Keep up to date with the latest news related to and involving our Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Research students from around the school.
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- Professor Nicholas Wheeler, Professor of International Relations at the University of Birmingham talks about the newly established Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security and our exciting new MSc in Global Cooperation and Security.
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- Tuesday 18th June 2013
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- This new module from the International Development Department which will be taught on our Masters and Distance Learning degrees will explore historical and current debates around the various perceptions of disability, and will consider their impact on international policy and practice, particularly in the areas of education, health, livelihoods and conflict recovery.
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- Thursday 13th June 2013
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- In the latest Guardian University Guide 2014 Birmingham ranked 15th out of 128 institutions surveyed. The School of Government and Society performed well both with Politics and Sociology appearing in the top 10 in their respective fields.
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- Friday 7th June 2013
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- "At the last UK general election all three main parties pledged to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income on foreign aid. The 2010 Coalition government's agreement not only ratified this figure but vowed to "enshrine this commitment in law". Three years on, this bill has still not been enacted by parliament and was notably missing from the 2013 Queen's Speech."
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- Friday 31st May 2013
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- This event brought together two of the world's most respected specialists on the Russian economy to discuss the most important issues relating to economic policy and performance in Russia today.
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- Thursday 30th May 2013
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- The College of Social Sciences is proud of its extensive links with universities and other strategic partners throughout the world. Through our network of global partnerships, we engage in a wide range of activities including staff and student exchange and collaboration in research and teaching.
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- Wednesday 22nd May 2013
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- I chose to study at Birmingham because for me it offered a great balance between being at the heart of a dynamic city, having a really large campus, a really large university with lots of activities, the politics department which I'm involved in is in the top ten of the country and of course, Birmingham is in the top three of the British University sports rankings, which is a big seller for me.
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- Tuesday 21st May 2013
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- This exciting taught module is offered as part of our new Global Cooperation and Security MSc. Taught by Professor Mark Webber Global Cooperation in Practice examines how academic debates on cooperation and policy-making stand up against the actual experience of implementation.
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- Tuesday 21st May 2013
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- This exciting taught module is offered as part of our new Global Cooperation and Security MSc. Taught by Professor Nicholas Wheeler this module provides advanced theoretical training in how to think about the challenges of building security in an uncertain world characterised by multi-level interactions and unprecedented levels of global interconnectedness.
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- Tuesday 21st May 2013
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- This exciting degree programme is offered exclusively through the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS), comprised of a number of leading scholars in the field of security who regularly produce cutting edge, internationally renowned research.
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- Tuesday 21st May 2013