Media and Journalism blog

The Sky's the limit

Here at the School of Media, we have fantastic connections with industry as illustrated by our  Sky Scholarship Sche...

We've partnered with HuffPost!

Find out more about the partnership and what it means for School of Media students. 

Volunteering at Birmingham Indian Film Festival

Several Birmingham School of Media students recently volunteered at the annual Birmingham Indian Film Festival, gaining...

Study Abroad: a semester in America

Second year Media and Communications  student Priyanka took part in our Study Abroad exchange programme.

Top prizes for students at end of year awards

Placements, mentorships and exclusive trips were just some of the prizes awarded to our soon to be graduating student...

A spotlight on…Collaborative Practice

Second year student Nikhara explains more about the module and how it led to working with peers across the Faculty. ...

Four days in Amsterdam

Media students ticked off canal tours, Van Gough and an ice bar from their Amsterdam bucket lists before meeting media ...

From BCU to NYC

First year student Thomas Sayers reflects on his amazing trip to New York City with the School of Media.   

My university experience so far

We caught up with School of  Media  student Nikhara Korpal to hear about her university experience so far.

Volunteering at Aston Villa Ladies FC

Students, Hussein and Ella, were given the opportunity to film games, interview players and write up match reports.

Media Futures: alumni day

We invited some of our most recent alumni to come in and talk to students about the careers they’re in now.

Making Jazz 1080

Find out more about Nikhara's opportunity to work on a behind the-scenes documentary for Jazz 1080.

Maisie Williams kicks off Media Futures

The Game of Thrones star talked to our students about her career, her new app and gave advice for breaking into the ind...

48 hour soap: challenge accepted

See how students worked with Claire Burgess, Coronation Street's Script Editor to create a soap opera in only 48 hours!...

Co-presenting on BBC Radio West Midlands

The students behind FADE worked on a joint show with BBC Radio West Midlands. Hear more about the live show.