New system allows trainee doctors to use virtual reality to learn diagnoses
Academics have created a new virtual reality tool which allows medical students to replicate eye examinations and learn first-hand how to diagnose difficult to spot[…]
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Academy opens doors to a new generation of engineers
The University of Wolverhampton has taken its partnership with Morgan Motor Company to the next level with the opening of a new academy for budding[…]
Full STEAM ahead as hi-tech innovation centre bringing together business and the arts opens
A brand new £5 million state-of-the-art collaborative space for businesses, artists and academics to work together on new innovative projects has been opened in Birmingham. West[…]
Virtual reality experience allows users to step back in time to the Coventry Blitz
A new virtual reality experience will allow people to experience what the 1940 Coventry Blitz was like. Coventry University led a project which gave participants the[…]
Maternity care for pregnant women with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes ‘must improve’, researchers say.
A study by academics at Coventry University has found a lack of awareness among midwives and health professionals of the conditions and the number of[…]
Businesses tasked with finding NHS solutions at two-day hacking event
West Midlands businesses have taken part in a two-day hacking event aimed at improving NHS access for the region’s patients. Birmingham City University is running the[…]
Students thrust magnesium back in to the spotlight
Birmingham City University students are being challenged to showcase the potential uses of magnesium within the aerospace sector as part of a competition being[…]
Verbal aggression by patients linked with higher level of anger among mental health nurses than physical advances, new research shows
Exposure to targeted, personal and verbal aggression by patients can adversely affect mental health nurses decision-making regarding physical restraint, new research in the world’s leading[…]
Augmented Reality system to help medical professionals
A mixed reality system which allows medical practitioners to view and interact with virtual replicas of patients’ organs, bones or body parts is being developed[…]
Digital tech industries to add £2 billion to region’s economy and create 14,000 jobs
A new report revealing that tech and digital industries could add more than £2 billion to the West Midlands economy and create thousands of new[…]