News and Features

Preparing students for life after graduation

UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 MAR

Final Year students were recently given the opportunity to take part in the Common Purpose event where they met successful School of English graduates and visited their workplaces. This event is...

Language expert comments on NHS’s new choice of words

OPINIONS 20 MAR

An academic at Birmingham City University’s School of English has shared his thoughts on The National Health Service (NHS) announcing this week that they’ll be changing some of the terminology on...

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.

Special guest speaker welcomes back English students

UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 FEB

School of English students were recently introduced to their second semester by multidisciplinary artist, producer and playwright, Amhara Spence. Organised and delivered by the English staff and...

University shortlisted for national employability award

UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 DEC 2018

Birmingham City University has been shortlisted for a National Undergraduate Employability Award , in recognition of the institution’s initiatives to support students on their career journey.

Double success at Phoenix Newspaper Awards

UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 DEC 2018

Birmingham City University came away with two accolades at the annual Phoenix Newspaper Awards ceremony which took place on Friday 30 November.

Most inspirational Brummies announced after public vote

UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 NOV 2018

The founder of Cadbury, actress Dame Julie Walters and activist Malala Yousafzai have been voted as some of the most inspirational Brummies, following a public vote in celebration of Birmingham...

Documentary to explore Osama bin Laden’s hatred of Shakespeare and the...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 NOV 2018

Osama bin Laden’s weekly visits to Shakespeare’s birthplace and the Bard’s historic links to the Gunpowder Plot will be among the stories explored in a new documentary airing on BBC Radio 3.

Research on threesomes, Billy Elliot and being ‘camp’ to be presented ...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 SEP 2018

Gender, media and sexuality scholars from across the country will gather at Birmingham City University on Wednesday 12 September for a day of discussion and research presentations on masculinity....

Poetry of Elizabeth Siddall to be published in accordance with origina...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 SEP 2018

The poetry of 19th century icon Elizabeth Siddall is to be published for the first time according to her original manuscripts - more than 150 years after her death.

New project examines how Islamophobia echoes historic anti-Semitism - ...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 30 AUG 2018

Historic anti-Semitism is directly mirrored by Islamophobia today according to a new study which analyses how portrayals of Jewish characters in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice reflect...

Midlands universities partnership will train the next generation of ar...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 AUG 2018

Eight leading universities in the Midlands – including Birmingham City University – are joining together to train the next generation of highly-skilled arts and humanities researchers, thanks to...

Pop-up reading space returns with a twist

UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 JUL 2018

Due to popular demand, the Pop-Up Reading Room returns to Birmingham City University this week (Thursday 12 July), this time with a focus on writing and research.

Hundreds of families planning to attend free festival in Birmingham

UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 JUN 2018

Visitors to Birmingham City University’s Inspired Family Day on Saturday 9 June will be given the chance to star in their own play, design their own railway or take part in a range of...

Birmingham City University appoints Professor Alison Honour to top cre...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 MAY 2018

Birmingham City University has strengthened its position as a leading provider of creative arts education by appointing Professor Alison Honour as Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean of its ...