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  • Illinois, University of Birmingham announce new Global South Fellows

    Oct 9, 2026 10:00 am by Analicia HaynesBRIDGE Partnership
    From left to right: Adam Tickell, University of Birmingham's vice-chancellor; Colleen Murphy, Illinois International’s vice provost for global engagement; and Illinois Chancellor Charles Isbell Jr., pose for a photo following a fireside chat on Oct. 5 inside the Illini Union.

    From left to right: Adam Tickell, University of Birmingham's vice-chancellor; Colleen Murphy, Illinois International’s vice provost for global engagement; and Illinois Chancellor Charles Isbell Jr., pose for a photo following a fireside chat on Oct. 5 inside the Illini Union.

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    • From left to right: Adam Tickell, University of Birmingham's vice-chancellor; Colleen Murphy, Illinois International’s vice provost for global engagement; and Illinois Chancellor Charles Isbell Jr., pose for a photo following a fireside chat on Oct. 5 inside the Illini Union.

    Selected from over 1,400 applications worldwide, the 12 research fellows were announced at this week's Birmingham-Illinois Strategic Partnership Summit led by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Chancellor Charles L. Isbell, Jr and University of Birmingham Vice-Chancellor Professor Adam Tickell.