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Birmingham, England</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/University_of_Birmingham" title="University of Birmingham">University of Birmingham</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_Birmingham_City_University.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Coat_of_Arms_Birmingham_City_University.png/250px-Coat_of_Arms_Birmingham_City_University.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="298" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Coat_of_Arms_Birmingham_City_University.png 1.5x" data-file-width="289" data-file-height="345" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Coat of Arms<br />Birmingham City University</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Birmingham College of Art</li> <li>Birmingham Polytechnic</li> <li>University of Central England in Birmingham</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">Age Quod Agis</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Motto in English</div></th><td class="infobox-data">"Do what you are doing; attend to your business"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1992—gained <a href="/wiki/Universities_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Universities in the United Kingdom">university status</a><br />1971—City of Birmingham Polytechnic<br />1843—<a href="/wiki/Birmingham_College_of_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham College of Art">Birmingham College of Art</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">£5.3 m (2015)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_(education)" title="Chancellor (education)">Chancellor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ade_Adepitan" title="Ade Adepitan">Ade Adepitan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chancellor" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice-Chancellor">Vice-Chancellor</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data">Professor <a href="/wiki/David_Mba" title="David Mba">David Mba</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">31,745 <a href="/wiki/Higher_education" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher education">HE</a> (2022/23)<sup id="cite_ref-HESA_citation_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HESA_citation-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">23,905 (2022/23)<sup id="cite_ref-HESA_citation_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HESA_citation-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">7,840 (2022/23)<sup id="cite_ref-HESA_citation_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HESA_citation-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Other students</div></th><td class="infobox-data">275 <a href="/wiki/Further_education" title="Further education">FE</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(region)" title="West Midlands (region)">West Midlands</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a></div><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Birmingham_City_University&params=52_28_56_N_1_53_19_W_type:edu"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°28′56″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°53′19″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.48222°N 1.88861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.48222; -1.88861</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">Urban (multiple)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_of_Commonwealth_Universities" title="Association of Commonwealth Universities">Association of Commonwealth Universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_Alliance" title="University Alliance">University Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universities_UK" title="Universities UK">Universities UK</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bcu.ac.uk">bcu<wbr />.ac<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Birmingham_City_University_logo_with_white_tiger.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Birmingham_City_University_logo_with_white_tiger.jpg/175px-Birmingham_City_University_logo_with_white_tiger.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Birmingham_City_University_logo_with_white_tiger.jpg/263px-Birmingham_City_University_logo_with_white_tiger.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c3/Birmingham_City_University_logo_with_white_tiger.jpg 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Birmingham City University</b> (abbrev. <b>BCU</b>) is a university in <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, England. Initially established as the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_College_of_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham College of Art">Birmingham College of Art</a> with roots dating back to 1843,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was designated as a <a href="/wiki/Polytechnic_(United_Kingdom)" title="Polytechnic (United Kingdom)">polytechnic</a> in 1971 and gained university status in 1992. </p><p>The university has two main campuses serving four faculties, and offers courses in art and design, business, the <a href="/wiki/Built_environment" title="Built environment">built environment</a>, computing, education, engineering, English, healthcare, law, the performing arts, social sciences, and technology. A £125 million extension to its <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_University_City_Centre_Campus" title="Birmingham City University City Centre Campus">campus in the city centre of Birmingham</a>, part of the <a href="/wiki/Eastside,_Birmingham" title="Eastside, Birmingham">Eastside development</a> of a new technology and learning quarter, is opening in two stages, with the first phase having opened in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-birminghampost.net_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birminghampost.net-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is the second largest of five universities in the city, the other four being the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Birmingham" title="University of Birmingham">University of Birmingham</a> (which is the largest), <a href="/wiki/Aston_University" title="Aston University">Aston University</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_College_Birmingham" title="University College Birmingham">University College Birmingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Newman_University" title="Birmingham Newman University">Birmingham Newman University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Roughly half of the university's full-time students are from the West Midlands, and a large percentage of these are from ethnic minorities. The university runs access and foundation programmes through an international network of associated universities and further education colleges, and has the highest intake of foreign students in the Birmingham area.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Birmingham_Institute_of_Art_and_Design">Birmingham Institute of Art and Design</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Birmingham Institute of Art and Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) was the art and design <a href="/wiki/Faculty_(division)" title="Faculty (division)">faculty</a> of Birmingham City University. It has now been merged into the university's Faculty of Arts, Design and Media,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is based at the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_University_City_Centre_Campus" title="Birmingham City University City Centre Campus">Birmingham City University City Centre Campus</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Art" title="Birmingham School of Art">Birmingham School of Art</a> on Margaret Street. The main BIAD campus and library is located at <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_University_City_Centre_Campus" title="Birmingham City University City Centre Campus">The Parkside Building</a>, just north of Birmingham city centre, and about three-quarters of a mile from both <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street station</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Custard_Factory" title="Custard Factory">Custard Factory</a>. It is adjacent to <a href="/wiki/Aston_University" title="Aston University">Aston University</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Institute_history">Institute history</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Institute history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BIAD reached its full maturity in the 1890s, as the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Municipal_School_of_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Municipal School of Art">Birmingham Municipal School of Art</a> at Margaret Street, under the leadership of <a href="/wiki/Edward_R._Taylor" title="Edward R. Taylor">Edward R. Taylor</a>. BIAD's archives hold extensive records on the history of art and design in Birmingham, and 20 similar collections have also been deposited with the archives. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="School_of_Art">School of Art</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: School of Art"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Art" title="Birmingham School of Art">Birmingham School of Art</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BirminghamBIADFineArtMargaretStreet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BirminghamBIADFineArtMargaretStreet.jpg/220px-BirminghamBIADFineArtMargaretStreet.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BirminghamBIADFineArtMargaretStreet.jpg/330px-BirminghamBIADFineArtMargaretStreet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BirminghamBIADFineArtMargaretStreet.jpg/440px-BirminghamBIADFineArtMargaretStreet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>The Fine Art Department on Margaret Street, formerly the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Art" title="Birmingham School of Art">Birmingham School of Art</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>The Birmingham School of Art was originally a municipal art school but was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and then became a part of the BIAD in 1988. Its Grade I listed building located on Margaret Street remains the home of the university's Department of Fine Art and is still commonly referred to by its original title. It currently houses the Centre for Fine Art Research (CFAR).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Birmingham_School_of_Architecture">Birmingham School of Architecture</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Birmingham School of Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Birmingham School of Architecture facility was opened in 1908.