How Brummies Have Shaped the City

The University of Birmingham is launching a new way of telling Brummies about its research on the city. A special web site unveiled today, is dedicated to telling stories about Birmingham - on Longbridge, new Brummies, and how citizens have made a difference to the city. The website presents a summary of the university's research. Today, the public has an opportunity to hear at first hand from the researchers behind the stories. Birmingham's innovation is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, a national event in which Universities provide a fascinating insight into some of the country's leading social science research and how it influences our social, economic and political lives - both now and in the future Chris Skelcher, who co-ordinates the project at the University said: "The web-site and event will provide the public with new insights into research at the University of Birmingham and by social scientists generally. It forms part of a wider initiative by the University to use the internet to make its research more accessible." The website will explore three stories. Carolyn Chapain and Professor David Bailey talk about the story of Longbridge.