Research Highlights
Research at Birmingham City University is supported by the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Strategy, which is a clear mandate to grow our vibrant research community, create impact at local, national and international levels, and invest in research for the good of student experience, enterprise and innovation.
Birmingham City University’s Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) results demonstrate the significant and wide-reaching impact of our research.
Research Highlights
Our researchers aim to combine academic rigour with industry knowledge to make a positive contribution to society.
That’s Me! Eliminating barriers to postgraduate research study in the West Midlands.
This highly prestigious project funded by the UKRI and Office of Students as part of a nationwide programme to widen participation in postgraduate research.
Find out moreCreating a digital twin for OneEastside
Developing a pilot digital twin platform for Birmingham's tallest building, monitoring indoor conditions such as temperature, air quality, occupant behaviour, humidity, lighting, smoke, and gas leakage
Find out moreSmall Performances: Investigating the typographic punches of Baskerville
Contributing substantially to the history of printing technology, investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville.
Find out moreAural Histories: Coventry, c.1451-1642
Exploring the experience of music in late-medieval Coventry, through recordings of its lost performing spaces.
Find out moreFashion Police: Challenging Perceptions via Uniform Heritage
Exploring the evolution of police uniforms with the West Midlands Police Museum to create a digitised collection.
Find out moreACCESSIBLE 3D DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR DISABLED CREATORS
Building an open-source extension for Unreal Engine 5 allowing disabled creators to control the software.
Find out moreOpen Access Repository
BCU Open Access Repository is an online archive of research outputs created by current and prior members of our research community. The archive aims to deliver our institutional commitment to Open Access by providing free-to-read and download full text versions of research outputs where possible, subject to embargo periods required by publishers.
Research Centres
Our research centres work to address key local, national and global challenges, in line with the priorities of the University and our students.
REF 2021 Results
Our REF 2021 submission illustrates the breadth and real-world impact of the University’s research, and this is reflected in 3* and 4* ratings for impact across a range of subject areas.