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£106m rail R&D investment gives the green light to Goole centre of excellence

The University of Birmingham wins funding as industry backs innovation development with twin site award

Birmingham Post

Ukraine recap: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the mystery of the mutiny that never was

Ukrainian units are forcing their Russian foes back by what on some days seems like a few metres at a time. But on June 24, at least some Russian troops moved much more rapidly toward their own capital.

The Conversation

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

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Student who lost hearing during studies horrified to be told he has brain tumour

Ned Hilton, 24, had been studying at the University of Birmingham when he was diagnosed with a grade 4 medulloblastoma tumour but eventually managed to complete his studies

Daily Mirror

Scientists using Britain's deepest mine to simulate how humans might live on Mars

The University of Birmingham has launched the Bio-SPHERE project in a Yorkshire tunnel network to enable researchers to recreate the conditions humans would experience in similar caverns in space

Daily Mirror

Mental health: research reveals harrowing impact of traumatic material on crime investigators

Rape, murders, torture, arson, acts of terrorism and even genocide: if there is one thing police and justice staff know, it is that humanity’s cruelty and destruction knows few bounds. In their jobs, the professionals working to bring offenders to justice are routinely exposed to traumatic experiences through written witness…

The Conversation

Blood test to spot ovarian cancer early could save 'thousands' in new trial

Ovarian cancer often gets diagnosed after it's too late as symptoms don't usually appear until its late stages.

Daily Record

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How better local employment support could help tackle UK labour shortages

There has been a rise in “economic inactivity” in the UK among people of working age since the start of the COVID pandemic. Although the trend peaked last year, an additional 420,000 people are now in this category compared with early 2020.

The Conversation

How brain cells are starved of energy in autophagy dysfunction: Study

Neurodegeneration in brain cells may occur when the normal cellular cleansing mechanism failed owing to declining levels of a coenzyme related to niacin and deprives cells of energy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kopalapillai Mahadeva obituary

Other lives: Professor of production engineering and management admired for his contributions to Tamil literature and culture in the UK

The Guardian - UK

How To Become A PGA Professional

PGA professionals play a key role in growing the game, have multiple career options and can play competitively. Here's How to become a PGA professional.

Golf Monthly

Dangerous exhaust particles ‘evading vehicle cleanup systems’

Study finds no sign of improvement in efforts to reduce smallest particles being emitted on busy London road

The Guardian - UK

Thousands with learning disabilities trapped in hospital, some for years

Report has inspired a Birmingham exhibition from street artist Foka Wolf titled Why are we stuck in hospital?

The Guardian - UK

Great Apes spin until they are dizzy to get ‘high’

Researchers found that great apes like gorillas and chimpanzees spin to deliberately make themselves dizzy.

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Clue to humans' desire to get high may lie in apes deliberately making themselves dizzy

The research, conducted by academics at the University of Warwick and the University of Birmingham, indicates findings could provide hints about human attempts to manipulate their mood and perception of reality

The Independent UK

Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind-altering experience

Researchers found that great apes like gorillas and chimpanzees spin to deliberately make themselves dizzy.

Dynamite News

New medicine to lower brain pressure might treat blinding IIH headaches: Study

A new experiment has discovered that patients suffering from 'blinding' headaches known as Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension (IIH) might be treated with an injectable peptide used to treat type 2 diabetes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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