Education and Training News & Updates
A Midlands automotive supplier has increased its turnover by 15 per cent without recruiting additional staff or investing in new machinery after working with Aston University to introduce digital technology across its factory.
A new spin-out company from the University of Birmingham and Imperial College London has launched with £1.1 million in seed funding to develop diagnostic tests for conditions involving disordered steroid hormone metabolism.
Birmingham City University (BCU) is inviting manufacturing and supply chain professionals to a practical event designed to help understand how their current products, processes, and capabilities can align with the needs of the Health and MedTech sector.
- 21st September 2026
Titan Partnership has appointed Harriet McCann as its new CEO, as the North & West Birmingham education charity begins implementing a new strategy to strengthen schools and expand opportunities for children and young people.
A director of innovation in engineering and physical sciences at the University of Birmingham has been appointed as deputy chair of the inaugural advisory board for the West Midlands Regional Defence and Security Cluster (WM RDSC).
The BBC and Birmingham City University (BCU) have today announced a strategic partnership to equip the next generation of media professionals with the practical skills and industry experience
- 14th September 2026
Student and staff celebrate nomination ahead of Building The Future Construction Awards
- 9th September 2026
Aston University has been shortlisted in three categories in the 22nd Times Higher Education Awards, known as the “Oscars of higher education”.
The University of Birmingham has launched Dexter AI Ltd to commercialise web-based application that extracts analysable datasets from electronic health records across primary and secondary care, claims data, private prescriber records, and other sources.
- 1st September 2026
A University of Birmingham spinout developing an advanced eye drop technology that could radically improve the lives of people suffering from debilitating conditions is being backed by Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands.