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Internationalising higher education: European academy underway at University of Birmingham

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More than 120 higher education professionals from over 20 countries are convening at the University of Birmingham this week for the European Association for International Education (EAIE) Spring Academy.
Date:
Tuesday 16th April 2013
Categories:
International

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

'Urgent need to improve international access to autism resources and training', say Birmingham experts

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As World Autism Day approaches (2 April) the Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER) at the University of Birmingham plans to extend its work to provide international training resources, strategies and programmes for practitioners and carers in different countries around the world.
Date:
Thursday 28th March 2013
Categories:
International, 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

Prospective joint clinical trials centre tops agenda for latest Sun Yat-Sen visit

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The creation of a new joint clinical trials unit based in Guangzhou's largest hospital is under discussion as its President visits the University of Birmingham this week.
Date:
Friday 15th March 2013
Categories:
International, Medical and Dental Sciences

Visiting pasts, developing futures: international conference explores relationships between tourism and cultural heritage

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Academics and professionals working in the fields of heritage and tourism from across the world will convene in Taipei, Taiwan this spring for a five-day conference focusing on the changing ways in which cultural heritage is used, represented and interpreted within the development of international tourism.
Date:
Friday 8th March 2013
Categories:
Arts and Law, International

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
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