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University awarded £3.3 million grant to boost carbon reduction initia...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 APR 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) will be taking significant steps towards reducing its carbon emissions after being awarded £3.3 million by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, as...
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University to share in £8.1m scholarship funding boost for digital ski...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 APR 2023
Scholarships for students from underrepresented backgrounds to study a postgraduate course in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science are to be offered by Birmingham City University (BCU)...
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International conference to tackle endometriosis inequalities
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 APR 2023
People from marginalised communities are being harmed through the repetition of historic stereotypes of endometriosis, according to a leading Birmingham City University academic.
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University backing for international LGBT rugby tournament in Birmingh...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 APR 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) will be helping “break down barriers” when it transforms its sports headquarters at The Pavilion in Perry Barr to stage an inclusive rugby union tournament for...
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Trump's criminal charges explained by leading US law academic and form...
EXPERT COMMENT 05 APR 2023
A former anti-corruption prosecutor for the New York State Anti-Corruption Office and now a pre-eminent professor of US constitutional law and criminal procedure explains the current criminal...
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University partners with The Guardian Foundation to support Black aspi...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 MAR 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) has partnered with The Guardian Foundation to offer a fully funded bursary to an aspiring postgraduate journalist from an African and/or Caribbean background. ...
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Birmingham art academic and former teen soldier scoops top prize
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 MAR 2023
A Birmingham artist and academic who was enlisted in the Iranian military at 14 and later fled to the West Midlands to escape conflict has been named as the winner of a Coventry gallery’s public...
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Mammal Hands and Ishmael Ensemble due to perform at major University J...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 MAR 2023
The internationally acclaimed Mammal Hands will headline Birmingham City University’s Inspired Jazz event due to take place at its world-famous Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
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BCU bowls over Warwickshire with new sponsorship deal
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 MAR 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) has strengthened its links with Warwickshire County Cricket Club by signing a new sponsorship deal for the 2023 season.
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West Midlands Innovation Accelerator: University to play key role in b...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 MAR 2023
Birmingham City University’s School of Computing and Digital Technology has been awarded funding to support major new tech projects in the region, to be delivered as part of the West Midlands...
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Media organisations across the UK failing to address structural racism...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 MAR 2023
New research suggesting policies to address racism and improve diversity in UK newsrooms are failing, is to be launched at an event hosted by the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity at...
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Annual Lyra McKee memorial lecture announced
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 MAR 2023
A university lecturer is to establish an annual memorial lecture in honour of the late journalist and student Lyra McKee, who was killed whilst observing riots in Northern Ireland in 2019.
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University sports students set to study at major Commonwealth Games ve...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 17 MAR 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) today (Friday 17 March) announces a major £5 million investment to fit out the areas of the city’s Alexander Stadium that will serve as a world-class home for...
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Head of School awarded prestigious Visiting Fellowship at leading US U...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 MAR 2023
Professor Harris Beider, Head of School for Social Sciences at Birmingham City University (BCU) has recently been awarded an Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) Distinguished Visiting...
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Students shine at Jewellery Oscars
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 MAR 2023
Students, staff and alumni from Birmingham City University (BCU)’s renowned School of Jewellery picked up multiple accolades at the annual Craftsmanship & Design Awards, known as the ‘Jewellery...