Jewellery news and events

The Director of a Birmingham-based charity behind a project to teach jewellery making to migrant and refugee women has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Birmingham City University.

Defending death-row inmates in Oklahoma convinced a young Sir Julian Knowles that his future lay in the law - but the British High Court Judge admits he sometimes had to “pinch” himself during an illustrious career that included some of the most high-profile cases ever seen.

A Redditch engineer whose research played a key role in the development of self-driving cars has been named Birmingham City University’s Alumnus of the Year.  

Millennium Point has launched its 2024 Scholarship Programme, which offers one aspiring student  the chance to pursue a fully-funded degree at Birmingham City University.

Charles de Rohan helped develop Binding Site into a powerhouse in the world of diagnostic testing. Now the Herefordshire-based businessman, who has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Birmingham City University (BCU), is keen to acknowledge the role Birmingham played in the monumental rise of his former company.

As a nurse in the Armed Forces, Air Commodore Fin Bradley believes you not only witness history, but you can also “play your part in shaping it ” .  

Encouraging more students from lower income families to enrol at university will enrich lives and have a long-lasting impact on UK society, says Birmingham City University’s Vice-Chancellor.  

Diversity statements in job advertisements to attract Black and Asian candidates into mainstream news organisations are failing to have any impact and in some cases are counterproductive, according to a new report from the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity (LHC).  

An executive principal who transformed a failing school in one of the most deprived areas of the West Midlands and continues to champion the cause of refugee families has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Birmingham City University (BCU).

A Birmingham City University-backed project to create a new urban national park in the West Midlands has been praised for the way it “unleashes the power of landscape to shape us and policy makers” after winning international acclaim at the XII Barcelona International Landscape Biennial.

The Minister for Health and Secondary Care has praised the “valuable” role Birmingham City University (BCU) plays in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Hours and hours spent in “brutal” lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 gave Ben Shankland the time to hone his piano skills -  now, more than three years on, the talented 19-year-old Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) student is BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Jazz Musician of the Year..

Pregnant women with epilepsy could see major improvement in the ir care thanks to a new five-year study backed by Birmingham City University (BCU).  

Staff, students and alumni triumphed at the 2023 Midlands PRide Awards, scooping four gold awards.

Professor Panayiota Tsatsou has described her appointment as Birmingham City University’s new Professor in Media Diversity as a “great privilege” and has praised the campaigning work of Chancellor Sir Lenny Henry.