Six tips to keep you hydrated
Keeping hydrated is really important for physical and mental health - here's some tips to keep you hydrated.
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ODP Immediate Life Support course
ODP course lecturer, Laura Garbett has launched a new one-day training course, accredited by the Resuscitation Council...
Read moreFive reasons why volunteering is great for your CV
HELS Employability Advisor and Careers+ team member, Stef, explains the skills students can gain while volunteering and...
Read moreOur Biomedical Sciences Placement Experience
Getting hands on experience through opportunities such as taking a placement year is it great way to develop skills and...
Read moreRadiographer of the year 2019
We love to hear good news, and share our students and colleagues successes, and recently, we were delighted to hear tha...
Read morePlacements in Sport
Sport and Exercise Nutrition student, Wee Lun Foo shares his experience of securing placements at Shrewsbury FC and Bir...
Read moreCommunicate with confidence: how Speech and Language Therapy can make a real difference
Our Department of Speech and Language Therapy is offering new Communicate with Confidence sessions for trans (MTF) peo...
Read moreParamedic on the seas!
Training to become a paramedic can open up more doors than you might think. We spoke to Daniel Finnerty, Lecturer in Pa...
Read moreDiagnostic and Therapeutic Radiography: What’s the difference?
You might have heard of a radiographer or radiotherapist, but do you know the difference? We take a deeper look into...
Read moreFive ways to use your pumpkin after Halloween
Food waste is a growing problem and Halloween sees a vast number of pumpkins ‘bought, carved and binned’, when they cou...
Read moreHow Sports Science helped Kipchoge run a marathon in under two hours
We take a look at how Sports Science helped Eliud Kipchoge complete a marathon in less than two hours, a world record -...
Read moreWhat to expect at an Open Day
We know that Open Days can be overwhelming – so many people, so many courses, so much to see and do! So, we sent studen...
Read moreWill being vegan make you healthier?
The vegan diet is a hugely popular one at the moment for a number of reasons, but should you go vegan? We ask Food and ...
Read moreWelcome week: Get to know your City South campus
As part of our Welcome Week celebrations, we thought we’d introduce you to your campus, here in the heart of Edgbaston ...
Read moreWhich career is right for you?
Are you considering a career in healthcare, but not sure exactly which path is right for you yet? Take our quiz to find...
Read moreCareer opportunities in Life Sciences
Hear from Kayleigh, a staff member at BCU about her experiences working in the bioscience field
Read moreJobs in sport you might not know existed
If you are passionate about sport and wondering what career would best suit you, then take a browse of the many differe...
Read moreFive careers you can do with a degree in Sport
Studying a degree in sport will open you up to a world of exciting career opportunities – such as working with profess...
Read moreSports students head to Canada
In June 2019, some of our students from the Department of Sport and Exercise had the opportunity to travel to Canada fo...
Read moreMSc Physiotherapy students visit Marie Curie Hospice
Our MSc Physiotherapy students recently had the opportunity to experience what it’s like to work with the great team at...
Read moreMy experience at the British Inherited Metabolic Disorders Group Annual Symposium
MSc Dietetics student Georgie Wood, recently presented her research paper on Disorders of Protein Metabolism at the Bri...
Read moreFive reasons to consider studying Food and Nutrition
If you’re interested in food, especially in terms of its components and how it can affect us (as well the enjoyment of ...
Read moreHow meadows can be good for your health
As some of you may have seen on Twitter, Peter Thain, our course leader for Sports Therapy has recently spent the last ...
Read moreWear Red Day: My experience with Sepsis
Almost four years ago, on the 23 December 2015, Ellie began to feel ill. But this wasn’t just your common cold. Below...
Read moreFive things to do in Edgbaston
City South Campus is nestled in the leafy suburb of Edgbaston, just to the south of Birmingham city centre. But don’t t...
Read moreMy BCU Family
How would you feel about going to the same university as your mum and dad? We had the chance to speak to Mike Davies, o...
Read moreA day in the life of: Irfan Khawaja
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to be a course leader? We’ve had the chance to get to know Irfan Khawaja, ...
Read more10 ways to be greener at City South
Here at City South, we’re very proud of how green our campus is. We’re very lucky to be surrounded by beautiful greener...
Read moreHealth student societies
Find out about the health-related student societies that we have here and how you can get involved, or even start your ...
Read moreGoing with the flow: My period and me
To mark Menstrual Hygiene Day BCU Research Assistant, Gemma Williams, writes about the stigma of menstruation and her o...
Read moreSports Therapy students help out in the community
Birmingham City University Sports Therapy students had a busy Easter, providing support at the National Positive Choice...
Read moreDying Matters: Let's talk about dying
Every year in May, Dying Matters and coalition members host an Awareness Week. From the 13th to the 19th of May, this y...
