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Research is central to Birkbeck’s mission and our Research Strategy articulates the principles and methods that guide all of our research activities.
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Birkbeck has a large, vibrant community of MPhil/PhD researchers. Find out about our lively research culture, our world-leading academics and the areas of supervision we offer.
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83% of all Birkbeck's research was rated ‘world-leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*) in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF).
View Birkbeck's Code of Practice, which enabled the College to submit to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
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Dr Emma Meaburn gives an insight into a day in the life of a scientist in Birkbeck's School of Psychological Sciences.
13 December 2024 18:30 — 21:00
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18 December 2024 18:00 — 19:30
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31 December 2024 12:00 — 13:00
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Dr Sue Konzelmann from the Department of Management assesses the potential impact deeper cuts would have had on the UK in the wake of the Recession.
Dr Jasmine Gideon argues that Public-Private Partnerships in the health sector need to be reviewed through a gender lens in order to establish whether they really are beneficial.
The Seasons in Quincy, the first feature-length documentary to be produced by the Derek Jarman Lab, Birkbeck’s audiovisual hub, has been released in the UK and Ireland.