Birmingham Brazil Forum

29/07/2022

To highlight the work of the UoB-USP-INCA Women in Science Network funded by the British Council Brazil, hear from distinguished speaker Professor Marcia Barbosa who will explore gender equality issues in higher education in Brazil through her talk, Women in Science: the Inconvenient Truth.
The event will also be an opportunity to hear from colleagues from across UoB, USP and INCA who will discuss institutional approaches to gender equality and diversity. Confirmed speakers:

Chair: Professor Mariana Emerenciano, INCA

Professor Marcia Barbosa, Brazil Academy of Sciences

Susan Squire, Diversity and Policy Specialist, UoB

Professor Adriana Alves, USP

Register below:
https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H5tmNsq-Q_WGBtweo25nkA

20/06/2022

Our next UFSC-UoB interdisciplinary webinar takes place on June 29th at 2pm UK time. Hear from Professor Lincoln Fernandes and Professor Michaela Mahlberg who will explore Corpus-Based Approaches to Literary Texts. Registration below!
https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Uo2fa5DiTg-6ftHMDctRuw

05/05/2022

Join us on May 24 2pm UK time to hear more about the funding opportunities from the University of Birmingham Bacterial Vaccines (BactiVac) network, and success stories from across Brazil and Mexico. Event details and registration below:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/brazil-forum/bactivac-network-introductory-webinar.aspx

10/02/2022

Congratulations to Professor Robin Mason, Pro Vice Chancellor International University of Birmingham and all colleagues both in the UK and Brazil involved in supporting our engagement with Brazil

The Brazilian Government has honoured Professor Robin Mason with a prestigious award for championing academic co-operation between Brazil and the UK.

22/11/2021

We are looking forward to the first in a series of joint events with UFSC on Language and Literary Studies, next Tuesday 30th November at 2pm UK time/11am Brazil. More details and registration below:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/brazil-forum/uob-ufsc-interdisciplinary-lecture-series-language-and-literary-studies.aspx

12/11/2021

Join us for a range of events on Brazil and Cultural Diversity, November 17-19. Many thanks to Embassy of Brazil in London Leitorado Brasileiro em Birmingham for support with this and colleagues across University of Birmingham and Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham. Details and Zoom registration below. Gisele Tmro Emanuelle Santos Courtney J. Campbell
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/international/global-engagement/brazil/birmingham-brazil-forum-events.aspx

30/09/2021

Great to see the collaboration between University of Birmingham and Mackenzie Presbyterian University developing, together with the University of Tel Aviv. Congratulations to Dr Mayra Muller Spaniol and all of the team

Projeto do Mackenzie é selecionado para participar de evento da FAPESP sobre Ciência e Inovação e que tem por objetivo divulgar os resultados das pesquisas científicas financiadas com recursos públicos à sociedade em geral e aos legisladores e gestores públicos em particular.

Mais de 50% das crianças com TEA têm questões e atenção que costumam prejudicar seu aprendizado.
O projeto o qual a profª Cristiane Silvestre coordena como pós-doutorado de Mayra Spaniol comprova, por meio de um ensaio clínico randomizado, a eficácia do programa de treinamento computadorizado CPAT na melhora do desempenho acadêmico, em leitura, escrita e matemática, entre crianças com TEA que receberam de 13 a 16 sessões do programa. Além disso, as crianças que participaram Programa de Treinamento Computadorizado em Atenção CPAT também apresentaram melhoras nos domínios de atenção e cognição em comparação com seus colegas que receberam uma intervenção controle.
Este estudo foi conduzido com a participação de pesquisadores da Universidade de Birmingham e da Universidade de Telavive.

Inscriçoes no link:
https://www.al.sp.gov.br/ilp/cursos-eventos/detalheAtividade.jsp?id=7685

Link de acesso ao evento que será será transmitido pelo canal da Assembleia Legislativa de São Paulo (ALESP) no YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cji0ST055eU

Para mais detalhes: https://fapesp.br/15080/ciclo-ilp-fapesp-a-ciencia-e-o-autismo

11/05/2021

Fantastic to see University of Birmingham-Brazil collaboration on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) going from strength to strength:

Oral health in Brazil needs better promotion and more accessible public dental services, in order to help tackle the impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

05/05/2021

Today we celebrate World Portuguese Language Day.

In 2009 the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) officially established 5 May as a date to celebrate the Portuguese language and Lusophone cultures.

In 2019, the 40th session of UNESCO's General Conference declared 5 May as "World Portuguese Language Day".

is an official language in 9 countries across South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. Spoken by 287 million people, it is the most widely spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere.

Similarly to other widely spoken languages, Portuguese has evolved in unique ways around the world. Brazilian Portuguese has been strongly influenced by Amerindian and African languages, both in terms of its sounds and its rich vocabulary.