Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @unibirmingham
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
840
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various topics such as Lord Karan, ageing as a software problem, nuclear energy, geology field trips, campus life, events at the University of Birmingham, and a discussion paper on robots and workers. The tweets also feature personal reflections, such as saying goodbye to colleagues and remembering a friend who worked at the university.
Topic Modeling
- Higher education and academia: Lord Karan's role at the University of Birmingham, new research paper from InflamAge_UoB and GenomeBiology, celebration of lab's 10-year anniversary, registration for conference at UniBirmingham, farewell to PCSOs from UniBirmingham
- Science and technology: Ageing as a software problem, rocks telling us about day 5 of a geology field trip, CEPR Discussion paper on robots and workers in the Netherlands, the chemistry of brewing talk
- Environment and energy: Nuclear energy as a better alternative to fossil fuels according to UniBirmingham
- Arts and culture: Shakespeare's First Folio to tour Birmingham, discussion of family archives through history
- General posts about UniBirmingham: Clear skies over campus, campus in full spring bloom, view of UniBirmingham, payment for binding thesis at UniBirmingham
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, including excitement about academic and professional opportunities (such as Lord Karan's various positions and a fellowship at the University of Birmingham), appreciation for campus beauty and community (such as spring blooms and a celebration of a lab's anniversary), sadness at goodbyes to departing colleagues and in memoriam of a loved one, and enjoyment of educational and social events (such as a talk on brewing and a dissertation poster day). There is no clear dominant emotion across the tweets, but they collectively suggest a diverse and dynamic community engaged in study, work, and social life at the University of Birmingham.
Trend Analysis
- University of Birmingham events and news (Chancellor, research papers, conferences, campus updates)
- Science and technology (ageing, microbial genomic data, robotics and workers)
- Celebrations and milestones (lab anniversary, poster day, farewell to staff)
- Cultural and historical events (Shakespeare exhibit, family archives)
- Personal anecdotes and experiences (funeral, PhD thesis binding, campus view)
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
288
Percentage of total tweets
34%
Number of Original tweets
289
Percentage of total tweets
34%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
840
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
232
Percentage of total tweets
27%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
60
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
268
Percentage of total tweets
31%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 321 |
Twitter for iPhone | 273 |
Twitter for Android | 142 |
Hootsuite Inc. | 26 |
TweetDeck Web App | 16 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
WMPolice | West Midlands Police | Don't report crime on Twitter. Call 999 in an emergency. For everything else, use Live Chat. Not happy with our service? Search 'complaints' on our website. | 515,431 |
NatureMedicine | Nature Medicine | Nature Medicine is a research journal devoted to publishing the latest advances in translational and clinical research for scientists and physicians. | 310,734 |
OperadorNuclear | Operador Nuclear | Alfredo García. Licencia Operador Reactor y Supervisor, Ingeniero Telecomunicaciones, Licenciado Comunicación Audiovisual y Divulgador. #SalvarLasNucleares | 200,105 |
visit_bham | Visit Birmingham | In Birmingham you'll experience unique festivals, amazing attractions, outstanding shopping & delicious dining. | 161,324 |
innovateuk | Innovate UK | We are the UK’s national innovation agency. We fund business & research collaborations to accelerate innovation. YouTube:https://t.co/CYNpeWgVsA Part of @UKRI_News | 135,789 |
unibirmingham | Uni of Birmingham | Official account for the University of Birmingham. We empower people to turn ingenuity into reality and make important things happen. Join the conversation | 135,665 |
africaarguments | African Arguments | Analyse. Investigate. Amplify. The pan-African magazine brought to you by @royafrisoc. Write for us! - https://t.co/fwQQLRBiuJ | 88,100 |
JeremyFarrar | Jeremy Farrar | - | 82,020 |
LtGenGurmit | LT GENERAL GURMIT SINGH (Retd) | Governor of Uttarakhand | 61,648 |
TheAgenda | The Agenda | TVO Today | 📺 The Agenda with @spaikin & @namshine Weeknights at 8/11pm ET https://t.co/fQOHYejtau 🗞️ TVO Today: current affairs journalism, podcasts & documentaries https://t.co/3ffz64TtYs | 58,562 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
