Research Hub
The Research Hub is located on our City Centre Campus, and is available to all Postgraduate Research (PGR) students, whether they are just beginning, or continuing, their research journey. This dedicated space allows PGR students to come together to study, receive training, give talks and network, and provides hot desking for Research Office staff who work with PGR students.
Connect
Get comfortable in the communal research hub spaces, designed to reflect and exchange knowledge and research.
Engage
The hub hot desks and quiet learning spaces allow for engaged study, where postgraduate researchers can delve into their projects.
Relax
PGRs can fuel their research in a dedicated kitchen space, kick back on sofas and network with fellow researchers.
Find the research hub
Our City Centre Campus is a multi-million pound centre of excellence in the heart of Birmingham’s Eastside development.
The address for the Research Hub is Unit 2 Queensway Trading Estate, B5 5JU, and it is located next to the Benjamin Zephaniah Building (formerly University House). Download our city centre campus map here.
Doctoral Research College
Our Doctoral Research College (DRC) is a non-academic department within BCU whose primary purpose is to ‘Enable Excellent Research’.
The DRC does this by working in partnership with all stakeholders, such as Postgraduate Research (PGR) students, Faculty research colleagues, other professional service groups within the University, and your study’s host Faculty.
City South PGR Hub
Our City South campus has a postgraduate researcher hub in SCT237 in our Seacole Building, with hot desks and standing desks in fully networked workstations, meeting rooms, pods, and collaboration spaces.
Research Projects
Solving real world problems with our expertise. Our research talent and drive to add a genuine contribution to knowledge help us make a difference through our work.
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Our research centres work to address key local, national and global challenges, in line with the priorities of the University, research strategy and our students.
Explore our centresResearch Ethos
We are a dynamic research force within the UK higher education sector and are committed to continuing growth in research excellence and new knowledge generation.
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