Jewellery news and events

A Birmingham City University student has been recognised for her documentary about a British-Ukrainian couple with a unique language barrier. 

Two second-year BA (Hons) Music Business students from BCU have been selected for the highly competitive Amazon Creative Careers Training Scheme.

An electropop musical about tennis, co-created by a researcher at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, is going on a national tour, including to Wimbledon.

Birmingham City University’s Law School has taken first place in the LawWorks Law School Challenge, raising more than £4,000 for legal advice charities.

Birmingham City University will be the Official University of the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships, reinforcing its commitment to supporting major sporting events in the West Midlands.

A match dress created for Birmingham Panthers by students Zoe Bennett and Rohan Scott has been donated to BCU, where it will go on permanent display as a showcase of creativity and industry collaboration.

More than 250 university students across the West Midlands are benefitting from a research project to address inequalities faced by Global Majority communities in postgraduate research. 

The award-winning broadcaster and bestselling author, Professor Islam Issa, is presenting and producing a new two-part documentary on Channel 4.

Dr Saeed Talebi named to The Built List 2026 for his influential work in digital twin technology, recognising his role in advancing practical digital innovation in the built environment sector.

Birmingham City University is launching its own Black Researchers Network to support and celebrate Black researchers, academics and students. 

Podcast festival returns for fourth year to promote diversity in the UK podcasting while offering industry insights, panels on trends like video and sports podcasts and hands-on opportunities for creators. 

BCU is playing a vital role in powering the city’s workforce, with new research revealing that nearly a quarter of Birmingham’s graduate-level professionals studied at the institution.

Trailblazing DJ Trevor Nelson charts his journey from a shy record collector to one of the UK’s most influential champions of Black music in the latest edition of Representology: The Journal of Media and Diversity .

We're Dying to Tell You Something , a groundbreaking collaboration between St Giles Hospice and Birmingham City University, launches this May as part of Dying Matters Week.

Birmingham City University and California Polytechnic State University has formed a new international partnership collaborating on research, enterprise, and STEAM education for students and staff.