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'Gambling' the only rational strategy for Football League Championship clubs seeking promotion

New research by the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre uncovers a concerning trend in clubs looking to enter the Premier League.

Newsletter - Jean Monnet Chair in Parliamentary Democracy and European Integration
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Professor Martin Paul Eve shortlisted for the Disability Power 100 2021

The annual Shaw Trust Power 100 list profiles the most influential disabled people in the UK.

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Friday is the New Saturday: How a Four-Day Working Week Will Save the Economy

A new book by Dr Pedro Gomes, Reader in Economics at Birkbeck explores the economic and social benefits of a four-day working week.

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Birkbeck Academic Receives American Sociological Association Book Award

Dr Ashok Kumar received the 2021 Paul Sweezy Outstanding Book Award for 'Monopsony Capitalism: Power & Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age'.
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Professor Ian Crawford edits book linking astrobiology and big history

The new book brings together the work of scholars exploring key themes across these new disciplines.
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BEI Memorial Lectures Tackle Technology and Climate Change

The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP and Paul Clarke, Former Chief Technology Officer at Ocado delivered thought-provoking lectures as part of the BEI School annual memorial series.

Birkbeck’s entrepreneurial spirit shines brightly at Pioneer 1.0 Awards

Two winners emerge at this year’s annual awards, with a product for the Black Community and an app to support persons who’ve experienced an amputation.

Birkbeck Women in Sport Scholarship - applications close 5 July 2021

The scholarship is part of a wider initiative to foster women's participation in the sport industry.

STE(A)M educators & education