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Birmingham’s inaugural feminist porn festival puts Ethics and Desire f...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 FEB
Inclusivity and sex positivity will take centre stage at a feminist erotic film festival coming to Birmingham this month, developed by researchers at Birmingham City University.
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New partnership is helping to tackle staff shortages in South West NHS...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 31 JAN
A major new partnership is helping to tackle skills shortages facing six NHS Trusts across the South West of England.
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Mobile phones, PlayStations and British weather preventing ‘half of ch...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 NOV 2019
Mobile phones, PlayStations and British weather are among the major reasons British children are falling short of the recommended amount of sports and exercise, new research has revealed.
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Five ways to use your pumpkin after Halloween
OPINIONS 30 OCT 2019
Food waste is a growing problem and Halloween sees a vast number of pumpkins ‘bought, carved and binned’, when they could be turned into ‘mouth-watering – and quite healthy – meals’ says Kiri...
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Championing success of people with stammers crucial to tackling miscon...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 OCT 2019
The hidden disability of stammering can lead to children and adults being subjected to ‘bullying, prejudice and discrimination’ a leading speech and language therapist has warned.
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“Giving women with endometriosis a voice has not yet ended their strug...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 OCT 2019
Following the announcement of a government inquiry into endometriosis, an academic who has researched the condition has warned that although the illness can be debilitating, remnants of a...
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Birmingham City University partners with Basketball England in new Tal...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 OCT 2019
Hundreds of talented basketball players across the West Midlands are set for specialist coaching, training and development after a new Regional Talent Hub scheme was announced by Basketball...
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Plans unveiled for redeveloped Alexander Stadium to become new home fo...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 30 AUG 2019
Plans unveiled today announced that Birmingham’s redeveloped Alexander Stadium will provide a new base for up to a thousandBirmingham City University sports and exercise students, leaving a...
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Cricketers from wealthy backgrounds ‘significantly overrepresented’ in...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 JUL 2019
White-British cricketers who were privately educated are ‘significantly overrepresented’ at both the professional and youth levels of the game, new research has revealed.
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Nearly half of all premature birth families lack support, new research...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 30 MAY 2019
New research by Birmingham City University academics has revealed a scarcity of support and information for families who experience a premature birth.
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University awarded top UK mark for quality of learning and teaching in...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 MAY 2019
Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences has been awarded the Skills for Health Quality Mark for a second time.
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‘The most rewarding job you’ve never heard of’: University celebrates ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 MAY 2019
Staff and students at Birmingham City University are celebrating ‘the most rewarding job you’ve never heard of’, as part of a national campaign raising awareness of Operating Department...
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Academic draws up top nutrition and exercise tips for runners observin...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 MAY 2019
An academic has given his top tips to runners tackling events while observing Ramadan, including loading up on oats and quinoa while avoiding caffeine and processed foods.
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University collaborates with West Midlands sports teams
UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 APR 2019
Birmingham researchers are collaborating with some of the region’s renowned sports teams to help them minimise player injuries and boost sporting performance.
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Steve McCabe MP opens Research Centre for Life and Sport Sciences
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 MAR 2019
Steve McCabe MP has officially opened a new university research centre, which will carry out dedicated studies into a range of areas spanning sport and life sciences.