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Birkbeck welcomes the retention of the graduate visa route

The visa allows students who successfully complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree to stay in the UK and work for two years, and those completing a PhD to remain and work for three years.

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Birkbeck's Spring Graduation sees 1,245 graduate in the iconic Senate House

In late April, ten Graduation ceremonies took place over four days, and graduates celebrated in style with their peers, friends, family and Birkbeck staff.

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Birkbeck students explore iconic Parisian art and history with academic rigour

The annual field trip for History of Art students took place in Paris this year.

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Over 1200 postgraduate students set to graduate next week

Graduation will take place from 22 to 25 April, with ceremonies also being live-streamed.

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Birkbeck Arts Week returns to Bloomsbury with a rich tapestry of free events

From 7-10 May, the public will have the opportunity to witness and experience the latest innovations emerging from the intersection of art, research, and culture.

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General public willing to support science-based policies, according to new Birkbeck report

Last week the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology and the United States’ President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology made a joint statement which draws on the research.

Professor Wendy Thomson CBE, the University of London’s Vice-Chancellor (left), Professor Sally Wheeler OBE, Birkbeck’s Vice-Chancellor (right)

University of London presents bicentennial commemorative scroll to Birkbeck

The scroll features a quote written in 1924 by former Prime Minister and Birkbeck alumnus, Ramsay MacDonald, which celebrates Birkbeck’s enduring mission and ethos of widening participation in higher education.
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Learn to live more sustainably at inaugural Birkbeck Climate Festival – 18 to 22 March

The new festival, open to the public, is taking place from 18 to 22 March, with interactive and participatory online and in-person events that will inform and inspire.

New report indicates a quarter of academic papers aren't preserved for the future

The study examined over 7 million articles and the alarming results show long-term access for a significant proportion of the scholarly record is seriously jeopardized if a publisher ceases to exist.

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New play by Birkbeck academic to feature at Chichester Festival Theatre

John le Carré’s novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, will be adapted for the stage by David Eldridge.

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