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Prestigious research award for BCU will fund 15 arts and humanities PhDs
Birmingham City University’s strong track record of arts and humanities research has secured funding for 15 full-time PhD students over the next five years. -
Inclusive technology developed by BCU to transform career opportunities in 3D graphics and gaming
Disabled developers will be able to use voice control and other innovations to take full advantage of employment opportunities in the 3D graphics and gaming industry thanks to technology developed by Birmingham City University. -
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire awarded nearly £370,000 to help tutor future musicians
A major funding boost of almost £370,000 will help more aspiring young musicians in the West Midlands receive expert coaching at the celebrated Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. -
BCU and Birmingham Botanical Gardens join forces to explore the power of plants
Two of Birmingham’s most celebrated institutions have formed a groundbreaking partnership to promote the benefits of plants on people, places, and the planet. -
Fashion Design students create kit for Birmingham’s first Netball Superleague team
Birmingham’s first-ever Netball Superleague team have unveiled their new kit – and it’s been designed by two talented students from Birmingham City University’s (BCU) School of Fashion and Textiles. -
‘Game changing’ Deafblind UK research centre to launch at BCU
A new Deafblind UK Centre for Education and Research based at Birmingham City University (BCU) has been hailed as “life-changing” and a “game changer” in the fight to address the “frustrating and overwhelming isolation” felt by many deafblind people. -
BCU students to get mentoring from company constructing Birmingham’s tallest building
Five quantity surveying students at Birmingham City University (BCU) will take their careers to new heights thanks to the award-winning company building Birmingham’s tallest skyscraper. -
RBC’s inspirational music project helps St Benedict’s primary school hit the high notes
More than 300 pupils at a Small Heath primary school can now read and write music thanks to a joint project with Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. -
Honorary doctorate for Birmingham’s Jamaican pattie king
Given 24 hours to live after contracting Covid in April 2020, Wade Lyn CBE bounced back to health by demonstrating the fighting qualities that have made him such a formidable figure in the West Midlands business community. -
Campaigner for visual impairment services awarded honorary doctorate
An advocate and campaigner for vision rehabilitation says comedian Chris McCausland “has been a beacon for what blind people can do” following his success in the hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing.