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      <description>University of Birmingham reproductive medicine expert Dr Jackson Kirkman-Brown invites a group of male students to take part in an experimental 'Sperm Race' to explore what it takes to be the best out of millions in the BBC3 documentary How Sex Works tonight.</description>
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      <title>University of Birmingham appoints Alice Roberts as first Professor of Public Engagement in Science</title>
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      <description>Clinical anatomist, author and broadcaster Alice Roberts has been appointed Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham.  Alice, who regularly appears as a science presenter on TV programmes including Coast, Time Team and Horizon, as well as The Incredible Human Journey, Don't Die Young and Origins of Us, joins the University on 1st February, 2012.</description>
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      <title>Computational research aims to alleviate embarrassing bladder problems</title>
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      <description>Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay are working together to develop new ways of treating bladder overactivity, a problem which affects millions of people worldwide.</description>
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      <description>University of Birmingham Sport (UBSport) athletes travelled to Velenje, Slovenia for the SPAR European Cross Country Championships on December, 11, and helped the Aviva Great Britain &amp; Northern Ireland (GB&amp;NI) top the medal table for the fourth consecutive year.</description>
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      <title>Honorary graduands for December 2011</title>
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      <description>CERN's Director General and the man behind the O2 Arena are amongst those who will be given honorary degrees at the University of Birmingham graduation ceremonies later this month.</description>
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      <title>University supporters set to change the world with achievement of £60 million fundraising target</title>
      <link>http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2011/12/09Dec-Circles-of-Influence-News-Release.aspx</link>
      <description>The University of Birmingham's Circles of influence fundraising campaign has reached and surpassed its £60m fundraising goal - the largest target ever achieved by a Midlands university.Launched in 2009, the University set an ambitious target to raise £60m to support the research into critical issues that affect us all, to open the University to talented students regardless of their financial circumstances, and to develop the University's beautiful campus to provide world-class facilities for our students, staff, and the people of Birmingham. Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, this target has now been exceeded.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>University staff, students and alumni great run raises thousands for cancer research</title>
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      <description>A team of ten University of Birmingham staff, students and alumni completed the 13.1 mile Bupa Great Birmingham Run this weekend, raising more than £4,200 for cancer research taking place at the University.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) data places Birmingham in the 12 elite institutions in England. The University is one of the best performing institutions which share more than half of students with the highest A-level grades.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The University of Birmingham will be throwing open its doors to a record number of more than 33,000 prospective students and their parents this Thursday 30 June and Friday 1 July, for its annual undergraduate open days.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2011/06/13Jun-Birmingham-Invests-in-Global-Talent.aspx</link>
      <description>The University of Birmingham has launched a global search to appoint up to 50 Birmingham Fellows to enhance the University's existing academic strengths and to contribute to a growing culture of collaboration.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Famous Birmingham graduates give students sound support through one-to-one mentoring</title>
      <link>http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2011/05/04May-Famous-Birmingham-graduates-give-students-sound-support-through-one-to-one-mentoring.aspx</link>
      <description>Twelve lucky final year undergraduate students from the University of Birmingham will get a once in a lifetime opportunity to gain first hand career insight and guidance from famous Birmingham graduates at the top of their field, in a new initiative being launched today [Thursday 05 May].</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>University of Birmingham announces major new investment in the student experience, student financial support and 2012 tuition fees</title>
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      <description>Today (Friday 25th March 2011), the University of Birmingham announced major new investments in activities to enhance the student experience, extend programmes that widen participation in Higher Education as well as providing generous financial support for students from lower income backgrounds.</description>
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      <title>Research aims to slash waiting times for young people with mental illness</title>
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      <description>Waiting times for young people experiencing serious mental health problems such as psychosis could be drastically cut thanks to a research project being led by the University of Birmingham. The delay between the onset of symptoms and effective treatment currently stands at around a year but experts are aiming to reduce this to just three months.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2009/12/11-Dec-autism.aspx</link>
      <description>There is no one best approach that can be used in educating all children and young people with autism, according to a report by researchers from the University of Birmingham's Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER) and St. Patrick's College Dublin, published today by the Republic of Ireland's National Council for Special Education (NCSE).</description>
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      <description>Third year medical students at the University of Birmingham are learning to perform female pelvic examinations with the help of women who have been recruited and trained specifically to be teachers of these skills.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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