Birkbeck, University of London

Only a few days to go until the Big Birkbeck Welcome, run by our Birkbeck Students' Union ✨ With 500 tickets already sold, be sure to grab yours before the events sell out!

From wine and cheese night, to afternoon tea with the VC, to Sports Day, there's something for everyone 👏 Find out more and book your tickets here: https://birkbeck.native.fm/

BBK Peer Mentoring is a peer programme that offers first-year students an opportunity to meet 1:1 with an existing Birkbeck student. 🌟 Find out more about how to register as a mentee or as a mentor: https://ow.ly/FFhG50Tqb6j

We're excited to announce the launch of a range of new undergraduate and postgraduate courses designed to meet the growing demand for expertise in , , and !

Find out more: https://ow.ly/K50A50TlNey

A new brain imaging method, developed by researchers at Birkbeck and UCL has recorded unexpected activity in brain regions that process emotion when infants are placed in social situations. 🧠

The device marks a significant step forward in studying both typical and atypical brain development in infants, with the potential to illuminate conditions such as and .

Read more: https://ow.ly/7oej50Tn05U

Birkbeck Babylab & Toddlerlab

Not long now until we welcome students back on campus 💫 Who’s excited for the new term? 🙌

Birkbeck’s Mentoring Pathways gives final-year students the opportunity to engage in a mentoring relationship with alumni and corporate volunteers. 🌟 These relationships provide students with guidance, advice and support as they navigate the steps to their future careers and professional development goals!

Applications for Mentoring Pathways 2024-25 are now open to alumni and final-year students! Follow the link for more info and details on how to apply: https://ow.ly/kkHG50TiP3v

Will you be moving into accommodation this autumn, or to uni? We spoke to BSc Business Psychology student Saim Farook about his experience of living with parents and commuting while he studies. 📚

"Commuting to Birkbeck is easy – it’s about 40 minutes door to door. Eventually I want to move out but it’s so expensive, so living with my family whilst I’m studying is helping me to save for the future." 🏡

How does this affect his social life?

"There’s only 30 people on my course and we have a group WhatsApp chat. We often go to the Birkbeck bar after lectures and on nights out as well as have revision sessions at Starbucks. I’ve met people from all walks of life, with some students in careers already, working in companies including JP Morgan and Aviva, so it’s great for networking."

And on Birkbeck's London location, Saim said 👇

"I really liked Birkbeck’s central London location which offers an amazing nightlife and it’s a vibrant student area with other unis nearby. I can’t imagine living and working anywhere else but London, I love the hustle and bustle of everything and that there’s always something going on. I can’t see myself ever leaving!" 💃

There's still time to apply to start your degree at Birkbeck this October! Find out more: https://ow.ly/1JTs50TjU41

Job opportunity for Birkbeck students and recent graduates �

Apply by 15 September: https://ow.ly/5ki850TkjeK

New Birkbeck research has found that 45% of doctors have been sexually harassed by patients and recommended that hospitals should implement protective measures such as panic alarms for doctors working alone, those on night shifts and in isolated wards.

This is the first review to shed light on doctors’ experiences of being sexually harassed by patients.

Read more: https://ow.ly/29JV50TiZOr

"It’s something that’s worth doing because you learn so much. It’s so important to be a sounding board for students as somebody that is independent. It’s a privilege to find yourself in that position, to be that bridge between academics and the world out there."

Nerice Gietel (MSc Human Resource Development and Consultancy, 2013) has been mentoring final-year Birkbeck students for 10 years. Read about why the mum-of-one would recommend the Mentoring Pathways scheme to others and how it’s kept her on her toes: https://ow.ly/4PXy50Thyox

We’re so excited for the Big Birkbeck Welcome this year! 🥳 See what’s on and sign up: https://birkbeck.native.fm/

And that’s a wrap on the open evening 💫 Thank you so much to everyone that joined us, we hope you had a great evening and got to know Birkbeck a little better 💜🦉

If you couldn’t make it this evening, download a digital prospectus for more information on our courses, student life and how we can support you throughout your studies 👉 https://ow.ly/juSS50TfSl8::

Our is in full swing 🙌🎈 This evening we’re running campus tours, 1-1s with academics and talks from our support teams! We’ll be here until 9pm if you’d like to join us 👉 https://ow.ly/pyVj50T3O4X

WOW! We'd like to wish a huge congratulations to Birkbeck student Giedrė Rakauskaitė on winning Paralympic gold in the mixed coxed four in Paris! 🥇 🚣‍♀️

Giedrė won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games for rowing in the PR3 mixed coxed four, and ParaGB has won gold medals at every Paralympic Games since rowing joined the programme at Beijing 2008! 🤯

Read more about Giedrė's fascinating story and her choice to commit to both sport and study: https://ow.ly/Xcvu50T9u9a

Well done Giedrė 👏

New research from Birkbeck and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London has worked with members of the community to establish what they would like to see prioritised in future research on disordered eating, as they aim to understand why people and people with are more vulnerable to disordered eating and how best to aid those who need support.

