Latest News
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Putting a value on employability
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 APR
Recent Gemmology and Jewellery Studies graduates returned to BCU to host a valuers' conference that provided industry insight and networking opportunities for students.
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Animals’ legal rights are on the agenda at UK Animal Law Conference, c...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 30 APR
“The time to create a better legal future for animals that gives them the protection they so desperately need is now,” says Birmingham City University (BCU) animal law expert ahead of the fourth...
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Book by BCU professor shortlisted for prestigious award
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 APR
Dr Islam Issa’s book Alexandria: The City That Changed the World has been shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2024.
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Birmingham City University partnership helps spread open journalism ac...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 APR
Birmingham City University’s (BCU) partner organisation Meedan has been recognised at the prestigious Skoll Awards (2024) for their work in encouraging media innovation. ...
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BCU launches 23 fully funded PhDs for September 2024
UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 APR
The Vice-Chancellor's Inaugural PhD Studentship Scheme will offer aspiring postgraduate researchers a tax-free doctoral stipend for up to 42 months, plus a full fee waiver.
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Paramedic joins call for nightclub bleed kits after Cody Fisher murder...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 APR
A Paramedic Science expert from Birmingham City University says bleed kits are becoming more common across the country, particularly around nightlife areas, but believes access and training are...
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Music equality is the goal for new BCU research project
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 APR
A blind recorder player who performed with Coldplay at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games is backing a Birmingham City University research project aimed at making music...
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BCU signs agreement to support technical staff
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 MAR
Birmingham City University is the latest signatory to the Technician Commitment, a sector-wide initiative to help address key challenges facing technical staff in teaching and research.
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BCU and the University of Cambridge join forces to unlock Baskerville ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 MAR
Demystifying the work of John Baskerville, the Birmingham inventor and entrepreneur who revolutionised the world of printing, is one of the key objectives of a new £1 million research project...
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Birmingham TV production looking rosy after ‘This Town’ premiere
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 MAR
Steven Knight’s highly anticipated drama series This Town, which begins airing on BBC 1 at the end of March, shows there is life in Birmingham’s television industry following recent setbacks,...
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New research project boosts BCU mission to make cricket more inclusive
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 MAR
Birmingham City University will continue to break down barriers in cricket and make the game more accessible for players from Black and Asian backgrounds.
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Sir Lenny Henry Centre to review BBC’s £112m Creative Diversity commit...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 MAR
The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity (LHC) has been commissioned by the BBC to review its three-year Creative Diversity commitment of £112 million.
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Pioneering BCU course enhances diabetes care across India
UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 MAR
A groundbreaking course created by Birmingham City University to tackle the growing problem of diabetes in India has celebrated its first group of graduates.
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New Pro Vice-Chancellor to lead BCU on Engagement, Enterprise and Inno...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 MAR
Birmingham City University has appointed Professor Harris Beider as its new Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) Engagement, Enterprise and Innovation.
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Jewellery Oscar returns to the School of Jewellery
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 MAR
The School of Jewellery (SoJ) has claimed the prestigious College Trophy at the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council Awards for a sixth time in eight years. Known as the Jewellery Oscars,...