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The birth of a child has drastic short-term effects on new mothers’ sleep, particularly during the first three months after birth. Researchers at the 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ have also found sleep duration and satisfaction is decreased up to six years after giving birth for both parents.

Sean Ellacott, 25, a third year PhD student at the 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ, , is attending Parliament to present his chemistry research about the interaction of self-assembling nanotubes with biological models, which are currently being considered for the delivery of anticancer drugs, to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Wednesday 13 March.

Changing the ventilation settings for children on life support can reduce the risk of damage to their lungs, researchers at the 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have found on computer simulated patients.

Ways to reduce social inequality in the West Midlands and boost productivity will be researched thanks to an £800,000 research project, led by Warwick Business School with WMG at the 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ, and City-REDI at the University of Birmingham.

Sibling bullying does have an effect on mental health later in life for both the victims and the bullies, it needs to be taken more seriously by parents and healthcare professionals. There are families where sibling bullying is more likely and can be prevented – says researchers in the Department of Psychology at the 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ.

Primary school children from three TSSMAT (The Small Schools Multi-Academy Trust) schools from Staffordshire will be building and racing their own Greenpower Formula Goblin electric cars with support from WMG at the 91Ó°ÊÓÆƽâ°æ. All three schools will compete at a national Greenpower race-day event in June.