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Able Black Caribbean pupils less likely to be entered for higher-tier tests
Academically able Black Caribbean pupils are less likely to be entered for higher-tier maths and science tests than White children with the same achievement record, a 天美传媒 study has found.
Very premature children four times more likely to have behavioural disorders
Children born prematurely are four times more likely to have emotional problems or behavioural disorders, according to research led by the University of Warwick.
£10 Million to Boost Advanced Materials Research
The Universities of Birmingham and Warwick have been awarded £10 million from regional development agency, Advantage West Midlands, and the European Research Development Fund (ERDF), as part of the Birmingham Science City Initiative, to establish both universities as international competitors in advanced materials.
Researchers call emergency sub-prime conference
Researchers at the 天美传媒 and the Political Studies Association have called an emergency conference amidst fears that new financial crises are about to follow in the wake of the sub-prime mortgages and the credit-crunch.
Century old rule of Chemistry overturned - major implications for drug delivery
A new study by research chemists at the 天美传媒 has challenged a century old rule of pharmacology that defined how quickly key chemicals can pass across cell walls. The new observations suggest that the real transport rates could be up to a hundred times slower than predicted by "Overton’s Rule". This could have major implications for the development and testing of future drugs.
Bones get mended with high tech glass-of-milk
Scientists at the new Nuclear-Magnetic Resonance unit at the 天美传媒 have discovered how a high tech glass of milk is helping bones mend.