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Big Data for Development: Mobile phone data could be used to prevent the spread of epidemics in developing countries

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BOSTON - Computer scientists at the University of Birmingham have devised a new set of models, using mobile phone data, for studying the geographic evolution of country-wide epidemics and for understanding and planning the diffusion of information among the population to advise on strategies to avoid spreading the infection further.
Date:
Thursday 2nd May 2013
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, International, Research

UK-China collaboration to establish new computational resources for metabolomics

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A partnership between the University of Birmingham, BGI, the world's largest genomics organisation, and its open-access journal, GigaScience, has received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to develop a software platform for the analysis of large-scale environmental metabolomics data.
Date:
Friday 19th April 2013
Categories:
International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Research

University launches new institute to address biggest issues facing society

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250 years after the creation of the Lunar Society, which brought together leading industrialists, academics and philosophers to debate the biggest issues affecting society, the University of Birmingham is launching an Institute of Advanced Studies with a similar remit.
Date:
Tuesday 9th April 2013
Categories:
Arts and Law, Engineering and Physical Sciences, International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research, Social Sciences

Summer melt season is getting longer on the Antarctic Peninsula, new research shows

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New research from the Antarctic Peninsula published in the Journal of Geophysical Research shows that the summer melt season has been getting longer over the last 60 years. Dr Nick Barrand from the University of Birmingham led an analysis of data from 30 weather stations on the Antarctic Peninsula – a mountainous region extending northwards towards South America.
Date:
Wednesday 27th March 2013
Categories:
International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Research

Birmingham, Delhi and Yale to establish global justice programme

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The University of Birmingham is joining forces with Yale and Delhi to support the development of a pioneering global justice programme in India.
Date:
Wednesday 27th February 2013
Categories:
International, Research, Social Sciences, Students

University of Birmingham in Guangzhou to develop next steps for strategic partnership

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Senior representatives from the University of Birmingham are visiting Guangzhou this week to enhance the institution's extensive links with partners in the region.
Date:
Monday 25th February 2013
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research, Social Sciences

UK-India project set to enhance talent in atomic physics research

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A new partnership between Indian and UK scientists to develop talent and innovation in a progressive branch of atomic physics is now underway.
Date:
Wednesday 20th February 2013
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, International, Research, Students, Teaching

Birmingham and Nottingham projects to strengthen UK-Brazil research links

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The Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham have strengthened their collaborations with Brazilian institutions after securing funding for a number of country-specific research projects. Academics from both universities have won funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) to undertake research into priority areas spanning the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Date:
Monday 4th February 2013
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Research, Social Sciences
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