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"Missing" 200,000 may lose out on Pupil Premium and Free School Meals

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More than 200,000 of England's "super-deprived" secondary school children may be missing out on free school meals and the Pupil Premium because they don't show up on official figures, new research shows.
Date:
Monday 3rd December 2012
Categories:
Research, Social Sciences

Georgian Ambassador Visits CREES

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Highlighting the deep interest in the politics, society and history of the Caucasus at the University of Birmingham and the strong links between the Centre for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) and the diplomatic community, CREES hosted Georgia's Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland Giorgi Badridze on Wednesday 21 November 2012.
Date:
Thursday 29th November 2012
Categories:
Research, Social Sciences

Lessons from London, the road to Rio: conference examines leveraging legacies of major sporting events

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International sports legacy experts will convene at the University of Birmingham this week to discuss the rationale behind hosting global mega-events and their lasting impact.
Date:
Monday 26th November 2012
Categories:
International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Research, Sport

University's Lapworth Museum wins heritage lottery grant and seeks volunteers to help shape its redevelopment

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The Lapworth Museum of Geology at the University of Birmingham has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund Development grant of £130,000 to progress plans to apply for a full grant for a major redevelopment project to create a significantly improved visitor experience and widen its access to young people, the public, and schools.
Date:
Thursday 15th November 2012
Categories:
Alumni, Life and Environmental Sciences, Research, Students, Teaching

Brazilian and UK scientists explore research partnerships to improve safe exploitation of oil and gas

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The safe exploitation of deep water oil heads the agenda at an international research workshop hosted by the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande de Norte (UFRN) in Natal, Brazil this week.
Date:
Wednesday 14th November 2012
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, International, Life and Environmental Sciences, Research

Scientists design new lens with dual function set to revolutionise optical devices

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Scientists at the University of Birmingham have designed a lens using metamaterials that can function as a convex or a concave lens, according to research published today (13 November 2012) in the journal Nature Communications. By fabricating gold nano-rods on the glass, this new lens can magnify or demagnify objects, just by switching the polarisation of the light source.
Date:
Tuesday 13th November 2012
Categories:
Engineering and Physical Sciences, Research

Making the Olympic Start Line

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The performances at London 2012 thrilled a nation but what factors influenced those athletes development during childhood and adolescence to ensure they reached the Olympic starting line?
Date:
Friday 9th November 2012
Categories:
Research, Social Sciences, Teaching

Robots being used as classroom buddies for children with autism

Robots being used as classroom buddies for children with autism
Description
Robots are being used as classroom buddies for children with autism in a groundbreaking initiative that aims to improve social interaction and communication.
Date:
Thursday 8th November 2012
Categories:
Research, Social Sciences
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