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A Midwifery course can be extremely rewarding but we recognise that it’s hard work too. It’s important to have fun and ...

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Here at City South, we’re very proud of how green our campus is. We’re very lucky to be surrounded by beautiful greener...

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Midwifery students run the Birmingham 10k for hospice charity in memory of family member

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HELS Employability Advisor and Careers+ team member, Stef, explains the skills students can gain while volunteering and...

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To mark Menstrual Hygiene Day BCU Research Assistant, Gemma Williams, writes about the stigma of menstruation and her o...

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Every year in May, Dying Matters and coalition members host an Awareness Week. From the 13th to the 19th of May, this y...

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University is usually hailed as some of the best years of your life – and 99% of the time, it really is. However, somet...

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Learning Disability Nursing student, Joan, writes here about how being the mother of her autistic son, Micah, influence...

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With International Day of the Midwife approaching, we’ve spoken to one of our Midwifery graduates, Danielle Carey, who’...

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Everyone has a story to tell, so we’ve spoken to some of our nursing and midwifery students to find out what inspired t...

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We know that placements are an important part of your experience during your course. We’ve already covered what to wear...

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Course leader for Return To Practice courses, Chris Jones, shares his top 10 reasons why you should return to practice ...

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There's so many great reasons to work towards a career in healthcare - whether it's Nursing, Midwifery, Radiography or ...

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We’re keen to give our students as many options as possible to develop as people including opportunities outside of the...

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Professional navigator, Nicola Clarke, shares her top 10 tips why you should continue your professional development (CP...

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We know that placements are a major part of your experience during your course so we've spoken to staff and students to...

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With 2019 an opportunity to start something new, why not take the leap into a new career with us here at Birmingham Cit...

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Have you ever wondered what a typical day on a maternity ward is like? Final-year student midwife, Cydney, kept a diary...

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A short guide on how to beat the blues this Blue Monday! 

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Last month we celebrated International Multiple Birth Awareness Week with a range of activities. You probably don’t t...

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Recently we popped along to one of the Theory into Practice sessions, known as TiP to see what goes on. We spoke to our...

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We spoke to Kevin Crimmons, Head of the Dame Edith Cavell Department of Adult Nursing, to find out why nurses are so ke...

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We all know midwives are extremely busy with a baby being born every minute, but do you know exactly what they get up t...

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This week is Multiple Birth Awareness Week - 5-12 November 2018. Our team in the Elizabeth Bryan Multiple Births Centr...

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If you're thinking about studying for a career in healthcare, here's seven reasons why you should... 

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As a mature student being out of academic studies for some time, I was extremely concerned about being just a number in...

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Choosing to start or go back to studying at university is a big decision and one that will naturally have an impact on ...

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We’re lucky to have established a strong link with the University of Pittsburgh (PITT) in the USA, sharing with each ot...

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Are you considering a career working with people who have disabilities? There's a whole of host of ways in which you co...

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Fiona Rich tells us how Learning Disability Nurses support some of the most vulnerable members of society.

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Find out why our students chose to study a degree in healthcare and why they're proud to be part of the NHS...

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Your country needs you.  All of us are aware that nursing and midwifery is experiencing an unprecedented amount of va...

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Birmingham City University has received a record number of nominations in the shortlist for this year’s Student Nursing...

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As a “bisexual and gender-neutral person of colour”, Oliver knew what it was like to feel isolated. Here, Oliver writes...

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Hear from our nursing students why they chose to study Learning Disability Nursing. 

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SPACE (Skills Practice And Care Enhancement) is a unique practise area that health care students can access outside of ...

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