Alumni news and events
From new research discoveries to the fascinating lives of our former students, there's always something interesting going on at Birmingham.
You can read the latest stories from the Alumni Office below, search our entire news archive or join our online alumni community, your.bham now. And if you want to update us on what you've been up to or catch up with old friends, check out our Class notes.
You can also view the latest edition of Old Joe online - the official magazine for Birmingham's alumni and friends, featuring exclusive videos, photo galleries and competitions. Previous editions are also available to read.
16 January 2023
New and innovative ways to detect and treat cancer being trialled at Birmingham are to receive renewed funding from Cancer Research UK and the NIHR.
13 January 2023
Consciousness is what we most intimately know, yet its relationship with the physical world has puzzled scientists and philosophers for centuries.
13 January 2023
We are thrilled to announce we are calling for applications for the 2023 International Visiting Research Fellowship scheme.
13 January 2023
Dr Gavin Harper, Faraday Institution Research Fellow, discusses the implications of the discovery and why we should also focus on recycling.
12 January 2023
Should individual soldiers’ body counts play a role when discussing military action or operations?
12 January 2023
Bolsonaro's supporters have stormed Brazil’s centre of government, but what do the riots mean for democracy in Brazil and the wider world?
12 January 2023
Is there potentially more to be gained by teaching everyone mathematics well than by teaching the subject to everyone until they reach 18?
12 January 2023
Market intelligence firm HolonIQ has selected feedback and assessment platform, Graide, as one of the 200 most promising Edtech in Europe in 2022.
11 January 2023
MA in Film and Television graduate, Bhulla Beghal, won his second RTS Midlands Award, for a film that was made in collaboration with one of his MA peers.
10 January 2023
University of Birmingham researcher Sarah Pike is among the first members of the new UK Young Academy, established by UK and Ireland National Academies.
10 January 2023
Combining poetry and meditation may help researchers to discover new angles on the world through an unorthodox approach to data collection and analysis.
10 January 2023
JMCC PLUS publishes fundamental and translational research that advances knowledge of the mechanisms for normal and diseased cardiovascular function.