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Littlemore has worked at the University of Birmingham since 1999, having taught and lectured earlier in Brussels, Belgium; Saitama Ken, Japan; and Santander, Spain. [2] She served as the Head of Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Birmingham, where she is currently a Professor.
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) [9] [10] is a public research university in Birmingham, England.It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery), and Mason Science College (established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason), making it the first English civic or 'red brick ...
Lord Borrie, English lawyer, Labour Party life peer, law professor at Birmingham University; Stewart Brown, Reader in African Literature and Director of the Centre of West African Studies; Anthony Burgess, British novelist who taught in the extramural department (1946–50) Peter Burnham, Professor of Political Science and International Studies
The origins of the School of English can be traced back to the Department of English & Secretarial Studies in the Birmingham College of Commerce in the 1950s. In 1959, the department began offering the external University of London BA English degree. One of the graduates during this period was the celebrated novelist Jim Crace.
The institute is partner in a number of important research networks and collaborations. In 2001 it helped establish the Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies, a collaboration between The British Library, St Bride Library, University of London Research Library Services (ULRLS), The English Department, University of Birmingham, School of English, University of Reading, Literature Department ...
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The Shakespeare Institute is a centre for postgraduate study dedicated to the study of William Shakespeare and the literature of the English Renaissance. It is part of the University of Birmingham, and is located in Stratford-upon-Avon. The Institute was set up in 1951 at Mason Croft, the former home of novelist Marie Corelli.
University of Birmingham, the first of the red-brick generation. 1900 also saw Mason College, Birmingham (which had absorbed the Medical School from Queen's College in 1892) become the University of Birmingham. This was the first of the redbrick universities to gain university status.