News
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Latest News
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Artificial intelligence may be used to reveal secrets behind tradition...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 JUL
The secrets behind traditional folk music from across the globe and dating back thousands of years are likely to be revealed by using artificial intelligence, according to a leading academic...
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CEBE software house open for business
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 JUL
Associate Professor Stephen Murphy and Senior Lecturer in Computer Games Programming Carlo Harvey launched Curzon software house, Curso, last week within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering...
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Professor Shah takes top slot at CEBE
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 JUN
Professor Hanifa Shah has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment (CEBE).
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School girls get stuck into STEM
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 JUN
Getting stuck into STEM - CEBE celebrates International Women in Engineering Day in advance with an array of engineering and computing challenges for Year 8 girls.
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The wonders of science
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 JUN
CEBE will be hosting a World of STEM day on Wednesday 26 June at Millennium Point. Around 700 Year 9 pupils from local schools are expected to attend the event, which aims to open pupils' eyes...
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CEBE awarded Microsoft grant to open doors to tech careers
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 MAY
Microsoft and BCU are developing new technology to help people with disabilities become more independent in the workplace.
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Extremely rare Beatles performance among ‘lost’ footage to be shown fo...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 MAY
Long-lost performances of major international artists including The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and The Hollies will be shown for the first time in more than 50 years at Birmingham...
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Student Success Advisors raise awareness of Mental Health support
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 MAY
The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment at Birmingham City University have been raising awareness of mental health and Wellbeing as part of the National Mental Health...
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Innovation Fest to showcase School of Computing and Digital Technology...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 MAY
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment students will showcase their creative talents and innovative projects at Innovation Fest from 29 to 31 May.
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Graduate’s business set for big-money NYSE flotation
UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 MAY
BCU graduate Cal Henderson is set to float his web-based messaging company on the New York Stock Exchange in a multi-billion-dollar deal.
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Direct from Osaka: Computer Games Technology lecturer delivers paper
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 APR
Senior Lecturer in Computer Games Technology Carlo Harvey is giving a paper at the largest conference in the world on Virtual Reality this week. The IEEE Virtual Reality (VR) 2019 is the...
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CEBE wins £250K contract to upskill school teachers
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 FEB
The School of Computing and Digital Technology has won a £250,000 contract to act as Regional Delivery Partner for the new National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) for the West Midlands.
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New funding for female STEM students
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 FEB
Central England Co-op has announced the launch of a new bursary fund that will encourage women to study STEM-related subjects such as IT, Engineering and Digital Technology at Birmingham City...
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University plans month of celebrations for International Women’s Day
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 FEB
Staff and students at Birmingham City University are planning a festival of 40 events in March to mark International Women’s Day.
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Global software provider acquires Alumni of the Year’s business
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 DEC 2018
Harry Jawanda, CEO and Co-Founder of Wambiz , has sold his app-based staff engagement technology to Allocate Software , a leading international provider of workforce and resource planning...