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Media must avoid giving attackers publicity, says mass killings expert
UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 APR
International and UK media should follow the ‘No Notoriety’ protocol following the recent knife attacks in Australia to avoid heightening the prospect of copycat acts, says a crime expert at...
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BCU launches 23 fully funded PhDs for September 2024
UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 APR
The Vice-Chancellor's Inaugural PhD Studentship Scheme will offer aspiring postgraduate researchers a tax-free doctoral stipend for up to 42 months, plus a full fee waiver.
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Paramedic joins call for nightclub bleed kits after Cody Fisher murder...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 APR
A Paramedic Science expert from Birmingham City University says bleed kits are becoming more common across the country, particularly around nightlife areas, but believes access and training are...
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Music equality is the goal for new BCU research project
UNIVERSITY NEWS 03 APR
A blind recorder player who performed with Coldplay at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games is backing a Birmingham City University research project aimed at making music...
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BCU signs agreement to support technical staff
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 MAR
Birmingham City University is the latest signatory to the Technician Commitment, a sector-wide initiative to help address key challenges facing technical staff in teaching and research.
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BCU and the University of Cambridge join forces to unlock Baskerville ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 MAR
Demystifying the work of John Baskerville, the Birmingham inventor and entrepreneur who revolutionised the world of printing, is one of the key objectives of a new £1 million research project...
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Birmingham TV production looking rosy after ‘This Town’ premiere
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 MAR
Steven Knight’s highly anticipated drama series This Town, which begins airing on BBC 1 at the end of March, shows there is life in Birmingham’s television industry following recent setbacks,...
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New research project boosts BCU mission to make cricket more inclusive
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 MAR
Birmingham City University will continue to break down barriers in cricket and make the game more accessible for players from Black and Asian backgrounds.
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Sir Lenny Henry Centre to review BBC’s £112m Creative Diversity commit...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 MAR
The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity (LHC) has been commissioned by the BBC to review its three-year Creative Diversity commitment of £112 million.
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Pioneering BCU course enhances diabetes care across India
UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 MAR
A groundbreaking course created by Birmingham City University to tackle the growing problem of diabetes in India has celebrated its first group of graduates.
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New Pro Vice-Chancellor to lead BCU on Engagement, Enterprise and Inno...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 MAR
irmingham City University has appointed Professor Harris Beider as its new Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) Engagement, Enterprise and Innovation.
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‘Get Britain building’ to drive growth and end housing misery
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
On the eve of the Spring Budget, construction industry experts from Birmingham City University (BCU) have called on the Chancellor to kick start the new build homes sector in order to stimulate...
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LHC calls for BFI to adopt fairer approach to funding
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
The British Film Institute (BFI) has been urged to abandon catch-all ethnicity terms like B.A.M.E, ring-fence funding for marginalised communities, and publish more detailed information about its...
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BCU shines again at Jewellery Oscars
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
Birmingham City University’s iconic School of Jewellery (SoJ) has claimed the prestigious College Trophy at the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards for a staggering sixth time in eight...
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UK’s first digital active city spaces to be designed for teenage girls
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
Encouraging teenage girls to stay active by designing city spaces that make use of immersive digital technology is the goal of new three-year project led by Birmingham City University (BCU). ...