Future vaccine makers will be able to develop their skills using virtual reality thanks to a new national centre, led by this University.
Innovative training technologies, such as VR & AI, will mean trainees can be ‘workplace ready’.
Read more here: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/futu…

Seven leading Manchester researchers are being awarded highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) advanced grants, designed to provide research leaders with the opportunity to pursue ambitious projects that could lead to major scientific breakthroughs.

manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

Congratulations to Professor Seb Hoenig.

Our Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy received more than £2million from European Research Council (ERC) to embark on a new voyage that will measure the mass of #BlackHoles .

Read more 🚀☄️🔽

erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…

#FrontierResearch #WeAreUoS

In the UK, we're using AI for early prediction of Parkinson's using smart watch data.

Thanks to researchers at Cardiff University's Dementia Research Institute, their study means that early diagnosis results in faster treatment, adding years to people’s lives.

#WorldParkinsonsDay

Loved being part of this work with Higher Education Policy Institute on alternative approaches to funding HE in England and Scotland. Worth a look!
hepi.ac.uk/2024/04/11/how…
Johnny Rich James Purnell Jo Johnson David Willets reformscotland Chloe Field NUS UK and Lily Bull from Russell Group

My Russell Group colleague Lily Bull has a chapter in this interesting collection of Higher Education Policy Institute essays assessing financial challenges facing English unis.

Spoiler alert: protecting the benefits of HE for students, businesses & communities might require some tough choices.

🎓Secure your place at the Russell Group Teachers and Advisers Conferences 2024!
📅Thurs 6th & Fri 7th June 2024
🏛️University of Warwick & Durham University
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🗣️'We need a robust and consistent Government approach to invest in the sector and harness it as a driver of UK productivity and growth'.

Read our response to the Higher Education Strategic Priorities Grant for 2024-25: russellgroup.ac.uk/news/russell-g…

Thank you BBC Morning Live for highlighting our research into tinnitus and how we've been working to better understand the condition and find potential treatments.

Every two minutes, a woman dies due to pregnancy-related complications.

We're on a mission to change that.

Find out more about the vital work our academics are doing: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/life…

Congratulations to Dr Antonia Pontiki (@KingsImaging) on being included in #ForbesUnder30 Science and Healthcare 🎉

Antonia's research is changing lives, using 3D printing to create patient-specific prosthetics.

forbes.com/30-under-30/20…

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📅Thurs 6th & Fri 7th June 2024, 9:30-15:30
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🚭A smoke-free England? It's not just about health. A new study led by The University of Sheffield in collaboration with Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN reveals it could boost the economy by £10.9 billion a year.

That's £1776 per smoker & £246 for everyone.

Read more👇
sheffield.ac.uk/news/ps109-bil…