<sup id="cite_ref-birminghamschoolofarchitecture_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birminghamschoolofarchitecture-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-biad_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-biad-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Birmingham_Polytechnic">Birmingham Polytechnic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Birmingham Polytechnic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1960s, changes were made to the higher education system creating an expansion of polytechnics as a more vocationally orientated alternative to the typical university. </p><p>The City of Birmingham Education Committee was invited to submit a scheme for the establishment of a polytechnic bringing together a number of different colleges in the city in 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Late in 1969, the post of director of the polytechnic was advertised.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the city lagged behind other parts of the country,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Birmingham finally gained a polytechnic in 1971—then the 27th in the UK<sup id="cite_ref-auto_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—designated by the Education Secretary <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> as the <b>City of Birmingham Polytechnic</b>. This was the second polytechnic in Birmingham, the first – <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Polytechnic_Institution" title="Birmingham Polytechnic Institution">Birmingham Polytechnic Institution</a> – having existed in the mid-19th century for ten years. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Small-pros.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Small-pros.jpg/220px-Small-pros.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Small-pros.jpg/330px-Small-pros.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Small-pros.jpg/440px-Small-pros.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="603" /></a><figcaption>Early Birmingham Polytechnic prospectuses showing the original logo</figcaption></figure> <p>It was formed initially out of five colleges. Some of the colleges' staff fought against the merger<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_2003_p._9_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_2003_p._9-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but later changed their minds. The colleges were:<sup id="cite_ref-auto_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Art" title="Birmingham School of Art">Birmingham College of Art and Design</a> (originally the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Government_School_of_Design" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Government School of Design">Birmingham Government School of Design</a>, founded in October 1843);</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham School of Music">Birmingham School of Music</a> (developed as a department of the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_and_Midland_Institute" title="Birmingham and Midland Institute">Birmingham and Midland Institute</a> around 1859);</li> <li>Birmingham College of Commerce (established in the early 20th century as a branch school of the Birmingham Central Technical College, which went on to become Aston University);</li> <li>South Birmingham Technical College (opened in 1961);</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Birmingham_Technical_College" title="North Birmingham Technical College">North Birmingham Technical College</a> (formerly Aston Technical College, opened in 1966).</li></ul> <p>The latter's new Perry Barr campus (which began construction in 1971) became the centre of the new Polytechnic, although the institution continued to have a number of different campuses spread across the city. This has sometimes been seen as a weakness of the polytechnic, with the dispersal of sites considered confusing to visitors.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Building-PB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Building-PB.jpg/220px-Building-PB.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Building-PB.jpg/330px-Building-PB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Building-PB.jpg/440px-Building-PB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Site of Perry Barr (later City North) campus before building began in the early 1970s</figcaption></figure> <p>In the early 1970s, the Perry Barr campus was the site of building work for what later became the centrepiece of the polytechnic: the Attwood and Baker buildings. Later in the 1970s, the campus was increased in size with the building of what later became the Cox, Dawson, Edge, Feeney and Galton buildings. In the early 1980s, the William Kenrick Library was added to the site. Other, smaller buildings were subsequently constructed, and the estate became known as the City North Campus of Birmingham City University. </p><p>From its opening, the polytechnic was considered very strong in the field of <a href="/wiki/Art_and_design" class="mw-redirect" title="Art and design">art and design</a>. As early as 1972, fashion and textile courses were heavily oversubscribed; there were 100 applications for every 30 places.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_2003_p._9_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_2003_p._9-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in that year, the polytechnic held the Design in a Polytechnic exhibition, which was opened at a reception hosted by Sir Duncan Oppenheim, the chairman of the Council of Industrial Design.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_pg._12_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_pg._12-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arts courses remained strong at the polytechnic through the 1970s, with twice as many arts students compared to those doing engineering or technology courses.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1975, three more colleges were added to the polytechnic: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anstey_College_of_Physical_Education" title="Anstey College of Physical Education">Anstey College of Physical Education</a> (founded as a private college for women in 1897);</li> <li>Bordesley College of Education (founded as a <a href="/wiki/Local_Education_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Education Authority">Local Education Authority</a> (LEA) Day Training College for women teachers in 1963);</li> <li>City of Birmingham College of Education (founded as an LEA Emergency <a href="/wiki/Teacher_training_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Teacher training college">Teacher training college</a> in 1948).</li></ul> <p>In the mid-1970s, the polytechnic's then-chairman, William Kenrick, sparked criticism from politicians for saying his students were "second-class" students.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1978, a lecturer in law, Francis Reynolds, was convicted and fined £150 for preparing instruments of property conveyance without being a solicitor. He did this to challenge the monopoly solicitors held over conveyancing, which he felt led to higher costs.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_pg._12_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_pg._12-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Birmingham_Poly.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Birmingham_Poly.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="169" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="169" /></a><figcaption>Logo after the late 1980s</figcaption></figure> <p>By 1979, the polytechnic was one of the biggest in the country, though that did not prevent it from being "starved" of resources and money. There was a concern that without sufficient investment, the quality of its degree courses in areas such as engineering could not be maintained to the desired standard.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1988, the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Institute_of_Art_and_Design" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Institute of Art and Design">Birmingham Institute of Art and Design</a> (BIAD) was established from the merging of the polytechnic's Faculty of Art and Design with <a href="/wiki/Bournville_College_of_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="Bournville College of Art">Bournville College of Art</a>. The extensive archives from these earlier incarnations, including over 10,000 artworks, were housed at the polytechnic's Margaret Street campus. </p><p>Following the UK Government's <a href="/wiki/Education_Reform_Act_1988" title="Education Reform Act 1988">Education Reform Act</a> in 1989, the polytechnic ceased to be under Birmingham Local Education Authority control and became an independent corporation with <a href="/wiki/Charitable_organization" title="Charitable organization">charitable status</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was funded by the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council and no longer by the local education authority. The polytechnic continued to have close links to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Council" title="Birmingham City Council">Birmingham City Council</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_Birmingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Mayor of Birmingham">Lord Mayor of Birmingham</a> continued to serve as the university's chancellor for many years. </p><p>The change in status enabled a tighter union between the polytechnic and industry, and by 1989 it had 30 lecturer's posts sponsored by firms.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="University_status">University status</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: University status"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Further_and_Higher_Education_Act_1992" title="Further and Higher Education Act 1992">Further and Higher Education Act 1992</a> allowed all polytechnics to adopt the title of "university". The name <i>University of Central England in Birmingham</i> was approved by the <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Privy Council of the United Kingdom">Privy Council</a> on 16 June 1992. The name change took place in time for the new academic year starting later that year. Students who graduated in mid-1992 were given certificates bearing the name University of Central England, even if the entirety of their study had taken place at the polytechnic. The original design was created by Amba Frog Design<sup id="cite_ref-Amba_Frog_Design_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Amba_Frog_Design-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after a meeting with delegates from university student councils. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vittoria_st.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Vittoria_st.jpg/220px-Vittoria_st.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Vittoria_st.jpg/330px-Vittoria_st.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Vittoria_st.jpg/440px-Vittoria_st.