The Birmingham Brief Back to 'News and events' Intelligent thought on policy issues. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Birmingham. RSS Feed Atom Feed Latest:Welcoming refugees in the UK Enter Keywords Select Year All Years 2018 2017 2016 2015 Select Month All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December Select Category Alumni Arts and Law Corporate Services Dubai Campus Engineering and Physical Sciences International Life and Environmental Sciences Medical and Dental Sciences Research Social Sciences Sport Students Teaching Vice Chancellor Thursday 21st June 2018 Welcoming refugees in the UK DescriptionFor World Refugee Week 2018 Professor Jenni Philimore explains how the Institute for Research into Superdiversity has developed a toolkit and a range of resources to inform and assist local authorities and practitioners on how to welcome refugees.Date:Thursday 21st June 2018 Thursday 14th June 2018 Childhood obesity: time for more comprehensive regulation of the food industry DescriptionIn this week's Birmingham Brief Senior Clinical Lecturer Dr Miranda Pallan discusses childhood obesity in the UK food industry and explores ways in which this problem can be tackled.Date:Thursday 14th June 2018 Friday 8th June 2018 Nano-childhoods - assessing the exposure of children to tiny man-made materials, including plastics, from infancy to adulthood DescriptionExperts from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences discuss nano-childhoods and the potential impact of microplastics on children.Date:Friday 8th June 2018 Breathing new life into old materials – using waste plastic to create high-value products DescriptionProfessor Andrew Dove takes a look at the issue of recycling and how we might upcycle waste plastic to create high-value products.Date:Friday 8th June 2018 Displaying 1 to 4 of 412 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next