World Breastfeeding Week
This week is World Breastfeeding Week. Breastfeeding is an emotive and sometimes controversial topic, and one that our staff and student midwives and health visitors know is important.
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Wear Red Day: My experience with Sepsis
Almost four years ago, on the 23 December 2015, Ellie began to feel ill. But this wasn’t just your common cold. Below...
Read moreFive things to do in Edgbaston
City South Campus is nestled in the leafy suburb of Edgbaston, just to the south of Birmingham city centre. But don’t t...
Read moreMy BCU Family
How would you feel about going to the same university as your mum and dad? We had the chance to speak to Mike Davies, o...
Read morePositive Choices Conference 2019 (student review)
One hundred years! Who would have guessed learning disability nursing has been around for that long? We recently had th...
Read more10 ways to be greener at City South
Here at City South, we’re very proud of how green our campus is. We’re very lucky to be surrounded by beautiful greener...
Read moreWhy join the BCU Midwifery Society?
A Midwifery course can be extremely rewarding but we recognise that it’s hard work too. It’s important to have fun and ...
Read moreStudent midwives complete the Birmingham 10K
Midwifery students run the Birmingham 10k for hospice charity in memory of family member
Read moreFive reasons why volunteering is great for your CV
HELS Employability Advisor and Careers+ team member, Stef, explains the skills students can gain while volunteering and...
Read moreGoing with the flow: My period and me
To mark Menstrual Hygiene Day BCU Research Assistant, Gemma Williams, writes about the stigma of menstruation and her o...
Read moreDying Matters: Let's talk about dying
Every year in May, Dying Matters and coalition members host an Awareness Week. From the 13th to the 19th of May, this y...
Read moreEight ways to look after your mental health as a student
University is usually hailed as some of the best years of your life – and 99% of the time, it really is. However, somet...
Read moreWorld Autism Awareness Week: Me and My Son
Learning Disability Nursing student, Joan, writes here about how being the mother of her autistic son, Micah, influence...
Read moreThe Seven Truths of Midwifery
With International Day of the Midwife approaching, we’ve spoken to one of our Midwifery graduates, Danielle Carey, who’...
Read moreWhat inspired us to become nurses and midwives
Everyone has a story to tell, so we’ve spoken to some of our nursing and midwifery students to find out what inspired t...
Read moreNursing and Midwifery placement travel tips
We know that placements are an important part of your experience during your course. We’ve already covered what to wear...
Read moreThe benefits of working in Healthcare
There's so many great reasons to work towards a career in healthcare - whether it's Nursing, Midwifery, Radiography or ...
Read moreThis is why you should Return to Practice
Course leader for Return To Practice courses, Chris Jones, shares his top 10 reasons why you should return to practice ...
Read moreA learning disability nursing student's personal development through Positive Choices
We’re keen to give our students as many options as possible to develop as people including opportunities outside of the...
Read more10 reasons why you should continue your professional development
Professional navigator, Nicola Clarke, shares her top 10 tips why you should continue your professional development (CP...
Read moreNew year, new career
With 2019 an opportunity to start something new, why not take the leap into a new career with us here at Birmingham Cit...
Read moreWhat to wear on placement
We know that placements are a major part of your experience during your course so we've spoken to staff and students to...
Read moreA day in the life of a student midwife
Have you ever wondered what a typical day on a maternity ward is like? Final-year student midwife, Cydney, kept a diary...
Read moreBlue Monday
A short guide on how to beat the blues this Blue Monday!
Read moreWhat's it really like to have twins?
Last month we celebrated International Multiple Birth Awareness Week with a range of activities. You probably don’t t...
Read moreChild Nursing students put theory into practice
Recently we popped along to one of the Theory into Practice sessions, known as TiP to see what goes on. We spoke to our...
Read more7 reasons why you should become a nurse
We spoke to Kevin Crimmons, Head of the Dame Edith Cavell Department of Adult Nursing, to find out why nurses are so ke...
Read more20 student midwife secrets
We all know midwives are extremely busy with a baby being born every minute, but do you know exactly what they get up t...
Read moreSeven reasons why you should study healthcare
If you're thinking about studying for a career in healthcare, here's seven reasons why you should...
Read more7 things you didn’t know about multiple births
This week is Multiple Birth Awareness Week - 5-12 November 2018. Our team in the Elizabeth Bryan Multiple Births Centr...
Read moreA mature student's experience
As a mature student being out of academic studies for some time, I was extremely concerned about being just a number in...
Read moreSupport for healthcare students while studying
Choosing to start or go back to studying at university is a big decision and one that will naturally have an impact on ...
Read moreStudents go Stateside
We’re lucky to have established a strong link with the University of Pittsburgh (PITT) in the USA, sharing with each ot...
Read moreDo you want to work with people with disabilities?
Are you considering a career working with people who have disabilities? There's a whole of host of ways in which you co...
Read moreHow do learning disability nurses support people?
Fiona Rich tells us how Learning Disability Nurses support some of the most vulnerable members of society.
Read moreWhy we’re proud to work for the NHS
Find out why our students chose to study a degree in healthcare and why they're proud to be part of the NHS...
Read moreWhy more people need to study nursing and midwifery
Your country needs you. All of us are aware that nursing and midwifery is experiencing an unprecedented amount of va...
Read moreBCU Student Nursing Times Awards 2018 nominations
Birmingham City University has received a record number of nominations in the shortlist for this year’s Student Nursing...
Read moreNurses’ Day 2018 #ThisNurse
As a “bisexual and gender-neutral person of colour”, Oliver knew what it was like to feel isolated. Here, Oliver writes...
Read moreWhy study Learning Disability Nursing?
Hear from our nursing students why they chose to study Learning Disability Nursing.
Read moreWhy students love S.P.A.C.E
SPACE (Skills Practice And Care Enhancement) is a unique practise area that health care students can access outside of ...
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