University of Birmingham

From 1900 to the present day, the University of Birmingham has been leading the way in research and education, making ground-breaking progress in areas that span industries such as gene structure, medicine, space research and communications.

Excellent sporting facilities, a busy calendar of social events and a global reputation for teaching make Birmingham a great place to study – and we’re proud of the calibre of our academic community.

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Read around the world with Birmingham at Hay

From the world's oldest Bible, via the meaning of Hamlet's 'To be or not to be' soliloquy, to the burgeoning popularity of mass reading events; the past, present and future of literature come together in the University of Birmingham's exciting line-up of lectures at this year's Hay Festival.

New e-voting system to flag up coercion

SAN FRANCISCO – University of Birmingham (UK) computer scientists have devised an e-voting system that can identify and monitor any votes that could have taken place under coercion, they announced at the IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy on 21 May 2013.

Transformational campus development to get underway

The University of Birmingham's plans for a £175million campusdevelopment project including brand new library and sports centre have beenapproved by Birmingham City Council. This marks thefinal step in the planning stages for a five-year investment in facilities thatwill transform the University's famous Edgbaston campus and extend the servicesavailable to the local community.