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="375" /></a><figcaption>Inside view of Vittoria Street, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Jewellery" title="Birmingham School of Jewellery">School of Jewellery</a>, which reopened in 1995</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1995, two more colleges were absorbed—Birmingham and Solihull College of Nursing and Midwifery, and the West Midlands School of Radiography—and the Birmingham School of Jewellery opened on Vittoria Street in Birmingham's <a href="/wiki/Jewellery_Quarter" title="Jewellery Quarter">Jewellery Quarter</a>. The Faculty of Engineering and Computer Technology provided the basis for the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Technology_Innovation_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Technology Innovation Centre">Technology Innovation Centre</a> (TIC) in 2000. The following year, the Faculty of Health incorporated the Defence School of Health Care Studies. </p><p>In November 2003, the university pursued a merger between UCE and <a href="/wiki/Aston_University" title="Aston University">Aston University</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that, according to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>, "would create an institution of 32,000 students with a £200m turnover".<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plans were announced by the then Vice-Chancellor Peter Knight, and approved by lecturers.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian-Nov2003_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-Nov2003-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new institution would use the established Aston University name, and all UCE staff members' jobs and employment conditions would be kept intact, although Vice-Chancellor Knight would not be part of its management team. He estimated a completion date for the merger of August 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Michael_Sterling" title="Michael Sterling">Michael Sterling</a>, vice-chancellor of <a href="/wiki/University_of_Birmingham" title="University of Birmingham">University of Birmingham</a>, welcomed the initiative and said it was time for some creative thinking about higher education in the city. "Clearly, with three very distinct universities in one city, it's sensible to take a hard look at the big picture and how we can best work together, whether separately, in combination, or even as one institution," he said. His intervention provoked a furious reaction from Peter Knight, vice-chancellor of UCE, who made it clear his approach was only to Aston University.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Aston University Council discussed the proposal during a meeting on 3 December 2003 and concluded that it should be rejected. Aston University said that "Whilst the Council respects UCE's distinctive mission, it does not share UCE's analysis of the potential opportunities that might arise from any merger", and cited influencing factors such as Aston's approach to research and teaching, the "significant differences between the missions and strategies" of Aston and UCE, and the negative impact that prolonged discussions would have on both institutions.<sup id="cite_ref-Aston-Dec2003_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aston-Dec2003-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aston suggested that it, UCE and the University of Birmingham should instead begin discussions about the three universities' contribution to the future of local and regional higher education.<sup id="cite_ref-Aston-Dec2003_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aston-Dec2003-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2005, the University of Central England rebranded itself as <i>UCE Birmingham</i> for marketing and promotional purposes, though the original name remained for official use. This decision was reversed in March 2007, following the arrival of a new Vice-Chancellor, and the fuller title <i>University of Central England in Birmingham</i> was resurrected for all purposes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renaming">Renaming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Renaming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2007, it was announced that the university would be renamed from 'UCE Birmingham',<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with three possible names being proposed: Birmingham City University, Birmingham Chamberlain University, and Birmingham Metropolitan University.<sup id="cite_ref-UoBCouncil-Jul2007_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UoBCouncil-Jul2007-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Staff and students (both current and alumni) were asked to complete a survey on what they wished the name to be changed to. On 1 October 2007, Vice-Chancellor David Tidmarsh unveiled the name change from UCE Birmingham to Birmingham City University.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 48.2% of those who voted on the survey voted for this name,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although 62.1% of staff had voted for Birmingham Metropolitan University.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The University of Birmingham Council had previously advised UCE that their preferred choice was Birmingham Metropolitan University, and that it considered Birmingham Chamberlain University "unacceptable" because of <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Chamberlain" title="Joseph Chamberlain">Joseph Chamberlain</a>'s historic involvement and association with the University of Birmingham.<sup id="cite_ref-UoBCouncil-Jul2007_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UoBCouncil-Jul2007-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The proposed name change was met with mixed reaction from students and student union officials.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A common argument was that money should be spend on facilities and building repair work, and some students felt ignored by the establishment. The rationale for the name change was a perceived confusion of the location of the university and to give a "shorter, more powerful name".<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rebranding of the university, which included changing signage and stationery,<sup id="cite_ref-Birmingham_Post_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Birmingham_Post-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> cost £285,084.<sup id="cite_ref-Name_Change_Costs_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Name_Change_Costs-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university's current logo, designed by Birmingham-based BHMG Marketing,<sup id="cite_ref-Birmingham_Post_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Birmingham_Post-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is based on the tiger in the crest originally used when it was awarded university status.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The crest itself originated from the Birmingham College of Commerce, one of the institutions that formed the polytechnic in 1971. In 2009, the logo was revised to include the word "CITY" in upper-case on the first line instead of in lower-case on the second. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Moving_to_the_city_centre">Moving to the city centre</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Moving to the city centre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2011, the university has moved more of its operations to the centre of Birmingham, with teaching at the longstanding Perry Barr site gradually wound down. At the City Centre Campus, the Parkside Building for Design and Media students opened in 2013; the Curzon Building, which houses Business, Law and Social Science courses as well as library, IT and student support facilities opened in 2015; and a new music building for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire opened in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university also announced plans to revive the former Belmont Works site nearby as STEAMhouse — a place for small and medium-sized businesses to collaborate with students and academics. This building opened in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Education courses moved to the City South Campus, where health programmes were already based, leaving the university with two main sites in the city, together with a small number of satellite buildings. Demolition of the Perry Barr campus began in 2018 and was completed by summer 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-Elkes_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elkes-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campuses">Campuses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Campuses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Throughout its history the university has been spread across a number of different sites in Birmingham. As of 2022, the university is at the following campuses: </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Parkside_%26_Curzon_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Parkside_%26_Curzon_2017.jpg/300px-Parkside_%26_Curzon_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Parkside_%26_Curzon_2017.jpg/450px-Parkside_%26_Curzon_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Parkside_%26_Curzon_2017.jpg/600px-Parkside_%26_Curzon_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4914" data-file-height="3276" /></a><figcaption>The Parkside and Curzon buildings are part of the City Centre Campus</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>City Centre Campus, located is the home of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment inside <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Point_(Birmingham)" class="mw-redirect" title="Millennium Point (Birmingham)">Millennium Point</a>. The Parkside Building, adjacent to Millennium Point and connected to it via a bridge, opened its doors in 2013, housing <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Media" title="Birmingham School of Media">Birmingham School of Media</a> and design courses from the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. The Curzon Building houses the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences and the School of English, as well as the library, Students' Union and other support services. <a href="/wiki/Royal_Birmingham_Conservatoire" title="Royal Birmingham Conservatoire">Royal Birmingham Conservatoire</a>, moved to the City Centre Campus in 2017. In 2023, doors opened to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://steamhouse.org.uk/">STEAMhouse</a>, a £72 million development on the former Belmont Works building - the new home to Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment.