News and Events
There is always something happening around the University. Our latest news feed is the quickest way to find out what's going on.
Latest News
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Millennium Point Trust launches 2022 BCU scholarship search
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 JAN
One lucky West Midlander will have their STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) degree tuition fees fully paid through the Millennium Point Charitable Trust Scholarship competition...
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Professor recognised for work in sustainability
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 DEC 2021
Professor of Environmental Engineering Lynsey Melville has been named among the runners-up in the inaugural David Middleton Sustainability Awards, reflecting excellence in the field of...
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Researcher wins Young Planner award
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 DEC 2021
Senior lecturer and PhD researcher in Planning Simeon Shtebunaev has been awarded the Young Planner of the Year title at the prestigious Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) West Midlands Awards...
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Good vibrations for research win
UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 DEC 2021
Lecturer in Civil Engineering Dr Ehsan Ahmadi recently won the Research Award from the Midland Counties Regional Group of the Institution of Structural Engineers.
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Student success at BIM awards
UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 NOV 2021
A Building Information Modelling (BIM) Champion awards event was arranged recently for computing, engineering and built environment students by Senior Lecturer in Digital Built Environment Mark...
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Bravissimo Conor!
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 SEP 2021
Little did Federico Bastiani know that when he started a Facebook group for his neighbours in Fondazza Street, Bologna, because he didn’t know any of them even after years living there, that the...
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Leading city engineer to mark 9/11 anniversary with University talk
UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 SEP 2021
A Birmingham-based structural engineer who supported the 9/11 rescue effort in New York is to use the 20 th anniversary of the attacks to share her experience with aspiring engineers at an...
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Four moments graffiti helped us to express hope at times of national a...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 JUL 2021
The human desire to leave tributes at the Marcus Rashford portrait in Manchester, following racist vandalism of the work, suggests graffiti and street art is still one of the UK public’s most...
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Quantity Surveying Alumna wins top industry award
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 JUL 2021
The Young Achiever Awards are organised by the Southern Region of the Civil Engineering Contractors' Association, and recognise outstanding achievement amongst younger members of the civil...
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New initiative launched to support Midlands construction
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 JUN 2021
Leaders from construction, academia and recruitment are joining forces this week (24 June) to launch ‘I Built It’ – a collaborative initiative set up to help address the significant skills...
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Built Environment appoints BAM Visiting Fellow
UNIVERSITY NEWS 17 FEB 2021
The Department of Built Environment has made Phil Eves, Education Coordinator for Construction firm BAM, a Visiting Fellow at BCU in recognition of his enormous and ongoing contribution to...
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University to launch new Fire Engineering course to address post-Grenf...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 FEB 2021
Birmingham City University is to launch a new apprenticeship in Fire Engineering later this year, to help address national concerns around a skills shortage in Fire Safety and Building Safety.
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Built Environment department becomes an Autodesk Training Centre
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 FEB 2021
Birmingham City University has become one of the few institutions in the world to become an Autodesk Training Centre (ATC), offering on-campus training and certification for students.
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University launches building blocks for smart city futures
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 JAN 2021
A new short course exploring how future technology can improve city living will be amongst the first in the world to use LEGO® in its teaching when it launches this year.
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Student wins at Birmingham Live Apprenticeship Awards
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 DEC 2020
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying student at Birmingham City University, Qasim Khattak, has won Outstanding Apprentice of the Year for Construction and Property at the Birmingham Live...
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