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We continue this tradition today and have ambitions for a future that will embed our work and recognition of the Birmingham name on the international stage.
Universities are never complete. They develop as new challenges and opportunities occur. At the University of Birmingham we innovate, we push the frontiers of understanding; we ask new research questions, we turn theory through experiment into practice – because that’s what great universities do.
An international protocol to document and investigate sexual violence in conflict is falling short.
Marian Kotleba, leader of the far right People’s Party Our Slovakia, could prop up a government led by prime minister Peter Pellegrini.
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By pushing their usually valid complaints onto the streets and the courts, opposition leaders deny governments the popular goodwill and international credibility they need to govern effectively.
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) shakes hands with the opposition coalition leader Raila Odinga to symbolise a truce in March 2018.
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Even in the most tense and dangerous of moments, the elite has found a way to come back together.
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Survivors voices are central to Holocaust education, but as their numbers dwindle educators must work to preserve their testimonies and bring in the second generation.
The Sun by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly of NASA s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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Many of Britain’s elite employers do not perform well when it comes to cognitive diversity.
De nombreux enfants haïtiens sont nés de Casque Bleus, qui n'ont pas assumé leurs responsabilités. Une vaste enquête donne la parole à leurs mères, pour la première fois.
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De nombreuses filles et femmes haïtiennes ont donné naissance à des enfants de Casque bleu, qui n’ont pas assumé leurs responsabilités. Une vaste enquête leur donne la parole pour la première fois.
Mourners gather for Soleimani’s funeral.
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Tehran is making threats but its options are somewhat limited.
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From alien life to human spaceflight, 2020 may deliver some exciting news.
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham