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Government plan to ban nitrous oxide ignores expert advice
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 SEP 2023
The Government “appears to have no regard for expert opinion” after announcing it intends to ban the use of nitrous oxide in an effort to curb anti-social behaviour, a leading public health...
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Research project set to change face of enamelling
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 AUG 2023
The centuries-old practice of enamelling has been radically reimagined thanks to a PhD researcher at Birmingham City University (BCU) - The project and resulting enamel works will be permanently...
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Women’s World Cup can inspire game to new level, says BCU and West Bro...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 AUG 2023
The Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will help fuel massive interest in the game back in the United Kingdom, says Birmingham City University (BCU) coach development officer and...
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BCU sports journo pens football legend's autobiography
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 AUG 2023
Birmingham City University Sports Journalism Course Director and Lecturer Chris Lepkowski has teamed up with Brendon Batson OBE to pen the football legend’s official auto-biography, The Third...
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Understandable grief at shock demise of The Crooked House - BCU Lectur...
EXPERT COMMENT 16 AUG 2023
Fiona Brook, Lecturer in Psychology at Birmingham City University, reacts to the continued outpouring of emotion following the unexpected demise of The Crooked House, an iconic building in the...
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New conference to help celebrate impact of nursing associates on healt...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 AUG 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) will reinforce its commitment to the development of healthcare professionals by hosting its first National Nursing Associate Conference in...
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Fish skin treatment of injured soldiers helps net prestigious award fo...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 AUG 2023
Armed with a suitcase full of fish skin and minus the modern equipment he regularly used while serving with the British military, Dr Steve Jeffery spent two weeks in 2020 treating ...
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Former Comic Relief CEO and Sports Relief creator awarded honorary doc...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 AUG 2023
Kevin Cahill CBE has been praised by Sir Lenny Henry for t urning Comic Relief and Sports Relief into “charities with global status , raising hundreds of millions of pounds ” ...
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Top teaching accolade for Royal Birmingham Conservatoire star
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 AUG 2023
Dr Luan Shaw has been awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) in recognition of her outstanding teaching and commitment to music education in her role as Director of...
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Harvey Nichols puts graduate designers in the shop window
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 AUG 2023
Visitors to Birmingham’s Mailbox are having their heads turned by Harvey Nichols' latest store window display after its ‘traffic stopping’ re-design by creative graduates from Birmingham City...
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Celebrated police constable calls for more ‘harmonious communities’
UNIVERSITY NEWS 04 AUG 2023
West Midlands Police’s longest-serving female officer, PC Rani Gundu QPM, has called on Birmingham City University (BCU) graduates to ‘help build more harmonious communities’ after receiving an...
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Chief Nursing Officer tells BCU graduates: Being a nurse can change yo...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 AUG 2023
Dame Ruth May says she has “never been prouder to be a nurse” after being awarded an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University (BCU) – and she believes a degree in nursing or midwifery...
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From roadie to riches: Sound engineering entrepreneur receives honorar...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 28 JUL 2023
A former Led Zeppelin roadie has been bestowed Birmingham City University (BCU)'s highest honour.
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Former Ladywood MP calls on graduates to face climate change ‘head-on’
UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 JUL 2023
Clare Short, former Labour Member of Parliament and the first ever International Development Secretary, tasked Birmingham City University (BCU) graduating students with “re-shaping the world”...
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Alumna of the Year vows to continue fighting to protect children
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 JUL 2023
Dead or in prison : They were the two outcomes facing a teenage Clair Graham , who se remarkable life story and accomplishments ha ve earned her the Alumna of the Year Award...