Posted 18 July 2018
New research published today (18 July 2018) shows the significant role that drinking venues and alcohol brands play in marketing alcohol products to young people on social media.
Posted 18 July 2018
Senior Lecturer David Houghton charts the evolution of the emoji in our modern society.
Posted 17 July 2018
The University of Birmingham has enhanced its position in global Higher Education, following the publication of a new European ranking system.
Posted 17 July 2018
The New Statesman: Research Fellow Dr Eszter Simon assesses the fallout of Trump's meeting with Putin in Helsinki earlier this week.
Posted 17 July 2018
Written by David White for The Conversation. In Russia, the success of the much-derided national team was an unexpected treat for the host nation.
Posted 17 July 2018
Scott Edwards writes for the BISA blog on the ongoing challenges of political transition in Malaysia.
Posted 17 July 2018
Professor Nicholas Wheeler and Honorary Research Fellow Dr Marcus Holmes discuss the potential outcomes of the forthcoming US-Russia Summit in Helsinki between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Posted 17 July 2018
Scott Edwards discusses the arrest of Malaysia's former Prime Minister after their first change of government since independence.
Posted 13 July 2018
New innovations in primary care services across Wales have proved positive, but greater impact could be achieved by supporting robust evaluation and public engagement, according to new research carried out by HSMC at the University of Birmingham.
Posted 10 July 2018
The Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) is celebrating Sir Brian Pomeroy's honorary doctorate award from the University of Birmingham today. Sir Brian has played a pivotal role in cultivating the success of CHASM since the Centre's creation in 2010.
Posted 09 July 2018
The Housing and Communities Research Group at the University of Birmingham is hosting a conference with the Birmingham Community-Led Housing Partnership and national policy makers and activists to explore how the Government Community Housing fund could mean Hope for Housing in Birmingham.
Posted 09 July 2018
Professor Delphine Gibassier (Senior Research Fellow, Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business): "As plastic became the environmental hot topic in 2018, it's no surprise that companies and organisations such as Wimbledon rallied behind the cause, drifting from their plastic-dependency."
Posted 06 July 2018
Nana O Bonsu (Research Fellow, Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business) writes: "Fairtrade's success as a business exemplifies how responsible business practices can be combined with economic goals to create a trustworthy and socially-responsible brand."
Posted 06 July 2018
Dr Gerasimos Tsourapas in The Washington Post: From Latin America to the Middle East, authoritarian regimes have been using migration as a noncoercive foreign policy tool.
Posted 06 July 2018
Taking place on 25 and 26 June, this workshop was hosted by the Centre for Research for Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME), Birmingham Business School Department of Management and the Entrepreneurship Studies Network (ESN).
Posted 05 July 2018
Professor of Mental Health Policy, Paul Burstow discusses the University's Mental Health Policy Commission and how we can work towards closing the prevention gap.
Posted 05 July 2018
Professor of Mental Health Policy, Paul Burstow discusses the University's Mental Health Policy Commission and how we can work towards closing the prevention gap.
Posted 05 July 2018
The University of Birmingham and Alliance Manchester Business School are celebrating with the NHS Leadership Academy as a record 1,309 people have now graduated with a Masters in Healthcare Leadership from its flagship Elizabeth Garrett Anderson programme.
Posted 04 July 2018
Key figures from the NHS, policing and the charity sector along with a leading entrepreneur are amongst those awarded honorary degrees from the University of Birmingham this year.
Posted 04 July 2018
On Tuesday 26 June, CHASM held its annual conference which brought together an audience of over fifty representatives from the financial services industry, charities, the financial services regulator and the academic community.