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Wednesday 5th September 2012

Birmingham Launches STEM Education Centre

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The University of Birmingham is to establish a STEM Education Centre, a direct legacy of the National HE STEM programme, which Birmingham has hosted since 2009. The new Centre will build upon previous work and profile of the University in leading science, technology, engineering and maths education at a national level.
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Wednesday 5th September 2012
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, Students, Teaching
Tuesday 4th September 2012

University researchers uncover the full scale and weaknesses of the monitoring of illegal file sharers

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Research by computer scientists at the University of Birmingham has found that the monitoring of online file sharing is more prevalent than previously thought. They also conclude that in many cases, the evidence gathered through monitoring is not admissible in court. This research will be presented tomorrow (Tuesday 4th September 2012) at the SecureComm Conference in Padua.
Date:
Tuesday 4th September 2012
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, Research
Tuesday 21st August 2012

Engineering students build UK's first hydrogen powered locomotive

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Engineering students and staff at the University of Birmingham have designed and built a prototype hydrogen powered locomotive, the first of its kind to operate in the UK.
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Tuesday 21st August 2012
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, Research
Thursday 16th August 2012

Research grants success at Birmingham: Awards up by 55%

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The University of Birmingham's research awards have risen from £93 million in 2010/11 to £145 million this year, a jump of over 55%.
Date:
Thursday 16th August 2012
Categories:
Arts and Law, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research, Social Sciences, Vice Chancellor
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