Niall Magennis is the Student Union President at Birmingham City University. He moved to Birmingham from Ireland in 2010 to study BA (Hons) Media and Communication.
When I first arrived at the Coppice in City North Campus, ‘Oh my goodness, say something else!!!’ seemed to be the theme of my Welcome Week. I thought everyone around […]
Tom Jarman is a Partner at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, the architects behind the plans for the new Birmingaham Conservatoire. He recently completed a flagship £23 million arts facility comprising a studio workshop and gallery building for Manchester School of Art, part of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Here he discusses the considerations that have shaped the new Conservatoire design.
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Ibiboba Oyibo, from Nigeria, started the MBA International course at Birmingham City University in January 2014
Before coming to Birmingham, I had no notion of what to expect. All I knew was that it was a famous place, maybe because of Aston Villa Football Club, just maybe. I was excited to start my MBA International and […]
Sarah Holmes, a third-year English student, gives her guide to the city
When I first arrived in Birmingham, I was overwhelmed. Coming from a mid-sized town, Birmingham seemed to go on forever, yet while you soon get to know your way around the main areas, there is always a new hidden gem to be found, a […]
Vidhi Anand, Fashion and Textiles Design MA
As a newcomer or so called “freshee” as the people out here like to term it, you are always worried about how you would possibly fit in such a big place in a completely new environment, especially when it is the first time you are moving away from your […]
Vanessa Jackson, Degree Leader in Television at Birmingham City University. Vanessa also runs a television history project.
As Dr Who mania reaches fever pitch in the run up to the 50th Anniversary of the drama series, we ought to question the secret of its success – and I think the answer is very simple, it is the […]
Holly-Leigh Luckman, Media and Communication student, starting in September 2013
I knew I wanted to have a future in media when I began studying the subject at GCSE level, I then carried on my studies in college where I was a student on a broad media course where I was able to study a range of […]
John Kirk, Head of International & Business Development
Birmingham is one of the eight cities to win national funding this month for investment in cycling. I was part of the successful Birmingham bid on behalf of Birmingham City University and of course we are very pleased that Birmingham has won £17 Million over two years which […]
By Imran Awan – Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University
The recent nail bomb attack on a mosque in Tipton in the Midlands has again brought into sharp focus the threat British Muslims are facing from terrorists adamant on reprisal attacks following Woolwich. The incident which took place last Friday was clearly designed to cause as […]
Professor Kathryn Moore, Professor of Landscape Architecture at Birmingham City University
It is time to have a new view of landscape. Variously championed and underestimated – the real worth of our landscape continues to be a contentious and emotive issue. It seems to belong to all of us, but actually to no one. Fragmented into different elements, […]
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