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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

Britain's first Professor of Morality appointed by the University of Birmingham

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The University of Birmingham is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Randall Curren as Professor of Moral and Virtue Education to the Jubilee Centre for Character and Values, in the School of Education.
Date:
Friday 1st February 2013
Categories:
Social Sciences

Indian alumnus makes shortlist for Man Booker International Prize

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University of Birmingham alumnus UR Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted for the fifth Man Booker International Prize, which recognises one writer for his or her achievement in fiction.
Date:
Thursday 31st January 2013
Categories:
Alumni, Arts and Law, International

Kraft/Cadbury Takeover: Does National Ownership Matter?

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Three years after the controversial take-over of British chocolate giant, Cadbury, Sir Dominic Cadbury, Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, reflects on the impact of Kraft's acquisition.
Date:
Wednesday 30th January 2013
Categories:
Alumni, Social Sciences, Students

Birmingham computer scientists take part in national cyber security challenge

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The University of Birmingham's School of Computer Science, along with 3 other leading university computer science departments in the UK, is taking part in a unique code-breaking competition as part of this year's Cyber Security Challenge UK.
Date:
Friday 25th January 2013
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, Research, Students

UK and USA collaborate in airborne climate science projects

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Birmingham scientists are taking part in the first scientific collaboration of its kind, where British and American scientists are trading skills and expertise and are using an unmanned robotic aircraft to gather high altitude atmospheric data.
Date:
Friday 25th January 2013
Categories:
International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Research

'Religion out of the box' – Cadbury Lecture series 2013

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The annual Edward Cadbury Lectures began this week with a unique look at the history, theology and culture of religion. Entitled 'Religion out of the box: Dialogues with academy, society and culture', the series comprises seven lectures lead by esteemed academics from across the country.
Date:
Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Categories:
Arts and Law

Rumours abound: Scientists analyse global Twitter gossip around Higgs boson discovery

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A model of the spread of gossip on Twitter prior to the Higgs boson discovery announcement has been developed by University of Birmingham computer scientists, according to research published on the online repository, ArXiv.
Date:
Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, Research
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