Alumni news

Birmingham-trained talent on TV in 2022

UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 JAN

With the Covid-19 pandemic having wreaked havoc on television production schedules, in 2022 we’re set to see some top-notch new TV shows grace our screens as well as fan-favourites returning. ...

Alumna to host exhibition on Digbeth’s changing landscape

UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 JUN 2021

The upcoming exhibition will show a wide collection of illustrations that Abbie has worked on around the changing landscape of Birmingham’s most creative community.

Alumnus creates first musical in a book

UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 JUN 2021

Joel Hall graduated with an MA in Composition from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2018, and has since branched out into a variety of industries

Melody Music Birmingham receives The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Servi...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 JUN 2021

Melody Music Birmingham, a group of volunteers based in Birmingham, have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Melody Music is run by volunteers, many of whom are past and...

Photography alumna lands expert role in major BBC series

UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 MAY 2021

The series brings together a group of amateur photographers in order to discover the next big name in British photography.

Graduate’s play kicks off pub theatre nights

UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 MAY 2021

A smash-hit play from the Edinburgh Festival, written by and starring Royal Birmingham Conservatoire graduate Nathan Dunn, will kick off a new programme of theatre nights at the Prince of Wales...

Hat-Trick of success for BCU PR Graduates

UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 MAY 2021

Building relationships with key industry players as an undergraduate is the foundation to a promising career, and in the case of Birmingham School of Media’s PR students, this is particularly...

Mental Health Awareness Week: Nursing alumnus shares his experience wo...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 MAY 2021

Mental Health Nursing alumnus Ed Freshwater has had quite the career since he graduated in 2015.

Alumna lands role at soon to be launched ‘GB News’

UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 MAY 2021

A Multiplatform and Mobile Journalism alumna is set to have her big break after scoring a job at the soon-to-be-launched news channel GB News.

Alumna lands role for hit Netflix show

UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAY 2021

A Royal Birmingham Conservatoire alumna has landed a key role in the third season of hit Netflix series, Haunted, due to premiere in May 2021.

Student success at leading agency

UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAY 2021

Five former Birmingham School of Media students are now calling each other colleagues after landing roles at a leading Midlands firm

“Line of Duty and Peaky Blinders put Birmingham back on the map” – Lin...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 APR 2021

TV star and BCU alumnus Nigel Boyle, who plays Detective Inspector Ian Buckells in Line of Duty, has revealed his experience of working on the primetime BBC TV police drama during the pandemic,...

Alumna writes her way to success

UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 APR 2021

Olivia Hodgson studied English and Creative Writing at BCU and graduated in 2016, before returning in 2018 to complete a Master’s in Creative Writing.

University’s historic School of Jewellery revealed as home to new BBC ...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 APR 2021

Birmingham’s historic School of Jewellery has been revealed as the location for BBC Two’s new primetime jewellery show ‘ All That Glitters ’.

University recognised for collaboration to drive economic growth and e...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 31 MAR 2021

Birmingham City University has been recognised for its contribution to growth, regeneration and entrepreneurship in its home city by a new government-backed standard.