Fashion and Textiles news
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BCU students to benefit from £200,000 home simulation room
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 JUN 2023
Trainee health and social care workers at Birmingham City University (BCU) will be able to immerse themselves in real-world situations without leaving campus thanks to the creation of an...
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Katherine Ryan stars as Birmingham City University champions its creat...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 JUN 2023
Katherine Ryan returned to Birmingham City University (BCU) on Tuesday 13 June, to celebrate the ‘courageous’ creativity of graduating students from arts and design disciplines as she urged them...
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AI tools present an existential threat to diversity and editorial inde...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 JUN 2023
The journalism industry must ensure strict guidelines are in place in newsrooms to combat the threat that Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, BARD, and DALL-E pose to diversity and editorial...
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Family Day inspires again as BCU’s annual showpiece attracts huge turn...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 13 JUN 2023
Almost 2,000 people flock ed to Birmingham City University’s Inspired Family Day to enjoy a range of artis tic, and scientific activities on a sun-soaked Saturday (10 June). ...
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Ofsted's planned changes to school inspection process are 'window dres...
EXPERT COMMENT 13 JUN 2023
Matt O’Leary, Professor of Education at Birmingham City University , says Ofsted’s proposed changes to its school inspection system do not go far enough.
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Fashion’s throw-away culture tackled in cutting-edge project
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 JUN 2023
A student from Birmingham City University is tackling the issue of fast-fashion head on by designing a clothing range complete with digital twins – allowing wearers to attach lasting memories to...
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Fashion’s throw-away culture tackled in cutting-edge project
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 JUN 2023
A student from Birmingham City University is tackling the issue of fast-fashion head on by designing a clothing range complete with digital twins – allowing wearers to attach lasting memories to...
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Birmingham design student crafts furniture for Gen Z
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 JUN 2023
A Birmingham City University (BCU) student set himself the target of creating good-looking, affordable and space-saving furniture to tackle an issue he feels is impacting more and more young...
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Fabric collection influenced by Irish mother-and-baby homes scandal to...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 JUN 2023
A collection of meticulously embroidered fabrics modelled on Catholic style and iconography, including a cape featuring 802 shamrocks – one for every child who died in an Irish mother and baby...
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German ambassador hails BCU’s pioneering STEAMhouse project
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 JUN 2023
Germany’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has praised the impact of Birmingham City University 's pioneering STEAMhouse project , describing it as “innovation in action”...
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New education partnership to boost healthcare training in West Bromwic...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 JUN 2023
The next generation of frontline workers in West Bromwich will benefit from access to high-tech training facilities and academic experts, thanks to a new partnership between Birmingham City...
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Government must get tough to combat vaping amongst young people
EXPERT COMMENT 30 MAY 2023
Dr Salim Khan, Head of Department for Public Health at Birmingham City University , says measures to deter children from vaping should be “hard-hitting”.
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Would I Ever Work for Waystar RoyCo? No, thank you!
EXPERT COMMENT 30 MAY 2023
Professor of Occupational Health Psychology at Birmingham City University, Craig Jackson, examines the character flaws of the Roy siblings along with their toxic workplace, as featured in HBO...
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Fundamental changes to workplace culture needed, says expert as UK ta...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 MAY 2023
Workplace culture has left employees responsible for their own resilience in the face of work-related stress, according to Professor Craig Jackson, an Occupational Health Psychologist at...
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Illegal vapes pose threat to health because of poor regulation
EXPERT COMMENT 23 MAY 2023
Dr Salim Khan, Head of Department for Public Health at Birmingham City University , says sellers of illegal vapes and liquids are “most likely oblivious to the harm they cause”.