Universities must educate to help build economic growth
Univeristy of Birmingham Provost reflects on extraordinary potential in Nigeria, and how university education can help graduates thrive
- Published: 16 October 2026
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Professor Chris Wickham
It is with overwhelming sadness that colleagues across the College of Arts and Law learned of the death last Friday of Professor Chris Wickham.
- Published: 16 October 2026
Universities of Birmingham and Lagos launch joint degrees in Nigeria
New postgraduate programmes in AI & Data Technologies and Digital Media & Communications aim to expand high-quality education in Nigeria.
- Published: 15 October 2026
Birmingham Chemist elected fellow of American Physical Society
Professor David O. Scanlon has been recognised by peers for influential contributions to the fields of Physics and Chemical Physics.
- Published: 15 October 2026
Vibrating material organises itself into a single rhythm
University of Birmingham academics contribute to metamaterial that coordinates themselves without central control
- Published: 14 October 2026
Lapworth Museum Creative Writing Competition 2026 Winners
As crowned by our judges, here are the five winning stories from the Lapworth Museum's first Creative Writing Competition!
- Published: 14 October 2026
Birmingham University Singers celebrate special anniversary
Birmingham University Singers will celebrate forty years of its annual visit to St Michael and All Angels Church, Tenbury Wells.
- Published: 13 October 2026
Signs of atrial fibrillation detected from eye scans four years before diagnosis
New study by researchers from Birmingham and London shows people with atrial fibrillation have signs in their eyes years before diagnosis.
- Published: 13 October 2026
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