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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 Media Mention in The PIE News

The PIE News highlights the recent announcement from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Birmingham about the additional investment in the BRIDGE partnership.

BRIDGE Alliance 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.

A Partnership to Remember: Understanding BRIDGE

Analicia Haynes traces the history of the University of Birmingham and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign partnership back to the turn of the century in celebration of the 10-year anniversary.

Call for Proposals: AY2024-2025 BRIDGE Seed Fund

The University of Birmingham and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announce the Academic Year 2024-2025 BRIDGE Seed Fund call for proposals.

UoB, DPI awarded $10M to establish Global Center for clean energy, equitable transportation solutions

The University of Illinois System’s Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and the University of Birmingham (UoB) have simultaneously received funding to establish the Global Center for Clean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions.

A Day in the Life: University of Birmingham tours Siebel Center for Design

A University of Birmingham delegation visits the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Siebel Center for Design to learn more about the collaborative classroom and work space.

UIUC, University of Birmingham renew partnership for another five years

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the University of Birmingham (UoB) renewed the Birmingham-Illinois Partnership for Discovery, Engagement and Education (BRIDGE) for five more years.

First BRIDGE lecture in series to discuss global water crisis, collaborations between universities

David M. Hannah, professor of hydrology at the University of Birmingham (UoB), UNESCO chair in water sciences, and the director of the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability & Climate Action (BISCA), will be addressing the global water crisis during a lecture on May 15.

Second BRIDGE lecture in series to discuss air pollution, climate change

Professor Francis Pope from the University of Birmingham (UoB) will discuss his work with air pollution and climate change in East Africa starting at 9:15 a.m. on May 16 at the Medical Sciences Building, Room 274.

Third BRIDGE lecture in series to discuss Reimagine our Future competition

Warren Lavey, Leon Leibenberg, and Aleksandra Cavoski will discuss the importance of the Reimagine our Future undergraduate sustainability competition and how University of Birmingham students will be able to participate on May 16.

UIUC to host University of Birmingham May 15-16

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) will be renewing its international partnership agreement with the University of Birmingham (UoB) on May 16. The signing ceremony is part of a two-day visit with UoB.

13 University of Illinois faculty members selected to receive 2022-2023 BRIDGE seed funding

13 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members were selected to receive 2022-2023 BRIDGE seed funding. Learn more about the recipients.

BRIDGE Research Highlight: Can drinking cocoa make you smarter?

A team at the University of Birmingham has found that people given a cocoa drink containing high levels of flavanols were able to complete certain cognitive tasks more efficiently than when drinking a non-flavanol enriched-drink.

2018-2019 Bridge Seed Fund Outcomes

University of Birmingham and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members share outcomes and reflections from ongoing research activities supported by the BRIDGE Seed Fund.

Funding Opportunity: University of Birmingham-Fulbright Awards 2021/22

The US-UK Fulbright Commission provides valuable opportunities for U.S. researchers to work at the University of Birmingham and enjoy meaningful international experience, enhancing their career and networks.

BRIDGE-ing the gap between diagnostics and gestational diabetes

As a result of intersecting research interests in women’s health, a new collaboration was forged between two researchers from the University of Birmingham and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Call for Proposals: 2020 BRIDGE Seed Fund

The University of Birmingham and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announce the Academic Year 2020-2021 BRIDGE Seed Fund call for proposals.

Spotlight: 2017/18 & 2018/19 BRIDGE Seed Fund Outcomes

University of Birmingham and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members share the latest discoveries and research outcomes from activities supported by the BRIDGE Seed Fund.

BRIDGE Seed Fund Fellow Justina Žurauskienė Arrives on Campus

Meet the newest BRIDGE fellow, Dr. Justina Žurauskienė. Dr. Žurauskienė is a fellow at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, based at the Centre for Computational Biology.

Leaders from top US university view Birmingham research links at first hand

Senior leaders from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign visited campus to mark the success of the BRIDGE programme.

Call for Proposals: 2018 BRIDGE Seed Fund

The University of Birmingham and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announce the Academic Year 2018-2019 BRIDGE Seed Fund call for proposals.