The University of Birmingham (UoB) is hosting a major global multi-disciplinary initiative on the Edgbaston Campus from the 18th - 27th March in partnership with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore

The government has recently announced that new ‘training courses’ will be introduced for first year students, in order to subsidise the pressure of starting university

News Reporter Lois Borny reports on the attainment gap between rich and poor students in Scotland

Students who drop out of university in their first year could face the consequences of paying thousands of pounds to repay tuition fees and maintenance loans

The government has approved plans for a new Clean Air Zone in Birmingham, which is due to take effect from January 2020

The bin strikes planned earlier this month in Birmingham were cancelled after an agreement was reached between the workers and the Birmingham City Council. This is according to Unite who reported the news to the BBC

According to researchers, the ‘largest ever’ mental health survey of UK students has reported ‘alarmingly high’ levels of anxiety, depression, loneliness and thoughts of self-harm in universities

Plans to build new accommodation that would house over 500 University of Birmingham students have been conclusively denied by councillors at the final round of discussions

A Birmingham primary school that was recently the centre of controversy, after introducing a new curriculum that taught its 4-11 year olds about LGBT rights, has postponed the lessons until further notice

Regional politics is said to be one of the key reasons for the increase in homelessness across the West Midlands, compared to other regions such as Greater Manchester, according to Chief Executive of YMCA Birmingham Alan Fraser

Birmingham knife crime is on the rise, according to new data released by the Crime Survey for England and Wales

On Friday 15th March, a number of University students attended the Youth Strike 4 Climate in Birmingham City Centre