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We must not gatekeep access to university

Letters: Readers respond to comments by Birmingham University’s Adam Tickell on whether students without A-levels should be eligible for loans

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

School phone policies in England a ‘huge drain’ on staff resources – study

Teachers and admin teams spend 100 hours a week enforcing rules, Birmingham University research finds

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

In some UK woodlands, every young tree has died. What’s going wrong?

With forests under pressure from drought, heat, disease and deer, a study has found fewer trees across a range of species surviving to maturity. But scientists say there is still hope

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025

Denis Shaw obituary

Other lives: Academic expert on modern Russian history who wrote a number of books on the subject and lectured at Birmingham University

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2024

Christine Penney obituary

Other lives: Long-serving archivist who oversaw expansion of the University of Birmingham’s special collections

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Ukrainians in UK shocked by shortage of dentists, survey finds

Report on refugees’ experiences says some compare NHS dentistry provision negatively with that in their home country

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

Foods that reduce the risk of miscarriage - as expert reveals what not to eat

A study there from the Tommy’s miscarriage charity team analysed 20 projects that explored the tie between birth and eating habits in the months before and after conceiving a baby

Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023

New urine test that can quickly detect bladder cancer developed by UK researchers

Uncomfortable and invasive cystoscopy exams to detect for bladder cancer could be a thing for the past as a new urine test as been invented by Birmingham University and Nonacus

Daily Mirror · May 7, 2023

Ways to live longer by adding years on to your 'inflammation clock'

Researchers have examined how inflammageing – the increase in inflammation in the body as we age – can be slowed through lifestyle choices and potential drug therapies

Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023

'Keep mums and babies safe by improving digital medical records'

Dr Miriam Stoppard highlights an initiative in the Midlands to improve the safety of patients in maternity and acute care settings by making greater use of digital records

Daily Mirror · Dec 18, 2022