Old Joe
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I'm Old Joe, tallest free standing clock tower in the world @unibirmingham Over 100 years old. Love to chat. Want to change my colour? https://t.co/CnPDxX19L6
Birmingham, UK
Joined March 2010
A wartime graduate's gift opens doors for future students 🎓 Tony Trigg studied Mechanical Engineering @unibirmingham, read how his legacy gift is now supporting the Pathways to Birmingham programme helping more students access education. https://t.co/EmXpep8vXl
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Hello November! We absolutely love these images shared by student Maisie of the beautiful skies over Old Joe 🩷
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Happy Caturday, humans. 🐾 Aurelius here — greeting you from the liminal edge between sun and shadow. While most cats nap, I keep watch. Today I offer a little signal, a little wisdom, and a reminder that even quiet mornings carry meaning.
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How would you like to see the Sun in a new light? ☀️ Next year, we're hosting Helios - a breathtaking, illuminated sculpture by acclaimed British artist Luke Jerram, alongside a programme of research-led events 📍The Exchange, Centenary Sq 🗓️ Mar-Nov 2026 https://t.co/wc7vKWt4pL
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Listen up! Old Joe will provide a unique soundtrack to campus all this week 🎶 To mark our 125th anniversary our iconic clock tower will undergo a sonic intervention - every 15 minutes, 10am-5pm there will be a ‘sonic intervention’ reimagining the chimes https://t.co/4OIBbTvOvF
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Have you spotted I’m lit up pink & blue in the evening? I’m supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week and the amazing research that happens here on campus 💛
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Anthropic’s newest model is now in Microsoft Foundry. Building on our expanded partnership with Anthropic, Opus 4.5 raises the bar for coding, agentic workflows, and enterprise productivity, giving you seamless access to the full family of Claude models on Azure.
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Great news! We’re on the rise again 🚀 We have risen to 16th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 and been Highly Commended as University of the Year! As we celebrate our 125th anniversary, read more about our continued rise: https://t.co/hLHlVQxuRq
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Up early to check out the new statue Red Stack at @unibirmingham It's really rather cool. 5'4" colleague for reference.
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My new pal 😊
We are celebrating 125 years with the arrival of Red Stack a bold new sculpture to campus - a striking 4-metre high bright red tower of pillows! Installed in the shadow Old Joe in Chancellor’s Court, we'd love you to visit and let us know what YOU see https://t.co/EvkvEydquu
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After speaking bullishly on Bitcoin, on the world's biggest BTC stage (@bitcoinmenaconf), Bitcoin went up almost 5% within hours. Coincidence?
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How amazing to have Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse as a special guest at one of our graduation ceremonies! 🎓 Sir Paul is an alumnus of this Uni (BSc Biology). His work transformed the world's knowledge of cell biology & it's application to medicine ⏯️ https://t.co/u0x0Tlldb3
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As a special treat for our Class of 2025 and to help mark our 125th anniversary, the iconic Dame Judi Dench recorded a special message of congratulations! Dame Judi is one of Britain’s most beloved actors, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by this University in 1989.
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Our summer Graduations are just one week away! 🎓 Don't forget, if you have a loved one graduating and can't be here on campus, we will be live streaming all of our ceremonies via our YouTube channel. You will find them on our channel here: https://t.co/9BFhmiDrIt
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As we approach Graduation Season I've taken delivery of a fresh batch of the previously sold out Old Joe pin badges. Do you know someone who graduates this year? Probably only relevant if they're graduating from @unibirmingham. No point buying it if they went to Hull, or
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Old Joe as ever commanding the campus with quiet imagery & soulful bongs on a warm Solstice evening @UOBengage @BhamUpdates @uobestates @oldjoeclock @unibham_estates @UniBham_Nursing @unibhamultimate #125years
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Ben Shephard hosting the University 125 concert is really rather good. What a super star ⭐️ @benshephard
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Welcome to all those joining us on campus today for our Community Festival. We’re delighted to have you here and hope you have a fabulous day 💚
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