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Modern slavery: How we're tackling exploitation within India's garment supply chains

Modern slavery: How we're tackling exploitation within India's garment supply chains
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A major project aimed at tackling modern slavery within India's garment exporting industry is well underway. The programme involves four different universities, including the University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡.
Date:
09/01/2018

Birmingham water experts help China clean sewage treatment

Description
Experts at the University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ have developed a unique device that could help to make wastewater treatment plants in China run more effectively – cutting costs and emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.
Date:
17/05/2016

Students welcome first direct flight from China at Birmingham Airport

Students welcome first direct flight from China at Birmingham Airport
Description
Students from the University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ have welcomed the first direct flight from China into Birmingham Airport.
Date:
30/07/2014

Mumbai scholar named Student of the Year

Mumbai scholar named Student of the Year
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The University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ has named Pranay Shah as Indian Student of the Year. Pranay received this prestigious award shortly after graduating with a Masters in Biochemistry from the institution.
Date:
29/07/2014

Head of India's Largest Business Chamber Receives Honorary Doctorate from University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡

Head of India's Largest Business Chamber Receives Honorary Doctorate from University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡
Description
Former Indian civil servant and current Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Dr Alwyn Didar Singh has received an honorary doctorate from the University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡, UK. Dr Singh was named Doctor of the University (DUniv) on Wednesday 17 July in the University's historic Great Hall, in the presence of hundreds of graduands and their families.
Date:
17/07/2014

Brazilian Jurist Receives Honorary Doctorate from University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡

Brazilian Jurist Receives Honorary Doctorate from University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡
Description
Former Brazilian government minister and senior diplomat Professor Celso Lafer has received an honorary doctorate from the University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡, UK. Professor Lafer has been named Doctor of Social Sciences (DSocSc) in the University's historic Great Hall, in the presence of hundreds of graduands and their families.
Date:
15/07/2014

Unique Partnership with UFSC Celebrated in Florianópolis

Unique Partnership with UFSC Celebrated in Florianópolis
Description
Translation and Discourse Studies academics from the University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) gathered in Florianópolis on Friday 12 April 2014 to celebrate a unique 27-year partnership, which is thought to be Birmingham's longest.
Date:
07/05/2014
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