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Labour’s asylum plans strike at the heart of Britain’s commitment to fairness and justice

Letters: Readers respond to news articles and analysis on Shabana Mahmood’s proposals to change the asylum system

The Guardian - UK

‘Not much zoology – apart from the rabbit!’ Desmond Morris on his secret surrealist love romp film

The zoologist, now aged 97, is about to unveil Time Flower, his fantasy-fuelled film in which he pursues a woman called Ramona – who gave such a brave performance leaping off the bonnet of a car that he proposed to her

The Guardian - UK

Common antibiotic that treats diarrhea can also treat inflammatory bowel disease: Study

Four out of five patients who participated in a study, led by researchers from the University of Birmingham, were cured after taking a commonly used antibiotic that treats diarrhea.

The Times of India

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AI can help in identifying hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers, says study

A novel methodology developed by academics at the University of Birmingham shows how advanced artificial intelligence (AI) approaches can assist in discovering potentially dangerous chemical chemicals in rivers by monitoring their impacts on small water fleas (Daphnia). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

UK’s largest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed in Oxfordshire

Tracks are thought to have been created by a four-legged Cetiosaurus and the meat-eating Megalosaurus

The Independent UK

Common heart problem ‘carries higher stroke and dementia risk than expected’

The team from the University of Birmingham examined data on more than five million people registered with UK GP practices.

The Independent UK

Christine Penney obituary

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

The Guardian - UK

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Country diary: Towering achievements in no ordinary woodland

Staffordshire: It’s surprisingly easy to miss the huge steel structures that are squirrelled away between the trees here

The Guardian - UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin and the long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

Stefan Wolff professor of international security at the University of Birmingham explains how Yevgeny Prigozhin is just another in a long line of those who have faced an early demise after opposing Vladimir Putin.

The Week

Sustainable cooling and cold chain CoE opened near Hyderabad airport

A centre of excellence to promote sustainable cooling innovation and accelerate deployment of energy-efficient refrigeration for food and vaccine supply chains across India opened on August 9 at the GMR Innovex Campus near Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.

The Hindu

A Jupiter-size exoplanet formed around a tiny star. Astronomers aren't sure how

Astronomers are surprised by a metal-rich, massive planet orbiting a tiny star because gas giants aren't supposed to be able to form around such diminutive red dwarf stars.

Space

Global Centre of Rail Excellence boosted with £15m rail innovation project

The project at the planned facility follows a successful bid by a consortium led by the University of Birmingham to the Research Partnership Investment Fund

Birmingham Post

New funding boosts expansion and creates job at Novocomms

Antenna firm spun out of University of Birmingham outlines growth plans

Birmingham Post

100,000 young people lose out as universities use taxpayer money on courses for top executives

The number of young people under 25 starting apprenticeships has plummeted by more than 100,000

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University dished out £120k in library fines to students in just one year

Over £7m in fines for late returns or not returning books at all have been issued over the last decade

Dynamite News

Researchers find hip muscle exercises help improve mobility in persons with below-knee amputations

According to a new study, strengthening hip muscles may be essential for improving mobility in persons with below-knee amputations. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Long Covid causes erectile dysfunction and hair loss as symptoms list widens

A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: how the conflict might unfold in its second year

Almost exactly a year ago – on February 17 2022 – we published a story by David Galbreath, an expert in international security from the University of Bath. In it he pointed to the fact that – despite the Kremlin’s repeated assurances to the contrary – an invasion of Ukraine…

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Ukraine recap: Kyiv keeps its friends close, but will they send the latest warplanes?

The latest dispatches from the Institute for the Study of War make for sobering reading. After a few months in which the initiative on the battlefield was generally considered to be firmly with Ukraine, the pendulum appears as if it could be swinging gradually back Russia’s way.

The Independent UK

Scientists discover ‘unexpected’ 319-million-year-old fossilised vertebrate brain

The findings shed new light into the preservation of soft parts in fossils of backboned animals

The Independent UK

‘Ancient fish fossil reveals oldest example of well-preserved vertebrate brain’

The findings shed new light into the preservation of soft parts in fossils of backboned animals.

The Guardian - UK

Strikers unite across England: ‘Our disputes may be separate but we have one aim’

Voices from picket lines and protests in Bristol, Birmingham and London on a day of mass industrial action

The Guardian - UK

Malcolm Scott obituary

Other lives: Physicist whose work has been useful in developing treatments for cancer

The Guardian - UK

Most managers believe flexible working helps productivity, UK study shows

Managers have embraced hybrid working but many still think long hours are needed for career progress

Birmingham Post

Birmingham to host world's oldest squash tournament for first time in 22 years

British Open will return to the city and welcome the global game's biggest stars as the legacy of hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games continues

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