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Professor Sally Wheeler, OBE

Birkbeck announces Professor Sally Wheeler as its new Vice-Chancellor

Former Birkbeck academic returns as Vice-Chancellor.

Next week marks the graduation of over 1,200 students

This year, Birkbeck marks its 200th anniversary, making it extra special for those graduating.
Birkbeck students in front of Birkbeck's Malet Street building

Birkbeck launches new Lifelong Learning Guarantee, offering graduates a discount on all future courses

As Birkbeck marks its 200th anniversary this year, it is furthering its commitment to ensuring current students and alumni always have access to the transformative power of education.

A point of view perspective of someone on a protest. An arm reaches up out of the crowd carrying a placard that reads 'citation needed'.

Birkbeck academics awarded British Academy funding to research public perceptions on the role of science in policymaking

The research will be undertaken in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology.

Professor Alex Colás

Birkbeck Professor wins international political economy book prize

Professor Alex Colás has been celebrated for making the first systematic attempt to think through the implications of the earth’s geographical separation into land and sea for capitalist development. 

373 Euston Road building

Birkbeck reconfirmed as one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities

The majority of Birkbeck’s research (83%) has been confirmed as world-leading and internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), the UK’s official assessment of the quality and impact of research in universities, published today.
Windmills

Birkbeck teams up with worldwide partners for climate change discussion

The one-day event follows the international launch at the end of last month which saw 1000 communities mobilized to consider climate solutions.
Dermot Hodson

Birkbeck academic receives £505,248 research grant for cutting edge research in European political economy

Professor Dermot Hodson has received the grant as part of Banking on Europe, a project co-founded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Fonds de la Recherche (FNR).

Newsletter - Jean Monnet Chair in Parliamentary Democracy and European Integration

The fourth edition of the Jean Monnet Chair in Parliamentary Democracy and European Integration newsletter
The unveiling of the plaque with Councillor Sabrina Francis (left) and Professor David Latchman (right)

Mayor of Camden officially opens 373 Euston Road

Councillor Sabrina Francis, Mayor of Camden, opened Birkbeck’s new state-of-the-art teaching centre this week, unveiling a plaque that celebrates 200 years of Birkbeck providing education in Camden.