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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 ...
Centre of West African Studies (CWAS) is a division of the School of Historical Studies at the University of Birmingham, England.The centre provides teaching and research into issues of African development, culture, anthropology, sociology, politics, history, and the legacies of the African diaspora, particularly in the UK, the Caribbean, and North America.
Joseph Chamberlain in the Chancellor's robes. The University of Birmingham has had seven chancellors since gaining its royal charter in 1900. [1] Joseph Chamberlain, the first chancellor, was largely responsible for the university gaining its royal charter in 1900 and for the development of the Edgbaston campus.
This is a list of notable academics related to the University of Birmingham and its predecessors, Mason Science College and Queen's College, Birmingham. This page includes those who work or have worked as lecturers, readers, professors, fellows, and researchers at Birmingham University. Administrators are included only in exceptional cases.
Department of Sociology, University of Birmingham; Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies [permanent dead link ] – A research project (running from February 2013- February 2015) examining the history of the CCCS, at the University of Birmingham, Department of History.
Pages in category "University of Birmingham" ... International Development Department; ... University of Birmingham Medical School; Midland History;
This is a list of notable alumni related to the University of Birmingham and its predecessors, Mason Science College and Queen's College, Birmingham. Excluded from this list are those people whose only connection with Birmingham University is that they were awarded an honorary degree .
The Lapworth has occupied its current space from the 1920s, but the history of the museum dates back to 1880 and the foundation of Mason College, the forerunner of the University of Birmingham. [1] The museum is named after Professor Charles Lapworth , an English geologist who was the first Professor of Geology at the university, and a key ...