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Mission possible – BCU graduates get blockbuster experience
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 JUL 2023
A group of graduates from Birmingham City University made it mission accomplished , after a once in lifetime experience on-set during filming for Tom Cruise’s latest action...
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Media diversity champion wins prestigious international award
UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 JUL 2023
An academic at Birmingham City University has won a major international award in recognition of his outstanding work in driving representation and diversity across the media industry.
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Shining bright – Jewellery graduates scoop multiple awards
UNIVERSITY NEWS 06 JUL 2023
An aspiring jeweller from Birmingham City University is one step closer to her dream career after being crowned ‘Designer of the Year’ at the prestigious New Designers showcase this week.
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NHS at 75: Can AI's 'huge potential' improve care and ease pressure on...
EXPERT COMMENT 04 JUL 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) can play a key role in easing the pressures on the NHS and is already shaping how the United Kingdom delivers healthcare, according to a leading data and AI...
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Summer funding for youth services is a step forward but no silver bull...
EXPERT COMMENT 04 JUL 2023
Securing adequate levels of financial support for the youth work sector remains an ‘uphill climb’ – despite the announcement of a £3 million funding pot over the summer – says an expert at...
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NHS workforce plan must be part of wider strategy - expert
EXPERT COMMENT 30 JUN 2023
Government must meet the needs of higher education institutions if its long-term workforce plan is to be effective, says an expert at Birmingham City University.
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Security expert - Is ‘blind loyalty’ causing unnecessary civilian casu...
EXPERT COMMENT 28 JUN 2023
Following last night’s Russian missile strike , which took the lives of eight civilians in Kramatorsk, Lily Hamourtziadou, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Security Studies at Birmingham...
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Declining bird population inspires award-winning textile collection
UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 JUN 2023
A talented textile designer at Birmingham City University (BCU) has created a powerful collection that celebrates natural habitats and encourages wildlife preservation.
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Declining bird population inspires award-winning textile collection
UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 JUN 2023
A talented textile designer at Birmingham City University (BCU) has created a powerful collection that celebrates natural habitats and encourages wildlife preservation.
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England Cricket Board's 'hand has been forced' after damning report
EXPERT COMMENT 27 JUN 2023
Former Worcestershire county player Dr Irfan Khawaja, now Senior Lecturer in Physical Education at Birmingham City University (BCU), says the ECB’s “hand has been forced” by a damning report into...
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Bollywood superstar Shankar Mahadevan receives major university honour
UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 JUN 2023
The globally acclaimed singer, composer and actor Shankar Mahadevan has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University (BCU) in recognition of his outstanding services to...
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National Windrush document archive project launched at UK university
UNIVERSITY NEWS 22 JUN 2023
A new national archive set up by a n African diaspora political historian at Birmingham City University (BCU) is calling for people of Caribbean descent, particularly the Windrush Generation...
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Why the world is consumed with the Titanic sub search - social psycho...
EXPERT COMMENT 22 JUN 2023
Dr Elle Boag, Associate Professor in Applied Social Psychology at Birmingham City University , explains why the world is consumed with the search for the Titanic submersible, and why grieving for...
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Independent Advisor to the Government - on ‘righting the wrongs’ of Wi...
EXPERT COMMENT 21 JUN 2023
Martin Levermore, an Independent Advisor to the Government on Windrush and Visiting Professor at Birmingham City University (BCU) says , since March 2021 the Windrush Compensation Scheme ...
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‘Astonished’ Dr Watson-Druée leads BCU stars in King’s Birthday Honour...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 JUN 2023
Dr Neslyn Watson-Druée says she is “absolutely astonished and delighted” at being made a Dame in the King’s Birthday Honours.