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Staff, students and graduates celebrate vital contributions to 探花直播 2022 Commonwealth Games

University News Last updated 09 August 2022

探花直播 students have revealed their pride in designing the official Commonwealth Games medals as the spectacular sporting event comes to an end.

The world鈥檚 eyes have been on the city as it hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games over the last 11 days, and a number of 探花直播 (BCU) staff, students and graduates have been busy playing important roles.

Last night (August 8), BCU graduate and MOBO award-winning singer Laura Mvula was among those performing at the Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium, which featured a surprise appearance by 探花直播鈥檚 legendary Heavy Metal hero Ozzy Osbourne. Like Ozzy, Laura is a native of the city. She graduated from BCU鈥檚 Royal 探花直播 Conservatoire (RBC) in 2008 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2018.

The Games saw a whopping 877 medals being handed out 鈥 all designed by recent BCU School of Jewellery graduate Amber Alys and two current students Francesca Wilcox and Catarina Rodrigues Caeiro. The trio were inspired by the journey athletes take from training to reaching their goal of competing, with embossed areas of the medals symbolising an aerial map of 探花直播鈥檚 roads and canal network.

Amber said: 鈥淲e wanted to create something with a jewel-like quality so that the athletes had something that they could treasure for the rest of their lives. We really hope they liked them.鈥

BCU鈥檚 Senior Lecturer in Jewellery and Silversmithing Dauvit Alexander added:听

Among those to win medals were Team England鈥檚 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Basketball 3x3 teams, who had been supported during the Games by BCU鈥檚 Peter Thain, a sports therapist and Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Sports Therapy.

BCU鈥檚 Chancellor Sir Lenny Henry also played an integral role, carrying the Queen鈥檚 Baton through Victoria Square as part of its 90,000-mile journey around all 72 nations and territories of the Commonwealth.

鈥淭he chance to carry the Queen鈥檚 Baton on the final leg of its journey filled me with massive pride,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t has crossed land, sea and air to cover every corner of the Commonwealth, including my parent鈥檚 home of Jamaica, and all the way to 探花直播 City Centre 鈥 just down the road from Dudley where I got my first humungous break 鈥 and carried all the way by inspirational individuals whose stories have blown me away. Hats off to everyone who has taken part.鈥

Meanwhile, talented BCU Fashion and Textiles students created over 300 costumes for Wondrous Stories, the opening show of the 探花直播 2022 Festival which is a six-month celebration of culture that surrounds the Commonwealth Games.

The Opening Ceremony also saw more musical performances from BCU-grown talent. RBC opera graduate Samantha Oxborough sang the national anthem at the event while she also volunteered during the Games as a security guard. Duran Duran 鈥 whose bass guitarist John Taylor formed the popular band along with Nick Rhodes in 1978 whilst studying at BCU when it was known as 探花直播 Polytechnic 鈥 also performed as headline act for the Opening Ceremony,

BCU also ensured Team India鈥檚 athletes and coaching staff were given a warm welcome to the city at an event at RBC, organised in conjunction with the 探花直播-based Consulate General India.

Professor Philp Plowden, Vice-Chancellor of 探花直播, said:听

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