New clues about why non-smokers, as well as smokers, develop chronic lung disease revealed

A group of researchers led by the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham has discovered genetic differences that put some people at higher risk than others of developing chronic lung disease. The new study, published in Nature Geneti...

Alice Roberts announced as keynote speaker at UK’s largest university technicians’ summit

The anthropologist, author and TV presenter - Alice Roberts, has been announced as the first keynote speaker for the Higher Education Technicians Summit (HETS) 2019, the UK’s biggest conference for university and research institute technic...

Midlands ICURE Ev­ents To Showcase University Spin-out Companies

Eleven new university spin-out companies are gearing up to present their ideas later this month at two showcase events in London and Birmingham. They will be going all out to convince an invited audience of funders and investors to support their...

Registration for HETS 2019 is now open

The national Higher Education Technicians Summit 2019 (#HETS2019) at the University of Birmingham, aims to share best practice and promote a professional identity for technical staff in higher education and research institutes in both the UK and...

Placement programme launches for Midlands’ university technicians

A new placement programme has launched for university technicians to enable them to exchange skills, share experience and best practice. The Technical Skills Placement Programme is being introduced by Midlands Innovation to support technica...

The ERA Vision

The Midlands Energy Conference took place on 26th November. The event brought together over 300 academics, business people and representatives from government, to discuss the latest developments in energy research and innovation.  The...