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SECOND-PLACED Whitchurch will be looking to maintain their impressive run of form when they entertain the University of Birmingham at Sophia Gardens tomorrow (1pm).

Professor Jim Parle, programme director for the PA course at the University of Birmingham and in charge of the national exam for PAs, said: "We think it is really important that, with this new profession, we can be as sure as possible that they are really competent.

Doctors also hope to conduct clinical trials and large-scale population studies at the centre, which is to be jointly run with the University of Birmingham and given pounds 9mof annual funding from Cancer Research.

A spokesman for the University of Birmingham said: "The University of Birmingham Medical School accepts medical bequeathals under license from the Home Office.

University of Birmingham Reduces Security Risks Associated with Student-Owned Wireless Devices AUSTIN, Texas -- Mirage Networks, developer of patented, full-cycle Network Access Control (NAC) technology, today announced that the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom has chosen Mirage's NAC solution to gain control of its growing wireless network, one of the largest academic Wi-Fi deployments in the UK with more than 800 access points.

In mid-table are the University of Birmingham, ranked 68th, and Birmingham City University, ranked 71st.

ITALY Versus the Netherlands might sound like a football game, but it's actually the title of the new exhibition at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham looking at the differences between northern and southern European art.

Byline: CAROLINE WHEELER A WOMAN'S chance of surviving breast cancer could be improved by almost a THIRD if she is treated with the right combination of drugs, a University of Birmingham trial has revealed.