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Named Epsilon Indi, the star is the smallest and coolest dwarf star yet observed with solar-like oscillations – “starquakes” like those shown by the Sun. These oscillations provide indirect glimpses of stellar interiors – just as…

Results from a Phase 2b clinical trial, published in The Lancet by a team led by King’s College London and involving Birmingham researchers, provides hope for arthritis sufferers after it showed that the biologic drug abatacept reduces…

The University of Birmingham and Fraunhofer UMSICHT are renewing their partnership addressing the practical challenges of delivering green energy and renewable resources – looking to broaden their collaboration. Professor Robin Mason,…

Announced by UK Research and Innovation, the funding is part of a £473 million investment in new infrastructure for UK science and innovation. The UK-US collaboration will see new detector and accelerator infrastructure installed at the …

Complementing works from composers such as Jonathan Dove and Judith Bingham, the choir presented the world premiere of ‘Beauty’ by award-winning composer Toby Young. Toby Young, alongside his educational work at the Guildhall School of…

A new quarterly journal aiming to bridge the gap between humanities research and everyday life has been launched by Cambridge University Press – with a University of Birmingham academic at the helm. Public Humanities was co-founded by Dr…

In the face of globally increasing plastic pollution, the United Kingdom stands at a crossroads. We urgently need to reimagine our relationship with plastic and the waste generated at its end of life. From production through to its…

The Young Investigator Award (YIA) from Extreme Mechanics Letters (EML) honours the best young researchers who have published highly impactful papers in EML. EML publishes rapid communication of research that highlights the role of…

The award, a prestigious SBRI: Quantum Catalyst Fund (Phase 2) contract, will enable MoniRail and its partners Transport for London (TfL), Imperial College London, University of Sussex, University of Birmingham, PA Consulting, QinetiQ, and…

People using anabolic steroids could be increasing their underlying risk of a heart condition called atrial fibrillation, a new study has found. The new research published in the Journal of Physiology conducted by an interdisciplinary…