Really happy to announce our new (open access) paper was finally published today in Linguistics (journal)!

'Geographic structure of Chinese dialects: A computational dialectometric approach'

doi.org/10.1515/ling-2… 🔓

with He Huang (lead author), Lei Jia and Zhuo Chi

A short 🧵...

Round 9 #BactiVacFunding for Catalyst Projects is now OPEN! This call supports scientists in bacterial vaccinology exploring new approaches and strategies to advance #vaccines

Apply for funding: bit.ly/CPPR9

Submission deadline 23 June 2024

New research has found that governments across sub-Saharan Africa need to target inequality, gender imbalances and environmental degradation if they want to end hunger.

Dr Helen Onyeaka explains for The Conversation

theconversation.com/how-to-end-hun…

🎞️: In case you missed it, this is a fantastic short film from Adenike Akinsemolu ⬇️

We're delighted to announce that GSU will be hosting a Side Event at the World Health Assembly in Geneva on Tuesday 28 May, in collaboration with IGI Birmingham and The Lancet

Find out more and register to join us in person or online using the link below:
globalsurgeryunit.org/global-surgery…

Professor Sid Bandyopadhyay spoke to the Marginal Babble podcast about domestic violence, public health and crime.

Watch the full episode via the link below, or find the podcast on Spotify.

youtube.com/watch?v=lBOIMH…

🗓️: On 4-7 November, BactiVac Network will hold their fifth Annual Network Meeting in Vietnam.

All the information about the programme, and details on how to register, can be found in the post below⬇️

#ICYMI - catch up with the #WorldWaterDay2024 Uni of Birmingham 'Leveraging Water for Peace' Panel Discussion which took place last month.

🔗youtu.be/1WgKEIAe12E

Plastic is now increasingly recognised for its potential to pose a significant threat to our environment and public health.

Read how a recent Policy Commission from Uni of Birmingham experts is paving the path for the sustainable use of plastics.

birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/plas…

Experts at Uni of Birmingham have designed groundbreaking interventions to prevent deaths by post-partum haemorrhage and at caesarean sections.

Hear from WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Women’s Health Co-Directors Prof Arri Coomarasamy OBE MBChB MD FRCOG FMedSci and Professor Shakila Thangaratinam.

birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/life…

🎧: In the latest Science for the Anthropocene podcast, Dr Bartington joins @DTyfieldfor an in-depth discussion air quality, and the challenge of developing policy responses to such a complex issue.

podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david…

🗓️: On 4-7 November, BactiVac Network will hold their fifth Annual Network Meeting in Vietnam.

All the information about the programme, and details on how to register, can be found via the post below ⬇️

Thanks to your generosity, PhD student Hannah Gunter was able to set up a field lab to support research aiming to understand pollution pathways and improve access to safe potable water in the Himalayas.

Help us protect our planet: birmingham.ac.uk/birmingham-in-… #BirminghamAction

Earlier this month, Uni of Birmingham hosted its first Horizon Europe Insights Day, in collaboration with Innovate UK and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Read our article, featuring a conversation with Prof. Iseult Lynch 💙, on how Horizon Europe funding aids interdisciplinary research.

birmingham.ac.uk/research/idr/c…

Today is #ForestDay .

A 2022 study, from a team including Tom Pugh, explored the delicate balance between forests and climate change. Trees suck CO2 out of the air and host biodiversity - but only if droughts, wildfires etc. don't kill them first.

birmingham.ac.uk/news/2022/fore…

There's still more to come as we build up to #WorldWaterDay .

Join Prof. Wouter Buytaert (Wouter Buytaert) of Imperial College London at 1200 today (UK time) for his talk 'Hydrological knowledge co-production and inclusive governance in mountain river basins'.

bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Later today, join Dr Tahmina Yasmin (Tahmina Yasmin) for a #WorldWaterDay talk called 'Pathways to Sustainability: Navigating the contested regime of freshwater sand mining through a nexus perspective'.

Click to join our meeting at 1200 (UK time)

bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Today's Uni of Birmingham #WorldWaterDay event sees Dr Anabelle Houdret from IDOS_research join us for a talk titled 'Conflict or cooperation? Test the water!'

Click the link below to sign up for our Zoom meeting at 1200 (UK time).

bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

There's still time to register for today's #WorldWaterDay talk with Prof Berit Arheimer (Professor Berit Arheimer) from IAHS_AISH.

Click the link below to sign up for our Zoom meeting at 1200 (UK time).

bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🗓️: On Friday, experts from various fields will discuss the urgent need for action to address the global water crisis.

Book your free place for a #WorldWaterDay event, chaired by freshwaterflows, Prof. Iseult Lynch 💙 and Stefan Krause.

birmingham.ac.uk/university/col…