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The Kremlin

The true cost of liberty in Russia today

Chris Upton writes "The two locations on this planet that have given me that special tingle of walking straight into history have been downtown New York and Red Square".

University of Birmingham

Superdiversity represents real opportunity for Birmingham

Dr Jenny Phillimore is heading up a new Institute for Research into Superdiversity, or IRIS, which is being launched by the University of Birmingham

The Public in West Bromwich

College plans for The Public could force firms to leave town

A total of 29 companies employing some 120 people, as well as about 200 apprentices, face having to find new premises after proposals were unveiled to turn it into a sixth-form college.

Classroom of children

Disaster puts our lives in perspective

Sarah Evans writes "The most common reaction when I tell people that I am head of a school is one of pity mixed with horror".

Putting Birmingham products back on the map

Dr Steven McCabe writes "There doesn't seem to be a month that goes by without a report being published or either a government minister or business leader advocating the need for British industry to be willing to become more competitive or innovative."

University Graduates

University Education should not be about filling buckets, it's about lighting a fire

Alister Scott writes about a serious disconnect with the general direction of university education policy and practice in England.

University of Warwick

University of Warwick's statistics work on brain scans gets Wellcome boost

Researchers at the University of Warwick have been awarded £1.1 million to develop the statistics needed to pool the vast quantities of data generated by brain scans.

Sharon Stone at the premiere of Behind The Candelabra and (inset) the poster for Adieu Marx

Trying to promote a small British movie at Cannes Film Festival

Steve Curtis, a film maker based in Worcester, enjoyed an eye-opening first visit to the red carpet premieres of the Cannes Film Festival to promote his movie Adieu Marx.

Greater Birmingham Professional Services Academy. Daniel Graves Photography

Employers sign up to Birmingham's new professional services academy

Seven of Birmingham's biggest professional services employers have signed on as partners at the UK's first sector specific academy for young people.

Artist Gerry Judah with some of his rickshaw mounted works

Home is where the art is for Bengal born Gerry Judah

Artist Gerry Judah has been reinvigorated - by going home for the first time in more than half a century.

King Edward's School, Birmingham, which shares its site with King Edward VI High School for Girls

Sarah Evans: Heading in the direction of a sustainable approach

The next time you think of getting on the phone and berating a head teacher - pause.

David Cameron

Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya: Two years to go...must do better, Dave

The next General Election is about two years away so what would a school report on the Government's performance to date say?

Bishop of Lichfield warns of hardship in region after new immigration rules

  • NHS

Government plans to crack down on illegal immigration could lead to hardship and misery for families, the Bishop of Lichfield has warned.

Classroom exams

Sarah Evans: Why we need teachers to unlock code

I went to a conference last week and one of the main speeches was quite terrifying - its title was "Why we don't need teachers".

The Public

Boss of The Public urges council to drop college extension plan

The boss of a controversial art gallery, branded a "gross waste of public money" by MPs, has challenged plans by a local authority to convert the venue into an extension of the town’s college.

The Birmingham man who helped millions of Pakistan women vote for the first time

It's been an election hit by bombings, assassinations and even one of the candidates being seriously injured after falling from a temporary lift.

The Public

College plan prompts calls to keep The Public in public domain

The boss of a controversial art gallery, branded a “gross waste of public money” by MPs, has challenged plans by a local authority to convert the venue into an extension of the town’s college.

Billy Hayes (right) author of Midnight Express is making a film in Birmingham directed and written by Tony Clarke

Convicted drug smuggler Billy Hayes is making a new film in Birmingham

“I enjoyed prison. I enjoyed living in the moment. I had my act down in jail.

Mary Stopes-Roe at home in Birmingham and (inset) her father Barnes Wallis

My father, the bouncing bomb Dam Buster genius Barnes Wallis

Katy Hallam speaks to the daughter of inventor of the bouncing bomb Barnes Wallis on the 70th anniversary of the Dam Busters mission.

Coventry entrepreneur crowned West Midlands director of the year

A 29-year-old entrepreneur who turned £500 into a £20 million online bathroom business has been crowned West Midlands director of the year.

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