Generally, Greek football has tended to be ignored on these shores, but we forget perhaps too easily that only six years ago Greece were crowned European champions, something that none of the home nations has ever achieved. If England were to return home with this …
By Marie Harimoto Considering some learning for self improvement amongst those new year’s resolutions? If the Medicine Man galleries at Wellcome Collection enthral you this could be right up your street: an 11 week course on the history of the human body in Europe using …
Picture via manuel | MC’s Flickrstream These days the back pages of newspapers are as likely to be full of stories about anti-doping measures, sponsorship, lottery funding, event bidding, video streaming, third party player ownership and points deductions as they are about sporting events themselves …
Picture via Free-ers Flickrstream We imagine when Chelsea FC’s Performance Director agreed to talk at Birkbeck Sports Business Centre’s Seminar series tonight he did not imagine that it would be only 48 hours after club manager Luiz Felipe Scolari’s dismissal. Given that Big Phil lost …
New Year’s resolutions are rubbish, we know that. But you could take the initiative to flick your brain round something new, nonetheless. How about this: Wellcome Collection have teamed up with Birkbeck to offer a short course, “Exploring Wellcome Collection: A Social History of Madness …
London universities are some of the best in the country for research. Results of the first Research Assessment Exercise for 7 years were published today and LSE, Imperial and UCL are in the top 5, beaten only by Oxbridge. It’s actually research that brings in …
“Everything is better with a bit of humour.” So said Roberto Donadoni, as Italian football manager the incumbent of one of the most pressurised posts in the world, last Monday night in a special seminar organised by Birkbeck College Sport Business Centre. A healthy dose …
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