News and events
Latest news and forthcoming events and seminars from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
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- In a study published today, a team of ten drought scientists, including the University of Birmingham, argue that while many dams and reservoirs are built, or expanded to alleviate droughts and water shortages, they can paradoxically contribute to make them worse.
- Date:
- 14/11/2018
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- A team of scientists and engineers from the Universities of Birmingham and Bristol have returned from Guatemala where they have been teaching local scientists how to use drones to map the Fuego volcano which violently erupted earlier this year.
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- 08/11/2018
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- Evolution of the major groups of fish that we recognise today took place in shallow waters, close to the seashore, according to new research at the University of Birmingham.
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- 26/10/2018
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- What is the biggest pollution problem facing Birmingham? Professor Bloss posts his thoughts in the Huffington Post
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- 24/10/2018
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- Academic staff from all School within the College will be in Hong Kong w/c 29th October.
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- 23/10/2018
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- A NERC funding programme aims to address two of the biggest environmental science challenges in urban areas across the UK today.
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- 19/10/2018
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- The University of Birmingham has extended its partnership with the European Commission's science and knowledge service (Joint Research Centre) that provides independent scientific advice and support to European Union policymakers.
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- 18/10/2018
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- On 10 October, The Alan Turing Institute, which is the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence, appointed 22 researchers from the University of Birmingham, including nine from the College of Life and Environmental Sciences.
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- 12/10/2018
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- 28/11/2018
- Location:
- Chamberlain Room - Cadbury Research Library - Muirhead Tower
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- Part of the Urban Morphology Research Seminar Series. Speaker: Ivor Samuels, University of Birmingham - Wednesday 28 November (1400-15.30)
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- 23/01/2019
- Location:
- Chamberlain Room - Cadbury Research Library - Muirhead Tower
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- Part of the Urban Morphology Research Seminar Series. Speaker: Karl Kropf, Oxford Brookes University
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- 06/02/2019
- Location:
- Chamberlain Room - Cadbury Research Library - Muirhead Tower
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- Part of the Urban Morphology Research Seminar Series. Speaker: Charles Goode, University of Birmingham - Wednesday 6 February (1400-15.30)
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- 20/02/2019
- Location:
- Chamberlain Room - Cadbury Research Library - Muirhead Tower
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- Part of the Urban Morphology Research Seminar Series. Speaker: Fei Chen, University of Liverpool - Wednesday 20 February (1400-15.30)
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- 13/03/2019
- Location:
- Chamberlain Room - Cadbury Research Library - Muirhead Tower
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- Part of the Urban Morphology Research Seminar Series. Speaker: Evgeniya Bobkova, Chalmers University - Wednesday 13 March (1400-15.30)
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- 27/03/2019
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- Part of the Urban Morphology Research Seminar Series. Speaker: Jack Hanson, Locus Consulting - Wednesday 27 March (1400-15.30)