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Health - Chemistry - 24.01.2009
Chemical commonly used in rubber product manufacture may cause cancer
A chemical, commonly used in the manufacture of rubber products, may cause cancer in workers regularly exposed to it, according to research published today ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The researchers from the University of Birmingham's Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found higher than expected rates of diagnosis and death from a number of cancers, amongst men working at a rubber plant in North Wales.
Environment - Health - 14.01.2009
Researchers to Discover how Nanoparticles Affect Health and the Environment
The University of Birmingham's School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences has secured funding of £500,000 for a new Facility for Environmental Nanoparticle Analysis and Characterisation (FENAC). Researchers at the facility will analyse the physical and chemical properties of nanoparticles and will look at whether they have significant adverse effects on human and environmental health.
Health - Mar 13
Oxford and Serum Institute of India sign IP license agreement to advance NipahB vaccine candidate
Oxford and Serum Institute of India sign IP license agreement to advance NipahB vaccine candidate
Career - Mar 13
Faye Holland joins pioneering Cambridge x Manchester collaboration as Partnership Director
Faye Holland joins pioneering Cambridge x Manchester collaboration as Partnership Director

Economics - Mar 13
£9.6M SATURN-2 programme launched to deliver the UK's next generation of nuclear experts
£9.6M SATURN-2 programme launched to deliver the UK's next generation of nuclear experts

Health - Mar 12
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences designated as the WHO Collaborating Centre on Primary Health Care
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences designated as the WHO Collaborating Centre on Primary Health Care