innovateuk | Innovate UK | We are the UK’s national innovation agency. We fund business & research collaborations to accelerate innovation. YouTube:https://t.co/CYNpeWgVsA Part of @UKRI_News | 30,840 |
AndyGrays0n | Dr Andy Grayson | Author 🇪🇺🏳️🌈(🏴🏴🇺🇦-indy). Properly verified as a writer. Climate/far-right/conspiracy-theory emergency. Rejoin. Own views obvs. | 28,347 |
ImmyKaur | Imandeep Kaur | Co Founder @CIVIC_SQUARE | Hon DSc @AstonUniversity | @Ashoka Fellow | @TEDxBrum 🚲🏃🏾♀️🏑 | 27,870 |
matthewrbroome | MatthewBroome💙 | Director Institute for Mental Health @unibirmingham @IMH_UoB. Deputy editor @TheBJPsych. Clinical Research Lead @CRN_WMid Psychiatrist @BWC_NHS Personal account | 18,075 |
jo3grace | Joanna Grace | Seeking to contribute to a world where people are understood in spite of difference, Doctoral researcher, The Sensory Projects, TEDx, Trainer, Author. Autistic. | 17,279 |
ChildrenHandS | Children Heard and Seen | Charity supporting children & families with a parent in prison. Referrals by families only. https://t.co/eKaTKiKhta | 12,259 |
jassansi | Jas Sansi | Photographer | Videographer | Social Media | Pics, Flix & Clicks Let's work together | sansi1@btinternet.com 07930 837 505 | 11,356 |
ikongallery | Ikon | Contemporary art gallery in Birmingham with free entry. Exhibitions, events, off-site projects. Open Wednesday - Sunday, 11am-5pm Registered charity no.528892 | 9,188 |
GeneticLiteracy | Genetic Literacy Project | The Genetic Literacy Project fosters dialogue about the scientific, social and ethical implications of human and agricultural genetics. | 7,253 |
BirminghamEdu | Birmingham Education | Education Tweets & Interesting stories In Birmingham - The West Midlands & Beyond - Tweets from our Schools, Colleges & World Class Universities | 7,049 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
BTW_UoB | Confidential student-led addiction recovery program at @unibirmingham | 12 |
TheAgenda | 📺 The Agenda with @spaikin & @namshine Weeknights at 8/11pm ET https://t.co/fQOHYejtau 🗞️ TVO Today: current affairs journalism, podcasts & documentaries https://t.co/3ffz64TtYs | 9 |
1truclaretnblu | Brumpoet Bearwoodian & @AVFCOfficial fan lovin my wife Mary & 2 kids proud 2have worked & studied @unibirmingham 1st book of poetry From Bearwood & Beyond out | 7 |
eps_unibham | Official page of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at @unibirmingham. Keep up to date with the latest news, research and events. #HelloBrum | 7 |
GuildofStudents | Official account of the Guild of Students: Students' Union at @unibirmingham. We exist to ensure you make the most of university life! #HelloBrum #LoveYourGuild | 6 |
birminghamalum | Keeping you connected with the University of Birmingham via the Development and Alumni Relations Office. | 6 |
matthewrbroome | Director Institute for Mental Health @unibirmingham @IMH_UoB. Deputy editor @TheBJPsych. Clinical Research Lead @CRN_WMid Psychiatrist @BWC_NHS Personal account | 5 |
Michael86674417 | cushie warrior with gamma knife in my head | 5 |
InnovationMids | A strategic research and innovation partnership pooling the collective excellence of eight universities in the Midlands to power UK economic growth | 5 |
LES_UniBham | Together, we discover, apply and translate science, forging major advances in human and environmental health @unibirmingham. Tweets by @acroline | 5 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1640714723711938567 | Lord Karan is member of the House of Lords, serves as Chancellor of the University of #Birmingham and President of the Confederation of #British Industry. He founded the global beer brand, Cobra Beer. @unibirmingham @CBItweets @cobrabeer | 313 |
1640507601359101952 | 🚨NEW paper: Ageing as a software problem What if ageing is not an accumulation of molecular damage to the hardware, but a process driven by our developmental software program? Read on and retweet. @unibirmingham @InflamAge_UoB @GenomeBiology https://t.co/BUgO5slc8P | 57 |
1639167787137667072 | ¿Cómo de «verde» es la energía nuclear? Según la @unibirmingham, cada vez está más claro, incluso para los Verdes del Reino Unido, que la energía nuclear es una opción mucho mejor que las alternativas fósiles como el gas. https://t.co/vkZuM3Ozvu https://t.co/AwqDHf2UoE | 53 |
1640281194951499776 | Registration is now OPEN for the conference 'Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present' @unibirmingham! A two-day event featuring an action packed #familyhistory #archives programme & more than 40 brilliant speakers from across the world. https://t.co/jcZT7Osnjm | 38 |
1639947103962013698 | Shakespeare’s 400-yr-old First Folio to tour Birmingham - BBC News. Check it out! And don’t forget to catch @BBCRadio3 at 715 today to hear @islamaissa, @AliAerosol & @unibirmingham’s Prof Ewan Fernie on @E2EShakespeare. https://t.co/yNtk0AYMZx | 26 |