</li> <li>City South Campus is based in <a href="/wiki/Edgbaston" title="Edgbaston">Edgbaston</a>. The main hub is the Mary Seacole Building on Westbourne Road, home to the university's health, education and life sciences courses, and a moderate amount of student accommodation.</li> <li>Vittoria Street in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, home to Birmingham School of Jewellery.</li> <li>Margaret Street, home of the School of Fine Art, formerly home of the Birmingham School of Art.</li> <li>Bournville, home to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Acting" title="Birmingham School of Acting">Birmingham School of Acting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The university has completed a "flagship" extension to its campus in Birmingham City Centre, next to the existing facilities at Millennium Point. The City Centre Campus is a £150 million scheme, as part of Birmingham's Eastside development, with design and media students moving into Phase 1 of the development in 2013, from the former Gosta Green Campus and City North Campus, respectively. Business, English, law and social sciences followed when Phase 2 of the new building was completed in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceB_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceB-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of September 2017, Birmingham City University invested approximately £220 million into campus infrastructure while moving its campus into the city centre. The university focused on building cutting-edge facilities for students and updating internal systems used for <a href="/wiki/Human_resources" title="Human resources">human resources</a> and finance. The university purchased <a href="/w/index.php?title=Oracle_Enterprise_Resource_Planning_Butt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Butt (page does not exist)">Oracle ERP Butt</a> and HCM Butt to update its IT strategy and standardise employee-facing functions, which became crucial in the institution's efforts to modernise its IT infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Facilities">Facilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>University House (formerly known as the <a href="/wiki/New_Technology_Institute" title="New Technology Institute">New Technology Institute</a> or NTI) is located close to the City Centre Campus and is home to a number of the university's professional service departments. The <a href="/wiki/International_Project_Space" class="mw-redirect" title="International Project Space">International Project Space</a> (IPS) is an art gallery located at the Bournville Centre for Visual Arts. </p><p>Moor Lane is a venue for sports, business training and conferences near to City North Campus. Previously, a dedicated sports centre was located behind The Coppice, a student accommodation block next to the former City North Campus, and included tennis courts, bowls, football and rugby pitches, running track and a social club. The university announced a £7 million sports complex would be built on the site, formerly the Ansells Sports Club, with construction to start in mid-2008 for completion in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Doug Ellis Sports Centre, named after <a href="/wiki/Doug_Ellis" title="Doug Ellis">Doug Ellis</a>, opened on 4 January 2010 and includes a fitness suite, workout classes, and a sports hall.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lawyers at Wragge & Co have advised Birmingham City University on the outsourcing of work for the sports centre to international service company Serco. Under a new 10-year agreement, the FTSE 100 company will run both the sports centre and the existing Pavilion sports facility in Perry Barr.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accommodation">Accommodation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Accommodation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>University Locks is a residential halls of residence located adjacent to the City Centre Campus.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university also offers accommodation in a number of privately owned halls of residence, these include Jennens Court, My Student Village: Birmingham (formerly clv Birmingham) and Curzon Gateway in the city centre and Queens Hospital Close near Five Ways.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation_and_governance">Organisation and governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Organisation and governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chancellors">Chancellors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Chancellors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the former Birmingham Polytechnic was granted University status it installed <a href="/wiki/List_of_Lord_Mayors_of_Birmingham" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Lord Mayors of Birmingham">the city's Lord Mayor</a> as its Chancellor each year. It was one of only two national institutions to adopt this link with its local region.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 August 2024 the University announced <a href="/wiki/Ade_Adepitan" title="Ade Adepitan">Ade Adepitan</a> as their new chancellor<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Duration </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chauhdry_Abdul_Rashid" title="Chauhdry Abdul Rashid">Chauhdry Abdul Rashid</a> </td> <td>2008–2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wilkes_(academic)" title="Michael Wilkes (academic)">Michael Wilkes</a> </td> <td>2009–2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Len Gregory </td> <td>2010–2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anita Ward </td> <td>2011–2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>John Lines </td> <td>2012–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mike Leddy </td> <td>2013–2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shafique Shah </td> <td>2014–2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Hassall" title="Ray Hassall">Ray Hassall</a> </td> <td>2015–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Henry" title="Lenny Henry">Sir Lenny Henry</a> </td> <td>2016–2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculties_and_schools">Faculties and schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Faculties and schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Birmingham City University is a large university and has departments covering a wide range of subjects. The university's system was re-organised into four faculties in September 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> composed of numerous schools and departments. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Faculty_of_Arts,_Design_and_Media_(ADM)"><span id="Faculty_of_Arts.2C_Design_and_Media_.28ADM.29"></span>Faculty of Arts, Design and Media (ADM)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Faculty of Arts, Design and Media (ADM)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The faculty was created in 2014 by the merger of the Faculty of Performance, Media and English with the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Institute_of_Art_and_Design" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Institute of Art and Design">Birmingham Institute of Art and Design</a>. This faculty includes the art and design related courses taught by the School of Art, School of Architecture and Design, School of Fashion and Textiles, School of Jewellery and School of Visual Communication. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Birmingham_Conservatoire_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Royal_Birmingham_Conservatoire_2017.jpg/220px-Royal_Birmingham_Conservatoire_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Royal_Birmingham_Conservatoire_2017.jpg/330px-Royal_Birmingham_Conservatoire_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Royal_Birmingham_Conservatoire_2017.jpg/440px-Royal_Birmingham_Conservatoire_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5379" data-file-height="3200" /></a><figcaption>The new building for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire opened in 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>It is also home to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Birmingham_Conservatoire" title="Royal Birmingham Conservatoire">Royal Birmingham Conservatoire</a>, an international <a href="/wiki/Conservatoire" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservatoire">conservatoire</a> and junior school and a major concert venue for many of Birmingham's principal concert promoters and organisations, hosting over 300 events annually.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their Junior Department provides tuition to over 200 young musicians aged 3 to 18 in classical music, chamber music, North Indian music and jazz.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Birmingham School of Acting founded in 1936, merged with the university in 2005, and in September 2017 it merged to become part of the Conservatoire. The school is based in purpose-built facilities within the City Centre campus at Millennium Point which include 11 studios. Alongside its undergraduate programmes in Acting, Stage Management and Applied Theatre, the school offers specialist postgraduate programmes in Professional Voice Practice and an MFA in Acting: The British Tradition.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/School_of_English_(Birmingham_City_University)" class="mw-redirect" title="School of English (Birmingham City University)">School of English</a> has undergraduate English programmes specialising across Literature, Language Studies, Drama and Creative Writing; and joint honours programmes in English and Media. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_School_of_Media" title="Birmingham School of Media">Birmingham School of Media</a>, was one of the first media schools in the country to teach media as part of the <a href="/wiki/Skillset" class="mw-redirect" title="Skillset">Skillset</a> Academy Network. Its courses have received approval from the <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_Journalism_Training_Council" title="Broadcast Journalism Training Council">Broadcast Journalism Training Council</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chartered_Institute_of_Public_Relations" title="Chartered Institute of Public Relations">Chartered Institute of Public Relations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Faculty is currently made up of the following Schools:<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Royal Birmingham Conservatoire</li> <li>Birmingham Institute of Creative Arts</li> <li>Birmingham Institute of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles</li> <li>Birmingham Institute of Media and English</li> <li>Birmingham School of Architecture and Design</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Faculty_of_Business,_Law_and_Social_Sciences_(BLSS)"><span id="Faculty_of_Business.2C_Law_and_Social_Sciences_.28BLSS.29"></span>Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences (BLSS)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences (BLSS)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This faculty includes <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Business_School" title="Birmingham City Business School">Birmingham City Business School</a>, a major centre for business and management education. It incorporates three academic departments and two specialist centres:<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Department of Accountancy, Finance and Economics (AFE), the Department of Business and Marketing, the Department of Management and Human Resources, the Centre for Leadership and Management Practice, and the Centre for Internal Audit, Governance and Risk Management. The Faculty also includes the university's School of Law and School of Social Sciences. