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University of Birmingham: Professor Laura Green OBE appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences

PRESS RELEASE -- 23, July 2018

BIRMINGHAM, 23-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Birmingham is delighted to announce that Professor Laura Green OBE has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Professor Green, who will join the University … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust appoint Professor Gregory Lip to lead new Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science

PRESS RELEASE -- 18, June 2018

LIVERPOOL, 18-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have appointed Professor Gregory Lip as part of a new initiative to establish an internationally-leading Centre for Cardiovascular Science in the Merseyside … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham: ground-breaking research will be conducted into the very early stages of the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, June 2018

A thousand people are needed for ground-breaking research being carried out by the University of Birmingham into an incurable lung condition. BIRMINGHAM, 12-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Supported by the British Lung Foundation, Dr Elizabeth Sapey and Professor Robert Stockley, will be … Read the full press release

Dr Emmanouela Gbandi appointed as the Solving Kids’ Cancer Senior Trials Coordinator for Neuroblastoma at the University of Birmingham’s Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU)

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, June 2018

University of Birmingham researchers are leading the way with a ground-breaking role to enable more children with the rare cancer neuroblastoma to access potentially life-saving clinical trials more quickly. BIRMINGHAM, 12-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first dedicated position focusing on … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham data science experts partner with Chengdu’s West China Hospital to improve understanding of the aetiology of diseases

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, May 2018

University of Birmingham data science experts today signed an agreement to join forces with one of China’s best and biggest hospitals to gather, organise and analyse patient information under related laws and regulations from both countries and help improve healthcare … Read the full press release

University of Leeds and University of Birmingham scientists discovered the role of one of the crucial proteins responsible for allowing HPV to infect cells

PRESS RELEASE -- 3, May 2018

LEEDS, 03-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — New drugs in the early stages of development by pharmaceutical companies could have an extra benefit – the ability to cancel out HPV virus, which can cause cervical cancer and skin conditions. Scientists at the … Read the full press release

Pioneering study will pool cancer patient information from hundreds of hospitals to directly compare surgery quality in more than 100 countries across four continents

PRESS RELEASE -- 2, May 2018

COVENTRY, 02-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Improved care for patients undergoing cancer surgery is the focus of a pioneering worldwide study. Doctors say the initiative will enable them to gauge surgery quality across the globe and highlight ways to improve patient … Read the full press release

UK’s top cybersecurity universities battled at the Inter-ACE 2018 cybersecurity challenge in the University of Cambridge

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, March 2018

CAMBRIDGE, 30-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 130 students representing 18 of the UK’s top cybersecurity universities battled it out at the Inter-ACE 2018 cybersecurity challenge, hosted by the University of Cambridge. The competition, supported by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre, and designed to attract … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool: Single genetic change in Salmonella plays key role in the devastating epidemic of bloodstream infections in sub-Saharan Africa

PRESS RELEASE -- 2, March 2018

LIVERPOOL, 02-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified a single genetic change in Salmonella that is playing a key role in the devastating epidemic of bloodstream infections currently killing around 400,000 people each year in sub-Saharan … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham and the University of Exeter to become part of The Alan Turing Institute

PRESS RELEASE -- 15, January 2018

LONDON, 15-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — We are delighted to announce that two universities—the University of Birmingham and the University of Exeter— are set to become part of The Alan Turing Institute. They will join our network of university partners, including Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, Warwick … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham Professor James Arthur awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours

PRESS RELEASE -- 8, January 2018

University of Birmingham academic Professor James Arthur has been awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to character and values education. BIRMINGHAM, 08-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — University alumni Andrew Ready, a leading surgeon, and Sabrina Francis, a … Read the full press release

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and The Alan Turing Institute awarded two joint fellowships for collaboration between the social sciences and data science

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, December 2017

LONDON, 19-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and The Alan Turing Institute have awarded two joint fellowships which aim to build collaboration between the social sciences and data science. Professor Alison Heppenstall and Professor Ganna Pogrebna have each … Read the full press release

BAE Systems and The University of Manchester successfully complete first flight trials with unmanned aerial vehicle MAGMA

PRESS RELEASE -- 15, December 2017

Farnborough, United Kingdom, 15-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems and The University of Manchester set to change the future of aircraft design with unique flight control technology Together with The University of Manchester, we have successfully completed the first phase … Read the full press release

New research challenge the interpretation of data suggesting that wild gorillas acquire food cleaning primarily by learning from others

PRESS RELEASE -- 5, December 2017

BIRMINGHAM, 05-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from the University of Birmingham, University of Tübingen and University of St. Andrews have suggested that gorillas are capable of learning food cleaning behaviours without having to witness it in others first. Though the authors … Read the full press release

STFC: the latest detection of gravitational waves possible thanks to UK developed engineering and technology

PRESS RELEASE -- 17, October 2017

SWINDON, 17-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In a galaxy far away, two dead stars begin a final spiral into a massive collision. The resulting explosion unleashes a huge burst of energy, sending ripples across the very fabric of space. In the nuclear … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham explores intergenerational relationships within families

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, June 2017

BIRMINGHAM, 22-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Fears of inter-generational tension between young and old are unfounded, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Birmingham say that social, economic and demographic factors are generally pushing UK families together, rather than … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham with Gold rating in the 2016/17 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, June 2017

BIRMINGHAM, 22-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Birmingham has been awarded a Gold rating in the 2016/17 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). Student satisfaction with the quality of teaching and progression of graduates to highly skilled employment or further study were … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham: Claude Monet and Henri Matisse paintings on display at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, June 2017

BIRMINGHAM, 22-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Beautiful landscape paintings by two of the most important artists of the last 150 years are being welcomed into the galleries at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts this summer. A stunning early oil painting by … Read the full press release

China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) visited the University of Birmingham

PRESS RELEASE -- 5, June 2017

BIRMINGHAM, 05-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A senior delegation from the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) of China visited the University of Birmingham to explore collaboration in energy storage and other energy technologies. One of the top five power generators in China … Read the full press release

New Study Shows Immune System Can Spot Changes in Identity of Cancer Antigens

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, April 2017

BIRMINGHAM, 19-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study has identified novel mechanisms whereby T cells may be able to distinguish an emerging class of targets specifically increased on cancer cells. The study, carried out by researchers from the University of Birmingham … Read the full press release