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Project to supercharge opportunities for Black creators in Birmingham ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 JAN 2023
Birmingham City University and Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) will partner with the Southbank Centre and Apple on REFRAME , a pioneering new talent development programme to support emerging...
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UN team examining the experience of people of African descent to visit...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 JAN 2023
A United Nations team examining the experiences of people of African descent will visit the UK for the first time in a decade, including holding a conference at Birmingham City University on...
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Vice-Chancellor announces plans to retire
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 JAN 2023
Birmingham City University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Philip Plowden has announced he will retire from his role in December 2023 after more than six years of overseeing the University’s...
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Alumni of the year award is a sound choice
UNIVERSITY NEWS 17 JAN 2023
A sound designer, engineer and composer who has worked on award-winning independent films and Superbowl adverts as well as acted as an industry mentor for students has been recognised as Alumnus...
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BBC Question Time comes to Birmingham City University
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 JAN 2023
Students from BCU received unrivalled first-hand media experience, as the University hosted BBC Question Time at its city centre campus.
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Birmingham City University to host BBC Question Time
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 JAN 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) students are to play a key role behind the scenes when the institution plays host to flagship BBC topical debate programme BBC Question Time.
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Now is the time for diversity action in UK sport boardrooms – broadcas...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 JAN 2023
Celebrated broadcaster and Olympic athlete Dame Denise Lewis OBE has said more inclusion and representation at senior management and board level must occur in UK sport, whilst attending a...
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Business and charity leader calls for graduates to be ‘change-makers’
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 JAN 2023
A leading figure in business and charity has called for graduates to be advocates for change and create a world of ‘togetherness and collective good’ after receiving a prestigious university...
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Leading midwife champions profession after receiving University honour
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 JAN 2023
Sally Ashton-May, Director of Midwifery Policy and Practice at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), has received an honorary degree from Birmingham City University (BCU) in recognition of her...
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RBC staff and alumni pay tribute to former Head of Composition Andrew ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 JAN 2023
Musicians and music academics from across the UK have been remembering Andrew Downes, former Head of Composition and Creative Studies (1990-2005) at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire [RBC], who has...
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BCU student helps refugees to safety
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 JAN 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) student, Andy Stanciu has been balancing his studies with volunteering as a paramedic at the Romania-Ukraine border this year, warning the UK public that the...
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Musician and psychologist amongst University community recognised in N...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 JAN 2023
A folk musician and lecturer at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire [RBC] and a senior lecturer in psychology at the School of Social Sciences are amongst members of the Birmingham City University...
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Vice-Chancellor’s message to staff and students
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 DEC 2022
Our Vice-Chancellor shares a message of support with our staff and student community regarding unfolding events in Iran.
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Birmingham graduate releases charity Christmas single to help tackle f...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 DEC 2022
A Birmingham City University (BCU) English Literature graduate has written and released a Christmas Charity single – Tinsel Round the Telly – to help raise money for the Trussell Trust this...
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BCU's 2022 highlights
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 DEC 2022
From launching a major new £70 million innovation building to lobbying policymakers and industry experts at Westminster, Birmingham City University (BCU) has achieved a wealth of successes in...