
Social care experts at the University of Birmingham have launched a series of guides and a training video to improve support...
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Manage Their Period: Redbridge Council Partners with Binti to Launch Period Dignity Campaign This International Women’s Day, Redbridge...2025-03-15
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Thousands of families faced with a potential health hazard from living in mouldy homes are breathing easier following a...2025-03-10
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Benefits of fasting during Ramadan
Fasting during Ramadan offers various spiritual, physical, and psychological benefits: 1. Spiritual Benefits: Increased God-consciousness (Taqwa): Fasting encourages self-discipline and strengthens a person’s relationship with God, promoting a higher level of devotion and mindfulness. Purification of...2025-03-09 676 0 -
Aston University installs £1.5m mass spectrometer to study biological membranes
The £1.5m mass spectrometer will enable the study of proteins, lipids and metabolites in cell membranes in exceptional detail The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) awarded the funds and Dr Ivana Milic leads the...2025-03-08 1780 0 -
NHS patients receive first home-grown blood plasma treatments
Treatments will help save 17,000 NHS patients’ lives every year Move will deliver government’s Plan for Change by building domestic medical supply chains, reducing reliance on imports and with savings between £5 million to £10 million...2025-03-06 742 0 -
Transforming neglected empty homes into new family homes
In the past year, Birmingham City Council’s Empty Homes Team has brought 369 empty homes back into use. Birmingham City Council is encouraging residents to report empty properties to them so they can be brought back...2025-03-04 1651 0 -
Research hub helps UK citizens INHABIT healthier homes
Experts at the Universities of Birmingham and Edinburgh are leading a major research project aiming to accelerate the creation of healthy, net zero homes across the UK where everyone enjoys clean air and comfort indoors. Homes...2025-03-03 10097 0 -
“Light up Your Life”: Stop smoking campaign launches across Birmingham and Solihull
The Birmingham and Solihull Tobacco Control Alliance has launched a campaign to help you light up your life, by giving up smoking. Throughout February and March, the “Light Up Your Life” campaign will feature across social media, radio,...2025-03-01 1032 0 -
McCarthy Stone Foundation’s Dementia Grants Programme to Open 14 February
The Foundation is offering around 20 grants of up to £7,500 each to help with the project costs of running dementia clubs and memory cafes in areas of high deprivation affecting older people over the age...2025-02-12 6983 0