Keep up to date with the latest news and events from around the school and the wide-ranging projects our staff and students get involved with.
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- Richard Connolly presents his views on the prospects for the Russian economy at a corporate event for members at Chatham House (Royal Institute for International Affairs) in London on Wednesday 28th February.
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- Friday 1st March 2013
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- Benedict XVI told the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square on 24 February 2013 that his retirement 'doesn't mean abandoning the church'. Many Catholics, though, including those who are not church goers, consider his unexpected resignation as the Vicar of Christ, an ill-thought out decision that will lead to an irreparable desacralization of the role.
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- Friday 1st March 2013
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- A high profile political resignation following a legal scandal, allegations of sexual misconduct, two political 'partners' tearing at each other's throats, controversial candidates grabbing the headlines for the wrong reasons and the future positions of the Prime Minister and his Deputy placed under the microscope.
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- Thursday 28th February 2013
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- The University of Birmingham is joining forces with Yale to support the development of a pioneering global justice programme at the University of Delhi.
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- Thursday 28th February 2013
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- I studied and worked at CREES from 1999 until 2006, first as a PhD student and then as an ESRC postdoctoral fellow. Following a year as a lecturer with King's College London at the Royal Air Force College I am now a lecturer in International Security at the University of Nottingham's School of Politics & International Relations.
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- Tuesday 26th February 2013
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- CREES was an extraordinarily vibrant place to study. The interchange between all the different members of the centre, staff and students alike, was one aspect. But also having a focal point like the Baykov library coupled with regular seminars and the annual conference exposed you to a bewildering array of ideas and research.
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- Tuesday 26th February 2013
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- Our Undergraduate Open Days offer you the perfect opportunity to hear first-hand from our current undergraduates and teaching staff about living and learning at Birmingham.
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- Tuesday 26th February 2013
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- All delegations stayed in the same hotel, so were advised to remain "in-role" throughout the conference. And we found ourselves becoming embroiled in fascinating debates over meals and drinks with some very capable students from universities across America, Canada and Europe. It became evident to me that diplomacy requires a constant engagement in and consideration for major world issues, and that productive discussion can occur anywhere, from the formal debates in the conference, to the less formal encounters in lifts and at the bar!
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- Wednesday 20th February 2013
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- The general aura that surrounded the ongoing debates in the Defense Planning Group was indescribable. While certain delegates were returning to their 2nd/3rd Model NATO conference, others (such as Felix and I) were experiencing our very first. It was an absolute honour to be part of such an invaluable event and to be able to learn from such a diverse variety of students.
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- Wednesday 20th February 2013
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- Professor Nicholas Wheeler, Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science and International Studies as well as Director of the newly established Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security talks about why he came to the University of Birmingham.
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- Wednesday 13th February 2013