human emotions. Findings, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, show bees…