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The technology, developed by Italian translational research company Biovitae, uses light at specific wavelengths within the visible spectrum to which microbes are known to be sensitive. Because the light is within the visible spectrum, it…

We Are Free to Change The World, a book by Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge, has been short-listed with nine others for the Orwell Prize in political writing. Based upon the life and ideas of the German-Jewish political writer, Hannah…

The new draft relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) policy released today poses some serious risks for children and young people and conflicts with robust research in this area. The proposals set parameters as to what can be…

The University of Birmingham has launched three new online programmes, as it continues to meet the growing demand for high-quality web-based study. Applications are now open for the new programmes: Online PGCert Higher Education…

This prestigious award sees nearly 90 outstanding researchers - all exceptional in their respective fields - being elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society for 2024. Those awarded are recognised for their invaluable contributions to…

The University of Birmingham has named its new Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Arts and Law. Professor Helen Abbott, who had been leading the College on an acting, and then an interim basis, takes up the role with immediate…

BactiVac, the Bacterial Vaccine Network, is hosted at the University of Birmingham and has recently been awarded a new funding stream to continue its work fostering partnership, disseminates relevant information and provides catalyst…

Teaching packs to make Shakespeare more accessible to deaf students are being sent to every deaf school and major deaf unit in the UK. The teaching resources are part of the Signing Shakespeare project which was officially launched in…

The University of Birmingham has maintained its position amongst the best performing research-intensive universities in the world – with seven areas placing in the Top 50 of the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. Two of the…

Held at the Edgbaston Park Hotel, the MDS Research Festival 2024 served as a platform to showcase the ongoing research being undertaken by postgraduate (PGRs) and early career researchers (ECRs) throughout the college. The event also…