Women's History Month
Celebrating BCU Women in Research
BCU is home to incredible researchers, developing groundbreaking ideas to shape our future. From developing novel methods in cardiac nursing, to redesigning our cities, BCU experts challenge what we know, break barriers, and drive positive change.听Join us in听celebrating their creative solutions and determination to make听true impacts.
Celebrating BCU Women in Research
On Women's History Month, we spotlight the invaluable contributions of women in research at BCU. Our dedicated research community, including academics and postgraduate research students, are making significant strides across a multitude of fields, inspiring change, and leading the way for future generations.
Not only is their work expanding the frontiers of knowledge, but it is addressing pressing global challenges, from healthcare disparities to international human rights laws.听
BCU women in research are actively engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations, recognising the importance of integrating diverse perspectives to tackle complex issues. Bringing unique insights from their area of expertise, our researchers foster creativity, practical and data-led approaches and foster a culture of inclusivity within the academic community. 听
GENDER AND EQUALITY: 40 YEARS ON EXHIBITION
Join us to celebrate the launch of the Barbara Webster Collection and the 'Gender and Equality: 40 years on' exhibition, which explores women's equality, with specific attention to 探花直播- based initiatives in the 1980s.
Find out moreALUMNI PODCAST ON TOUR: DR MARCIA SHAKESPEARE AND CLAIR GRAHAM
Join us for our live podcast recording in celebration of Women鈥檚 History Month with inspirational graduates Dr Marcia Shakespeare and Clair Graham.
Walk in Digbeth: A feminist perspective for alternative urban visions
Join Dr Silvia Gullino and Professor Claudia Carter from BCU School of Built Environment听for an engaging and social walk through Digbeth and its canal towpaths.
Find out moreRiot Grrrl: 90s Feminist Punk and the NME exhibition
Explore Parkside exhibition exposing sexism within the music scene, and how female punk musicians in the Riot Grrrl movement fought back against it.
Find out moreAre women鈥檚 voices present in Pakistani and Indian streamed content?
Professor Valentina Vitali, film historian and Professor in Digital Arts, has been exploring听Pakistani and Indian TV series directed by or about women.
How feminists are harnessing human rights to advance abortion access
Dr Rebecca Smyth, Lecturer in Law at 探花直播 (BCU), is researching how feminists use human rights to advance abortion rights access.
Find out moreUK鈥檚 first digital active city spaces to be designed for teenage girls
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 探花直播 (BCU).
Find out moreSHE SWIMS: 探花直播 Swimming Dance Film
Witness 50 women from the community of 探花直播 swell and swarm in a drained Grade || Edwardian heritage swimming pool originally made for 鈥榝irst class men鈥� in 1907.听Mentor 顿谤听Polly听Hudson and听Director Shelley Eva Haden join Moseley Road Swimming Baths, inviting women to exist and empower a space which once didn鈥檛 belong to them.
Reframing Endometriosis
We are delighted to share 鈥楻eframing Endometriosis,鈥� a special commissioned illustration from award-winning artist听. The piece is based on the British Academy and Wellcome Trust conference, 鈥�,鈥� held at 探花直播.
Find out moreMeet PhD Researcher Melisa Oleschuk
Passionate about the empowerment of people and the protection of human rights, Melisa felt studying a PhD would provide her with the knowledge for a career contributing to a better society.
Meet our researchers
BCU is home to talented and proactive research academics, who have created ground-breaking ideas challenging their field of study and the world.
Athena Swan Awarded
探花直播 is a signatory to the听, and was granted听the Athena SWAN Bronze Institutional award in recognition of its commitment to advancing gender equality听
BCU Crime and Society Research Centre
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 鈥� and the move has been welcomed by a leading crime expert from听BCU.
