Our writers have come together to recommend three travel books to make you feel like you are off on a travel adventure

Travel Writer Joanna Stell provides her favourite country spots across the West Midlands, helping us escape Selly Oak during the second lockdown

Travel Writer Rachael Jones reminisces on her trip to Patagonia, recommending the beauty spots that left both herself and her friends in awe

Travel Writer Miren Sowden tells us all about her once in a lifetime experience at the Everest Base Camp and how it is much more achievable than we would think

Travel Editors Aimee, Catrin and Ellie fondly recall their holiday adventures, from year abroad travel to family retreats

Life&Style Editor Emma Stephenson tells us all about her 'staycation' in the south-west of England and why she will be looking a little bit closer to home for her holidays in the future

Travel Writer Lauren Webster gives a rundown of the best travel apps of 2020.

The University of Birmingham (UoB) has not furloughed many of its student workers in addition to cutting many jobs normally filled by postgraduate students, News Writer John Wimperis reports

Travel Writer Chloe Hyde explains why the scenic temples of Siem Reap, located in Cambodia, should be a destination on every traveller's bucket list

UK universities are creating new online links to their Chinese students to allow them to continue their studies remotely from September, News writer Katie Porteous reports.

Portugal has been left off the UK's quarantine-free list and this will have a major impact on Portugal's economy, reports Culture Editor Emily Gulbis

Dr Sadiah Qureshi, senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Birmingham (UoB), has secured a grant of £167,000 from the British Academy, News editor Becky Gelder reports