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‘Just a game’ or the voice of the people? Video games have a hidden po...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 OCT

How video games tackle ‘otherness’ and ‘give a voice to the voiceless’ was up for debate at an international game conference held at Birmingham City University (BCU) in September 2024.
The legacy of British Bhangra music: How the Black Country movement be...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 10 SEP

Birmingham’s legacy as the birthplace of British Bhangra music is being celebrated by a new collaboration involving Birmingham City University (BCU).
Researchers ‘push the parameters’ in arts, design and media

UNIVERSITY NEWS 26 JUL

Birmingham City University (BCU) doctoral students explored research entanglements in arts, design, and media at the ninth annual PGR Studio Conference.
Experts converge on BCU to map the DNA of video games

UNIVERSITY NEWS 29 MAY

What have Playboy and the Mafia got in common? A strong and perhaps unexpected connection with play and video games, say scholars who attended the History of Games 2024 conference at Birmingham...
BCU attends Royal Garden Party to help celebrate the creative industri...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 17 MAY

A trio of Birmingham City University academics attended a Royal Garden Party hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla to celebrate the creative industries.
BCU acknowledged as a big player in international video game research

UNIVERSITY NEWS 16 MAY

Birmingham City University is reinforcing its status as the home of world-renowned video game research by hosting two international conferences this summer.
BCU shines at PRide Awards

UNIVERSITY NEWS 24 NOV 2023

Staff, students and alumni triumphed at the 2023 Midlands PRide Awards, scooping four gold awards.
Keep Dancing: Meet the BCU Alumna working on Strictly Come Dancing

UNIVERSITY NEWS 01 NOV 2023

Olivia plays a key role in planning rehearsals, browsing music, and coming up with new ideas, as well as working closely with the professional dancers and producers, and putting together creative...
Leading figures call for greater focus on media diversity in new journ...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 11 SEP 2023

Leading figures from British media and culture including the actor Paterson Joseph are among contributors featured in the latest edition of a dedicated journal championing media diversity.
Media champion to step down from Centre role

UNIVERSITY NEWS 27 JUL 2023

Media diversity campaigner Marcus Ryder MBE is stepping down from his role as Head of External Consultancies at the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity to continue his work on equity and...
TikTok star visits City Centre Campus

UNIVERSITY NEWS 18 JUL 2023

BCU recently hosted the Midlands conferences of two PR bodies in Parkside - the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA).
Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month

UNIVERSITY NEWS 21 JUL 2023

In a celebration of South Asian Heritage Month, three Indian speakers shared their experiences at the NatWest Accelerator Hub in Birmingham. This was to provide valuable insights into what had...
Visiting Professor organises UK-India event at Westminster to strength...

UNIVERSITY NEWS 07 JUL 2023

Organised by Chairman of India Inc Group and Visiting Professor in Media and Communications Manoj Ladwa, the fifth annual India Global Forum UK-India Week event aimed to strengthen...