Read moreEight ways to look after your mental health as a student
University is usually hailed as some of the best years of your life – and 99% of the time, it really is. However, somet...
Read moreWhat it's really like to be an ODP
In honour of National Operating Department Practitioners Day, we’ve recently spent time talking to BCU alumna Paige Jon...
Read moreRamadan: Fitness Survival Guide
With Ramadan beginning and the Great Birmingham Run set to take place on the 26 May, Birmingham City University assista...
Read moreSeven reasons why we love our SLT Course
Our Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) course has a long history in the West Midlands - read the 7 reasons why we love o...
Read moreThe benefits of working in Healthcare
There's so many great reasons to work towards a career in healthcare - whether it's Nursing, Midwifery, Radiography or ...
Read moreThis is why you should Return to Practice
Course leader for Return To Practice courses, Chris Jones, shares his top 10 reasons why you should return to practice ...
Read moreA paramedic student’s experience of SPACE
We know that our students love SPACE (our centre for Skills, Practice and Care Enhancement) and rightly so. We've been ...
Read moreBiomedical Engineering Placements
Work based experience is a great way to enrich your degree and give you an insight into what your future career could l...
Read moreHow to spot an eating disorder
Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses and anyone, no matter what their age, gender or background, can develop o...
Read moreFive ways work experience can help with your future career
Careers+ employability advisor, Stef Cope, shares her reasons how work experience can help with your future goals and h...
Read more10 reasons why you should continue your professional development
Professional navigator, Nicola Clarke, shares her top 10 tips why you should continue your professional development (CP...
Read moreThree ways the Commonwealth Games could benefit you
If you're thinking about studying in Birmingham, there is no better time than now! Find out how the Birmingham 2022 Co...
Read moreMollie Zacarias: My financial life as a student
Second year Education Studies student, Mollie tells us what she spends her money on as a student in Birmingham and offe...
Read moreNew year, new career
With 2019 an opportunity to start something new, why not take the leap into a new career with us here at Birmingham Cit...
Read moreThe Half Marathon
The Christmas season will not be a rested time for me – there’s more running on the horizon, and I even plan to go out ...
Read moreLooking after your mental health at Christmas
Discover tips and advice from Mental Health lecturer, Kim Moore on how to take care of your mental health during the fe...
Read moreSponsored Silence for Selective Mutism
Our students took part in a 24 hour sponsored silence for Selective Mutism
Read more5 ways to keep fit in the winter
Head of Department, Natalie Walker shares her tips on how to stay fit and motivated during the winter months.
Read moreSeven reasons why you should study healthcare
If you're thinking about studying for a career in healthcare, here's seven reasons why you should...
Read moreMicrobiologists talk poo
Thanks to new and powerful technology, microbiologists are now able to cure and treat life-threatening diseases by usi...
Read moreSupport whilst studying
If you're considering, or studying, a healthcare degree, find out about the support you can access while studying.
Read moreSeven reasons why we love our new campus
Having recently spent £41 million on City South Campus, here's what we love about our new spaces and facilities!
Read moreJourneys: Healing and finding me. My journey to Brighton Marathon
This blog is recording my journey to the Brighton marathon with Team Tommys and a host of people around me, not least ...
Read moreWhy we’re proud to work for the NHS
Find out why our students chose to study a degree in healthcare and why they're proud to be part of the NHS...
Read moreFour ways Biomedical Engineering has enhanced healthcare
Discover how engineering combined with healthcare has advanced in recent years to benefit the quality of our lives.
Read moreHow to become a sports nutritionist
If you’re interested in the science of sport to help elite athletes achieve success, then you might want to consider a ...
Read moreSpeech, Language and Communication Needs
Speech, Language and Communication Needs ( SLCN) is an umbrella term which can describe difficulties in one or more are...
Read moreHow to support children and young people with communication difficulties
Children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) need support when you are communicating ...
Read moreSpotting the signs of domestic abuse
Domestic abuse is a massive problem in the UK - between March 2016 and March 2017, 1.2 million women experienced domest...
Read moreFive things you didn’t know about a career in Radiotherapy
Our recent Radiotherapy graduate, Lily Aston, explains what makes radiotherapy such an interesting and rewarding care...
Read moreWhat can I do with a degree in Life Sciences?
It’s an exciting time to study Biomedical Engineering and Biomedical Sciences – although very different, both subjects...
Read moreWhat does an Operating Department Practitioner do?
An operating department practitioner (ODP) is a vital part of the operating theatre team. Find out more what an ODP doe...
Read moreWhy is Public Health so important?
Public Health student, Naima, explains 10 reasons Public Health is so important.
Read moreSporting Success at Birmingham City University
We take a look at some of the various sporting highlights and successes of the last academic year. From the BCU 10k wav...
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