Birmingham City University

🖼️ ✨ Opening next week! Come and view our Emerging Talent Exhibition that will celebrate our 2025 graduates.

We will be showcasing the work of recent graduates from across arts, design and media courses.

Stop by to experience their work from 12 - 27 November at Parkside Gallery on our City Centre campus.

Birmingham City University (BCU) has received a transformational new $2.75 million donation from BCU alumnus Cal Henderson - the British tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Slack - to scale up a major initiative tackling under-representation in the UK’s technology and engineering sectors. 🎓

The latest gift, made by Cal and his wife Rebecca through the Henderson Family Foundation, follows an initial $500,000 donation that funded a pilot scheme during the 2024/25 academic year.

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A pioneering Digital Twin developed by Birmingham City University (BCU) is helping families in Walsall monitor and improve indoor air quality - making a life-changing difference for children living with asthma.

The project, led by researchers from BCU’s School of the Built Environment, has created a virtual replica of a real-life home that uses live sensor data to track pollutant levels such as dust and carbon dioxide.

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Birmingham City University (BCU) is helping to lead the way in improving physical activity for people staying mental health secure units in a ‘first-of-its-kind’ feasibility study.

BCU is working with Durham University and a number of NHS Trusts to create and deliver a physical activity programme in medium secure mental health units.

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📢 It's time for the Alumni quick-fire round! 📢

Luke-Matthew Iveson graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with a BMus in Composition in 2012, followed by a Masters in Music Theory and Composition in 2014.

Nowadays, Luke works at Forty1 as their Global Head of Centres of Excellence and their Director for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, championing inclusive practices that enrich employee experiences and company culture.

In 2024, Luke was crowned the winner of the tenth series of The Great British Sewing Bee, and they have enjoyed a wide range of partnerships off the back of it, as well as becoming a social media influencer.

In their spare time, Luke also performs as a drag queen!

In this episode, we’re discussing Luke’s interesting career so far, the importance of having creative outlets outside of work, and what it was like to win The Great British Sewing Bee.

Watch their episode now: youtube.com/watch?v=-c1lJf…
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