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20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies International Colloquium

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Dr Louise Hardwick was invited to visit Georgia Institute of Technology by Assistant Professor Dr Michael Wiedorn, a specialist in Francophone Caribbean cultures.
Date:
04/04/2013

People, Products, Pests and Pets: the discursive representation of animals

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A major new research collaboration between Professor Guy Cook, from the Department of Education & Professional Studies, King's College London and Dr Alison Sealey at the University of Birmingham.
Date:
03/04/2013

Figurative Language, Genre and Register

Figurative Language, Genre and Register
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Jeannette Littlemore co-authors a book on Figurative Language, Genre and Register. Information about the book and a podcast from Jeannette and her two co-authors, Alice Deignan and Elena Semino can be found here on the Cambridge University Press Website.
Date:
03/04/2013

How Pentecostalism went global

How Pentecostalism went global
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Professor Allan Anderson is interviewed by Joshua Keating about the movements rapid growth
Date:
28/03/2013

Professor Jean McHale leads Birmingham Policy Commission: Healthy Ageing in the 21st Century

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Professor of Health Care Law is leading (with Professor Heather Draper) the third Birmingham Policy Commission, which is exploring how good ageing in a multi-cultural society is defined. It will look in particular at how good health in later life can be promoted.
Date:
28/03/2013

Birmingham Heroes: Ewan Fernie

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Professor Ewan Fernie discusses teaching and learning in the new postgraduate programmes in Shakespeare and Creativity and the extraordinary creative environments of Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham.
Date:
26/03/2013

Sadiah Qureshi: Recovering the past to improve humanity's future

Sadiah Qureshi: Recovering the past to improve humanity's future
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Sadiah Qureshi features in the latest Birmingham Heroes campaign.
Date:
26/03/2013

British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship Award

British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship  Award
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Charlotte Hempel has been awarded a prestigious British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship for the academic year 2013-2014 to work on a project entitled: The Development of Complex Literary Traditions in the Second Temple Period.
Date:
26/03/2013

Iraq - a conflict designed on deceptions

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Professor Scott Lucas reflects on the war on Iraq, 10 years after the US warplanes launched the first phase.
Date:
26/03/2013

Gay marriage in Britain: a history

Gay marriage in Britain: a history
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History student Hannah Whitton uses paper dolls and mime to illustrate the history of gay marriage in The Guardian student film competition finalist video.
Date:
25/03/2013
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