Alumni Latest News and Archive http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/newscentre.aspx?TaxonomyKey=0/1/187/195&NewsArchiveOrig__List_GoToPage=4&SyndicationType=1 Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/05/Ask-the-expert-live-chat-with-Diane-Job.aspx On Friday 10th May Diane Job, Director of Library Services, discussed the University's new library in an #AskTheExpert Twitter session. Read the full transcript from the event. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/05/Ask-the-expert-live-chat-with-Diane-Job.aspx ask the expert Diane Job library http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/03/26Mar-Show-your-support-for-autism-by-wearing-blue.aspx 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. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:09:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/03/26Mar-Show-your-support-for-autism-by-wearing-blue.aspx autism Old Joe clock tower wear blue ACER http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/02/Pharmacy-investment-prescribed-for-Birmingham.aspx 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. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:08:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/02/Pharmacy-investment-prescribed-for-Birmingham.aspx medical and dental sciences http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/12/Soccer-bookings-show-ethnic-discrimination.aspx 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. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:49:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/12/Soccer-bookings-show-ethnic-discrimination.aspx football research discrimination http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/10/Weighty-issue-for-dinner-dates.aspx New research from the School of Psychology has revealed your dinner date can make you put on weight. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:48:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/10/Weighty-issue-for-dinner-dates.aspx School of Psychology research http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/02/Ask-the-Expert-live-chat-with-Dr-Jo-Morris.aspx 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. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:16:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/02/Ask-the-Expert-live-chat-with-Dr-Jo-Morris.aspx Breast cancer cancer live chat ask the expert Breast Cancer Campaign research twitter http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/01/Groundbreaking-research-provides-hope-for-millions-of-cancer-patients.aspx Prostate cancer affects one in nine men in the UK, making it the most common cancer among the country's men. This World Cancer Day (Monday 4 February), you can help us to beat the disease with support for a pioneering clinical trial. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/01/Groundbreaking-research-provides-hope-for-millions-of-cancer-patients.aspx cancer Breast cancer prostate cancer brain cancer in children http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/12/Robot-buddies-enter-the-classroom.aspx Robots have been helping researchers at the University improve social interaction and communication with autistic children in the school classroom. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:47:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/12/Robot-buddies-enter-the-classroom.aspx robots School of Education research teaching http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/12/New-music-building-is-opened-in-style.aspx 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. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:12:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/12/New-music-building-is-opened-in-style.aspx Music Bramall Music Building alumni event http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/10/Oct-Birmingham-Fellow-developing-new-treatment-for-breast-cancer.aspx A researcher at the University is pioneering a new approach to breast cancer research, seeking to combat the increasing resistance to treatments of the disease that claims around 11,000 lives annually. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:44:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/10/Oct-Birmingham-Fellow-developing-new-treatment-for-breast-cancer.aspx Cancer research bitesize Giving http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/10/Oct-University-builds-the-countrys-first-hydrogen-powered-train.aspx A hydrogen powered locomotive, the first of its kind to run in the UK, has been developed by the University of Birmingham as part of a competition organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:29:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/10/Oct-University-builds-the-countrys-first-hydrogen-powered-train.aspx hydrogen train engineering bitesize http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/09/Student-development-scholarship-My-time-in-Kenya-.aspx Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:48:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/09/Student-development-scholarship-My-time-in-Kenya-.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/08/August-Expert-Panel-Debates-Olympic-Legacy.aspx "Will London 2012 'inspire a generation' and be the first Olympics to deliver a participatory legacy?" was the theme of an open debate at the Bramall Music Building. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:13:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/08/August-Expert-Panel-Debates-Olympic-Legacy.aspx olympics legacy Physical activity and health Physical activity UBSport http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/08/August-Exclusion-of-Muslim-sportswomen-highlighted.aspx The limited participation of Muslim sportswomen in international sport is highlighted in a new paper by Birmingham academics. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:56:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/08/August-Exclusion-of-Muslim-sportswomen-highlighted.aspx Muslim women sport research olympics http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/07June-Shakespeare-Institute-turns-60.aspx Last month, current and past students of the Shakespeare Institute came together in Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Institute, looking back on a diamond collection of memories. