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Design student releases DIY paper lantern video guide to mark the end ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 FEB
A DIY video guide to making a Chinese red paper ‘palace lantern’, made by a Birmingham design student during lockdown, has been released to mark the end of the Chinese New Lunar Year...
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Employers must help workers become ‘fit to do the job’ again for post-...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 FEB
Becoming ‘fit to do the job’ to meet workplace demands, thinking about how to cope with busy places and managing germ hyper-vigilance will help us adapt to life post-lockdown, an occupational...
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Music student to make history with La Scala live stream debut
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 FEB
A young music student is to give a live-streamed solo piano recital at Milan’s famous La Scala after being awarded first place in a prestigious international music competition.
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Birmingham City University appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 FEB
Birmingham City University has announced that the experienced academic, researcher and university leader Professor Peter Francis is to take up the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor – joining from...
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Islamophobia in football – New research explores how the ‘beautiful ga...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 FEB
Criminologists are calling upon the Football Association to provide more support for Muslim players after new research revealed the impact that Islamophobia is having on them, both on and off...
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West Midlands employers failing to value off-the-job training for appr...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 FEB
New research has revealed that West Midlands employers may be stifling the progress of their apprentices by not acknowledging the importance of off-the-job training, leading to a lack of...
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Leading criminologist to raise concerns of homeless murders
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 FEB
Criminologist Professor David Wilson will today (11 February) warn hundreds of police officers of rising concerns over homeless people being victims of murder.
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University to launch new Fire Engineering course to address post-Grenf...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 FEB
Birmingham City University is to launch a new apprenticeship in Fire Engineering later this year, to help address national concerns around a skills shortage in Fire Safety and Building Safety.
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University announces suite of new apprenticeships to bolster key servi...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 FEB
Birmingham City University has announced a suite of new degree apprenticeships aimed at bolstering key services in the West Midlands and beyond.
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Academics awarded £160k to research COVID-19 impact on Birmingham’s Mu...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 FEB
New research by social scientists at Birmingham City University will explore the impact of coronavirus on Muslims in Birmingham and community-led responses to the pandemic.
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Sir Lenny Henry tells lockdown class of 2021 ‘we are all in awe of you...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 FEB
Sir Lenny Henry has told hundreds of students that they should be proud of their awe-inspiring achievements over the last 12 months, which have seen them complete the final year of their degrees...
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‘It’s a Sin’ actor meets with Birmingham students
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 FEB
Actor and star of Channel 4 drama, ‘It’s a Sin’, Omari Douglas joined Acting students in Birmingham this week (3 February) to share stories from his career and personal life.
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Racism still rules the world, says Black Studies professor in new book
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 FEB
Global inequality and racism is the focus of an online event this week hosted by the UK’s first Professor of Black Studies, Kehinde Andrews and the country’s first Black female government...
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University Chancellor Sir Lenny Henry revealed as ‘The Blob’ in hit IT...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 30 JAN
Actor, writer, comedian, charitable campaigner and Birmingham City University Chancellor Sir Lenny Henry has been revealed as character ‘The Blob’ from ITV hit television show ‘The Masked...
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University experts tells students ‘don’t panic’ in new guide to suppor...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 JAN
Thousands of prospective students are being advised not to panic in a special new guide created by university experts to support young people applying for university in uncertain times.