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Jewellery Oscar returns to the School of Jewellery
The School of Jewellery (SoJ) has claimed the prestigious College Trophy at the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council Awards for a sixth time in eight years. Known as the Jewellery Oscars, the annual awards ceremony recognises and rewards excellence in technical skills and creative design in... -
Jewellery Oscar returns to the School of Jewellery
The School of Jewellery (SoJ) has claimed the prestigious College Trophy at the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council Awards for a sixth time in eight years. Known as the Jewellery Oscars, the annual awards ceremony recognises and rewards excellence in technical skills and creative design in... -
‘Get Britain building’ to drive growth and end housing misery
On the eve of the Spring Budget, construction industry experts from Birmingham City University (BCU) have called on the Chancellor to kick start the new build homes sector in order to stimulate economic growth and combat the UK’s housing crisis. -
LHC calls for BFI to adopt fairer approach to funding
The British Film Institute (BFI) has been urged to abandon catch-all ethnicity terms like B.A.M.E, ring-fence funding for marginalised communities, and publish more detailed information about its grant awards to improve transparency and accountability following research commissioned by the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity (LHC). -
BCU shines again at Jewellery Oscars
Birmingham City University’s iconic School of Jewellery (SoJ) has claimed the prestigious College Trophy at the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards for a staggering sixth time in eight years. -
UK’s first digital active city spaces to be designed for teenage girls
Encouraging teenage girls to stay active by designing city spaces that make use of immersive digital technology is the goal of new three-year project led by Birmingham City University (BCU). -
Ramadan guidance for PE sessions in schools proving a big hit
Guidance developed by Birmingham City University to support fasting Muslim staff and students taking part in physical education during Ramadan has attracted widespread interest. -
Police promise a more diverse force to support domestic abuse survivors
Women from Black and Global Majority backgrounds who have been victims of domestic abuse could soon be pulling on the uniform of the West Midlands Police – and the move has been welcomed by a leading crime expert from Birmingham City University (BCU). -
Sir Lenny to step down as Chancellor of Birmingham City University
Sir Lenny Henry will step down from his role as Chancellor of Birmingham City University at the end of 2024, eight years after becoming the institution’s figurehead. -
Teachers called to shape the future of Black Studies at BCU
Teachers are being invited to help shape the future of Black Studies learning at Birmingham City University (BCU) by completing a survey.