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Putting a value on employability
Recent Gemmology and Jewellery Studies graduates returned to BCU to host a valuers' conference that provided industry insight and networking opportunities for students. -
New system for Disabled Student Allowance still risks “creating barriers to higher education”
The new system for Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) is being simplified, but there are still challenges in applying and funding, according to a Birmingham City University (BCU) inclusive education expert. It comes as Capita and Study Tech Ltd have faced MPs over contracts to run Disabled... -
Animals’ legal rights are on the agenda at UK Animal Law Conference, co-hosted by BCU
“The time to create a better legal future for animals that gives them the protection they so desperately need is now,” says Birmingham City University (BCU) animal law expert ahead of the fourth annual UK Animal Law Conference, taking place at BCU on 29-30 May 2024. -
BCU star claims double success at Student Nursing Times Awards
A Birmingham City University (BCU) nursing student who landed two top national awards says she hopes to “empower students so they know their voice matters”. -
Book by BCU professor shortlisted for prestigious award
Dr Islam Issa’s book Alexandria: The City That Changed the World has been shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2024. -
Birmingham City University partnership helps spread open journalism across the globe
Birmingham City University’s (BCU) partner organisation Meedan has been recognised at the prestigious Skoll Awards (2024) for their work in encouraging media innovation. Faculty of Arts, Design and Media Birmingham City University The US-based... -
BCU launches 23 fully funded PhDs for September 2024
The Vice-Chancellor's Inaugural PhD Studentship Scheme will offer aspiring postgraduate researchers a tax-free doctoral stipend for up to 42 months, plus a full fee waiver. -
Paramedic joins call for nightclub bleed kits after Cody Fisher murder conviction
A Paramedic Science expert from Birmingham City University says bleed kits are becoming more common across the country, particularly around nightlife areas, but believes access and training are still too limited. -
Music equality is the goal for new BCU research project
A blind recorder player who performed with Coldplay at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games is backing a Birmingham City University research project aimed at making music accessible for everyone. -
BCU and the University of Cambridge join forces to unlock Baskerville typeface secrets
Demystifying the work of John Baskerville, the Birmingham inventor and entrepreneur who revolutionised the world of printing, is one of the key objectives of a new £1 million research project led by Birmingham City University (BCU) and the University of Cambridge (UoC).