Posted on 15 November 2019
Alex Burrows, Director of the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, comments on Conservative plans to invest £500m in rail transport to reopen former railway lines.
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Posted on 28 October 2019
Researchers at the University of Birmingham are drawing together a panel of experts to help secure the future UK supply of technology-critical materials.
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Posted on 16 October 2019
Politicians need to get people to trust them more if they want their speeches to be heard says a new report launched by the University of Birmingham at an event attended by Mary Beard
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Posted on 30 September 2019
Health Minister Baroness Blackwood visited the University of Birmingham on 26 September to meet researchers and discuss plans for the Birmingham Life Sciences Park.
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Posted on 11 September 2019
The University of Birmingham has welcomed today's (11 September) announcement about a new immigration route for international graduates that will enable them to stay in the UK for two years after their studies
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In the second annual Vice-Chancellor's Great Debate, held this week, we asked a panel of experts to share their views on whether we need a new party in UK politics.
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A group of academics from Birmingham Law School have written a letter to both the UK Permanent Representative to the UN and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, concerning the consequences of cutbacks for human rights
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Chris Skidmore MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation visited the University of Birmingham to take part in a roundtable discussion.
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Civil servants from the Department for Work & Pensions visited the University of Birmingham to discuss their Areas of Research Interest with academics.
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Dr Holly Birkett and Dr Sarah Forbes ran a forum in Westminster last week to showcase The Equal Parenting Project's research on the take-up of Shared Parental Leave (SPL).
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