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Going global with your degree

STUDENT LIFE 19 MAR

From global trips to visits to local and regional design agencies and theatres, we’re always on the move to make sure you can experience as much of the creative industry as you can before you...
Professional Futures events launched for final year Visual Communicati...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 MAR

T hird-year BA (Hons) Design for Performance, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication and BA (Hons) Illustration students recently had the chance to attend three unique Professional Futures events...
Students celebrate creativity at Design Manchester conference

UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 DEC 2019

BA (Hons) Graphic Communication students recently travelled to Manchester to attend the annual Design Manchester Conference. The Conference celebrates design in all of its forms, and this year it...
Type Talk welcomes Andy Altmann

UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 DEC 2019

School of Visual Communication students were given an insight into the inner workings of graphic design by typographer Andy Altmann at the latest Type Talk event. Andy is the Co-founder of...
Toshi Omagari delivers bespoke type design workshop

UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 NOV 2019

BA (Hons) Graphic Communication students were recently given the chance to broaden their type design knowledge at a bespoke workshop delivered by Toshi Omagari, a Senior Designer at Monotype.
ADM technicians celebrated at Tech/Tronic exhibition

UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 NOV 2019

Faculty of Arts, Design and Media technicians recently unveiled a diverse and engaging range of work during a private view of Tech/Tronic, an exhibition celebrating their creative practice. The...
British Journal of Photography’s Class of 2019 features Photography gr...

IN INDUSTRY 25 OCT 2019

BA (Hons) Photography graduate John Boaz’s ‘Our Father’ series was recently featured in the British Journal of Photography’s Class of 2019 – a feature that showcased 12 exceptional emerging...
Source Magazine selects Photography graduate for showcase

UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 OCT 2019

Source Magazine selects Photography graduate for showcase
ADM is ranked world-class to study Art and Design

UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 JUL 2019

The Faculty of Arts, Design and Media (ADM) has placed 151-200 in the world for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings 2019 by Subject. Faculty of ArtS, Design and...
Illustration students win contracts with Tiny Tree Children’s Books

UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 JUL 2019

Two BA (Hons) Illustration students have been given the exciting opportunity to work with Tiny Tree Children’s Books to illustrate two of their upcoming publications. Raluca Farcas and...
Illustration student wins RSA award

UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 JUN 2019

Second year BA (Hons) Illustration student Arthur Kearns recently won the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) Student Design Award for an animation he created for the Moving Pictures Brief. The RSA...
Graphic Communication student wins D&AD New Blood Award

UNIVERSITY NEWS 31 MAY 2019

Every year, D&AD’s Annual brings together the best of best in creative work judged by the top creatives from around the world. This year our third year BA (Hons) Graphic Communication student...
Visual Communication graduates and staff see their work broadcast on B...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 MAY 2019

Professor of Moving Image and Photography Ravi Deepres, and a group of School of Visual Communication graduates had the exciting opportunity to work with choreographer Wayne McGregor. Following...
University plans month of celebrations for International Women’s Day

UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 FEB 2019

Staff and students at Birmingham City University are planning a festival of 40 events in March to mark International Women’s Day.
West Midlands illustrator works alongside Rochelle Humes on new childr...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 FEB 2019

West Midlands illustrator Rachel Suzanne is celebrating after seeing her latest works go on sale – a children’s book authored by TV personality Rochelle Humes.