University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce the appointment of one of the country’s preeminent lawyers and equality rights champion as its new Chancellor. Sandie Okoro OBE brings a remarkable record of accolades recognising her…

On 5th June 2024, Professor Michael Holynski - Principal Investigator at the University of Birmingham-led UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing - was invited to speak on the Quantum Technology Hub’s overall missions and aims at the…

To ensure rheumatology research meets the needs of patients and to reflect the evolving role of patient involvement, an international task force including Birmingham researchers published an updated set of recommendations to guide…

Recognised internationally for her pioneering research in headache and brain trauma, Professor Sinclair, Professor of Neurology at the University of Birmingham, has been involved in the identification of disease pathways, discovering new…

Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a new study has shown. The research, led by the University of Alcalá (UAH), in Spain, and including researchers at the…

University of Birmingham experts are developing a non-invasive saliva test that - within 15 minutes - might identify children across the Global South missing immunity to tetanus who may also have missed out on essential vaccines.…

According to the study, carried out at the University of Birmingham, and funded by the British Heart Foundation, presented yesterday at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester, there are sizable inequalities in heart…

The University of Birmingham has improved its position amongst the best-performing research-intensive universities in the world – rising four places in the QS World University Rankings. Now ranked at 80 in the prestigious global ranking,…

New research featuring more than 24,000 people has found that having diverse groups of friends improves wellbeing and social cohesion, despite people’s tendency to gravitate towards people more similar to them. Led by researchers at the…

Birmingham Law School's Centre for Employability, Professional Legal Education and Research (CEPLER) student mooting team has won the renowned ELSA Helga Pedersen Human Rights Court Moot Final Competition 2024 in Strasbourg! Mooting…