Industry captains discuss the future of the workplace at an IBSA organised meet in Kolkata

Kolkata/IBNS: Will globalization and technological advancements bring a sea change in the workplace? What will the worker, workplace and work itself look like in the future?

Guru Nanak Chair to be hosted at the University of Birmingham

Birmingham/IBNS: The University of Birmingham will host a prestigious academic Chair to promote research into the life and philosophy of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the revered first Sikh Guru.

Birmingham leaders named as UK-India Top 100 influencers

Birmingham, June 21 (IBNS): University of Birmingham’s Chancellor Lord Karan Bilimoria and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) Professor Robin Mason have been named as two of the most influential figures in UK-India relations.

High proportion of national elections are not free and fair: Study

Birmingham, Apr 26 (IBNS): The number of elections across the world has reached an all-time high, but that this has done little to increase the quality of democracy, according to a new study.

Simple dye is key to unlock freedom from red-green colour blindness: Study

Birmingham, Apr 26 (IBNS): People with colour blindness living in developing countries may have a low-cost solution to their sight problems, thanks to researchers at the University of Birmingham developing a contact lens treated with an inexpensive dye.

Universities ask schools to consider later start times for teenage pupils

Birmingham, Feb 22 (IBNS): A team of ‘sleep experts’ are leading a study looking at teenagers’ sleep patterns and testing whether a later school start time could benefit them.

Students discuss the role of Commonwealth in big Birmingham debate

Birmingham, Jan 11 (IBNS): Less than a month after Birmingham was confirmed as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, students from across the UK city will be gathering to debate the role of the intergovernmental organisation in the modern era.

Future engineers get second bite at Birmingham language course

Birmingham, Dec 22 (IBNS): Engineering students around the globe have a second chance to sign up for the University of Birmingham’s online training that will help them improve their technical English language skills – free-of-charge.

Birmingham launches language course for India’s future engineers

Birmingham, Oct 9 (IBNS): Engineering students across India have the opportunity to sign up for the University of Birmingham’s new online training that will help them improve their technical English language skills – free-of-charge.

University of Birmingham welcomes Indian musician Hans Raj Hans

Birmingham, Sept 28 (IBNS): Indian music superstar Hans Raj Hans visited the University of Birmingham and found out more about University life when he met students from India.

Rediscovery of the earliest Latin Commentary on the Gospels, translated into English

Birmingham, Aug 23 (IBNS): The earliest Latin Commentary on the Gospels, lost for over 1500 years, has been rediscovered and made available in English for the first time, thanks to research from the University of Birmingham.

University of Birmingham to open new campus in Dubai

Birmingham, May 23 (IBNS): The University of Birmingham will open a campus in Dubai in November becoming the first global top 100 and Russell Group University to establish a campus in this rapidly developing international education hub.