Author: Kathleen Armour

Join our Big Conversation about building exciting Futures for your University. How will today’s 8 year olds want to study in 2026 and what will they want to learn? How can we prepare for different futures to ensure we retain our position as a leading Global University? How can you join the Big Futures Conversation? … Continue reading “Calling all University of Birmingham Students…”

A diverse university Nicola Gale Female, male, trans, genderfluid, black, white, straight, gay, bi, queer, able-bodied, disabled, on campus, distance learning, parent, carer, working class, middle class, migrant … By the time today’s primary school children reach university, they will expect an education that supports them to succeed whatever their identity and whatever their background. … Continue reading “A Diverse University (Posted by Nicola Gale)”

BIRMINGHAM DIGITAL A fascinating  – and exciting – proposal submitted by: Jean-Baptiste Cazier, Centre for Computational Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences George  Gkoutos, Centre for Computational Biology, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, Institute of Translational Medicine David Parker, Institute for Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing Bob Stone, Human Interface Technologies Team, School … Continue reading “Birmingham Digital”

See link below for a suggestion to governmthat all students should take credit-bearing courses in entrpreneurship. If they did, how might that change university education in the future?

The Futures Concept Theme (this is your chance to engage in some pioneering blue-skies thinking)  Looking ahead to 2026: What kinds of futures can you imagine for universities and what will be different compared to today? How will research-intensive universities of the future need to be structured and organised?