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Famous Birmingham graduates give students sound support through one-to-one mentoring

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Twelve lucky final year undergraduate students from the University of Birmingham will get a once in a lifetime opportunity to gain first hand career insight and guidance from famous Birmingham graduates at the top of their field, in a new initiative being launched today [Thursday 05 May].
Date:
Thursday 5th May 2011
Categories:
Alumni, Arts and Law, Corporate Services, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Social Sciences, Sport, Students

University of Birmingham to get more students involved with sport

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The University of Birmingham has been awarded £65,275 in National Lottery funding by Sport England to help encourage students to get more active whilst studying at University.'Who will you be?' is amongst 41 projects being backed by Sport England's £10million Active Universities fund to get more students playing sport, as part of the mass participation legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.The multi-sport project aims to increase participation by 15% by offering University of Birmingham students more choice
Date:
Thursday 31st March 2011
Categories:
Corporate Services, Sport, Students

Local historical memorabilia donated to Winterbourne House and Garden

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An original spade used by Margaret Nettlefold to cut the first sod at the local Moor Pool Estate has been donated to the University of Birmingham's heritage attraction, the Winterbourne House and Garden, by the current owner of the residue of the Estate, Grainger plc.
Date:
Thursday 31st March 2011
Categories:
Corporate Services, Students

University of Birmingham UK in knowledge exchange with Chicago institutions

Description
A senior delegation from the University of Birmingham, UK, will visit Chicago this week to further strengthen links with two of the City's major universities.
Date:
Monday 28th March 2011
Categories:
Corporate Services, International

University of Birmingham announces major new investment in the student experience, student financial support and 2012 tuition fees

University of Birmingham announces major new investment in the student experience, student financial support and 2012 tuition fees
Description
Today (Friday 25th March 2011), the University of Birmingham announced major new investments in activities to enhance the student experience, extend programmes that widen participation in Higher Education as well as providing generous financial support for students from lower income backgrounds.
Date:
Friday 25th March 2011
Categories:
Corporate Services, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Social Sciences, Students, Vice Chancellor

It's good to talk: University launches free speaker service for the city

It's good to talk: University launches free speaker service for the city
Description
The University of Birmingham has launched a new venture today [Thursday 10 March] that will see academics at the heart of the local community delivering talks on more than 100 topics ranging from Shakespeare to Sikhism.
Date:
Thursday 10th March 2011
Categories:
Corporate Services

Birmingham students to redress for fairtrade in collaborative fashion show

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One of the first UK Universities to receive fairtrade status is to host an ethical fashion show for Fairtrade Fortnight, which is encouraging you to 'show off your label' to improve the lives of clothing manufacturers in developing countries.
Date:
Tuesday 8th March 2011
Categories:
Corporate Services, Students

Green-fingered vegetable growing project at botanic garden

Green-fingered vegetable growing project at botanic garden
Description
Winterbourne House and Garden, a unique heritage attraction at the University of Birmingham, is running a community-based vegetable growing project with members of Birmingham's Islamic communities.
Date:
Thursday 24th February 2011
Categories:
Corporate Services
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