Jewellery news and events

Recent Gemmology and Jewellery Studies graduates returned to BCU to host a valuers' conference that provided industry insight and networking opportunities for students.

Foundation Year students within Birmingham City University’s (BCU) School of Jewellery (SoJ) have uncovered new knowledge about historical artefacts in Birmingham.   Art, Design and Media Birmingham City University Earlier this year, Foundation Year students had the...

The Black Country Cowboy,   directed by Birmingham City University alumnus Ryan Davis, has won Best Short Documentary Film at the London Independent Film Festival.

The first UK screening of  Quintessentially Irish , a full-length feature documentary directed by Birmingham City University lecturer Frank Mannion, was hosted in Birmingham’s MAC Theatre last week.

The new system for Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) is being simplified, but there are still challenges in applying and funding, according to a Birmingham City University (BCU) inclusive education expert. It comes as Capita and Study Tech Ltd have faced MPs over contracts to run Disabled...

“The time to create a better legal future for animals that gives them the protection they so desperately need is now,” says Birmingham City University (BCU) animal law expert ahead of the fourth annual UK Animal Law Conference, taking place at BCU on 29-30 May 2024.

A Birmingham City University (BCU) nursing student who landed two top national awards says she hopes to “empower students so they know their voice matters”.

Dr Islam Issa’s book  Alexandria: The City That Changed the World  has been shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2024.

Birmingham City University’s (BCU) partner organisation  Meedan  has been recognised at the prestigious  Skoll Awards (2024) for their work in encouraging media innovation.   Faculty of Arts, Design and Media Birmingham City University The   US-based...

International and UK media should follow the ‘No Notoriety’ protocol following the recent knife attacks in Australia to avoid heightening the prospect of copycat acts, says a crime expert at Birmingham City University.

Programme & Creative Director Video Game Design & Production at Birmingham City University, Zuby Ahmed, has spent 15 years working in the video games industry as a developer and manager. He explores why we see thousands of job losses in one of the world's biggest entertainment industries and...

The Vice-Chancellor's Inaugural PhD Studentship Scheme  will offer aspiring postgraduate researchers a tax-free doctoral stipend for up to 42 months, plus a full fee waiver.  

A Paramedic Science expert from Birmingham City University says bleed kits are becoming more common across the country, particularly around nightlife areas, but believes access and training are still too limited.

A blind recorder player who performed with Coldplay at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games is backing a Birmingham City University research project aimed at making music accessible for everyone. 

Demystifying the work of John Baskerville, the Birmingham inventor and entrepreneur who revolutionised the world of printing, is one of the key objectives of a new £1 million research project led by Birmingham City University (BCU) and the University of Cambridge (UoC).