Health Professions blog

Discover how ODP students develop crucial, life-saving techniques that equip them to respond swiftly and effectively ...

Find out what a typical day looks like for Rianne Talbott, a student studying Operating Department Practice at BCU.

Here are our top reasons why you should choose Health Professions at BCU to study towards a successful and rewarding ca...

Gardening has been shown to boost mental and physical health. Dr. Peter Thain, an Associate Professor within the Coll...

Dr Ayazullah Safi, researcher and Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Birmingham City University, gives his top tips f...

Not sure where to start with your resistance band exercise journey? Here are our top four exercises to get started.

Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) are vital to our healthcare system. This role provides skilled care and sup...

Lecturer in Dietetics, Kiri Pointon-Bell, takes us through what a hearty and nutritionally balanced lunch looks like fo...

Eight excited BCU nursing students arrived safely in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA). The students, accompanied by Midw...

Third-year Radiography students were unexpectedly caught up in a hyper-realistic Major Incident Simulation.

BCU is home to ground-breaking researchers and academics, who always strive to produce cutting-edge research to tackle ...

Dr Olatunde Aremu works as a pharmacist and health economist alongside lecturing, meaning he brings relevant industr...

Looking at studying a degree in health sciences? Here are a few reasons why you should.

Laura Garbett, senior lecturer and course lead for Operating Department Practice, shares an insight into her career an...

With a huge variety of wonderful staff members and academics teaching our courses and shaping the futures of our stude...

Open Days are a great opportunity for you to experience a little bit of life as a BCU Health student. Take a look at wh...

Open Days are a great opportunity for you to experience a little bit of life as a BCU Life Sciences student. Take a loo...

Are you considering a career in health sciences, but not sure exactly which path is right for you yet? Read on to find ...

Looking at studying a degree in a life sciences subject? You’ve come to the right place, as there are plenty of reasons...

Joining us soon ? You may not know much about the Health, Education and Life Sciences (HELS) faculty just yet. Here ...

We've compiled our top tips to help you prepare for your Life Sciences degree.

We've complied our top tips to help you prepare for your Allied Health degree.

Our Radiotherapy alumni talk about their work and why they chose to study Therapeutic Radiography.

Operating department practice student Grant discusses how his time is divided between on-the-job and classroom-based l...

Using the library for research and further reading is an important part of studying at university. But we know it can b...

Watch our Radiotherapy alumni talk about their work and why they love being Therapeutic Radiographers.

As part of our BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy course you will undertake a placements where you will be requ...

As part of our Allied Health Profession (AHP) course you will undertake a placements where you will be required t...

Discover our top tips for MSc Physiotherapy (and other MSc health courses) students

If you're struggling to know what to write in your Life Sciences application, we have asked some of our lecturers to p...

Birmingham City University's Course Leader for our MSc (Pre-registration) Physiotherapy , Jodie Bryant, talks t...

Everyone wants to know what they can get out of their course, so we've compiled some of the possible careers you can ge...

The NHS is celebrating their 73rd birthday on Monday July 2021. We wanted to take this opportunity to thank and celebra...

Find out about the best place to practice your clinical skills as a health student at BCU.

For World Meditation Day 2021, we spoke with Aldo Mussi, lecturer for our MSc in Public Health, as well as part-time yo...

BCU BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice student, Ellie, tells us what it's like being a student on the course, why...

To celebrate National Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) Day (14 May), we have spoken with current Birmingham Cit...

Every year in May, Dying Matters and coalition members host an Awareness Week. From the 10th to the 16th of May, this y...

If you'd like to know more about becoming a vegetarian, and learn some top tips about meat-free alternatives, check out...

A collaboration between MSc Speech and Language Therapy students and Auditory Verbal Therapy that took place in 2020 ha...

March is Endometriosis (endo) Awareness Month . Dr Annalise Weckesser , Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham City Uni...

If you are considered a career as a nurse, ODP or radiographer within the Armed Forces, take a look at our FAQs to find...

