Blogs

School of Social Sciences staff members Jonathan Jackson and Lily  Hamourtziadou look at global security threats in thi...

MA Criminology student Sally Browne gave her take on the annual students vs inmates debate at HMP Grendon.

As a result of BCU’s active connections with West Midlands police, MA Criminology student Sally Browne has been able t...

Criminology lecturer Kevin Hoffin offers an insight into how Glocalization and Bricolage shape the Black Metal subcultu...

A critical response to Jonathan Jackson's " By Order of the Peaky Blinders ", by Craig Kelly.

Senior Teaching Fellow in Policing and Security studies, Jonathan Jackson explores what we can learn from one of BBC’s...

School of Social Sciences members Lily Hamourtziadou and Maram Abdulkader wrote the following blog after visiting the B...

On October 10, MA Criminology student Sally Browne was given the opportunity to represent Birmingham City University a...

Professor Craig Jackson spoke to a psychology student who was prepared to explain what it is like for many students su...

Tuesday 1st October marks two years since the Route 91 Harvest music festival mass shooting occurred in Las Vegas on Su...

Policing is one of the words oldest professions, and an occupation that changes country to country, town to town, and ...

Despite being one of the greatest, if not the most significant threat that our planet faces, Trump's imprudent environ...

Alcotraz is the latest quirky drinking location found at the heart of London’s iconic Brick Lane and below, a recent re...

Day after day, the wider media issue reports on violent crimes, with a heavy focus on knife crime. 

Everyone has something they identify themselves with, it’s taught at the most basic level of sociology. 

Technology has long played a part in the success and failure of military operations.

Much has been said recently about sovereignty; if the sloganeering chants that drove a majority of a population to vot...

When society thinks of key moments in human history, we are often reminded of how so much can be decided by the smalle...

Ben Colliver argues there are ‘serious implications’ for children who are being denied access to the No Outsiders prog...

Looking into Prevent duty

Dr Lily Hamourtziadou and  Edwin Knapp look at the legacy of the Iraq war, 16 years after it started.

Psychology is an area of study that can open up many career doors for those graduating from postgraduate degrees.

Have you ever wondered how to switch disciplines at University? 

How did a transient physical labourer whom was once noted as an aspiring and promising boxer come to hold the grizzly ...

Amidst the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, I thought it would be beneficial to reflect on my attend...

As many around the world prepare for the annual festivities, it is maybe important to remember another key moment that...

In June 2017 the country’s attention focused on London, as we witnessed one of the UK’s worst disasters: the fire at G...

What should be the main purpose of imprisonment? Criminology Lecturer Liam Brolan explores Norway's response to Anders...

For Mental Health Awareness Day, Professor Craig Jackson looks at the complexity of suicidal behaviour.

When you work hard on your university degree, you want to know what jobs are out there for you when you graduate.

Where there is civilization, there is crime. 

Psychology plays a large role in marketing, so we thought we would examine just a handful of the psychological tricks m...

We took the first step forward in opening up academic discussions on race relations and Black history in Europe.

Here are five reasons why we think you should consider studying Sociology.

Exploring the Stephen Port case 

Criminology, Psychology and Sociology - which one is for you?