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For over a hundred years, learning and research at the University has played a major part in the success of the city, the region and the world - and has contributed to the advancement of knowledge and its application. We are determined to continue to be at the forefront of world research well into the 21st century.

NEWS

� Birmingham Physicists? Hopes for First Particle Collisions

25/11/2009 - Birmingham physicists are delighted that their experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), that aim to find what happened just after the Big Bang, will soon be underway as scientists have successfully collided together two low-energy beams of protons for the first time.

� The Moment the World Changed

23/11/2009 - New research at the University of Birmingham on Darwin’s Origin of Species, first published in 1859, 150 years ago today, has uncovered the moment when Darwin saw that his thought had changed the world forever.

� Unlocking the Secrets Of the Brain - University's Major Investment in Specialist Neuroscience Centre

20/11/2009 - A pioneering new research centre which will use advanced techniques in computing and robotics to unlock the secrets of the brain is set to open at the University of Birmingham in 2010.

EVENTS

� Graduate School Guest Lecture: Dr Gillian Tett

04/12/2009 (4.30pm) - This year we are proud to announce that the lecture will be presented by Dr Gillian Tett, assistant editor for the Financial Times. The annual guest lecture is a chance to celebrate our doctoral researchers' achievements by holding a research showcase before the lecture.

Visits and open days

Get a taste of university life at our undergraduate and postgraduate open days:

Visits and open days

Circles of influence

We’re tackling today’s local, national and global challenges. Can you make the world a better place?

Circles of influence

Edgbaston roadworks

Swine Flu
For the latest information on the University's response to Swine Flu please visit News and events.

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