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- Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey 16/17.
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University hosts first ever music festival
Major acts such as RAYE, Birmingham duo Lotto Boyzz and DJ Roman Kemp will be headlining BCU Fest on Thursday 16 August – the same day thousands of students across the country gain their places in higher education.
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University scholar set to study ‘Love Island’
As millions of reality television fans are mourning the end of this year’s series of ‘Love Island’, a Birmingham City University student is preparing to study the show as part of her undergraduate degree.
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Birmingham graduate opens city’s first Indonesian coffee shop
Alumnus Birama Gladini and his wife Elmira Hamdi have established Ngopi – meaning ‘let’s have coffee’ in Indonesian – in order to offer an individual alternative to the uniform coffee shop chains found elsewhere in Birmingham city centre.
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Honorary doctorate for hyper-realistic Chinese painter
A Chinese contemporary artist, best known for his hyper-realistic paintings and drawings, has been awarded a top honour from Birmingham City University.
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New research highlights need for improved sexting education
The study, led by Birmingham City University, is the first of its kind to focus on the expressions of young people on the types of support, intervention and sexting education that they need.
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