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Students tackle Covid-19 in AI Hackathon

UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 AUG

Students from across the University took part in a STEAM Innovation Hackathon, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to better understand and solve a real-world problem – the impact of the...
InnovationFest goes global

UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 JUN

Birmingham City University's InnovationFest went global this year, as it co-hosted an online Awards Innovation Expo at Wuhan University of Science and Technology (WUST) in China.
Student describes Birmingham life after fleeing war in Syria

UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 JUN

Marking Refugee Week, Birmingham student Nour Al Baarini has described the obstacles he faced when arriving in the UK and how his persistence to succeed helped him to excel at university.
Student steams ahead in Santander contest

UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 JUN

On Friday 29 May, Innovation Fest 2020 culminated in the very first Santander-STEAM Pitch contest. Santander sponsored the event in collaboration with STEAMhouse, in which students from...
Call for graduates to shape new MSc Artificial Intelligence course

UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 MAY

The School of Computing and Digital Technology is inviting staff across the University to nominate graduates to co-design a new postgraduate conversion course in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Computing students take on support roles at Birmingham Women and Child...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 MAY

Students and graduates from computing courses at Birmingham City University have taken on support roles with Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, volunteering time and...
Researchers develop tool to speed up COVID-19 diagnosis through x-rays

UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 APR

A new healthcare tool that applies artificial intelligence to improve accuracy of COVID-19 detection in chest x-rays has been developed and shared with the World Health Organisation by...
NETLAB provides thousands of hours of online experience

UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 FEB

A major upgrade of our NETLAB facility – which provides 24/7 online access for users to practise skills around cyber security, ethical hacking and computer forensics – has proved a hit with more...
Major 5G research funding boost for connectivity and tourism in Sherwo...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 FEB

A £10m project to improve connectivity, environmentalism and tourism in a UK Midlands landmark rural area, using research expertise from Birmingham City University, has been announced today.
STEAMhouse to open in India

UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 DEC 2019

Indian motorbike and cycle manufacturer Hero Group and BCU are collaborating to establish the Munjal BCU School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MBSI), STEAMhouse India, to encourage...
GCF crowned Win4MySociety champions at 'Dragons' Den' style event

UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 NOV 2019

Seven Birmingham City University Students’ Union societies representing a wide range of interests and causes took part in the Dragons' Den style Win4MySociety business pitch session, competing to...
CEBE takes prize for trying to save rainforest

UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 NOV 2019

A CEBE team won the BJSS prize for the Best Use of Artificial Intelligence at Hack the Midlands 4.0, a 24-hour hackathon or coding event that took place in Millennium Point on Saturday 26 October...
Cross-faculty working reaps top national award

UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 OCT 2019

Project TIGERS was one of 15 teams that were awarded a top national Advance HE Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) in August for a CEBE app that maximises student engagement.
Breakthrough technology 5G is here

UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 SEP 2019

BCU has teamed up with West Midlands 5G, the organisation that will deliver the first region-wide 5G testbed, and global telecommunications provider Ericsson to showcase 5G network services and...
CEBE app is roaring success

UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 AUG 2019

Project TIGERS received a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence from Advance HE on Monday. Advance HE supports UK universities in putting institutional strategy into practice for the...