Jewellery news and events

Hundreds gather at Brindleyplace as BCU's acclaimed 1000 Threads fashion show returned to the heart of the city, showcasing the creativity and ambition of its student fashion designers.

BCU is showcasing the growing impact of creativity on health and wellbeing this June as it hosts a major exhibition and symposium as part of the city-wide Healing Arts Birmingham 2026 programme.

Visiting Professor Mike Leonard is awarded the British Empire Medal in the King's Birthday Honours List 2026 for services to Policing.

Professor Wasim Hanif, Professor and Medical Director at BiCU, is awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours List 2026 for services to Diabetes and Health Inequalities.

Commuters at Birmingham New Street Station were treated to an operatic surprise as a fairytale flashmob from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham Ormiston Academy.

More than 750 people visited Birmingham Botanical Gardens for Sketch and Stitch, a BCU community creative event focused on sustainability.

BCU clinches government funding to expand higher-level engineering and computing education, helping to develop the skilled workforce needed to support the UK's future defence and security capabilities. .

BCU fashion students have achieved standout success at the Association for Fashion Business Employability Awards, taking home four wins after impressing judges in a highly competitive showcase.

Professor Jean-Baptiste Souppez is honoured with two prestigious international research awards for pioneering work helping to shape the future of sustainable shipping and boatbuilding.

Birmingham City University is teaming up with local charity St Basils for a powerful new podcast examining how universities can better support students who have experienced homelessness.

Birmingham will honour the life and legacy of internationally renowned Pop artist and Birmingham City University alumnus Peter Phillips with a major new public exhibition.

Free to attend, the annual outdoor catwalk event will take over Central Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham on Thursday 18 June.

As part of Volunteer Week 2026, Birmingham City University today congratulated 50 students who will play a vital role in the delivery of the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships.

A new showcase celebrating the creativity, culture, and communities of Birmingham’s Southside opens this June at the National Trust Birmingham Back to Backs.

Sir Lenny Henry has called on the UK media industry to confront racism, sexism, ableism and inequality head-on, warning that retreating from conversations about diversity risks weakening both journalism and democracy.