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Faculty_of_Health,_Education_and_Life_Sciences"><span id="Faculty_of_Health.2C_Education_and_Life_Sciences"></span>Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences (known as HELS) began in 1995 by a merger of Birmingham and Solihull College of Nursing and Midwifery, West Midlands School of Radiography and the University of Central England. In 2002, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Centre_for_Defence_Medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Centre for Defence Medicine">Royal Centre for Defence Medicine</a> (RCDM) joined the university to offer <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> students and nurses better key skills in nurse training.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also provides courses for intending teachers, serving teachers or those simply interested in education issues covering the entire range of school phases from infant to continuing education, at every study level from full-time undergraduate to postgraduate level and PhD.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is formed of four schools: </p> <ul><li>School of Nursing and Midwifery</li> <li>School of Health Sciences</li> <li>School of Defence Healthcare Education</li> <li>School of Education and Social Work</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Faculty_of_Computing,_Engineering_and_the_Built_Environment"><span id="Faculty_of_Computing.2C_Engineering_and_the_Built_Environment"></span>Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, (known as CEBE) based entirely in Millennium Point until 2023 and later incorporating STEAMhouse as the new home going forward,<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a national centre of excellence for learning, innovation and technology transfer.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The faculty was temporarily known as the Faculty of Technology, Innovation and Development (TID) from 2008 until 2009, when the university relaunched the faculty through the merger of three of the more successful departments—the Technology Innovation Centre (TIC), School of Computing, and the School of Property Construction. It now has two schools:<sup id="cite_ref-:0_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>School of Computing and Digital Technology</li> <li>School of Engineering and the Built Environment: <ul><li>Built Environment</li> <li>Engineering</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Libraries_and_collections">Libraries and collections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Libraries and collections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kenrick_library_front.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kenrick_library_front.JPG/220px-Kenrick_library_front.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kenrick_library_front.JPG/330px-Kenrick_library_front.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kenrick_library_front.JPG/440px-Kenrick_library_front.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Steps up to front entrance of Kenrick Library, City North Campus (now demolished)</figcaption></figure> <p>The university has four libraries across Birmingham on all campuses that contain around 950,000 books and 9,000 print and electronic journals:<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Curzon Library (located at the City Centre Campus and houses the Conservatoire library collection);</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Seacole" title="Mary Seacole">Mary Seacole</a> Library (located at the City South Campus);</li> <li>Margaret Street Library (School of Art);</li> <li>Vittoria Street Library (School of Jewellery).</li></ul> <p>Kenrick Library, named after William Kenrick in recognition of his role as the first Chairman of Governors when the Polytechnic was formed in 1971, was located at the City North Campus. The library closed in May 2018 when the remaining schools based at Perry Barr moved to the City South Campus. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Controversy_over_Mapplethorpe">Controversy over <i>Mapplethorpe</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Controversy over Mapplethorpe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1998, the university was involved in controversy when a book by photographer <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mapplethorpe" title="Robert Mapplethorpe">Robert Mapplethorpe</a>, <i>Mapplethorpe</i> (1992), was confiscated. A final year undergraduate student was writing a paper on Mapplethorpe's work and intended to illustrate the paper with a few photographs. She took the photographs to the local photo-studio to be developed and the photo-studio informed <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Police" title="West Midlands Police">West Midlands Police</a> because of the unusual nature of the images. The police confiscated the library book from the student and informed the university that the book would have to be destroyed. If the university agreed to the destruction, no further action would be taken. </p><p>The university Vice-Chancellor, Peter Knight, took the view—supported by the Senate—that the book was a legitimate book for the university library to hold and that the action of the police was a serious infringement of <a href="/wiki/Academic_freedom" title="Academic freedom">academic freedom</a>. The Vice-Chancellor was interviewed by the police, under caution, with a view to prosecution under the terms of the <a href="/wiki/Obscene_Publications_Acts" title="Obscene Publications Acts">Obscene Publications Act</a>, which defines obscenity as material that is likely to deprave and corrupt. The police focused on one particular image, 'Jim and Tom, Sausalito 1977', which depicts one man <a href="/wiki/Urolagnia" title="Urolagnia">urinating into the mouth of another</a>. </p><p>After the interview with the Vice-Chancellor, a file was sent to the <a href="/wiki/Crown_Prosecution_Service" title="Crown Prosecution Service">Crown Prosecution Service</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Director_of_Public_Prosecutions_(England_and_Wales)" title="Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)">Director of Public Prosecutions</a> (DPP) has to take the decision as to whether or not to proceed with a trial. After a delay of about six months, the affair came to an end when the DPP informed Knight that no action would be taken as "there was insufficient evidence to support a successful prosecution on this occasion". The original book was returned, in a slightly tattered state, and restored to the university library.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Partner_institutions">Partner institutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Partner institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Matthew_Boulton_College.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Matthew_Boulton_College.jpg/220px-Matthew_Boulton_College.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Matthew_Boulton_College.jpg/330px-Matthew_Boulton_College.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Matthew_Boulton_College.jpg/440px-Matthew_Boulton_College.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1618" data-file-height="1264" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Metropolitan_College" title="Birmingham Metropolitan College">Birmingham Metropolitan College</a>, one of the university's partner institutions</figcaption></figure> <p>The university runs access and foundation programmes through an international network of associated universities and further education colleges. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academic_profile">Academic profile</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Academic profile"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Research">Research</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university has five Centres of Research Excellence, which are the main focus of its research activity.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the 2008 <a href="/wiki/Research_Assessment_Exercise" title="Research Assessment Exercise">Research Assessment Exercise</a> conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Higher_Education_Funding_Council_for_England" title="Higher Education Funding Council for England">Higher Education Funding Council for England</a>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Post" title="Birmingham Post">Birmingham Post</a></i> reported that more than 70 per cent of research work submitted by Birmingham City University—including in business and management studies, education, English, social work and social policy, and town and country planning—was "officially recognised as of an international standard", and 15 per cent of that work was "rated as world leading". Its art and design submission was among the ten highest ranked in the country, and Birmingham Conservatoire was rated one of the top three conservatoires, and the best outside London.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university was ranked sixty-third based on average assessment scores.