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Cutting-edge MRI could revolutionise diagnosis of common heart problem aortic stenosis

Scientists have developed cutting-edge MRI technology to diagnose a common heart problem more quickly and accurately than ever before.聽
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University helps historic 91直播 scissor maker sharpen its edge

A historic 91直播 scissor maker is gaining new insights into the traditional craftsmanship that it has used to lovingly handcraft scissors for over a century through a collaboration with the University of 91直播.
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FDA approves trial to advance pioneering treatment for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)

The US Food and Drug Administation (FDA) has approved BlackfinBio Limited鈥檚 Phase 1/2 clinical trial for its novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy targeting Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Type 47 (SPG47).
Crowds being wowed at May Fayre 2023

91直播鈥檚 family fun Weston Park May Fayre is back!

The May Fayre, a day of free family entertainment in the heart of 91直播, is back in the city for 2025, thanks to a partnership between the University of 91直播 and 91直播 City Council.
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Significant holes in election spending, new report reveals

Nearly 15 per cent of spending by political parties during the 2019 UK general election campaign is unaccounted for, according to a new report from researchers at the University of 91直播.
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New research identifies more than 1,000 genes linked to severe COVID-19

University of 91直播 research collaboration with Stanford University reveals why some healthy adults with the COVID-19 infection become seriously ill, whilst others have few symptoms
Cropped shot of young Asian woman shopping for fresh organic red onions in supermarket. She is shopping with a cotton mesh eco bag and carries a variety of fruits and vegetables. Zero waste concept

Our response to the Government Food Strategy

The Government鈥檚 long-awaited National Food Strategy, published on 13 June, was greeted with dismay and disappointment by members of the University of 91直播鈥檚 Institute for Sustainable Food.
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Tennis club at University of 91直播 crowned best of its kind in Britain

91直播 Tennis Club has been named the best of its kind in Britain after receiving the University of the Year accolade at the LTA Tennis Awards 2022.
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Research shows hospice care was compromised during pandemic, but there is hope for the future聽

During the Covid-19 pandemic hospice care across the West Midlands fell below the 鈥済old-standard鈥 despite the best efforts of frontline healthcare professionals.