News & Events
There is always something happening around the University and our latest news is a great way to find out what's going on.
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University News
Honorary doctorate for Birmingham’s Jamaican pattie king
Given 24 hours to live after contracting Covid in April 2020, Wade Lyn CBE bounced back to health by demonstrating the fighting qualities that have made him such a formidable figure in the West Mid...
RBC’s inspirational music project helps St Benedict’s primary school hit the high notes
More than 300 pupils at a Small Heath primary school are now able to read and write music thanks to a joint project with Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC).
‘Godfather of Black British Photography’ receives honorary doctorate
An award-winning photographer who created one of the most significant archives of Black British life and culture has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham City University (BCU).
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