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What will easing the Covid-19 lockdown will look like and what are the challenges we face? Listen to the first of the The Institute of Global Innovation series Living with the Pandemic where our experts will be sharing their research. The panel are: * Prof John Bryson: Social distancing and why people are the problem. * Prof Heather Widdows: The ethical and privacy implications of the Covid Symptom Tracker app. * Prof Willem van Schaik: The lessons we can learn from those countries ahead of the UK. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/global-goals/igi/living-with-the-pandemic.aspx [https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/global-goals/igi/living-with-the-pandemic.aspx]

Join us for an exciting panel debate looking at the challenges we face in trusting social media. The debate, filmed on Thursday, 21 May, is hosted by journalist and presenter Ritula Shah, joined by: Anne McElvoy, Senior Editor of The Economist Will Moy, Chief Executive of Full Fact Isabel Oakeshott, political journalist and commentator Alice Roberts, Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. Join the conversation #UoBreatDebate To keep up to date with the latest University of Birmingham Distinguished events visit http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/distinguishedlectures

Join us for a tour of the galaxy to discover how research here at the University of Birmingham relates to the Star Wars universe and discover why the Force is strong with our academics . . .  Professor Scott Lucas, Department of Political Science and International Studies, and Dr Richard Langley, Department of Film and Creative Writing discuss if the latest Star Wars movies carry a political message. www.birmingham.ac.uk /the-rise-of-research

Join us for a tour of the galaxy to discover how research here at the University of Birmingham relates to the Star Wars universe and discover why the Force is strong with our academics . . .  Professor Finola Kerrigan and Dr Caroline Moraes from the Department of Marketing explore in depth the branding and marketing around the Star Wars franchise. www.birmingham.ac.uk /the-rise-of-research

Join us for a tour of the galaxy to discover how research here at the University of Birmingham relates to the Star Wars universe and discover why the Force is strong with our academics . . .  Dr Luisa Orsini PhD, Senior Lecturer in Biosystems and Climate Change and PhD Students Muhammad Abdullahi and Niamh Eastwood discuss how, like Han Solo, water flea Daphnia can survive being frozen and also help tell us important information about biodiversity. www.birmingham.ac.uk /the-rise-of-research