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UK university’s axing of black studies MA has ‘dangerous parallel’ with US, says academic

Civil rights scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw warns Birmingham City University’s decision part of extremist campaign that has ‘travelled across Atlantic’

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham City University urged not to axe Black studies MA

More than 100 figures sign open letter criticising closure, just months after MA was launched

The Guardian - UK

Former ELO members reunite to present band's silver electric cello donated to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Former Electric Light Orchestra members Melvyn Gale, Bev Bevan and Mik Kaminski appeared at Birmingham City University to honour former ELO keyboard player Richard Tandy

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Buy here now: Oasis to open series of merch stores before reunion gigs

Exclusive: first store opens in Spinningfields, Manchester, two weeks before band’s first gig in 16 years in Cardiff

The Guardian - UK

Sir Lenny Henry calls on ‘allies’ to help tackle racial inequality as he declares diversity ‘under real threat’

Comedian stated that ‘woke’ is being ‘weaponised to denigrate anything hated by the right’

The Independent UK

Smaller housebuilders have a greener focus

Letters: Jon Di Stefano on the environmental credentials of smaller developers. Plus Mike Leonard on how the future homes standard should ensure low-carbon construction

The Guardian - UK

Understanding the cultural experience of keeping warm can help us embrace clean energy

The way we heat our homes is a major contributor to the greenhouse gases that are heating up the planet. So moving to more sustainable home heating is vital for decarbonisation and meeting emissions targets.

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‘When I show people this, they think it’s Mordor’: the architect viewing the West Midlands as a national park

Birmingham City University thinktank imagines new approach to urban areas and land use across the region

The Guardian - UK

More than three-quarters of UK universities join fossil fuel pledge, say activists

Move to exclude fossil fuel firms from investment portfolios follows years of campaigning by staff and students

The Guardian - UK

UK university cuts threaten to ‘wipe out’ black scholarship, academics say

Critics say courses are being closed that played a leading role in addressing racial disparities in higher education

The Guardian - UK

South Asian Cricket Academy taps into seam of previously ignored talent

Zaman Akhter’s starring role for England Lions shows British South Asian cricketers deserve a chance in professional game

The Guardian - UK

Gallaghers could earn more from Oasis reunion than ‘they made in entire 90s’

Birmingham City University estimates tour could bring £400m in sales, with Liam and Noel in line to each earn £50m

The Guardian - UK

How universities can address the lack of Black scholars in academia

In the UK, out of 164 university vice-chancellors, only two are Black. Professor David Mba was recently appointed as the first Black vice-chancellor at Birmingham City University.

The Conversation

Is the term ‘coconut’ controversial, racist – or both?

The insult is commonly used to attack people in minoritised communities but debate persists as to whether it is racist

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TV crime expert claims Jodi Jones killer 'still at large' after Luke Mitchell 'error'

Professor David Wilson, emeritus professor of criminology at Birmingham City University, reckons the real killer has never been brought to justice

Manchester Evening News

Mum's devastating health crisis left her unable to say her own children’s names

“At four o’clock that morning, I woke up and I was on the floor – I thought that was not normal and had never fallen out of bed... I got this feeling that something was not right"

Wales Online

Mum forced to sell home and business after strokes left her speaking ‘gobbledygook’

Kelly Fogarty could not even say her own children's names and she had to close her business

Daily Mirror

Criminologist details 5 possible theories behind missing Nicola Bulley's disappearance

David Wilson, emeritus professor of criminology at Birmingham City University, has explained the five theories police will be considering during their search for missing mum Nicola Bulley

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Are we all capable of killing someone? Here’s what a criminologist has to say

The new BBC drama ‘Inside Man’ explores the idea that we are all capable of killing someone – it’s just a question of meeting the right person. Tom Ough talks to an expert to uncover the truth behind the theory

The Independent UK

Are we all potential murderers? Not according to a criminologist

Birmingham Post

Birmingham City University launches new enterprise hub

Latest arm of the university's STEAMhouse project will help entrepreneurs get their business ideas up and running

Birmingham Post

Birmingham City University honours construction industry leaders

Anthony McCourt and Ann Bentley have received the prestigious honours from city university

The Guardian - UK

South Asian Cricket Academy wastes little time showing why it was needed

Programme aimed at helping British Asians to progress in the county game bears early fruit with batsman Kashif Ali

Irish Mirror

Covid Ireland: Seven reasons why some people have never caught coronavirus, according to an expert

Two and a half years into the Covid pandemic and many people across Ireland have never had Covid - why is this?

Manchester Evening News

The reasons why you may have dodged Covid

Healthy lifestyles, natural immunity or plain good luck could play a part, according to doctors

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