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rankings_and_reputation">Rankings and reputation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Rankings and reputation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title"><a href="/wiki/College_and_university_rankings" title="College and university rankings">Rankings</a></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"><a href="/wiki/Rankings_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom">National rankings</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/Rankings_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom#The_Complete_University_Guide" title="Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom">Complete</a></i> (2025)<sup id="cite_ref-Complete_League_Table_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Complete_League_Table-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">92</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/Rankings_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom#The_Guardian" title="Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom">Guardian</a></i> (2025)<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_University_Guide_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_University_Guide-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">102</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/Rankings_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom#The_Times/The_Sunday_Times" title="Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom">Times / Sunday Times</a></i> (2025)<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_and_Sunday_Times_University_Guide_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_and_Sunday_Times_University_Guide-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">107=</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0e0e0;">Global rankings</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/QS_World_University_Rankings" title="QS World University Rankings">QS</a></i> (2025)<sup id="cite_ref-QS_World_University_Rankings_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QS_World_University_Rankings-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">1001–1200</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings" title="Times Higher Education World University Rankings">THE</a></i> (2025)<sup id="cite_ref-THE_World_University_Rankings_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THE_World_University_Rankings-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">801–1000</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The university has a number of courses accredited by Creative Skillset, the government's skills sector council for audio, visual and creative industries.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With regard to <a href="/wiki/Post-production" title="Post-production">post-production</a>, the university also has <a href="/wiki/Avid_Technology" title="Avid Technology">Avid</a> Mentor status,<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is the Midlands' accredited training centre for <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Final_Cut_Pro" title="Final Cut Pro">Final Cut</a> editing software.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For health and social care, Birmingham City University was awarded national recognition as a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.<sup id="cite_ref-TheTimes-2008profile_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheTimes-2008profile-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university has an on-site virtual operating suite for health students, the first at a university in England.<sup id="cite_ref-independent.co.uk_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-independent.co.uk-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Alan_Smithers" title="Alan Smithers">Smithers</a>-Robinson League Table, for initial teacher training, Birmingham City University and three other institutions are consistently ranked top ten.<sup id="cite_ref-TheCompleteUniversityGuide_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheCompleteUniversityGuide-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ofsted" title="Ofsted">Ofsted</a> inspection scores for teacher education courses are frequently among the best.<sup id="cite_ref-TheTimes-2008profile_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheTimes-2008profile-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life">Student life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Roughly half of the university's full-time students are from the West Midlands, and a large percentage of these are from ethnic minorities. The university runs access and foundation programmes through an international network of associated universities and further education colleges,<sup id="cite_ref-TheTimes-2008profile_80-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheTimes-2008profile-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it has the highest intake of international students in the Birmingham area. For 2009 entry, applications rose by 37 per cent from 2008, one of the biggest increases at any university.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are almost six applications per place and a typical entry tariff of 112 <a href="/wiki/UCAS" title="UCAS">UCAS</a> points for honours degree programmes; other courses' requirements vary.<sup id="cite_ref-independent.co.uk_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-independent.co.uk-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Students'_Union"><span id="Students.27_Union"></span>Students' Union</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Students' Union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bar_42_UCE_Birmingham.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Bar_42_UCE_Birmingham.JPG/220px-Bar_42_UCE_Birmingham.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Bar_42_UCE_Birmingham.JPG/330px-Bar_42_UCE_Birmingham.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Bar_42_UCE_Birmingham.JPG/440px-Bar_42_UCE_Birmingham.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Lounge North, the Students' Union bar at City North Campus closed in 2015, and has since been demolished</figcaption></figure> <p>Birmingham City University Students' Union (abbreviated to BCUSU) has its main offices at the city centre campus. There are several reception offices located at other campuses.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.BCUSU.com">BCUSU</a> is affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Students_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Union of Students (United Kingdom)">National Union of Students</a>, and all students are automatically members of the union. </p><p>Student media at the Union comprises a student magazine; Polygon, which originally went into publication in the 1980s and, after a short period under other names, was brought back to life in 2019, and the award-winning student radio station; <a href="/wiki/Scratch_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Scratch Radio">Scratch Radio</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is housed in the Curzon Building at the City Centre Campus and broadcasts on DAB in the city and online. </p><p>The student union of Birmingham Polytechnic was condemned in November 1974 when its council passed a resolution supporting <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army" title="Provisional Irish Republican Army">IRA</a> terrorism.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The polytechnic's student radio station, then known as Radio G, was the runner-up in the 1989 <i>Guardian</i>/NUS Student Media Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Now Birmingham City Students' Union, it holds elections every year to elect the five full-time <a href="/wiki/Sabbatical_Officers" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabbatical Officers">Sabbatical Officers</a> who run the union and act as its Company Directors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_staff_and_alumni">Notable staff and alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Notable staff and alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Birmingham_City_University_people" title="List of Birmingham City University people">List of Birmingham City University people</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Category:Academics_of_Birmingham_City_University" title="Category:Academics of Birmingham City University">Category:Academics of Birmingham City University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Category:Alumni_of_Birmingham_City_University" title="Category:Alumni of Birmingham City University">Category:Alumni of Birmingham City University</a></div> <p>Current and former staff of the university and its former entities include novelists <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crace" title="Jim Crace">Jim Crace</a><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Booth_(writer)" title="Stephen Booth (writer)">Stephen Booth</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> nurse-author <a href="/wiki/Bethann_Siviter" title="Bethann Siviter">Bethann Siviter</a>, journalist <a href="/wiki/Paul_Bradshaw_(journalist)" title="Paul Bradshaw (journalist)">Paul Bradshaw</a>, Nigerian researcher and pollster Bell Ihua, scientist <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Warwick" title="Kevin Warwick">Kevin Warwick</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> environmentalist <a href="/wiki/Chris_Baines" title="Chris Baines">Chris Baines</a>, politicians <a href="/wiki/Khalid_Mahmood_(politician,_born_1961)" class="mw-redirect" title="Khalid Mahmood (politician, born 1961)">Khalid Mahmood</a> (MP for Perry Barr) and <a href="/wiki/Lynne_Jones" title="Lynne Jones">Lynne Jones</a> (former MP for Selly Oak), former Member of the European Parliament <a href="/wiki/David_Hallam" title="David Hallam">David Hallam</a>, <a href="/wiki/HSBC" title="HSBC">HSBC</a> CEO <a href="/wiki/Noel_Quinn" title="Noel Quinn">Noel Quinn</a> and former Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales <a href="/wiki/Paul_McDowell_(Chief_Inspector)" title="Paul McDowell (Chief Inspector)">Paul McDowell</a>. </p><p>Notable graduates of the university and its predecessor institutions working in broadcasting include children's television presenter <a href="/wiki/Kirsten_O%27Brien" title="Kirsten O'Brien">Kirsten O'Brien</a>, sports TV presenter <a href="/wiki/Mary_Rhodes" title="Mary Rhodes">Mary Rhodes</a>, radio and TV presenters <a href="/wiki/Fiona_Phillips" title="Fiona Phillips">Fiona Phillips</a> and <a href="/wiki/Margherita_Taylor" title="Margherita Taylor">Margherita Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Investigative_journalism" title="Investigative journalism">investigative journalist</a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Williams-Thomas" title="Mark Williams-Thomas">Mark Williams-Thomas</a><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Yemisi_Akinbobola" title="Yemisi Akinbobola">Yemisi Akinbobola</a>, founder of <a href="/w/index.php?title=IQ4News&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="IQ4News (page does not exist)">IQ4News</a> and African Women in the Media. Several work in broadcast journalism, such as <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a> news presenter <a href="/wiki/Marverine_Cole" title="Marverine Cole">Marverine Cole</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-bcu.ac.uk-2_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcu.ac.uk-2-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and BBC news presenter <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Stayt" title="Charlie Stayt">Charlie Stayt</a>. </p><p>Art and design alumni include cartoonist <a href="/wiki/Alex_Hughes_(cartoonist)" title="Alex Hughes (cartoonist)">Alex Hughes</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> artist <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Walker_(artist)" title="Barbara