Alumni Latest News and Archive Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/newscentre.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-05-26T00:49:39Z Frances Worrall

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.

2013-05-21T10:28:00Z 2013-05-21T16:32:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/05/Ask-the-expert-live-chat-with-Diane-Job.aspx Amy Cory

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.

2013-03-26T15:09:00Z 2013-03-27T16:48:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/03/26Mar-Show-your-support-for-autism-by-wearing-blue.aspx Dean Miller

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.

2013-02-22T13:08:00Z 2013-02-25T10:40:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/02/Pharmacy-investment-prescribed-for-Birmingham.aspx Dean Miller

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.

2013-02-18T15:49:00Z 2013-02-25T10:51:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/12/Soccer-bookings-show-ethnic-discrimination.aspx Amy Cory

New research from the School of Psychology has revealed your dinner date can make you put on weight.

2013-02-18T15:48:00Z 2013-03-07T12:08:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/10/Weighty-issue-for-dinner-dates.aspx Amy Cory

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.

2013-02-08T17:16:00Z 2013-02-08T17:09:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/02/Ask-the-Expert-live-chat-with-Dr-Jo-Morris.aspx Andy Tootell

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.

2013-02-04T00:01:00Z 2013-02-05T16:40:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2013/01/Groundbreaking-research-provides-hope-for-millions-of-cancer-patients.aspx Amy Cory

Robots have been helping researchers at the University improve social interaction and communication with autistic children in the school classroom.

2012-12-05T09:47:00Z 2012-12-12T14:28:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/12/Robot-buddies-enter-the-classroom.aspx Amy Cory

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.

2012-12-03T21:12:00Z 2012-12-05T10:08:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/12/New-music-building-is-opened-in-style.aspx Dean Miller

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.

2012-09-25T10:44:00Z 2012-10-04T12:15:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/10/Oct-Birmingham-Fellow-developing-new-treatment-for-breast-cancer.aspx Dean Miller

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.

2012-09-25T10:29:00Z 2012-10-04T12:18:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/10/Oct-University-builds-the-countrys-first-hydrogen-powered-train.aspx Dean Miller

Information on Student development scholarship: My time in Kenya

2012-09-20T11:48:00Z 2012-09-20T11:35:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/09/Student-development-scholarship-My-time-in-Kenya-.aspx Amy Cory

"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.

2012-08-07T16:13:00Z 2012-08-20T09:53:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/08/August-Expert-Panel-Debates-Olympic-Legacy.aspx Joanna Clark

The limited participation of Muslim sportswomen in international sport is highlighted in a new paper by Birmingham academics.

2012-08-01T16:56:00Z 2012-08-08T10:11:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/08/August-Exclusion-of-Muslim-sportswomen-highlighted.aspx Amy Cory

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.

2012-06-07T14:28:00Z 2012-06-07T14:25:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/07June-Shakespeare-Institute-turns-60.aspx Amy Cory

The Department of Metallurgy and Materials invites you to a one-day workshop on the application of electricity and hydrogen to waterways transportation.

2012-06-07T12:46:00Z 2012-06-07T13:46:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Find-out-how-electricity-and-hydrogen-are-transforming-the-waterways-.aspx Amy Cory

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.

2012-06-07T10:24:00Z 2012-06-07T09:47:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/07June-Birmingham-launches-new-Public-Service-Academy.aspx Amy Cory

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

2012-06-06T15:55:00Z 2012-06-06T15:38:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Search-for-the-hero-inside-yourself.aspx Amy Cory

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.

2012-06-06T13:59:00Z 2012-06-06T13:52:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Go-Behind-the-Scenes-with-the-Universitys-inspirational-experts.aspx Amy Cory

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.

2012-06-06T13:58:00Z 2012-06-06T13:12:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/06/06June-Ordinary-black-hole-unearthed.aspx Amy Cory

Thanks to you, more than £500 was raised for Birmingham's life changing autism research on World Autism Awareness Day (Monday 2 April).

2012-04-10T08:00:00Z 2012-04-12T10:26:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/04Apr-Action-for-autism.aspx Amy Cory

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.

2012-04-07T09:00:00Z 2012-04-12T11:41:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/05Apr-21st-Century-medical-hub.aspx Amy Cory

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.

2012-04-06T13:00:00Z 2012-04-05T12:31:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2012/04/05Apr-Queens-Prize-marks-sweet-success.aspx Amy Cory

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by pervasive difficulties and delays in social and communication skills, as well as restricted interests and repetitive behaviours.

2012-04-05T09:51:00Z 2012-04-05T10:54:00Z 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 Dean Miller

Information on Great Run raises thousands for cancer research

2011-10-27T15:24:00Z 2011-10-27T14:58:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2011/10/Great-Run-raises-thousands-for-cancer-research.aspx Dean Miller

University Birmingham Researchers

2011-10-06T17:24:00Z 2011-10-06T11:02:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2011/10/GlobalresearchtalentdrawntoBirmingham.aspx Alexander Donohue

Merger aims to bolster research for people suffering from cancer and other wasting diseases

2010-12-17T10:13:00Z 2010-12-17T09:58:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/biotechfirmbolsterscancerresearch.aspx Rebecca Kilcullen

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.

2010-10-21T17:01:00Z 2010-10-26T11:22:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/October2010/Bloodcancer.aspx Mr Jon Winterbourn (admin)

Is feeding the birds in your garden helping or harming them? New research aims to find out.

2010-09-15T20:56:00Z 2010-09-06T21:58:00Z http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/news/items/2010/July2010/birdloverswanted.aspx