Global glacier melt reached alarming levels in 2025 www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/gl...

Deeply honoured to have been awarded a Wellcome Trust Discovery Award to study how competition is encoded in the brain. This builds on the discoveries of outstanding past/present lab members. Grateful to mentors/collaborators/colleagues for their support. We are recruiting postdocs/PhD students.

Professor Carolina Rezaval has been awarded a Wellcome Discovery Award for £2.9 million to investigate how the brain makes decisions under competition. www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/2....

How good are you at lying and deception? Dr Marie Dunnion from the School of Psychology here at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social reveals some of the skills you need and how players put these to use on #Traitors youtu.be/WVdGA3FhsY4?...

​The ​1​2 ways Christmas wrecks your sleep​ – and how to fix it theconversation.com/the-1-2-ways... with Professor Clare Anderson

School street closures boost active travel to school, major UK study finds www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/sc...

UK children not having safeguarding needs met in parental deportation cases, report finds www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/uk...

University secures NIHR award to map and evaluate Lived Experience Recovery Organisations www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/un...

ApconiX wins King’s Award for Innovation for pioneering drug safety assay www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

The world’s little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat theconversation.com/the-worlds-l...

Research from @unibirmingham.bsky.social has directly informed the Independent Commission on UK Counter‑Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice’s major national review into UK counter-terrorism law. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/un... #ResearchImpact #CounterTerrorism #UoB

University of Birmingham scientists contribute to landmark UNESCO report on Glacier Preservation www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/un...

The Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland ceremony is taking place in Birmingham tonight! @unibirmingham.bsky.social is up for the ‘Benefitting Society’ award for a collab with Stan's Cafe – The Many Lives of #PET1. Find out more www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/th...

UK Capital's #ULEZ quickly cut air pollution — high vehicle compliance may have left little room for further gains after expansion NEW #research from @unibirmingham.bsky.social www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/lo...

🌍 From local ideas to global impact - the voice of communities is vital in building resilience. #COP30 @unibirmingham.bsky.social birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/lo...

The contest for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 is officially open! 🎉 This year we have up to 8 prizes of €10,000. Interested? Submit your application by 15 January 2026. More info 👉 link.europa.eu/jkX9f4 [Only current or recent ERC grantees can compete] #ERCengage #SciComm

Want to work at the intersection of climate, health & equity? We’re hiring a Policy Impact Fellow to join the WM-Net Zero team at @unibirmingham.bsky.social — helping shape how research gets used on the ground with local public health teams. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/WMNZ-Call

Today on World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 we would like to share with you the great work on Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide being undertaken by Dr Maria Michail a leading expert in the field of self-harm & suicide prevention at the University of Birmingham youtu.be/T7eCWRsVn-s

🌍 Bringing global standards to local care: @unibirmingham.bsky.social is improving musculoskeletal physiotherapy by using international guidelines to support clinicians and boost patient outcomes. #Physiotherapy #MSKcare www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/gl...

MethaneSat: The climate spy satellite that went quiet with Professor Vincent Gauci theconversation.com/methanesat-t...

Cancer is extremely rare in turtles – offering hope for future human prevention www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/ca...

🚨 Huge congratulations to Dr Katie Hesketh, Assistant Professor in Sport & Exercise Sciences, on being selected for the GB Women’s Water Polo team heading to Singapore 2025! 🌊💪 A true embodiment of academic + athletic excellence! 🇬🇧🏅#WaterPolo #Singapore2025

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference will be held at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social from 26 to 29 August 2025. t.co/buRekZUAzq

Research by Professors Sophie Hadfield-Hill & Peter Kraftl shows why children and young people must be part of city design. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/kHMqDWA8i-Y 🔗 More: planning4cyp.co.uk #UrbanPlanning #YouthVoice #ChildFriendlyCities

Professor Harry Dixon: Strengthening Global Water Science Through Birmingham Roots www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/pr...

Celebrating 125 Years of Palaeo Research and Education at the University of Birmingham www.birmingham.ac.uk//news/2025/c...

University of Birmingham Joins New National Centre to Protect UK Forests www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/un...

Landmark Study on Future of European Forest Monitoring www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/la...

'Scientists warn Enhanced Games athletes of heart attack risks and having libidos ‘killed off’' with expert comment from @unibirmingham.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m... #enhancedgames

"As it stands, the Enhanced Games resemble a poorly designed drug trial lacking ethical oversight, rather than a credible alternative to the Olympic Games" New expert comment from Professor Ian Boardley and Dr Martin Chandler birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/ha... #EnhancedGames

Absolutely thrilled to announce the launch of ARTIC2 - a £5.5M 5 year project funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social to build on the ARTIC approach of low-cost, globally accessible genome sequencing for surveillance of outbreaks, epidemics and endemic diseases: www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/am...

We're looking forward tomorrow's Inaugural Lecture of Professor Sam Giles - From Mongolian Steppes to Museum Basements: serendipity in science and equity in academia Tues 20 May, 4 - 6pm, hybrid Book your place www.birmingham.ac.uk/university/c...

Dr. Rakib Akhtar has released a new book titled Neoliberalism and Hindutva in the Making of an Indian Smart City. www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/ne...

Dr Amy Burrell @unibirmingham.bsky.social talks to Jane Deith on chemical coercion and spiking (from 11mins) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Next week (19 - 21 May) is @pintofscience.uk There are loads of great events talking place in venues across Birmingham (including talks from @unibirmingham.bsky.social colleagues. Check out the full programme pintofscience.co.uk/events/birmi...

🎉Congratulations to @unibirmingham.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher Katie Reilly who has been selected as one of the British Science Festival 2025 Award Lecturers. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/br...

Hoarding a mental health emergency - group warns Includes expert comment from @unibirmingham.bsky.social Sam Wainman, PhD doctoral researcher www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Today's #HigherEducationPostcard shows Mason College, the forerunner of @unibirmingham.bsky.social These glorious buildings were used by the university until the 1960s, being vacated only after enough of the Edgbaston campus had been built Now gone, sadly

This Friday (2 May, 4 - 5pm) join us for a special event with Brandon Garrett to discuss his new book Defending Due Process. Book your place - eventbrite.co.uk/e/brandon-ga...

Next week - join us for the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Caroline Richards 📆Thursday 1 May 2025, 4-6pm 🏦Hybrid event birmingham.ac.uk/university/c...

NEW Tracking emerging viruses - featuring colleagues at @imibirmingham.bsky.social www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/tr...

📣 Attention Primary Care & Social Care Professionals! Are you supporting young people aged 16-25 at risk of suicide & self-harm in the West Midlands or South West Peninsula area? We invite you to participate in an important research study. More information below!

📰 Revolutionising Agriculture with Metal-Organic Frameworks www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/re...

The University of Birmingham study found students’ sleep, exercise, academic record, and exercise did not differ between schools with and without phone bans in place. http://www.thejournal.ie/school-phone-bans-do-not-improve-grades-or-mental-health-uk-study-6613849-Feb2025/

How particle pollution from fireworks harms UK air and rivers. Includes data from three university observatories (including University of Birmingham) www.theguardian.com/environment/...