Walker (artist)">Barbara Walker</a>, fashion designer <a href="/wiki/Betty_Jackson" title="Betty Jackson">Betty Jackson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> photographer <a href="/wiki/Ravi_Deepres" title="Ravi Deepres">Ravi Deepres</a>, artists Jack Skinner<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Rob Pepper, industrial product designer Hans Ramzan,<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> British-born architect <a href="/wiki/Laurie_Baker" title="Laurie Baker">Laurie Baker</a> (1917–2007), former <a href="/wiki/Renault" title="Renault">Renault</a> chief designer <a href="/wiki/Patrick_le_Qu%C3%A9ment" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrick le Quément">Patrick le Quément</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Saiman_Miah" title="Saiman Miah">Saiman Miah</a>, designer of the £5 Olympic coins for the <a href="/wiki/2012_Olympic_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Olympic Games">2012 Olympic Games</a>. </p><p>Graduates in the performing arts include musicians <a href="/wiki/Roy_Priest" class="mw-redirect" title="Roy Priest">Roy Priest</a> (formerly of <a href="/wiki/Sweet_Jesus" title="Sweet Jesus">Sweet Jesus</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Duffy" title="Nick Duffy">Nick Duffy</a>, singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Duffy" title="Stephen Duffy">Stephen Duffy</a>, actors <a href="/wiki/Jimi_Mistry" title="Jimi Mistry">Jimi Mistry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Catherine_Tyldesley" title="Catherine Tyldesley">Catherine Tyldesley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Lister_(actor)" title="Tom Lister (actor)">Tom Lister</a>, comedian <a href="/wiki/Frank_Skinner" title="Frank Skinner">Frank Skinner</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> singer and <i><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="The X Factor (UK)">The X Factor</a></i> contestant <a href="/wiki/Rhydian_Roberts" title="Rhydian Roberts">Rhydian Roberts</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-rhydian_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rhydian-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and bass guitarist <a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(bass_guitarist)" title="John Taylor (bass guitarist)">John Taylor</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armorial_of_UK_universities" class="mw-redirect" title="Armorial of UK universities">Armorial of UK universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_the_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="List of universities in the UK">List of universities in the UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-1992_universities" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-1992 universities">Post-1992 universities</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birmingham_City_University&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglia_Ruskin_University" title="Anglia Ruskin University">Anglia Ruskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Bedfordshire" title="University of Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranfield_University" title="Cranfield University">Cranfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_East_Anglia" title="University of East Anglia">East Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Essex" title="University of Essex">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Hertfordshire" title="University of Hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwich_University_of_the_Arts" title="Norwich University of the Arts">Norwich University of the Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Suffolk" title="University of Suffolk">Suffolk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_and_higher_education_colleges_in_London" title="List of universities and higher education colleges in London">London</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/University_of_London" title="University of London">University <br /> of London</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birkbeck,_University_of_London" title="Birkbeck, University of London">Birkbeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunel_University_of_London" title="Brunel University of London">Brunel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_St_George%27s,_University_of_London" title="City St George's, University of London">City St George's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courtauld_Institute_of_Art" title="Courtauld Institute of Art">Courtauld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldsmiths,_University_of_London" title="Goldsmiths, University of London">Goldsmiths</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Cancer_Research" title="Institute of Cancer Research">Institute of Cancer Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_College_London" title="King's College London">King's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Business_School" title="London Business School">London Business School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_School_of_Economics" title="London School of Economics">LSE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_School_of_Hygiene_%26_Tropical_Medicine" title="London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine">LSHTM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Mary_University_of_London" title="Queen Mary University of London">Queen Mary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Academy_of_Music" title="Royal Academy of Music">Royal Academy of Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Central_School_of_Speech_and_Drama" title="Royal Central School of Speech and Drama">Royal Central School of Speech and Drama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Holloway,_University_of_London" title="Royal Holloway, University of London">Royal Holloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Veterinary_College" title="Royal Veterinary College">Royal Veterinary College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/School_of_Advanced_Study" title="School of Advanced Study">School of Advanced Study</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOAS_University_of_London" title="SOAS University of London">SOAS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_College_London" title="University College London">UCL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_East_London" title="University of East London">East London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Greenwich" title="University of Greenwich">Greenwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_College_London" title="Imperial College London">Imperial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston_University" title="Kingston University">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Metropolitan_University" title="London Metropolitan University">London Met</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_South_Bank_University" title="London South Bank University">London South Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_University" title="Middlesex University">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_University_%E2%80%93_London" title="Northeastern University – London">Northeastern University – London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravensbourne_University_London" title="Ravensbourne University London">Ravensbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regent%27s_University_London" title="Regent's University London">Regent's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_The_American_International_University_in_London" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond, The American International University in London">Richmond, The American International University in London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_College_of_Art" title="Royal College of Art">Royal College of Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_College_of_Music" title="Royal College of Music">Royal College of Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Roehampton" title="University of Roehampton">Roehampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_University,_Twickenham" title="St Mary's University, Twickenham">St Mary's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Arts_London" title="University of the Arts London">University of the Arts London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Westminster" title="University of Westminster">Westminster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_West_London" title="University of West London">West London</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Midlands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aston_University" title="Aston University">Aston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Birmingham" title="University of Birmingham">Birmingham</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Birmingham City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Grosseteste_University" title="Bishop Grosseteste University">Bishop Grosseteste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry_University" title="Coventry University">Coventry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Montfort_University" title="De Montfort University">De Montfort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Derby" title="University of Derby">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harper_Adams_University" title="Harper Adams University">Harper Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keele_University" title="Keele University">Keele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Leicester" title="University of Leicester">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Lincoln" title="University of Lincoln">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loughborough_University" title="Loughborough University">Loughborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newman_University,_Birmingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Newman University, Birmingham">Newman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Northampton" title="University of Northampton">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nottingham" title="University of Nottingham">Nottingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Trent_University" title="Nottingham Trent University">Nottingham Trent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Staffordshire University">Staffordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_College_Birmingham" title="University College Birmingham">University College Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Warwick" title="University of Warwick">Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wolverhampton" title="University of Wolverhampton">Wolverhampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Worcester" title="University of