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Leverhulme Trust funding opens new research avenues for University of Birmingham academics
The British Academy’s 2025 APEX Awards will support the work of three researchers from the College of Arts and Law.
- Published: 26 August 2025
Modern Languages department collaborates with UK government on enterprise module
Developed with the Department for Business and Trade, the Global Enterprise Project module gives students the skills to work in the international market.
- Published: 19 May 2025
Dr Katharina Karcher develops exhibition highlighting experiences of terrorist attack survivors
The exhibition was developed alongside survivors of terror attacks in Europe to spotlight their stories, creations and trauma.
- Published: 26 February 2025
New project launched to explore communication about FGM in the West Midlands
A new project will bring together charities, local authorities and services, experts and academics to explore language used to discuss FGM in the West Midlands.
- Published: 6 February 2025
LCAHM gains Athena Swan Bronze award
The School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music has gained an Athena Swan Bronze award in recognition of its commitment to advancing gender equality.
- Published: 21 January 2025
University of Birmingham School students and teacher win poetry translation awards
The Stephen Spender Prize provides a platform for poets and translators of all ages to share their love for languages and literature with a wider audience.
- Published: 16 December 2024
R sounds are rough, and L sounds are smooth, according to cross-cultural study
People associate a trilled R sound with a rough texture and a jagged shape, and an L sound with smooth texture and a flat shape, according to a new study.
- Published: 20 November 2024
Foreign accents protect people from being judged for bad grammar – study
Speaking with a foreign accent mitigates the impact of making grammatical errors, depending on the personality type of the listener, a new study has found.
- Published: 24 September 2024