Read more: https://ow.ly/Xmxe50TcgNk

At Birkbeck we’re proud to be different by offering a degree that works around your schedule. Most of our courses are available to study in the evening, with some also offered in the day or online. ☀️🌙

There's still time to start your degree this October! We're hosting a dedicated Open Evening for late applicants on Wednesday 4 September, where you can join current students as they take you on a campus tour, chat to tutors and gain an in-depth understanding of your subject. 🎓

Find out more and sign up to our : https://ow.ly/oy0c50T9zjs

After completing her MSc in Management at Birkbeck, Olivia Hui was craving that connection to the BBK community. That's why she applied for our Pathways programme, a scheme that pairs final-year students with alumni and corporate volunteers who can offer guidance, advice and support.

Olivia formed a strong mentoring relationship with Alin Stanica, a part-time BSc Business and Marketing student. She nominated him for Mentee of the Year, which he won at Woburn House last month 🥳 Accepting his award, Alin said: “My mentor helped me put into words my ideas and what I was thinking, because when you don’t have that experience you don’t know."

If you'd be interested in volunteering your time and talent as a mentor in Mentoring Pathways 2024-25, find out more about the process and Olivia's experience: https://ow.ly/fEMB50T9xgc

Going for gold! 🏅 We're so excited to cheer on Birkbeck student Giedrė Rakauskaitė (MSc Sport Management, 2022–24) as she competes in the Paralympic Games in Paris, representing Great Britain 🇬🇧. Giedrė won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games for rowing in the PR3 mixed coxed four, and ParaGB has won gold medals at every Paralympic Games since rowing joined the programme at Beijing 2008! 🤯

"Training for the Paralympics has also taught me how to approach academic study. I was inspired by one of my teammates who started her studies after Tokyo. I want to be a coach one day and I know that you need a solid academic background." 🎓

You can read more about Giedrė's time at Birkbeck and how she balanced training and studying in the latest edition of : https://ow.ly/7SKe50T9u99

Go Giedrė! 🚣‍♀️

Birkbeck's HR innovation research has saved an NHS Wales Organisation over £730,000 per year and boosted employee wellbeing! 👏

The new research supported by Birkbeck has revealed that changes in HR practices, specifically avoiding disciplinary investigations as a first response and instead utilising informal resolution methods through training, coaching, and mentoring, can significantly improve and reduce sickness absence.

By implementing these changes to practices, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, an Wales organisation employing over 16,000 staff, saw a 71% reduction in employee investigations, over 3,000 fewer days of sickness absence annually, and savings exceeding £730,000 per year. 🥳

Read more: https://ow.ly/gypL50T7mZm

We're excited to announce a new partnership between Birkbeck and Wuhan Union New Era Education Industry Co., Ltd! 🥳

The partnership will facilitate joint research and enable staff to attend conferences, seminars, and workshops in areas of mutual interest. It will also make it possible for students and staff to study and research on exchange programmes both here in the UK and in China 👏

Read more: https://ow.ly/w9MB50T7cNH

We're hosting another 🥳 Join us on 4th September for campus tours, drop-in sessions, and talks from our support services! 🦉

Find out more and sign up: https://ow.ly/pyVj50T3O4X

Did you know our international community is made up of students from over 129 countries? 🌍

We're so proud of our diverse community, and it's not too late to become a part of it! We still have spaces available at Birkbeck through . Find out more: https://ow.ly/kPtv50SVAKo

We'd like to congratulate Dr Mai Sato on being appointed as the new Professor and Director of Birkbeck’s Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR). She is due to take up the position in February 2025. As ICPR Director, Mai will lead and oversee ICPR’s programme of academically grounded, policy-oriented research on crime and justice.

Mai is a social scientist by training and currently an Associate Professor at Monash University in Melbourne, where she heads Eleos Justice, an initiative to end the death penalty in Asia. She was also appointed this month by the United Nations Human Rights Council to the role of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Congratulations Mai, we look forward to welcoming you to Birkbeck 👏

Read more about the Institute and the work carried out there: https://ow.ly/wcxO50T28sY

We'd like to wish a huge congratulations to all our students who received their final results yesterday!

If you haven't seen your results, you should be able to check them via My Birkbeck. If you can't, please get in touch with your School directly.

We're so proud of everything you have achieved and can't wait to celebrate with you at graduation! 🥳🎓

Our is in full swing and we’re having so much fun meeting you all and showing you around BBK! 🙌

We’re here until 3pm, so come along and take a tour of our campus, chat 1-1 with an academic about your future course and learn from our advice team how we can support you 👉 https://ow.ly/h79X50SUPfi

(P.S. don’t forget to grab a free ice cream! 🍦)

Joining us for our today? Birkbeck is surrounded by tube and mainline rail stations, meaning we're easy to get to! 🚇

From 11am-3pm today we'll be running campus tours, alumni panels, talks from our support services, and 1-1's with our academics! There’s still time to sign up if you haven’t already - we'd love to see you there! 🙌👉 https://ow.ly/h79X50SUPfi

🌟 Welcome to Birkbeck Students' Union! 🦉

Congratulations on becoming a part of the Birkbeck community! We are thrilled to have you join us. 🎉

For all the newcomers, we want to emphasize that Birkbeck SU is here for you! 🙋‍♀️

Stay tune for further announcements today when tickets will go live for Week 0 of our Big Birkbeck Welcome! 👀