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A research team involving Birkbeck has discovered an earlier origin to the human language pathway in the brain, pushing back its evolutionary origin by at least 20 million years.
The medal is considered to be the most prestigious early career award in UK psychology.
The research project is investigating the underlying mechanisms of co-morbidities in neurodevelopmental diseases and epilepsy.
The College’s strong international profile was also demonstrated in the 2020 QS World University Rankings.
The College’s dedication to transforming lives and addressing social inequality through higher education was praised by keynote speaker Sir Harvey McGrath at the annual Foundation Day dinner.
The new funding award will provide an additional 190 PhD studentships across the LIDo Partnership over the next five years, at least 55 of which will be for collaborative research with industry.
This summer Dr Gillian Forrester presents Me, Human, a series of experiments as part of ‘Live Science’ at the Science Museum.
Television presenter Bear Grylls, founder of the children’s Summer Reading Challenge, Anne Sarrag and public servant Gillian Arthur were all named as part of this year’s honours list.
This year’s programme, running from 24-29 June 2019, will see discussions on the intriguing science behind the adolescent brain, the search for life on Mars, and how we can tell what dinosaurs were like.
The Athena SWAN Awards are bestowed by the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) to recognise and reward commitment to gender equality in higher education.