Family Community
We are delighted to welcome you to our Family Community. Throughout the course of your son or daughter’s degree, we would like to keep you up to date with news from the University and invite you to events to meet fellow parents, guardians and family members, as well as many of our alumni.
Members of our Family Community will receive:
- The annual mailing of our Old Joe alumni magazine
- Invitations to University events, including the Vale Bonfire Night fireworks and the University's Community Day
The University of Birmingham has ambitious plans for the future, including significant investment in a student experience and employability strategy. The University offers a comprehensive selection of competitive internships, as well as an elite Alumni Leadership and Mentoring Programme for current students.
If you would like some advice on supporting a family member with the transition to university, please visit the University of Birmingham's Welcome guide webpages. Our Confidentiality policy is also available to read.
You can find the latest relevant news stories below.
Latest news from the Family Community
22 September 2022
Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes trees to put more resource into developing root systems below ground.
22 September 2022
A ‘digital twin’ to comprehensively model and test pathways to clean energy and net zero emissions in East Birmingham is being planned in a new partnership.
22 September 2022
A carbohydrate commonly found attached to plant proteins is a food source for the bacteria in our gut, new research suggests.
22 September 2022
We need a new approach to governing the UK economy - encouraging new forms of decarbonised growth that enhance exports whilst reducing dependence on imports.
22 September 2022
UK start-up, Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions, has been announced as winner of ‘Best SME’ at the European Rail Clusters Initiative Innovation Awards.
21 September 2022
Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili comments on the conclusions recently adopted on peremptory norms by the UN International Law Commission (ILC).
21 September 2022
Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the High Court judgment on State immunity in Al-Masasir v Saudi Arabia, and legal and policy challenges arising from it”.
21 September 2022
Dr Katharina Möser elaborates on some of the points made in her response to the HM Treasury, Open Consultation August 2022
21 September 2022
The first comprehensive assessment of common synthetic chemicals found in UK foods has been completed by researchers at the University of Birmingham.
21 September 2022
Dirty windows can harbour potentially harmful pollutants under films of fatty acids from cooking emissions – and these can hang around over long periods.
21 September 2022
Transporting vulnerable refugees from Britain to East Africa is not just immoral and illegal, but a bigger problem for asylum seekers and Rwanda's people.
21 September 2022
People who experience frequent bad dreams in middle age are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia later in life, according to new research.