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Do you know someone who wants to stay safe, independent and confident at home as they get older?Free support is availabl...
07/10/2026

Do you know someone who wants to stay safe, independent and confident at home as they get older?

Free support is available to help eligible South Birmingham residents live safely and independently at home. Delivered by Age UK Birmingham in partnership with the University's Centre for Movement and Wellbeing, the Living Well, Moving Well service offers:
✅ Home safety checks
✅ Minor home adaptations
✅ Falls prevention support
✅ Emergency planning and wellbeing advice
✅ An eight-week programme to improve strength, balance, mobility and confidence

Please share this post with family, friends and community contacts who may benefit.
☎️ 0121 437 0033 (extension 1501)
✉️ [email protected]
🔗 https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/movement-and-wellbeing/services/living-well-moving-well-supporting-older-adults

We've got a new Old Joe! 👷‍♂️Over five days, 15 Civil Engineering students worked with AtkinsRéalis to build a five-metr...
02/10/2026

We've got a new Old Joe! 👷‍♂️

Over five days, 15 Civil Engineering students worked with AtkinsRéalis to build a five-metre scale model of our iconic clock tower — one of Birmingham’s most recognisable landmarks.

The Big Brum Build, part of our summer UoB Xtra programme, took place on campus and gave students the chance to get stuck into a real engineering project from start to finish.

Using a large-scale stainless-steel system with a brick-slip façade, the team brought this much-loved icon to life while gaining hands-on experience for their future careers.

Find out more: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/future-civil-engineers-build-5m-tall-mini-old-joe-clock-tower

Booktober returns to The Exchange, University of Birmingham this October, bringing together our researchers, writers and...
01/10/2026

Booktober returns to The Exchange, University of Birmingham this October, bringing together our researchers, writers and readers for a month of talks, workshops, book discussions and family activities 📚

Inspired by the skies, the stars and the stories they spark, this year's programme explores everything from Shakespeare's cosmos and ancient Greek myth to fantasy literature, science fiction and the literary power of the sun.

With events for adults, children and families, highlights include:
📖 Creative writing workshops and poetry events
📖 Literary talks
📖 A conversation with Booker Prize-shortlisted author Luke Kennard
📖 A community Reading Day, Silent Book Club and book swap
📖 Family events, creative workshops, arts and crafts

📍The Exchange, Centenary Square, Birmingham
🔗 https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/the-exchange/events/all-events?preventScrollTop=true

We’re proud to be ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings ...
30/09/2026

We’re proud to be ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 🌍
This recognition reflects the quality of our teaching, research, innovation and global outlook, and means we’re one of only a small number of UK universities ranked in the global top 100 by both THE and QS.

What does this mean for our students?
It means
👉 Learning from world-leading academics
👉 Being part of an institution where research is changing lives
👉Being part of a global community at a university on the rise.

What does happiness mean in 2026?For 50 years, our Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture has brought together influential voi...
29/09/2026

What does happiness mean in 2026?
For 50 years, our Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture has brought together influential voices to explore the simple question: what is happiness, and how can it be achieved by individuals and nations?

From Sir David Attenborough and Benjamin Zephaniah to Bernardine Evaristo, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson and more recently Clive Myrie, the lecture series has sparked conversations that matter.

To mark the 50th anniversary, we're expanding the lecture into a Happiness Week 2026: a programme of public events exploring happiness through debate, music and comedy.

So join us as we celebrate five decades of happiness!

🔗 https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/happiness-week

If you look to the skies this evening you will see our iconic clock tower Old Joe lit up yellow 💛As Childhood Cancer Awa...
28/09/2026

If you look to the skies this evening you will see our iconic clock tower Old Joe lit up yellow 💛

As Childhood Cancer Awareness Month begins, we are shining a light on the children and families affected by cancer, and the work our researchers are doing to improve treatments for young patients around the world.

Typically, rare childhood cancers are categorised by small patient numbers where a challenge to provide treatments is generating enough credible, robust evidence to translate to clinical practices.
Our researchers are tackling this challenge through Glo-BNHL, an international platform trial for children and adolescents with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Through this work, we're helping to create kinder, more effective treatment pathways for children facing cancer.

"To Sober Juliet, from your friend, Drunk Juliet."That was the note attached to a package someone received after orderin...
28/09/2026

"To Sober Juliet, from your friend, Drunk Juliet."
That was the note attached to a package someone received after ordering something online they had no recollection of buying.

It highlights a surprisingly under-researched topic: drunk online shopping.

New research by Dr Solon Magrizos explores this phenomenon, which generates billions of dollars in online spending each year, and discusses its ethical implications for online retailers - should online platforms be able to detect signs of intoxication through digital signals such as late-night activity patterns and jerky mouse movements?
And, if companies can identify when customers may be temporarily vulnerable, should they be doing more to protect them?

🔗 Read more about the research here: https://theconversation.com/drunk-online-shopping-is-big-business-but-who-is-responsible-291105

25/09/2026

One thing you need to know about Birmingham . . .
We asked the Student Union presidents from all five Birmingham universities to share their one thing.
Here’s what they said. What’s yours?
Welcome to Birmingham! ✨

Celebrating 10 years of University of Birmingham Apprenticeships! Over the past decade, more than 270 apprentices have s...
25/09/2026

Celebrating 10 years of University of Birmingham Apprenticeships!

Over the past decade, more than 270 apprentices have started their career journeys with us, gaining valuable qualifications, developing new skills and making an impact across the University.
150 of these apprentices are still working with us today!

We look forward to supporting even more talented people in the years ahead.

🔗 Find out more about apprenticeships at the University: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/jobs/apprenticeships

24/09/2026

Could chronic inflammatory diseases one day be cured, rather than simply managed?

Imagine a future where conditions like arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune liver disease and Sjögren’s disease can be cured rather than managed for life.
Researchers here at Birmingham are developing new treatments targeting their causes, rather than simply controlling their symptoms.

These conditions affect millions of people and occur when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues, including the joints, gut, skin, eyes and liver. The resulting inflammation can lead to chronic pain, irreversible damage, disability and a significant impact on daily life. Many people, including those diagnosed in childhood, require lifelong treatment to keep their condition under control.

Hear Professor Adam Croft explain more about this transformative research programme below

If you want to learn more about this research visit https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/50m-funding-to-find-cure-rather-than-control-for-inflammatory-diseases

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