Latest alumni news

Georgia's Parliamentary Elections - Democracy in Action?

Description
On 01 October 2012 Georgia, a small post-Soviet state on the Black Sea coast with a population of 4.6 million people, conducted its 8th Parliamentary elections since 1990. The pre-election campaign was closely watched by the West and the number of international observers monitoring the elections was allegedly the country's largest-ever.
Date:
Wednesday 5th December 2012

Autumn Statement 2012

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Ahead of the government's Autumn Statement on Wednesday December 5, we ask six leading academics what they hope will be included and what the impact might be for everything from business and manufacturing to the high street and personal wealth.
Date:
Tuesday 4th December 2012

Georgian Ambassador Visits CREES

Description
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

Conference: Feeding Renewable Policy, 18 January 2013

Description
This event coincides with the passage through Parliament of the Energy Bill implementing Electricity Market Reform (EMR) which is concerned with giving priority to a low-carbon electricity strategy. This event will focus on policies needed to underpin a feed-in tariff system for funding renewable energy and also the sort of policy environment that is needed to ensure maximised expansion of renewable energy.
Date:
Thursday 22nd November 2012

Video: Brigid Jones, Birmingham City Councillor

Description
As a councillor in Birmingham I represent Selly Oak which is a very heavily populated student area. About 1 in 3 of the residents there are students so having lived the student lifestyle there as it were, but also lived the settled lifestyle in that area as well, it's sort of given me a good knowledge of both sides of the community and how I can serve them both.
Date:
Monday 19th November 2012

We want to hear your views!

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We are very keen to hear feedback from you about our Public Management programme. We are very grateful to anyone who is able to provide us with a few minutes of their time to complete a short survey regarding this, to help us capture your ideas and views.
Date:
Thursday 1st November 2012

University of Birmingham sees impressive league table rise

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The University of Birmingham has been shortlisted as University of the Year in The Sunday Times University Guide 2013 and ranked at 13th overall in the UK, a rise of 12 places.
Date:
Tuesday 2nd October 2012

Alumni video profile: Christophe Laarman, MSc Contemporary Russian and East European Studies (2011)

Description
Christophe Laarman describes his experience of studying an MSc in Contemporary Russian and East European Studies at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham during his recent graduation.
Date:
Tuesday 28th August 2012

Masters video profile: Sonia Boddie, Masters in Public Administration

Description
Sonia Boddie, who is studying a Masters in Public Administration, talks about her experiences at Birmingham and the opportunities she has has whilst studying for her Masters.
Date:
Friday 24th August 2012

Masters video profile: Rhys Crilley, MA in International Relations (Terrorism and Political Violence)

Masters video profile: Rhys Crilley, MA in International Relations (Terrorism and Political Violence)
Description
Rhys Crilley talks about his choice to continue his studies at Birmingham after completing his Undergraduate study here and how the future looks for him in Postgraduate study.
Date:
Thursday 23rd August 2012
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