Birmingham City Council come clean on plans for the Martineau Centre
Birmingham City Council’s plans to sell off a much loved local community facility are at an advanced stage
Coventry ‘Living Lab’ to put city at the forefront of eco-friendly innovation
Coventry is set to become a hotbed for low carbon innovation after Coventry University awarded global ‘Living Labs’ status by the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL).
‘Handouts’ or ‘Investments’
Alan Clawley writes… ‘Surely state financial support should be used to underpin social and environmental objectives not to subsidise wealthy corporations’
Moseley Bog & Joy’s Wood Local Nature Reserve: The Big Launch
The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country are inviting everyone to join them on Sunday June 26 for The Big Launch
Launch of new music, culture and learning centre in Digbeth
Birmingham’s Eastside became a melting pot of creativity earlier this month with the much anticipated launch of the city’s newest multi-purpose music studios, education and training venue
Success for British and International Deaf Filmmakers at Deaffest 2011
Deaffest at Wolverhampton’s Light House proved a huge success attracting film makers from around the world.
Dental school move
“They only have to label the old building ‘Not fit for the 21st Century’, mention ‘asbestos’, ‘concrete cancer’, or bad plumbing, to win public sympathy…”
Cov grads cop jobs at JLR
Jaguar Land Rover recruitment scheme takes on 13 Coventry University graduates
Birmingham Lives Local History Fair
The fifth annual Birmingham Lives Local History Fair takes place this coming Sunday
Children ripped off by tooth fairy shock!
Tooth Fairies in the West Midlands are the least generous in the UK, leaving an average of just 86 pence per tooth.
Graduates to go
Graduate Advantage is gearing up to create over 1400 internships here in the West Midlands
Cov students on GP podium
Three Motorsport Engineering students from Coventry University have finished third in the hotly-contested evGrandPrix in America
Brum to host National Learning Platforms Conference
For the first time, the annual National Learning Platforms Conference will be held in Birmingham on 14 June 2011
Pool of Memories School Project
Pupils in Balsall Heath have been learning about the history of Moseley Road Baths and creating short films based on their interviews with people
University funding: Spread it about plea
A report by Coventry academics has prompted calls for continued university research funding.
The Best Things in Life are Free
But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t pay for them, says Dave Woodhall.
Work starts at Kings Heath school
Construction work has started at Colmore Junior and Infant School, marking the expansion and improvement of the schools’ facilities.
Teacher Twilight Sessions
The Public in West Bromwich have recently launched a new initiative to help teachers from the across region….
University fees too high? Study abroad
If the rise in British university fees and the cap on numbers is off-putting studying at home then perhaps budding academics should head for India
Creative Hedz
Creative arts and design organisation, Hedz hosted an educational creative arts workshop day last Monday.
Hedz up – get creative!
Creative arts and design organisation, Hedz will be hosting an educational creative arts workshop on Monday 21st March 2011
Steps to tackle extremism in education
Universities and colleges encouraged to take further action to tackle violent extremism and promote cohesion.
Access and Our Elite Universities: Birmingham Comes Out Top
Birmingham University has one of the best profiles for equal access to higher education.