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European Partnerships

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Through our signature European partnerships, we are delivering flagship research and educational initiatives, and fostering engagement with European industrial and innovation hubs, for knowledge transfer and commercialisation of research.

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    Leiden University, Netherlands

    Our partnership with Leiden University spans all five of our colleges. Through the Birmingham-Leiden Strategic Collaboration Fund, we develop pathways for joint research and education. These include a jointly delivered masters in population health management, taught at both universities, and research projects that bring scholars together across disciplines.

    See our partnership in action. This project, funded by our joint fund, has brought scholars together in Leiden, Birmingham and Cairo.

    Explore Birmingham-Leiden research

  • Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine

    The University of Birmingham and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (IFNUL) are joined in a #TwinforHope partnership demonstrating our shared values, commitment and solidarity during the current invasion of Ukraine and beyond.

    We are working together to support Ukraine's constitutional democracy, capacity building for critical infrastructure reconstruction, and cultural exchange through our shared research interest in Shakespeare and Theatre Studies.

    Explore our partnership with IFNUL

Germany

Our partnerships in Germany bring together expertise from industry and academia to address key global challenges and facilitate knowledge transfer. 

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    Germany: Strong Partnerships

    In the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany's 2026 bulletin, Prof. Tim Albrecht, Director of Global Engagement, sets out why Germany remains Birmingham's leading European research partner — spanning 71 live Horizon Europe projects with German partners, a founding role in the EUniWell alliance, and flagship collaborations with institutions including BAM Berlin and Fraunhofer UMSICHT. The piece also looks at growing opportunities for staff and student exchange across both countries.

    Read about our collaborations

  • Engage with the Europe Hub

    Get in touch with the Europe Hub to access expert support, or join an upcoming event to activate your European engagement.