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"I have been astounded by the positivity of Birkbeck's alumni"

As we near the end of the second week of our telephone fundraising campaign, we hear from our callers about how they're enjoying connecting with Birkbeck's valued community of alumni, supporters and friends.

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Scriptwriter’s gothic play, which started as a short story during Birkbeck degree, takes to the stage

Nilgin Yusuf, who discovered scriptwriting during her Birkbeck degree, says “she’s finally doing what she’s meant to be doing” as her debut play NINE MOONS takes to the stage this Halloween.

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"Being a Birkbeck student is like being part of a family"

Hear from our telephone callers about what it means to them to be studying at Birkbeck.

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Events calendar

Community Leadership (Camden, Term 1 2024/25)

6 November 2024, 18:45 to
4 December 2024, 21:00

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Curator Tours: Otherworldly - Peltz Gallery

7 November 2024, 17:00 to
21 November 2024, 18:00

Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
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Pathways (Camden)

20 November 2024
10:00 — 13:30

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Blog

Single mum graduates with first class degree

Chloe Livingston took the meaning of multi-tasking to the extreme when she decided to enrol for a law degree while working full time and raising her son as a single parent.

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A day in the life

of James Hammond who visited Chile as part of his research into earthquakes.

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Reframing human-predator relations

Dr Simon Pooley investigates if humans and predators can coexist in areas where habitats are shrinking.