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Two graduands, one male and one female, are wearing academic gowns and caps and smiling at each other.

Over 1200 postgraduate students set to graduate next week

Graduation will take place from 22 to 25 April, with ceremonies also being live-streamed.

The front of Birkbeck's Malet Street building

Learn to live more sustainably at inaugural Birkbeck Climate Festival - 18 to 22 March

The Birkbeck Climate Festival is taking place from 18 to 22 March, with online and in-person events that will inform and inspire.
Graduates throwing their Graduation caps in the air at the 2023 Autumn Graduation

Undergraduate students graduate in style in Birkbeck's 200th year

Birkbeck’s Autumn Graduations saw seven ceremonies occur across three days in early December.

A group of students stand at the foot of a staircase wearing graduation ropes and caps. They smile. At the top of the staircase, behind them, are large letters spelling out BBK that are lit up.

Nearly 1000 students set to graduate this week

The ceremonies take place in Birkbeck’s 200th year, adding extra significance to the celebrations.

Birkbeck academic awarded £2.5million for a European Research Council grant

This year’s Consolidator Grants were awarded to 308 academics out of 2,130 candidates.

Professor Sally Wheeler, OBE

Birkbeck announces Professor Sally Wheeler as its new Vice-Chancellor

Former Birkbeck academic returns as Vice-Chancellor.
Professor Carolyn Moores

Five Birkbeck academics secure research awards worth £4.2million

Grants have been made by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust.

Humans underestimate the weight of their hands by nearly 50%

New research sheds light on how we perceive our weight.

In the foreground a toddler wears an electronic headset and smiles, while in the background a woman, Professor Emily Jones, smiles at them.

Medical Research Council appoints Birkbeck academic to lead major research project about ADHD

The research will aim to understand early development in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Children playing football

Physical activity improves children's cognitive outcomes

Birkbeck researchers combined data from 92 intervention studies, ranging from short bursts of physical activity mixed within lessons, to team sports and dance, in order to study their impact on cognitive and academic outcomes.