Ever wondered what a Nutritional Therapist does? Read our blog to find out more, including how you could become one.

Most of us have heard of apprenticeships, but your first thought is probably the industry-based apprenticeships that we...

Find out all about our Applicant Taster Days (ATD) and read our top six reasons to attend an ATD.

At Birmingham City University, we want to give you as many different learning opportunities as we can, to help you get...

Sugar can be in found in more food and drink than you might think, and keeping an eye on your intake is important. Her...

As with all courses, there are common misconceptions when Speech and Language Therapy comes to mind. These 7 points wi...

As it's World Braille Day (4 January) we thought we’d take a look at our Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment) cours...

If you’re interested in studying a Health professions degree, you probably have lots of questions about the course and...

If you're looking for places to go around campus to enjoy some exercise, fresh air and scenery, check out our Parks blo...

Get to know the library at our City South Campus, before you start your studies, and give yourself a head start.

In the current climate, employers are keen on individuals who can work independently and deliver a research-focused ap...

If you're considering, or studying, a healthcare degree, find out about the support you can access while studying.

Ready to start a new chapter this September? Our third-year student Shelby has made a short vlog about some key station...

Keeping hydrated is really important for physical and mental health - here's some tips to keep you hydrated.

Operating Department Practice (ODP) course lecturer, Laura Garbett has launched a new one-day training course, accredi...

Our Department of Speech and Language Therapy offers Communicate with Confidence (online) sessions for trans (MTF) peo...

You might have heard of a radiographer or radiotherapist, but do you know the difference? We take a deeper look into...

Food waste is a growing problem and Halloween sees a vast number of pumpkins ‘bought, carved and binned’, when they cou...

We know that Open Days can be overwhelming – so many people, so many courses, so much to see and do! So, we sent studen...

The vegan diet is a hugely popular one at the moment for a number of reasons, but should you go vegan? We ask Food and ...

Are you considering a career in healthcare, but not sure exactly which path is right for you yet? Take our quiz to find...

Almost four years ago, on the 23 December 2015, Ellie began to feel ill. But this wasn’t just your common cold. Below...

Find out about the health-related student societies that we have here and how you can get involved, or even start your ...

We’ve recently spent time talking to BCU alumna Paige Jones, who works as an ODP and was recently filmed for a BBC docu...

With Ramadan beginning and the Great Birmingham Run set to take place on the 26 May, Birmingham City University assista...

Our Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) course has a long history in the West Midlands - read the 7 reasons why we love o...

There's so many great reasons to work towards a career in healthcare - whether it's Nursing, Midwifery, Radiography or ...

Course leader for Return To Practice courses, Heather Scripps, shares her top 10 reasons why you should return to nursi...

We know that our students love SPACE (our centre for Skills, Practice and Care Enhancement) and rightly so. We've been ...

Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses and anyone, no matter what their age, gender or background, can develop o...

Professional navigator, Nicola Clarke, shares her top 10 tips why you should continue your professional development (CP...

Second year Education Studies student, Mollie tells us what she spends her money on as a student in Birmingham and offe...

We know that a lot of parents or mature students may feel apprehensive about starting a degree at a later time in their...

Discover tips and advice from Mental Health lecturer, Kim Moore on how to take care of your mental health during the fe...

If you're thinking about studying for a career in healthcare, here's seven reasons why you should...

Speech, Language and Communication Needs ( SLCN) is an umbrella term which can describe difficulties in one or more are...

Children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) need support when you are communicating ...

Domestic abuse is a massive problem in the UK - between March 2016 and March 2017, 1.2 million women experienced domest...

Our recent Radiotherapy graduate, Lily Aston, explains what makes radiotherapy such an interesting and rewarding care...

An operating department practitioner (ODP) is a vital part of the operating theatre team. Find out more what an ODP doe...

Public Health student, Naima, explains eight reasons why Public Health is so important.

