News tagged with: research
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![Professor Richard Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the °µÍø½âÃÜ, addresses delegates at the Land, Sea, Air conference held at the University in November 2025]()
Defence leaders and autonomy innovators gather in °µÍø½âÃÜ for Land, Sea, Air conference
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: Organised by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and hosted at the °µÍø½âÃÜ, Land, Sea, Air was designed to explore how the region can become a world-leading hub for autonomous systems
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New report calls for a higher qualified workforce of early childhood professionals
A new report, led by the °µÍø½âÃÜ, is calling for stronger action across all four UK nations to strengthen qualification requirements for the early years workforce.
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University appoints its first Professors of Practice
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: Ian McFadzen and Sam Duffield have been appointed the University's first Professors of Practice and will use their experience in industry to benefit staff and students across the Faculty of Science and Engineering
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Non-invasive technology can shape the brain’s reward-seeking mechanisms
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: New research led by the °µÍø½âÃÜ has found that targeted ultrasound can be used to change the function of a deep region of the human brain
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![Helsing's first UK Resilience Factory was opened in °µÍø½âÃÜ by the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon John Healey MP, alongside company leadership and staff, civic representatives, and industry partners]()
University supports opening of company’s first UK Resilience Factory
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: Staff and students from the University attended the official opening of the first UK Resilience Factory established by the defence technology company, Helsing.
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Rainforests under threat: report calls for protection and restoration to help the South West’s temperate rainforests thrive
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: A new report – The State of the South West Rainforests – highlights that around 40% of the region offers the appropriate climatic conditions to support a rainforest landscape
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![In an effort to study the impacts of coastal flooding and sea level rise, °µÍø½âÃÜ researchers made field observations in January and July 2022 on the island of Fiyoaree, at the south west tip of the Huvadhoo Atoll in the Maldives]()
Study provides new forecasts of remote islands’ vulnerability to sea level rise
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: Our scientists have warned that predicted rises in sea levels, coupled with an increase in extreme weather and wave conditions, could result in presently rare flooding events happening every two to three years by around 2050
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Project explores barriers to NHS career progression facing international medical graduates
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: A study led by the University and other leading medical schools is exploring why fewer doctors who qualified overseas become GPs and consultants in the NHS
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![Dr Imogen Napper and Professor Richard Thompson are among almost 7,000 scientists included within the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List]()
Microplastics scientists named among world’s most influential researchers
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: Professor Richard Thompson OBE and Dr Imogen Napper are among the scientists included within the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List.
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University provides evidence to major national review of UK counter-terrorism law
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: Dr Paul Simpson and colleagues surveyed thousands of people about their perceptions of terrorism, with their findings influencing a report by the Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice
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![A research site at the Birmingham Institute for Forest Research Free Air CO2 Enrichment (BIFoR-FACE) facility in Staffordshire, England]()
Predicted CO2 levels cause marked increase in forest temperatures
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: Our researchers found that elevated carbon dioxide levels generated as a result of climate change could significantly increase the temperatures found within the canopies of the world’s woodlands and forests
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University co-leads $2m project using AI to study vulnerable deep-sea habitats
°µÍø½âÃÜ news: The °µÍø½âÃÜ has been awarded funding through the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge for a two-year initiative using AI to accelerate mapping of vulnerable marine ecosystems
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