A pioneering new research centre which will use advanced techniques in computing and robotics to unlock the secrets of the brain is set to open at the University of Birmingham in 2010.
Third year medical students at the University of Birmingham are learning to perform female pelvic examinations with the help of women who have been recruited and trained specifically to be teachers of these skills.
Treating patients who suffer from narrowing of the main blood vessel to the kidney by inserting a metal stent provides little or no worthwhile clinical benefit, and given the risk of serious complications it should be used less, according to an international trial led by the University of Birmingham.
Six universities, including the University of Birmingham, will work as part of a major initiative to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) throughout England and Wales.
Most 14-16 year old students in the six schools of the Hodge Hill constituency in Birmingham are concerned about values and character and about the quality of their communities and the society in which they are growing up, according to a report ‘The Values and Character Dispositions of 14-16 Year Olds’ by a University of Birmingham academic, and launched today Monday 09 November.
Rolls-Royce and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, (EPSRC), are to work jointly with three UK universities, including the University of Birmingham, in a new £50 million strategic partnership that will develop materials skills and knowledge to support the development of future gas turbines.
Scientists at the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemical Engineering have developed an aqueous solution that gels into a solid structure in the stomach, curbing appetite.
The University of Birmingham is hosting a major conference this week to engage with faith leaders across the city. The ‘Faiths for the City: making a difference conference’ aims to bring together the different communities and religions in the city.
The Lord Mayor, Councillor Michael Wilkes, will return to his alma mater when he visits the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemical Engineering to launch the Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and their Applications at 4pm on Wednesday 4th November.
A drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease will be trialled as a treatment for stroke patients working to regain mobility and independence, in the first large scale study of its kind.
The University of Birmingham’s annual ‘Issues in Criminal Justice’ lecture series continues on Thursday 29 October with a speech by the Rt Hon Jack Straw, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, about sentencing policy.
University of Birmingham has recently been awarded an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grant to investigate the measurement of consumer based brand equity and to use the results to improve managerial practice.
University of Birmingham engineering students will benefit from expertise from a global energy company thanks to a collaborative agreement between the School of Mechanical Engineering and BP.
Birmingham archaeologists will arrive in Oman this week to carry out the laser scanning of a replica of an ancient Arab Dhow ship that was used in trading between the Gulf and China in the 9th Century.
Road Racers and fun runners of all abilities will be taking part in the University of Birmingham's 13th charity run which takes place on Sunday 18th October in aid of Acorns Children's Hospice.
Sugar could provide a natural, clean and cost effective alternative to conventional treatments for wounds, a University of Birmingham student has found.
A new £3m venture will help the next generation of scientists and engineers meet the biggest challenges of the 21st century. The Midlands Energy Graduate School (MEGS) – a collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham and Loughborough – will produce highly-trained postgraduates in renewable energy, power generation and carbon capture, hydrogen and fuel cells, sustainable building, energy efficiency and many other areas crucial to the low carbon economy of the future.
Lucy Hawking, author and daughter of scientist Stephen Hawking, will give the University of Birmingham’s Patrick Moore lecture on Wednesday 7th October, 6.30pm at the School of Physics and Astronomy.
A large-scale survey to find out what it is really like living with coeliac disease will be launched by researchers at the University of Birmingham. Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues in response to the presence of gluten, found in wheat, barley & rye.
A collaborative agreement has been signed between the UK University of Birmingham’s Fuel Cell Group and Ontario’s Hydrogen Village. The collaboration will result in the exchange of researchers and academics and will facilitate commercial relationships with the Province of Ontario and West Midlands’ companies.
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