Polygon Editor
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Omicron: the sad little variant that nobody cared about
Omicron must feel very sad and dejected right now. It pops up, bold as brass, bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to inconvenience...
Maisy Neale
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Your rights aren't being trampled on...ours are.
Members of BCUSU’s LGBTQ+ society have recently found transphobic stickers on the doors of toilets across campus. The stickers read,...
Polygon Editor
- Nov 12, 2021
- 4 min
'John Lewis has delivered a cracker' - PR expert talks the importance of Christmas ads
Kelly O’Hanlon, senior lecturer in PR and Media at Birmingham City University, discusses commercialism traditions and says no advertiser...
Polygon Editor
- Nov 12, 2021
- 3 min
Trio of projects recognised for helping to transform the West Midlands’ future.
Three projects helping to reimagine the West Midlands and respond to major challenges of our times, have been formally recognised at an...
Polygon Editor
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
The Adele hype - and why we all want to be part of it.
Stephanie Fremaux, pop music researcher at Birmingham City University, says that the singer/songwriter is creating a type of hype that...
Polygon Editor
- Nov 12, 2021
- 3 min
BCU collaborates to help ‘kickstart’ careers for out-of-work graduates
A collaborative project to tackle unemployment, involving two Birmingham-based universities and West Midlands Police, has been given the...