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Endometriosis is challenging to diagnose even for doctors actively loo...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 JUN
A new study has revealed the challenges facing doctors and patients in diagnosing endometriosis, suggesting that acknowledging the limits of medial knowledge on the condition is key to improving...
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University leads global celebration to mark International Nurses Day
UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 MAY
Dozens of nurses from countries including the UK, Peru, Poland and Qatar came together in an online celebration to mark International Nurses Day (12 May) as the profession helps battle the...
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Lecturer, midwife and mother celebrates profession’s contribution duri...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAY
A Birmingham midwife who appeared in the BBC’s documentary ‘ Life and Birth ’ has told of the importance of the profession during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New research to assess impact of COVID-19 social distancing on over 70...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 APR
A new research project has been launched to explore the effects of social distancing and isolation on people aged over 70 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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University reopens building as skills hub for hundreds taking on front...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 APR
Birmingham City University has reopened its Seacole Building to help train hundreds of students taking on frontline NHS roles in the fight against COVID-19.
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Nearly 300 nursing students to join frontline battle against COVID-19
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 APR
Hundreds of Birmingham nursing students are set to join the frontline battle against COVID-19.
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Life on the frontline: what it’s like to be a newly qualified GP nurse...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 APR
Claire Carmichael explains what it's like to be a newly qualified GP nurse amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Midwifery expert discusses BBC's 'The Nest' and why surrogacy shouldn'...
OPINIONS 03 APR
Alison Edwards, senior lecturer in Midwifery at Birmingham City University, discusses the new BBC drama attracting millions of viewers and the legalities of surrogacy.
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“It’s been a whirlwind, but we are making a difference”: Birmingham st...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 25 MAR
A nursing student from Birmingham City University has set up a volunteering group to help vulnerable members of her south Birmingham community during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Celebrating International Women's Day
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 MAR
Students and staff collaborated to raise £400 for International Women's Day.
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Dogs, computer games and colouring books could be key to coping with c...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 MAR
As the UK sees an increase in coronavirus cases, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at Birmingham City University, Kim Moore, explains what to do to cope with coronavirus induced anxiety…...
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New project aims to tackle music industry’s male mental health crisis
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 FEB
A new project backed by leading musicians including Rag’N’Bone Man, is aiming to tackle the crisis in men’s mental health in the music industry.
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From swerving the wine to karaoke, mental health expert shares top tip...
OPINIONS 17 DEC 2019
The turkey is cooking, you’ve opened your presents and now nobody can agree on what to put on the telly. Sound familiar? Christmas is often a time that families fall out and the intensity of the...
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“We need to remember people are human beings”: academic and activist o...
OPINIONS 03 DEC 2019
To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities today (Tuesday 3 December 2019), Samantha Salmon, Senior Lecturer in Learning Disability Nursing at Birmingham City University, and activist...
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Why being kind to others is good for us
OPINIONS 12 NOV 2019
‘There is evidence that helping someone is good for our own wellbeing… by continuously exchanging little acts of kindness we can help improve our own mental wellbeing and that of those around us...