Jewellery news and events
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Craftspace Director awarded highest honour from Birmingham City Univer...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 12 JAN
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.
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Honorary Doctorate for High Court Judge who changed legal landscape
UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 JAN
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...
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Local engineer earns BCU’s Alumni of the Year Award
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 JAN
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.
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Millennium Point launches its 2024 Scholarship Programme
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 JAN
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.
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Businessman praises Birmingham following BCU Honorary Doctorate award
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 DEC 2023
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...
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RAF star hopes BCU accolade can inspire next generation of military nu...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 19 DEC 2023
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 ” .
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BCU’s flagship Accelerate programme to boost social mobility
UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 DEC 2023
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. ...
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Mainstream media needs to rethink job adverts to achieve diversity goa...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 DEC 2023
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,...
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Inspirational teacher receives Honorary Doctorate from BCU
UNIVERSITY NEWS 14 DEC 2023
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...
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BCU-backed West Midlands National Park claims international accolade
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 DEC 2023
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...
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Health Minister hails BCU’s provision as Government celebrates nursing...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 DEC 2023
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.
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Prestigious BBC Jazz title for Royal Birmingham Conservatoire student
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 DEC 2023
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...
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BCU at heart of project to make pregnancy safer for women with epileps...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 30 NOV 2023
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).
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BCU shines at PRide Awards
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 NOV 2023
Staff, students and alumni triumphed at the 2023 Midlands PRide Awards, scooping four gold awards.
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New Professor in Media Diversity ready to build on inspirational work ...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 NOV 2023
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...