Uni of Birmingham

Happy new year and welcome to 2025 - a very special year for our University! It's our 125th anniversary, so to celebrate we have an exciting programme of activities & events that we'd love you to be a part of! Keep an eye on our channels as we mark #UoB125 bham.ac.uk/125

Extraordinary story of Sir Paul Nurse about what a prof @unibirmingham did for him when he tried to get into uni. As a staff member for 32 yrs, I can say proudly that the story's inkeeping w/ my experience of the length this uni is prepared to go for deserving young ppl.(fr 52')

Fairer World | In conflict-affected regions, disabled children have incredibly limited access to education - 85% of them do not attend school. Our researchers are tackling stigma and reshaping learning for disabled children in conflict-affected areas: 🔗 birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/brea…

Incels, misogyny, role models: what England’s new relationships & sex education lessons will cover & how young people will benefit. As a researcher working on sex education & masculinity @DrSophieKH sees many positives in in the government’s new guidance theconversation.com/incels-misogyn…

A new groundbreaking study by our researchers in collaboration with @UCLchildhealth, @GreatOrmondSt & @Bham_Childrens has revealed important clues into what is driving disease in children with arthritis. Read more about the first-of-its-kind study here: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/firs…

As a special treat for our Class of 2025 and to help mark our 125th anniversary, the iconic Dame Judi Dench recorded a special message of congratulations! Dame Judi is one of Britain’s most beloved actors, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by this University in 1989.

Fantastic news: We’re one of 12 leading British universities & research organisations selected to deliver the UK Government’s £54 million fund to recruit the world’s top researchers. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/univ…

Always a great day at @UoBbiosciences @unibirmingham graduation. Congratulations to all of the 2025 graduates - and great to see Becca get her degree after being an excellent project student in our lab this year 👏

🎓 Last week we were delighted to award an honorary degree to a legend in the arts, Director of @BRB, @CAcostaOfficial In his speech he shared his inspirational story, pays tribute to Birmingham & left our Class of 2025 with a powerful message: "The stage is yours - go & dance!"

Many congratulations 👏

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We're delighted to announce a new research partnership with @BhamBotanicalGn 🌱 Our two historic organisations are sowing the seeds for a year-long partnership, enabling opportunities for unique research, which includes rewilding urban landscapes. 🔗 birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/birm…

How amazing to have Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse as a special guest at one of our graduation ceremonies! 🎓 Sir Paul is an alumnus of this Uni (BSc Biology). His work transformed the world's knowledge of cell biology & it's application to medicine ⏯️ youtube.com/live/v84dZIeio…

Huge congratulations to Dr Katie Hesketh, Assistant Professor in Sport & Exercise Sciences, on being selected to represent Great Britain in the Women’s Water Polo team competing in Singapore! In the opening game Kate was named player of the match🏅 🔗 britishswimming.org/news/water-pol…

Many congratulations Carlos 👏

🎓 We are thrilled to award ballet legend & Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet (@BRB), Carlos Acosta CBE, an honorary degree at our Summer graduations. Discover more about how his inspiring work has brought global attention to Birmingham’s cultural scene birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/dire…

🎓 For our 125th anniversary, we are honoured to welcome colleagues, partners, and friends to share reflections, guidance, and celebration with our Class of 2025 at this year’s degree congregations. Watch all the speeches & learn more about the speakers: birmingham.ac.uk/news/125-years…

Our summer Graduations are just one week away! 🎓 Don't forget, if you have a loved one graduating and can't be here on campus, we will be live streaming all of our ceremonies via our YouTube channel. You will find them on our channel here: youtube.com/unibirmingham

Many of our alumni enjoyed trying on graduation gowns again at our Community Festival, recreating that special moment. Help us to give the Class of 2025 a warm welcome to their alumni community by sharing your wishes or advice to new graduates. #UoBgraduation @UniBirmingham.

As our Summer graduation ceremonies begin tomorrow, thousands of students will graduate in our Great Hall 🎓 Discover more about the 125-year history of this iconic landmark - from wartime hospital, to BBC recording studio, and pandemic test centre 🔗 birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/the-…

Thanks to @unibirmingham for nominating me for, and being fortunate to win on behalf of @beggs_lab the Josiah Mason Founders Award for Academic Advancement Video of our work: m.youtube.com/watch?v=cbySWF…