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Student Support Services at BLSS

The Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences at Birmingham City University has a lot of support services on offer t...

In June 1812, one of the greatest military commanders of all time launched his most daring and risky invasion.

We asked some of our students to tell us something special they have experienced during their time at Birmingham City U...

School of Social Sciences staff members Jonathan Jackson and Lily Hamourtziadou look at global security threats in thi...

MA Criminology student Sally Browne gave her take on the annual students vs inmates debate at HMP Grendon.

As a result of BCU’s active connections with West Midlands police, MA Criminology student Sally Browne has been able t...

Criminology lecturer Kevin Hoffin offers an insight into how Glocalization and Bricolage shape the Black Metal subcultu...

A critical response to Jonathan Jackson's " By Order of the Peaky Blinders ", by Craig Kelly.

Senior Teaching Fellow in Policing and Security studies, Jonathan Jackson explores what we can learn from one of BBC’s...

School of Social Sciences members Lily Hamourtziadou and Maram Abdulkader wrote the following blog after visiting the B...

MA Criminology student Sally Browne was given the opportunity to represent Birmingham City University at a Taser Train...

Tuesday 1st October marks two years since the Route 91 Harvest music festival mass shooting occurred in Las Vegas on Su...

Policing is one of the most recognisable professions, but it's also an occupation that changes country to country, tow...

Despite being one of the greatest, if not the most significant threat that our planet faces, Trump's imprudent environ...

Alcotraz is the latest quirky drinking location found at the heart of London’s iconic Brick Lane and below, a recent re...