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In late April, ten Graduation ceremonies took place over four days, and graduates celebrated in style with their peers, friends, family and Birkbeck staff.
The latest edition of the World Prison Population List reveals the size of the worldwide prison population, and how widely prison population rates and trends vary between regions and countries.
Graduation will take place from 22 to 25 April, with ceremonies also being live-streamed.
The scroll features a quote written in 1924 by former Prime Minister and Birkbeck alumnus, Ramsay MacDonald, which celebrates Birkbeck’s enduring mission and ethos of widening participation in higher education.
The new festival, open to the public, is taking place from 18 to 22 March, with interactive and participatory online and in-person events that will inform and inspire.
The academy has welcomed 41 leading social scientists from around the world to its Fellowship this spring.
Birkbeck’s Autumn Graduations saw seven ceremonies occur across three days in early December.
This year’s highlights included celebrating Birkbeck’s 200th anniversary, receiving very positive results from student feedback in the National Student Survey, and Birkbeck being ranked in the top 20 UK universities for social mobility.
The book delves into the little known and shocking history of how Britain treated its former non-white colonies after the end of empire.
The funding will be used to provide tailored support for groups recognised as being disadvantaged in higher education, to further their research and careers in health and health-related subjects.