Andrea Edwards (front row, second from the left), the director of Global Relations and Research at the University of Birmingham, met with members of the Office of International Affairs as well as BIRMAC seed fund recipients on a visit to McMaster Nov. 7. In addition to the funding that has supported collaborative work by more than 40 researchers from UoB and McMaster, a partnership between the two schools also offers robust global education and exchange programs for students. (Photo by Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University)