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It was pleasing to hear that the Minister recognised the great potential the Commonwealth has confirming that 90% of the worlds growth will be outside the EU. He noted the launch of the Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce on Monday 12th March and that […]

Regional economic development in question   Aston Centre for Europe Thursday 21 July 2016 Venue: Aston Business School, Aston University Conference Room 1     1.30 pm: arrival and coffee   2.00 pm: Panel 1: Brexit and Britain’s economic development: what can we expect for […]

This conference will present findings from the EU FP7 funded research project, CITISPYCE, into social innovation of and for young people against inequalities in Europe post-2008 and will set out recommendations for future policies and practice. It will provide opportunities for debate and reflection between […]

As part of European SME Week – an EU campaign to promote enterprise across Europe in line with the Small Business Act for Europe – the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce alongside European Enterprise Network Midlands and UK Trade and Investment will host a seminar entitled “how to communicate effectively & win more business in Europe” […]

Researchers from the Aston Brain Centre will visit Lyon from 23 to 25 September as part of the newly established Lyon Birmingham partnership in neuroscience. This meeting will involve developing and sharing the latest developments in neuroscience. 18 scientists from the Aston Brain Centre based at […]

Forming part of the Longbridge light festival, the Tran-si-tion International Conference will take place at the Bournville College Conference Centre on 24th October. The conference will aim to provide a key platform to highlight best practice within regeneration schemes, urban design, strategic planning, placemaking and […]

Dr Naren Basu, of the University of Birmingham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, has been selected to take part in the annual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium in Chicago, one of Birmingham’s sister cities. The symposium, which attracts 800 physicians, is an annual professional educational event […]

Project “Success” is co-funded by the EU and the Conseil regional Île-de-France. It brings together young people from different cultural, social and national backgrounds from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Birmingham, Montreuil (France), Palermo (Italy) and Oeiras (Portugal). Young participants discuss and debate issues such as citizenship, […]

In the context of the strategic partnership between the University of Birmingham and Goethe University, Frankfurt, a delegation from Birmingham is participating in this year’s University and the City Conference. The main aims of the conference are to investigate interrelations between higher education institutions and […]

Dr Suzanne Higgs, Reader in the Psychobiology of Appetite at the University of Birmingham, has been invited to give a presentation on “A psychological perspective on appetite” at the renowned culinary school, Institut Paul Bocuse, in Birmingham’s partner city of Lyon. Dr Higgs leads a […]