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:28:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/07June-Shakespeare-Institute-turns-60.aspx Shakespeare Institute http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Find-out-how-electricity-and-hydrogen-are-transforming-the-waterways-.aspx The Department of Metallurgy and Materials invites you to a one-day workshop on the application of electricity and hydrogen to waterways transportation. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:46:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Find-out-how-electricity-and-hydrogen-are-transforming-the-waterways-.aspx Hydrogen electricity rex harris http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/07June-Birmingham-launches-new-Public-Service-Academy.aspx The University of Birmingham has long been known for its world-leading expertise in the reform of public services and has recently established the Public Service Academy which seeks to build on this expertise and provide a platform for strategic interaction with a range of national and international public service partners. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:24:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/07June-Birmingham-launches-new-Public-Service-Academy.aspx Public Services Academy http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Search-for-the-hero-inside-yourself.aspx For the first time, members of the alumni community can be found across the London Underground and at train stations and airports up and down the country as part of the University's Heroes campaign celebrating excellence in many different fields Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:55:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Search-for-the-hero-inside-yourself.aspx Birmingham Heroes hannah england Dean Miller Lorna Turnham matt bridge Joan Duda Eleanor Jones Bud Baldaro http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Go-Behind-the-Scenes-with-the-Universitys-inspirational-experts.aspx Five of the University's most inspirational experts are taking part in a competition which is offering you the chance to join in with their exciting work. For one day only, five lucky winners will go Behind the Scenes with an academic of their choice and experience firsthand some of the most exciting research taking place at the University. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:59:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Go-Behind-the-Scenes-with-the-Universitys-inspirational-experts.aspx behind the scenes competition inspirational academics http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Ordinary-black-hole-unearthed.aspx Scientists from the University of Birmingham have discovered evidence of an ordinary black hole in the Centauraus A galaxy, more than 12 million light years away. Leading an international team of astronomers, the researchers have detected a 'garden variety' black hole for the first time outside the immediate neighbourhood of our galaxy. Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:58:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Ordinary-black-hole-unearthed.aspx black hole http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/04Apr-Action-for-autism.aspx Thanks to you, more than £500 was raised for Birmingham's life changing autism research on World Autism Awareness Day (Monday 2 April). Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/04Apr-Action-for-autism.aspx autism Circles of Influence http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/05Apr-21st-Century-medical-hub.aspx Alumni, donors, staff and students were joined by Sir Doug Ellis, former Aston Villa Chairman, at the opening of the new £2 million Medical School Foyer and Barnes Library. Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/05Apr-21st-Century-medical-hub.aspx Doug Ellis medical school Barnes Library Vice-Chancellor http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/05Apr-Queens-Prize-marks-sweet-success.aspx It comes in many forms, flavours and colours – as a snack on the go, a luxury treat or a soothing drink – but it's not often that chocolate leads the way to Buckingham Palace. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/05Apr-Queens-Prize-marks-sweet-success.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/05Apr-Early-assessment-and-intervention-with-autism-and-related-developmental-difficulties-–-benefits-and-challenges.aspx Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by pervasive difficulties and delays in social and communication skills, as well as restricted interests and repetitive behaviours. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:51:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/05Apr-Early-assessment-and-intervention-with-autism-and-related-developmental-difficulties-–-benefits-and-challenges.aspx autism early intervention Dr Joe McCleery http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2011/10/Great-Run-raises-thousands-for-cancer-research.aspx Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:24:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2011/10/Great-Run-raises-thousands-for-cancer-research.aspx http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2011/10/GlobalresearchtalentdrawntoBirmingham.aspx University Birmingham Researchers Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:24:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2011/10/GlobalresearchtalentdrawntoBirmingham.aspx University of Bimingham researchers Fellowships http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/biotechfirmbolsterscancerresearch.aspx Merger aims to bolster research for people suffering from cancer and other wasting diseases Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:13:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/biotechfirmbolsterscancerresearch.aspx cancer biotechnology funding research http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/October2010/Bloodcancer.aspx A drug used to treat breast and cervical cancer can also target a weak point in some blood cancer tumours, researchers in the School of Cancer Sciences have discovered. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:01:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/October2010/Bloodcancer.aspx cancer research Birmingham university blood http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/July2010/birdloverswanted.aspx Is feeding the birds in your garden helping or harming them? New research aims to find out. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:56:00 GMT http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/July2010/birdloverswanted.aspx birds garden