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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

Preparation more effective than emergency aid in dealing with climate-related disasters, experts claim

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Emergency aid provided in the aftermath of natural disasters like floods, earthquakes and tsunamis, has "critical shortcomings" that could be overcome with better preparation, experts say.
Date:
Thursday 29th November 2012
Categories:
Social Sciences

Boots International boosts student employment at Birmingham Business School

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Boots International has opted to promote their new International Graduate Scheme exclusively to BSc Business Management students at Birmingham Business School.
Date:
Wednesday 28th November 2012
Categories:
Corporate Services, Social Sciences, Students, Teaching

Murdoch Marries Blair: Anji Hunter and Adam Boulton discuss politics, the media and business

Murdoch Marries Blair: Anji Hunter and Adam Boulton discuss politics, the media and business
Description
Business leaders must learn how to use the media and influence politicians if they want to succeed, a Westminster power couple revealed last night (Thurs).
Date:
Friday 16th November 2012
Categories:
Social Sciences

Making the Olympic Start Line

Description
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

Premiership referees more likely to book foreign ethnic minority players

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A major analysis of referee's decisions in the Premier League has shown that officials are around 15% more likely to book foreign players who are from the same background as the most sizable ethnic minority groups in the UK. The analysis by researchers from the Universities of Birmingham, Cambridge and Oxford used the extensive in-match dataset collected by OPTA Sportsdata for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons covering 760 games in total.
Date:
Friday 5th October 2012
Categories:
Research, Social Sciences
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