Research projects
Research at Birmingham City University is supported by the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Strategy, which is a clear mandate to grow our vibrant research community, create impact at local, national and international levels, and invest in research for the good of student experience, enterprise and innovation.
Birmingham City University’s Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) results demonstrate the significant and wide-reaching impact of our research.
Research Highlights
BCU researchers aim to combine academic rigour with industry knowledge to make a positive contribution to society. Our Research Highlights embody these contributions and provide an example overview of our research activity.
That’s Me! Eliminating barriers to postgraduate research study in the West Midlands.
BCU is proud to partner with the University of Wolverhampton to deliver a highly prestigious project funded by the UKRI and Office of Students as part of a nationwide programme to widen participation in post graduate research.
Find out moreCREATING A NEW NATIONAL PARK FOR THE WEST MIDLANDS
Landscape architecture academics at Birmingham City University have partnered with a number of organisations to establish a national park for the West Midlands that provides multiple benefits to the city, the landscape and its inhabitants.
Find out moreNarrow Margins: the criminalisation of trespass, the politics of property, and life on the margins in England
The aim of this project is to explore the steady criminalisation of trespass and its impact upon marginalised communities in England. The research investigates the everyday impacts of the criminalisation of trespass on marginalised and silenced groups in England.
Find out moreInclusive External Human-Machine Interface for Automated Vehicles-d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Pedestrian Interaction
This research aims to fill this gap related to 11 million d/Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) people in the UK (potentially benefiting 450 million worldwide). We aim to employ a user-centred design approach with our stakeholders to provide an accessible eHMI for facilitating communication between AV and DHH pedestrians.
Find out moreSmall Performances: Investigating the typographic punches of Baskerville
'Small performances' is an interdisciplinary project that will make a substantial contribution to the history of printing technology, whilst ensuring it is a living process that will continue into the future. At its heart is the exceptional collection of typographic punches designed, cut, and used at the Birmingham workshop of England's foremost printer, John Baskerville (1707-75).
Find out moreAural Histories: Coventry, c.1451-1642
This Royal Birmingham Conservatoire project aims to explore the changing experience of music in late-medieval and early-modern Coventry, through a series of performances and recordings within VR reconstructions of its lost performing spaces – most notably including St Michael’s Cathedral, destroyed during the blitz of 1940.
Find out moreREF 2021 Results
Our REF 2021 results measure the excellence of our research outputs, impact and environment.
Researching Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic has led to serious consequences on a global scale and BCU researchers are investigating its range of impacts across the University's four faculties.