1640647519972491265 | New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP17993 "Robots and Workers: Evidence from the Netherlands" By Daron Acemoğlu @DrDaronAcemoglu , (@MITEcon, @MIT), Hans Koster (@SpatialVU, @VUamsterdam) and Ceren Ozgen (@unibirmingham, @UoB_Business, @econ_ub). https://t.co/Is7a6VSslW #CEPR_LE https://t.co/yjQ1vhborD | 21 |
1638925147288600578 | The rocks telling us it’s day 5 of the @geology_bham Fieldtrip in Pembrokeshire. @unibirmingham #bruminthefield https://t.co/MRVG0s5t1G | 20 |
1640675600548474882 | We are ranked 6th in the QS World University Ranking for 'Sports science'. A big congratulations and thanks to all our staff here at SportExR 🏆 @LES_UniBham @unibirmingham https://t.co/omsnqIFvog | 17 |
1639678828225101825 | DON'T MISS IT - 'Shakespeare's Brum Ting': @islamaissa talks to E2E Project Director, Prof Ewan Fernie of @unibirmingham, & E2E collaborator, @AliAerosol of @SoulCityArts. 715 tomorrow, on @BBCRadio3! https://t.co/3CfpvgvnDd | 16 |
1638528361856212992 | 🚨 🚨 Meeting alert 🚨 🚨 The 8th #AutophagyUK meeting will be held on June 19th-20th @unibirmingham . Organisers this year are @VIKorolchuk and @SarkarSovan. 👀 👇 for registration link & details. Looking forward to seeing you there! https://t.co/4dLRVQzvJT | 15 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1640714723711938567 | Lord Karan is member of the House of Lords, serves as Chancellor of the University of #Birmingham and President of the Confederation of #British Industry. He founded the global beer brand, Cobra Beer. @unibirmingham @CBItweets @cobrabeer | 309 |
1640507601359101952 | 🚨NEW paper: Ageing as a software problem What if ageing is not an accumulation of molecular damage to the hardware, but a process driven by our developmental software program? Read on and retweet. @unibirmingham @InflamAge_UoB @GenomeBiology https://t.co/BUgO5slc8P | 204 |
1639167787137667072 | ¿Cómo de «verde» es la energía nuclear? Según la @unibirmingham, cada vez está más claro, incluso para los Verdes del Reino Unido, que la energía nuclear es una opción mucho mejor que las alternativas fósiles como el gas. https://t.co/vkZuM3Ozvu https://t.co/AwqDHf2UoE | 154 |
1638925147288600578 | The rocks telling us it’s day 5 of the @geology_bham Fieldtrip in Pembrokeshire. @unibirmingham #bruminthefield https://t.co/MRVG0s5t1G | 150 |
1638455972615127043 | Clear blue skies over @unibirmingham today ☀️ @oldjoeclock looking splendid in the sunshine. https://t.co/5JXHmcXwF8 | 90 |
1639992045300338688 | That’s us off to Birmingham 🙌 looking forward to this week’s Analysing Microbial Genomic Data (AMGD) course @IMIBirmingham @unibirmingham 🧬💻 https://t.co/IWZ0fXieVi | 78 |
1638426171141656578 | It’s now official. I’ll be joining @unibirmingham @History_Bham from February 2024 for a 1y fellowship, thanks to the Feodor Lynen Program @AvHStiftung. So excited to work with @kaa_richter and many others! See you there! 🏴 https://t.co/Sp2sURzhaV | 76 |
1638601091444080641 | Our lab is 10 years old! We celebrated this important milestone in style at @unibirmingham Raymond Priestley Centre in the Lakes! We had such a great time! Thanks to the amazing team at the Centre! https://t.co/pKF0IxaIya | 72 |
1639947103962013698 | Shakespeare’s 400-yr-old First Folio to tour Birmingham - BBC News. Check it out! And don’t forget to catch @BBCRadio3 at 715 today to hear @islamaissa, @AliAerosol & @unibirmingham’s Prof Ewan Fernie on @E2EShakespeare. https://t.co/yNtk0AYMZx | 69 |
1640308375043952640 | Campus in full spring bloom 😍 @unibirmingham https://t.co/K0ekH9v9Gb | 64 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#werecover | 17 |
#birmingham | 12 |
#research | 12 |
#health | 7 |
#longcovid | 7 |
#socialcare | 6 |
#recovery | 6 |
#familyhistory | 6 |
#phdlife | 6 |
#phdvoice | 6 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@unibirmingham | 849 |
@inflamage_uob | 27 |
@genomebiology | 26 |
@artsatbham | 23 |
@jpsenescence | 22 |
@unibirm_mds | 22 |
@coss_birmingham | 21 |
@spaikin | 20 |
@agnescallard | 20 |
@uchicago | 20 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
57
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
👇 | 33 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
👏 | 26 | clapping_hands |
👉 | 23 | backhand_index_pointing_right |
📍 | 15 | round_pushpin |
📢 | 14 | loudspeaker |
🚨 | 12 | police_car_light |
😊 | 10 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
🎉 | 10 | party_popper |
💜 | 10 | purple_heart |
🙌 | 10 | raising_hands |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
People & Body | 164 |
Objects | 110 |
Smileys & Emotion | 69 |
Travel & Places | 47 |
Activities | 31 |
Symbols | 26 |
Animals & Nature | 15 |
Food & Drink | 10 |
Flags | 8 |