The Latest Breaking News from the University of Birmingham

Appendix Rupture Rates Doubled When Surgical Assessment Came After 72 Hours in Global Study of 45,000 Patients

Appendix ruptures rose from 23% to 48% when surgical assessment came after 72 hours, a 112-country study found. Why delays before the hospital matter.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

Geopolitical gravitas: the online MSc preparing future business leaders for the ever-changing global market

As the business world navigates a turbulent landscape, the University of Birmingham’s relaunched international business MSc is equipping professionals with new skills and perspectives

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Career focus and a community campus: how the University of Birmingham got its mojo back

The university is one of the big success stories in higher education, with soaring student satisfaction levels and exam results. What’s the secret of its success?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

A Drug Already on Pharmacy Shelves May Clear the Mental Fog That Lingers After Depression

A June 2026 clinical trial found that prucalopride, an approved constipation drug, cleared brain fog in adults with a history of depression after one week of treatment. Here is what the research found.

Medical Daily · Jul 24

'Time was speeding up, slowing down, or even stopping': Physicist demonstrates a key theory of time by building a 'mini-universe' in his lab

By ignoring part of his own experiment, a physicist coaxed time to emerge from within a closed quantum system.

LiveScience · Jul 7

Cracks in European unity emerge over Ukraine and security

When Donald Trump signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Versailles on June 17 after the G7 summit, it dominated the headlines around the world. This is no more than you’d expect. The 60-day ceasefire, which – despite a few wobbles – appears to be largely holding in both Iran…

The Conversation · Jun 26

Good food, good genes, good luck: how Ronaldo, Serena and other top athletes compete in their 40s

Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the stars benefiting from advances in sports science, equipment and facilities

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20

Poor childhood sleep doubles risk of teenage depression, study warns

Academics at the University of Birmingham are now urging parents to actively support better sleep patterns in their young children

The Independent UK · Jun 7

Historical Jain manuscripts are leaving London’s Wellcome Collection – but not going to India

The prized collection is going to Dharmanath Network in Jain Studies at the University of Birmingham

The Independent UK · May 19

UK museum returns 2,000 manuscripts to Jain community in landmark restitution agreement

Two thousand Jain manuscripts, collected by British entrepreneur Sir Henry Wellcome and held by the Wellcome Collection in London, are being returned to the Jain community. These 15th to 19th-century texts, believed to be the largest collection outside South Asia, will be transferred to the University of Birmingham.

The Times of India · May 16