Here's just a few of the numerous specialist areas that could be open to you once you graduate...

There is currently a shortage of operating department practitioners across the country, so you'll be guaranteed a caree...

You’re interested in diagnostic radiography, taking and analysing images to allow diagnosis and assess the impact of tr...

You’re interested in radiotherapy, delivering treatment that can prolong or ultimately save the lives of cancer patient...

Health Professions blog

Emilia's Story

What is Inter-Professional Learning and why is it important?

A day in the life of a Health Professions student

Health professions- 10 reasons to study with us

Greener Allied Health Professionals: How gardening can benefit health and wellbeing and help deliver a ‘Net Zero’ NHS

Public Health Researcher gives 5 Tips for a Healthy Ramadan

The top four exercises you can do with a resistance band

What careers can I do with an Operating Department Practice degree?

What should I put in my child’s lunchbox to make it healthy?

Nursing students - Pittsburgh, USA

Major Incident at City South Campus, students on hand at the scene

Tackling long COVID with Burton Albion Football Club

Academic Spotlight: Dr Olatunde Aremu

Why You Should Study Health Sciences in Birmingham

Academic Spotlight: Laura Garbett

Academic Spotlight: Martin Goldberg

5 reasons why you shouldn't miss our Health Sciences Open Day

5 reasons why you shouldn't miss our Life Sciences Open Day

What can I do with a health sciences degree?

Why you should study life sciences in Birmingham

Five ways you can learn more about our faculty

What can I do to prepare for my Life ScienceS course?

What can I do to prepare for my Allied Health course?

Why study Therapeutic Radiography?

How a degree apprenticeship works and why I chose to study one

My top tips for using the library

Why we love being Therapeutic Radiographers

Speech and Language Therapy placement: your guide to uniform and placements

What to wear as an Allied Health Professional on placement: your guide to uniform and placements

Advice for success as a physiotherapy student

Top tips for applying for a life sciences course

Let’s talk about Rheumatoid Arthritis

Careers in Health Sciences

Celebrating the NHS’s 73rd birthday with Ellie Milner, ODP student

Let SPACE help you improve your clinical skills

World Meditation Day: Tips and tricks for your wellbeing

What is like to study BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice at BCU: A student perspective.

My journey so far: Studying to be an Operating Department Practitioner

Dying Matters: Let's talk about dying

Vegetarianism and me: The benefits of a vegetarian diet

MSc SLT students take on Auditory Verbal Therapy

From Meghan Markle to Endometriosis… We don’t believe women

Military (Defence School of Healthcare Education) FAQs

What does a Nutritional Therapist do?

How do University Apprenticeships Work?

Six benefits of attending an Applicant Taster Day

A visit from Myo-band: Food and Nutrition students get the low down on working in industry

Four benefits of cutting back on sugar

7 things you might not know about Speech and Language Therapists

Five things you should know about our FdSc Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment) course

Health Courses Open Day: Frequently Asked Questions

Exploring the parks around our City South Campus

Welcome to the Mary Seacole Library

What’s special about an MRes degree?

Support whilst studying

What stationery supplies do I need for university?

Six tips to keep you hydrated

ODP Immediate Life Support course

Communicate with confidence: how Speech and Language Therapy can make a real difference

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiography: What’s the difference?

Five ways to use your pumpkin after Halloween

What to expect at an Open Day

Will being vegan make you healthier?

Which career is right for you?

Wear Red Day: My experience with Sepsis

Health student societies

What it's really like to be an ODP

Ramadan: Fitness Survival Guide

Seven reasons why we love our SLT Course

The benefits of working in Healthcare

This is why you should Return to Practice

A paramedic student’s experience of SPACE

How to spot an eating disorder

10 reasons why you should continue your professional development

Mollie Zacarias: My financial life as a student

Child-care and funding support throughout your degree

Looking after your mental health at Christmas

Seven reasons why you should study healthcare

Speech, Language and Communication Needs