From new research discoveries to the fascinating lives of our former students, there's always something interesting going on at Birmingham.
Read the latest stories from the Alumni Office below and for an exclusive preview of this month's news sign up for our e-newsletter, Birmingham Bite-size, by joining our online alumni community, your.bham.
Also check out the latest alumni publications in the form of the 2013 editions of Alumni News and The Difference Magazine.
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- More than one in 100 children are on the autism spectrum. This World Autism Awareness Day (Tuesday 2 April), you can help us give every child the best possible start in life with support for our groundbreaking research and wearing blue.
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- 26/03/2013
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- Alumni, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
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- A brand-new Pharmacy programme, launching this autumn, is set to play a key part in the College of Medical and Dental Science's research and teaching agenda.
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- 22/02/2013
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- Alumni, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
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- The behaviour seen on Premier League football pitches is indicative of the attitudes of wider society according to Dr James Reade, whose research collaboration with colleagues at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge has revealed that referees are more likely to unwittingly discriminate against certain ethnic groups than others.
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- 18/02/2013
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- Alumni, Research, Social Sciences, Sport
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- New research from the School of Psychology has revealed your dinner date can make you put on weight.
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- 18/02/2013
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- Alumni, Research, Social Sciences
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- On Friday 8 February, Dr Jo Morris, Senior Lecturer in the School of Cancer Sciences took part in a live chat answering your questions about her breast cancer research. If you missed it, here is the full transcript from the event, including the questions Jo ran out of time to answer. The full storify recap can also be viewed here.
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- 08/02/2013
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- Alumni, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research
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- 420 staff members, supporters and friends of the University gathered at the brand new Bramall Music Building at the end of November for a once-in-a-lifetime performance to officially open the state-of-the-art music facility.
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- 03/12/2012
- Categories:
- Alumni, Arts and Law, International, Research, Students