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Acclaimed singer and composer Laura Mvula to receive honorary doctorat...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 JUL
Laura Mvula, the acclaimed singer and composer, will receive an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University at a ceremony this month, marking her outstanding contribution to music.
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HuffPost UK partners with Birmingham City University to launch first H...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 JUL
HuffPost UK and Birmingham City University announced today a partnership with Birmingham City University. Media Courses Birmingham City University The partnership,...
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Multiple births training bursaries offered thanks to Birmingham Health...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 JUL
New funding will allow health visitors to access specialist training in how to best care for multiple birth families, thanks to a legacy left by a Birmingham health visitor.
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Sir Vince Cable joins Centre for Brexit Studies
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 JUL
Sir Vince Cable has joined Birmingham City University’s Centre for Brexit Studies as a Visiting Professor.
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Artificial intelligence may be used to reveal secrets behind tradition...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 JUL
The secrets behind traditional folk music from across the globe and dating back thousands of years are likely to be revealed by using artificial intelligence, according to a leading academic...
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Cricketers from wealthy backgrounds ‘significantly overrepresented’ in...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 JUL
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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University awarded £260,000 to help understand nurse retention issues ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 JUL
Birmingham City University has been selected by the Health Foundation, an independent charity, to be part of its programme supporting innovative research ideas into issues of efficiency and...
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New handbook addressing issues in 21st century primary school educatio...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 JUL
A new book examining modern-day issues in primary education such as radicalisation, prejudice-based bullying and relationships education has been published.
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Free event to highlight music industry career opportunities for young ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 02 JUL
Academics at Birmingham City University are set to host a free workshop this week for 14-21 year-olds who are keen to take their first professional steps into the music industries.
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Hair to the throne – student transforms human hair into designer seati...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 JUN
A Birmingham student has transformed hair to the throne after developing new designer seating out of waste cuttings of human hair.
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Fashion expert shares tips on keeping cool at work, as UK prepares for...
OPINIONS 27 JUN
Birmingham City University fashion lecturer Sophie Johnson shares advice on keeping cool in the workplace, with UK temperatures set to top 30C in the coming days.
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Project lays bare centuries of ‘absurd’ beauty practices, from sewing ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 JUL
Centuries of dangerous practices used by women in the pursuit of beauty are being showcased in a new project revealing brutal beauty regimes, from sewing hair into eyelids to replacing eyebrows...
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University Professor inspires new crime thriller
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 JUN
The author of a newly published crime thriller has revealed how a professor at Birmingham City University was a key inspiration for his book.
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The student designing street wear influenced by knife crime
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 JUN
A Birmingham fashion student is producing protective street wear with aspirations of reducing the number of people falling victim to knife crime.
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Mayor’s Clean Growth Challenge to examine how to slash region’s emissi...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 17 JUN
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street is challenging tech innovators, artists, politicians, academics and business leaders to collaborate on innovative solutions to cut pollution.