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Analysis
30th November 2018
Automotive industries have ‘no mitigation plans’ for Brexit

A new report analysing Brexit’s potential impact on the UK automotive sector reveals that most companies have no mitigation plans in place and that the uncertainty is stifling investment into the industry. The research, conducted by experts at Birmingham City University’s Centre for Brexit Studies, took in discussions with senior managers in the sector and also found that business leaders believe there is very little they can cur...

VR/AR
9th November 2017
Birmingham City University welcomes tech giants

  Representatives from two of India’s creative companies visited Birmingham City University to learn more about how the UK university is training the next generation of Virtual Reality (VR) professionals, and with the hope of exploring potential partnerships in the future.

Analysis
12th July 2017
Symposium: thoughts and reflections on magnesium use

  Academics, engineers and industry leaders will be heading to Birmingham later this month for a symposium that aims to put magnesium at the heart of the global manufacturing sector. 

Medical
20th June 2017
AR system benefits medical practitioners and patients

A mixed reality system which allows medical practitioners to view and interact with virtual replicas of patients’ organs, bones or body parts is being developed by academics. Researchers at Birmingham City University’s Digital Media Technology Lab (DMT Lab) are devising the system which enables users to interact with virtual models and patient data using freehand movements.

Analysis
5th April 2016
Data-driven simulation toolkit launches to transform urban renewal

A digital simulation toolkit being developed by Birmingham City University and Birmingham City Council aims to improve the lives and wellbeing of people living and working in major cities around the world. The data driven Interactive Smart City decision support toolkit, or Project DISC, will be developed to model and simulate the impact and effect of major infrastructure developments using historical and real-time data.

Analysis
9th July 2015
BCU to tackle Europe’s shortage of STEM skills

Council cabinet members are to gather at Birmingham City University this week for the launch of Academy Cube’s e-skills learning centre and UK National Office, which aims to tackle Europe’s shortage of STEM skills.

Analysis
24th June 2015
Engineering is not a no-go zone for women

A university initiative yesterday proved to 12 and 13 year-old girls that engineering can be an enjoyable career for women, in a bid to address the fact that only 6% of engineers in the UK are female.

Events News
29th May 2015
Event explores advances in nanotechnology

Leading researchers from across the globe will gather at Birmingham City University’s City Centre Campus on 9th June for the two-day Advances in Nanotechnology event. In a series of talks, workshops and interactive sessions, world-renowned scientists and engineers will share new ideas on the uses of nanotechnology in medicine and healthcare, nanomechanics and industrial applications of graphene.

Analysis
1st May 2015
University supports global push for next-gen tech experts

At the heart of a global push to create a new generation of tech savvy manual workers, taking Britain into the fourth industrial revolution, is Birmingham City University. The institution is the only UK member of a global alliance of eight higher education establishments taking engineering and business teaching into a new era.

Analysis
20th March 2015
Only one in five A-level physics students are female

The role that schools play in nurturing creative talent was at the centre of an audience-led digital debate in Birmingham this week. Leading figures in media and technology from across the globe gathered at Birmingham City University’s annual Rethink Media conference, on 18th March, to address the future of the digital landscape and the challenges facing the sector.

3D Printing
11th March 2015
Metal 3D printing set to transform jewellery & watch making

The jewellery and watchmaking industry is set to enter a new era as students from Birmingham City University gear up to begin training on how to use a new world-pioneering technology. The Direct Metal 3D Printing technology, from Cooksongold, will free designers from the constraints of conventional manufacturing technologies, meaning that once ‘impossible’ complex and costly designs will now become a reality for jewellery and watchmak...

Events News
10th March 2015
Design, creativity and new technology can support innovation

Design Summit will highlight how the strategic use of design, creativity and new technology can support and drive innovation in the UK. The event aims to encourage manufacturers in all sectors to employ ‘design-led thinking’ in response to an increasingly competitive global market.The event on 18th June at Birmingham City University’s City Centre campus will be the first time Design Council has hosted its annual Design Summit ou...

Analysis
12th February 2015
"Wearables will turn our bodies into power sources"

At Birmingham City University on 18th March, Frank Golding, former Director, Google, will join BBC Future Media director Ralph Rivera and radio futurologist James Cridland at Rethink Media to discuss the technologies set to shape the digital media landscape.

Design
23rd January 2015
Students utilise Danish know-how for racing car design

Budding engineers from Birmingham City University’s School of Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems are working on a project to transform a small domestic car into a racing car. Working with Scandinavia’s largest race car manufacturer, Aquila Racing Cars, the students will learn first-hand the skills required to put them in pole position upon graduation into the professional motorsport industry.

Analysis
6th February 2014
Could this be the first affordable hydrogen-fuelled vehicle?

In partnership with UK motorsport entrepreneur and manufacturer Spencer Ashley and the DYPDC centre for automotive research in Pune, Birmingham City University will be showcasing the concept and design behind what they believe could prove to be the world’s first affordable hydrogen fuel-cell powered mass transport vehicle at Auto Expo Motor Show, in India.

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