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Jewellery Oscar returns to the School of Jewellery
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 MAR
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,...
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Jewellery Oscar returns to the School of Jewellery
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 MAR
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,...
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‘Get Britain building’ to drive growth and end housing misery
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
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...
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LHC calls for BFI to adopt fairer approach to funding
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
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...
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BCU shines again at Jewellery Oscars
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
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...
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UK’s first digital active city spaces to be designed for teenage girls
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 MAR
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). ...
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Ramadan guidance for PE sessions in schools proving a big hit
UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 FEB
Guidance developed by Birmingham City University to support fasting Muslim staff and students taking part in physical education during Ramadan has attracted widespread interest.
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Police promise a more diverse force to support domestic abuse survivor...
UNIVERSITY NEWS 23 FEB
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...
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Sir Lenny to step down as Chancellor of Birmingham City University
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 FEB
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.
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Teachers called to shape the future of Black Studies at BCU
UNIVERSITY NEWS 20 FEB
Teachers are being invited to help shape the future of Black Studies learning at Birmingham City University (BCU) by completing a survey.
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AI research project could help UK construction industry save billions
UNIVERSITY NEWS 15 FEB
Saving the UK construction industry billions of pounds by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence is at the heart of a new £1.2m research project led by Birmingham City University. ...
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Celebrating pioneering women and girls in science at BCU
UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 FEB
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which celebrates females driving scientific advances, who better to profile than Elizabeth Bryan, namesake of our Multiple Births Centre.
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BCU spearheads AI scholarship drive to tackle digital skills crisis
UNIVERSITY NEWS 08 FEB
Black, female and disabled students could receive £10,000 in scholarship money from Birmingham City University as part of a project that seeks to address a growing digital skills crisis in the UK...
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Human rights expert fears new method of execution will spread
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 FEB
The controversial execution of Kenneth Smith in Alabama was a “bad day for humanity” according to a human rights expert from Birmingham City University (BCU).
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BCU students explore HS2 site metres away from city campus
UNIVERSITY NEWS 05 FEB
Civil Engineering students from Birmingham City University have been given first-hand experience of a HS2 construction site, metres away from their usual classroom.