University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham provides impetus to research. It has more than 1,000 academic staff researchers and gains around £80 million in new research funding per year. The University promotes research in the following areas: Arts and Law, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, and Social Sciences. The University has been ranked 10th in the Russell Group and 13th in the UK for research. It has ranked 12th spot overall in the UK for Research Power. Some of the subjects that have performed well include Physics, Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and informatics, Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies, etc.

Yes, definitely! Birmingham university boasts of having 31% of academic staff from overseas and a truly diverse and global campus. It has more than 8,700 international students from around 150 countries in the world. When we look at the breakdown of students on the basis of their region, 26,990 students are from England, 140 students from Scotland, 930 students belong to Wales, 90 students belong to Northern Ireland, and 75 students were classified as other-UK. When we look at non-UK students, we find that 1,445 belong to European Union and 8,085 belong to non-European Union countries, thereby taking the total non-UK student number to 9,530.