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Studying Palaeontology as an undergraduate at the University of Birmingham
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Posted 12 September 2019
Very strong opinions are held about what is 'appropriate' in prison and could nature help prisoners
Posted 20 June 2019
The University of Birmingham is launching an Air Quality Research Supersite on its campus on National Clean Air Day, 20 June 2019.
Posted 12 June 2019
The University of Birmingham is celebrating a rise to 16th place in the Guardian league table 2020, with the College of Life and Environmental Sciences having three subjects placed in the top 10.
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Studying Geography at Birmingham
Geography and Environmental Science fieldwork
Geological mapping field trip
Forthcoming seminars and events
We run a number of seminar series' throughout the School with speakers both internal and external, on subjects ranging from human geography to atmospheric sciences.
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Equality and Diversity
Working towards equality