Research Blogs
Researching Black Women’s Desistance Journey
Abigail Shaw is a postgraduate researcher in Criminology at Birmingham City University. Drawing upon personal...
Reimagining blackness through dance improvisation
Alexandra is a postgraduate researcher at Birmingham City University whose research bridges contemporary dance and soci...
CASE Conference 2025: Promoting physical activity for public health
Academics, students and industry professionals recently came together at the Alexander Stadium for a day of research, n...
Should we still be using police dogs?
Postgraduate researcher, Emily Beth Davies, is undertaking a PhD research project investigating public views on ...
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Developing a Cardiac Nursing Resource
Rutendo Tembo, one of our MSc Professional Practice (Cardiac Care) student in Zambia and Alice Temporin, a lecturer in...
Quantity surveying students mentored by company constructing Birmingham’s tallest building
Five quantity surveying students at Birmingham City University BCU will take their careers to new heights thanks to the...
CEDIA conference: Inequalities and Diversity in the Arts and Creative Industries
The Inequalities and Diversity in the Arts and Creative Industries conference by CEDIA , the Centre for Equal...
Creating a menu of standards for green infrastructure in England
The importance of greening our cities and urban places has never been stronger. Green infrastructure such as street tr...
What impact has Birmingham's clean air zone had?
The Clean Air Zone was launched by Birmingham City Council on 1 June 2021 to address air quality, which was identifie...
Fashion Police on patrol as BCU brings old uniforms to life with ground-breaking collaboration
A Victorian jail in the heart of Birmingham played host to a fashion show with a twist as Birmingham City University (...
Designing digital technology to empower disabled users
Digital technologies are constantly growing and are integral to how we live our everyday lives, but how do we ensure no...
A picture speaks a thousand words – but can it alter our experience of reality, too?
We’ve all seen images online that don’t look quite right, but have we ever considered how they make us feel about the w...
How can human rights be protected globally?
Law experts at Birmingham City University (BCU) are helping to meet the challenges of safeguarding human rights around ...
Working as a research assistant on the OneEastside Digital Twin
One Eastside is a residential skyscraper currently under construction, set to be the tallest building in Birmingham at ...
Creating the inclusive classroom
Researchers in Psychology at Birmingham City University have been investigating how the classroom can be made more incl...