UHB and Cambridge University Hospitals win government funding for ground-breaking AI in radiotherapy
A machine learning technology that helps cut the time patients wait for life-saving cancer treatment has been successful in the latest round of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health and Care Awa…
£1.5m funding for youth mental health research
The Institute for Mental Health at BHP founder member the University of Birmingham has been awarded £1.5M from the Wolfson Foundation to fund a research centre focused on supporting youth mental heal…
Urine test for bladder cancer to be developed by University of Birmingham and Nonacus
BHP founder-member the University of Birmingham and Nonacus, a provider of genetic testing products for precision medicine and liquid biopsy, have partnered to develop a non-invasive test for bladder…
Blood cancer trial sponsored by the University of Birmingham opens for recruitment
A new Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial being sponsored by BHP founder-member the University of Birmingham has opened for recruitment – aiming to investigate the efficacy of a novel treatment…
Advanced Therapies Skills Training Network comes to Birmingham
The University of Birmingham has been confirmed as the third National Training Centre in the Advanced Therapies Skills Training Network (ATSTN) initiative.
The initiative is designed to develop an…
Increased risk of chronic kidney disease in people with ‘healthy’ obesity
People with ‘healthy’ obesity have a 66% increased risk of chronic kidney disease compared to metabolically healthy individuals with normal weight, finds a new study led by the University of Birmingh…