115 Collaborations & Growing
A Transnational Academic Partnership
The Birmingham-Illinois Partnership for Discovery, Engagement & Education (known as “BRIDGE”) was established by the University of Birmingham (UK) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA) has been flourishing for a decade.
Research Areas
Together, we have created a flourishing network of faculty relationships, generating impressive research results and funding successes. There are now dozens of active research relationships across a wide range of disciplines.
Joint Funding
Through mutual investment, a joint research fund has been established by both universities to which faculty members from each institution are encouraged to apply.
Fellowships
The partnerships long-term fellowship programs strengthen our collective expertise and support early-career scholars in developing their network through collaboration with offices, facilities, and institutes at both universities.
Since 2014, we’ve…
Latest News
2024-2025 BRIDGE Seed Fund Recipients Announced
12 joint projects between Illinois and Birmingham faculty and scholars have been selected to receive BRIDGE Seed Funding for the 2024-2025 Academic Year.
BRIDGE marks tenth year of collaboration with $600,000 investment in joint research
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Birmingham are tripling their investment in their partnership to develop new signature research collaborations.
BRIDGE Spotlight: Introducing BRIDGE Water Fellow Dr. Sophie Comer-Warner
Analicia Haynes interviews current Prof. Sophie Comer-Warner, an assistant professor of Aquatic Biogeochemistry and the current BRIDGE Fellow in Water Sciences at Illinois.
Featured Videos
A Visit to BiFoR
Staff visit the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR), which provides science, social science, and cultural research about global forested landscapes.
To the Next 10 Years & Beyond
Prof. Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela (Illinois) and Prof. Robin Mason (Birmingham) in conversation about the next ten years of BRIDGE.
