Other Lives: Police officer who was the longest serving detective on the Kray gang investigation before becoming an academic
August 2023
‘I’m better off at home’: UK commuter student says moving out not an option
Aimee Morley, 19, who studies in Birmingham, is happy with her choice to live away from campus
September 2020
University Guide 2023
University guide 2023: Birmingham City University
All you need to know about studying at Birmingham City University
June 2020
'I feel like a number': unhappy UK students blocked from deferring studies
Students anxious about their next year at university are being told coronavirus isn’t a reason to pause their degree
January 2020
Julian Lloyd Webber: I’ll quit top music job over arts cash cuts
Principal of acclaimed Birmingham conservatoire warns of London bias in culture funding
December 2019
Universities warned Cameron in 2011 that trainee cuts would cause nursing shortage
Ministers turned down pleas over many years and instead predicted over-supply of British nurses
March 2018
New university rankings ‘put nursing and social work degrees at risk’
Judging courses by graduate earnings will backfire, vice-chancellors warn
October 2016
Students in a postcolonial world
Does your university produce racism?
Universities do not challenge racism, says UK's first black studies professor
May 2016
At last, the UK has a black studies university course. It’s long overdue
Kehinde Andrews
Until now, academic staff and interests have remained overwhelmingly white. Our course will change not only the face, but the nature, of university education
November 2015
Keep it in the ground
Ten UK universities divest from fossil fuels
Institutions with endowments worth £115m are withdrawing their investments from fossil fuels ahead of crunch UN climate talks in Paris
August 2015
University uses Facebook for A-level students going through clearing
Move by Birmingham City University allows students who missed their first choice to use social media to beat phone queues during process
May 2015
Other lives
Ron Jones obituary
Other lives: Artist who featured the Welsh valleys of his childhood in his work
July 2014
Greenslade
'Impressive' hyperlocal news sites are campaigning and investigating
Survey finds much to appreciate in community journalism
January 2014
Hitmen for hire: academics unlock the secret behaviour of Britain's contract killers
Study finds the average cost of a hit is £15,000 – and motive is often mundane
July 2012
Blog
Partnering with industry: more than just a logo to help recruit students?
Universities can develop new postgraduate courses quickly, and increase their relevance, by making industry partners integral to the development process, says David Allen
January 2012
Greenslade
How can local papers benefit from digital innovation?
Digital editors meet to discuss how to engage with social, local and mobile news
November 2011
Data recovery start-up is answer to a student nightmare
Accidentally deleted months of coursework? Two computer graduates have a launched a company that can get it back
June 2011
Research notes
Think pink, if you want to deter building site thieves
Colour could be just one weapon in the war against plant theft – which costs the UK up to £1.5m a week
April 2011
Match previews
Squad sheets: Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
The defender Martin Jiranek has a toe problem and is a doubt for Birmingham against Wolves