Worcester">Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Bolton" title="University of Bolton">Bolton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Bradford" title="University of Bradford">Bradford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Lancashire" title="University of Central Lancashire">Central Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Chester" title="University of Chester">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Cumbria" title="University of Cumbria">Cumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_University" title="Durham University">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_Hill_University" title="Edge Hill University">Edge Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Huddersfield" title="University of Huddersfield">Huddersfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Hull" title="University of Hull">Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_University" title="Lancaster University">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Leeds" title="University of Leeds">Leeds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeds_Arts_University" title="Leeds Arts University">Leeds Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeds_Beckett_University" title="Leeds Beckett University">Leeds Beckett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeds_Trinity_University" title="Leeds Trinity University">Leeds Trinity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Liverpool" title="University of Liverpool">Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Hope_University" title="Liverpool Hope University">Liverpool Hope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_John_Moores_University" title="Liverpool John Moores University">Liverpool John Moores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_School_of_Tropical_Medicine" title="Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine">LSTM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Manchester" title="University of Manchester">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Metropolitan_University" title="Manchester Metropolitan University">Manchester Metropolitan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_University" title="Newcastle University">Newcastle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumbria_University" title="Northumbria University">Northumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Salford" title="University of Salford">Salford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Sheffield" title="University of Sheffield">Sheffield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Hallam_University" title="Sheffield Hallam University">Sheffield Hallam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Sunderland" title="University of Sunderland">Sunderland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teesside_University" title="Teesside University">Teesside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_York" title="University of York">York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_St_John_University" title="York St John University">York St. John</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arts_University_Bournemouth" title="Arts University Bournemouth">Arts University Bournemouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Bath" title="University of Bath">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath_Spa_University" title="Bath Spa University">Bath Spa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth_University" title="Bournemouth University">Bournemouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Brighton" title="University of Brighton">Brighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Bristol" title="University of Bristol">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Buckingham" title="University of Buckingham">Buckingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckinghamshire_New_University" title="Buckinghamshire New University">Buckinghamshire New</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Christ_Church_University" title="Canterbury Christ Church University">Canterbury Christ Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Chichester" title="University of Chichester">Chichester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_for_the_Creative_Arts" title="University for the Creative Arts">Creative Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Exeter" title="University of Exeter">Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falmouth_University" title="Falmouth University">Falmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartpury_College" title="Hartpury College">Hartpury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Gloucestershire" title="University of Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kent" title="University of Kent">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Oxford" title="University of Oxford">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Brookes_University" title="Oxford Brookes University">Oxford Brookes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Plymouth" title="University of Plymouth">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Marjon_University" title="Plymouth Marjon University">Plymouth Marjon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arts_University_Plymouth" title="Arts University Plymouth">Arts University Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Portsmouth" title="University of Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Reading" title="University of Reading">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Agricultural_University" title="Royal Agricultural University">Royal Agricultural</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solent_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Solent University">Solent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southampton" title="University of Southampton">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Surrey" title="University of Surrey">Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Sussex" title="University of Sussex">Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_West_of_England" title="University of the West of England">UWE Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Winchester" title="University of Winchester">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="List of universities in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_University_Belfast" title="Queen's University Belfast">Queen's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_University" title="Ulster University">Ulster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Scotland" title="List of universities in Scotland">Scotland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Aberdeen" title="University of Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abertay_University" title="Abertay University">Abertay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Dundee" title="University of Dundee">Dundee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Edinburgh" title="University of Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Napier_University" title="Edinburgh Napier University">Edinburgh Napier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Glasgow" title="University of Glasgow">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Caledonian_University" title="Glasgow Caledonian University">Glasgow Caledonian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heriot-Watt_University" title="Heriot-Watt University">Heriot-Watt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Highlands_and_Islands" title="University of the Highlands and Islands">Highlands and Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Margaret_University" title="Queen Margaret University">Queen Margaret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gordon_University" title="Robert Gordon University">Robert Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Conservatoire_of_Scotland" title="Royal Conservatoire of Scotland">Royal Conservatoire of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_St_Andrews" title="University of St Andrews">St Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Stirling" title="University of Stirling">Stirling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Strathclyde" title="University of Strathclyde">Strathclyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland" title="University of the West of Scotland">West of Scotland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Wales" title="List of universities in Wales">Wales</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aberystwyth_University" title="Aberystwyth University">Aberystwyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangor_University" title="Bangor University">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_University" title="Cardiff University">Cardiff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Metropolitan_University" title="Cardiff Metropolitan University">Cardiff Metropolitan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Wales" title="University of South Wales">South Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swansea_University" title="Swansea University">Swansea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wales_Trinity_Saint_David" title="University of Wales Trinity Saint David">Wales Trinity Saint David</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrexham_University" title="Wrexham University">Wrexham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom#Universities_in_British_overseas_territories" title="List of universities in the United Kingdom">Overseas territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bermuda_College" title="Bermuda College">Bermuda College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands_Law_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Cayman Islands Law School">Cayman Islands Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Gibraltar" title="University of Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_College_of_the_Cayman_Islands" title="International College of the Cayman Islands">International College of the Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_James_School_of_Medicine" title="Saint James School of Medicine">Saint James School of Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Matthew%27s_University" title="St. Matthew's University">St. Matthew's University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_College_of_the_Cayman_Islands" title="University College of the Cayman Islands">University College of the Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Science,_Arts_and_Technology" title="University of Science, Arts and Technology">University of Science, Arts and Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_West_Indies_Open_Campus" title="University of the West Indies Open Campus">University of the West Indies Open Campus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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