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West Midlands Police out in full force at 探花直播

University News05 Feb

West Midlands Police dog handler speaks to students

West Midlands Police firearms officers, dog units, drone operatives and forensic teams highlight the range of specialist roles available to BCU students.

Parliament debate prompts Minister to commit to meeting SLT expert

University News04 Feb

Photo: (L-R) Louisa Akers, Chris Kamara, Samantha Berry, Saqib Bhatti MP, Peter Just (RCSLT), Gillian Rudd, Mikey Akers, Sharon Oliphant (BCU expert by experience), Jordan Hunt (BCU expert by experience) and Georgia Leckie. Credit: Saqib Bhatti MP

The UK's Health and Social Care Minister to meet with a Speech and Language Therapy expert at BCU after his petition gained more than 10,000 signatures.

Prestigious research award for BCU will fund 15 arts and humanities PhDs

University News30 Jan

BCU's Jenny Harding and Professor Oliver Carter pictured next to a research degrees banner on securing a Doctoral Landscape Award from the AHRC

探花直播鈥檚 strong track record of arts and humanities research has secured funding for 15 full-time PhD students over the next five years.

Inclusive technology to transform career opportunities in gaming

University News29 Jan

BCU Unreal Engine researcher sat in front of computer screen using inclusive development software

Disabled developers will be able to use voice control and other innovations to pursue employment opportunities in the 3D graphics and gaming industry thanks to BCU.

Royal 探花直播 Conservatoire awarded nearly £370,000 to help tutor future musicians

University News28 Jan

Musicians from the Junior Conservatoire taking a break during tutoring. The conductor is sitting on the floor and talking to young people holding musical instruments

A major funding boost of almost £370,000 will help more aspiring young musicians in the West Midlands receive expert coaching at the celebrated Royal 探花直播 Conservatoire.

BCU and 探花直播 Botanical Gardens join forces to explore the power of plants

University News28 Jan

Professor David Mba and Sara Blair-Manning

Two of 探花直播鈥檚 most celebrated institutions have formed a groundbreaking partnership to promote the benefits of plants on people, places, and the planet.

Fashion Design students create kit for 探花直播鈥檚 first Netball Superleague team

University News28 Jan

探花直播 Panter players: Gabby Marshall, Gabby Sinclair, Gabby Coffey, wearing the new netball dress kit. Two are in blue and the other is in white

探花直播鈥檚 first-ever Netball Superleague team have unveiled their new kit 鈥� and it鈥檚 been designed by two talented students from 探花直播鈥檚 (BCU) School of Fashion and Textiles.

鈥楪ame changing鈥� Deafblind UK research centre to launch at BCU

University News27 Jan

BCU and Deafblind UK - Dr Peter Simcock, BCU Associate Professor of Social Work and a Deafblind UK ambassador; Robert Nolan, Chair of Deafblind UK; Nikki Morris, CEO of Deafblind UK; David Childs, BCU Associate Professor, Head of College of Education and Social Work

A new Deafblind UK Centre for Education and Research based at 探花直播 (BCU) has been hailed as 鈥渓ife-changing鈥� and a 鈥済ame changer鈥� in the fight to address the 鈥渇rustrating and overwhelming isolation鈥� felt by many deafblind people.

BCU students to get mentoring from company constructing 探花直播鈥檚 tallest building

University News21 Jan

Group photo of staff and students involved in the One Eastside student mentorship project

Five quantity surveying students at 探花直播 (BCU) will take their careers to new heights thanks to the award-winning company building 探花直播鈥檚 tallest skyscraper.

RBC鈥檚 inspirational music project helps St Benedict鈥檚 primary school hit the high notes

University News17 Jan

A child is wearing a red t-shirt with white text that reads 'Primary School of Music'

More than 300 pupils at a Small Heath primary school can now read and write music thanks to a joint project with Royal 探花直播 Conservatoire.

Honorary doctorate for 探花直播鈥檚 Jamaican pattie king

University News10 Jan

Given 24 hours to live after contracting Covid in April 2020, Wade Lyn CBE bounced back to health by demonstrating the fighting qualities that have made him such a formidable figure in the West Midlands business community.

Campaigner for visual impairment services awarded honorary doctorate

University News10 Jan

An advocate and campaigner for vision rehabilitation says comedian Chris McCausland 鈥渉as been a beacon for what blind people can do鈥� following his success in the hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing.

鈥楪odfather of Black British Photography鈥� receives honorary doctorate

University News09 Jan

An award-winning photographer who created one of the most significant archives of Black British life and culture has been awarded an honorary doctorate by 探花直播 (BCU).

Engineering careers should be for everyone, says Worcester Bosch CEO

University News08 Jan

The CEO of Worcester Bosch says he will continue pushing for more women to take up careers in engineering after receiving an honorary doctorate from 探花直播 (BCU).

More than an algorithm: AI art exhibition to challenge stereotypes

University News08 Jan

Reimagine Assemble Generate Expand, Martin Donnelly, Lecturer in Graphic Communication at BCU. It is an image of a woman looking through a geometric black frame

An art exhibition, launching at 探花直播, hopes to change attitudes about how AI can be used as an artistic tool.