News and Updates
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Unlocking Potential and Uplifting Emerging Talent
Birmingham City University (BCU) welcomed Katapult X onto campus on Monday 26 February for their event – The Power of M...
Building smart homes to meet the UK 2050 net zero emission target
There are 29 million homes in the UK which consume 14 percent of the UKs energy consumption. Building new energy effic...
Building skills through funded projects
Cornell Fox, the founder of Goal-Driven CIC, discusses how accessing funded projects from local universities has suppor...
STEAMhouse wins Innovation Champion Award
STEAMhouse, Birmingham City University’s collaborative innovation campus, has won the prestigious Technology Innovation...
Skill Up Day for people aged 50 plus is big hit
Birmingham City University (BCU) has held its first ‘Skill Up Day’ for people over the age of 50 who are seeking work.
Birmingham-based tech business expands into IP protection
The Birmingham-based business have developed software which will protect businesses from digital threats and data misma...
Birmingham City University continues to grow youth mentoring support programmes
The university has recently partnered with Liminal Education, an independent alternative education provision, to provid...
Local business leading in sustainable beauty and working with local student talent
Founded by Alix Samuda, Aura Lotus specialises in creating high-quality makeup products made from natural and organic i...
Skills programme to provide additional support for aspiring entrepreneurs
Senior Lecturer Kelly O’Hanlon from Birmingham City University (BCU) discusses why both programmes such as STEM-Up and ...
Business Case Study: Finding Gold in Data
This true-life case study tells the story of how a young graduate engineer generated a six-figure uplift in revenue for...
Birmingham City University appointed to West Midlands Local Policy Innovation Partnership
Birmingham City University (BCU) is delighted to announce its appointment to the newly-formed West Midlands Local Polic...
Innovation Fest set to celebrate 10-year anniversary
This May, Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment will once again be ...
New series of informal networking sessions for businesses launches at BCU
Leading and emerging businesses from the region assembled at Birmingham City University (BCU) for the first in an enli...
University’s STEAMhouse building scoops prestigious conservation award
Birmingham City University (BCU) has been recognised by the Victorian Society for breathing new life into a major hist...
BCU graduate nominated for young business person award
A Birmingham City University (BCU) graduate and budding businesswoman is celebrating after being nominated for the Youn...
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