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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 Birmingham Conservatoire.

A new Deafblind UK Centre for Education and Research based at Birmingham City University (BCU) has been hailed as “life-changing” and a “game changer” in the fight to address the “frustrating and overwhelming isolation” felt by many deafblind people.

Five quantity surveying students at Birmingham City University (BCU) will take their careers to new heights thanks to the award-winning company building Birmingham’s tallest skyscraper. 

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

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.

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

Alumna Penelope Appleyard has commissioned a musical setting of Jane Austen’s poem, Ode to Pity, to celebrate her 250th anniversary.

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 Birmingham City University (BCU).

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 Birmingham City University (BCU).

Pro Vice-Chancellor Executive Dean of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment (CEBE), Professor Hanifa Shah, has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding contribution to Higher Education, innovation, and inclusion.   Faculty of Computing,...

An art exhibition, launching at Birmingham City University, hopes to change attitudes about how AI can be used as an artistic tool.

An appearance on Bill Bailey’s new Masters Crafters show has convinced a Birmingham City University student to dedicate himself to revitalising an ancient form of communication.

A £2.6m project that will transform the lives of farmers in rural Bangladesh by advancing clean energy and sustainable agriculture is being led by a team of researchers from Birmingham City University.

The Benjamin Zephaniah Future Writers Awards, launched by Birmingham City University, attracted more than 2,500 entries from across the country.

A Victorian jail in the heart of Birmingham played host to a fashion show with a twist as Birmingham City University and West Midlands Police celebrated the launch of a unique research project.