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Young Brummies to craft creative futures
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 FEB 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) in partnership with the National Saturday Club (NSC) is launching a Craft & Making Saturday Club - Re:Run - offering young Brummies' opportunities to develop...
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Students to benefit from immersive ‘VR’ skills training
UNIVERSITY NEWS 31 JAN 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) has been selected as one of over 100 universities and colleges worldwide that will be participating in an innovative ‘immersive learning’ pilot programme,...
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University launches new mentoring service for young people in Birmingh...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 JAN 2023
Children and young people in Birmingham are set to benefit from a brand-new mentoring programme , thanks to a partnership between Birmingham City University (BCU), charity Barnardo’s and...
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Wartime buttons inspire university fashion designer
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 JAN 2023
An up-and-coming student fashion designer at Birmingham City University (BCU) has secured a coveted scholarship from the British Fashion Council (BFC) after her latest collection was inspired...
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Project to supercharge opportunities for Black creators in Birmingham ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 JAN 2023
Birmingham City University and Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) will partner with the Southbank Centre and Apple on REFRAME , a pioneering new talent development programme to support emerging...
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UN team examining the experience of people of African descent to visit...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 JAN 2023
A United Nations team examining the experiences of people of African descent will visit the UK for the first time in a decade, including holding a conference at Birmingham City University on...
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Vice-Chancellor announces plans to retire
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 JAN 2023
Birmingham City University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Philip Plowden has announced he will retire from his role in December 2023 after more than six years of overseeing the University’s...
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Alumni of the year award is a sound choice
UNIVERSITY NEWS 17 JAN 2023
A sound designer, engineer and composer who has worked on award-winning independent films and Superbowl adverts as well as acted as an industry mentor for students has been recognised as Alumnus...
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BBC Question Time comes to Birmingham City University
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 JAN 2023
Students from BCU received unrivalled first-hand media experience, as the University hosted BBC Question Time at its city centre campus.
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Birmingham City University to host BBC Question Time
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 JAN 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) students are to play a key role behind the scenes when the institution plays host to flagship BBC topical debate programme BBC Question Time.
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Now is the time for diversity action in UK sport boardrooms – broadcas...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 09 JAN 2023
Celebrated broadcaster and Olympic athlete Dame Denise Lewis OBE has said more inclusion and representation at senior management and board level must occur in UK sport, whilst attending a...
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Business and charity leader calls for graduates to be ‘change-makers’
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 JAN 2023
A leading figure in business and charity has called for graduates to be advocates for change and create a world of ‘togetherness and collective good’ after receiving a prestigious university...
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Leading midwife champions profession after receiving University honour
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 JAN 2023
Sally Ashton-May, Director of Midwifery Policy and Practice at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), has received an honorary degree from Birmingham City University (BCU) in recognition of her...
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RBC staff and alumni pay tribute to former Head of Composition Andrew ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 JAN 2023
Musicians and music academics from across the UK have been remembering Andrew Downes, former Head of Composition and Creative Studies (1990-2005) at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire [RBC], who has...
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BCU student helps refugees to safety
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 JAN 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) student, Andy Stanciu has been balancing his studies with volunteering as a paramedic at the Romania-Ukraine border this year, warning the UK public that the...