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Jigisha Dharman

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Sally Davis

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We take sustainability very seriously and will use our position to embed sustainability across our operations and our place in the community and society at large.

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Our Student Ambassador scheme provides opportunities for flexible, part-time work that will fit around your studies while you enhance your CV.

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Whether you want to work in hotels, hospitality and events or explore the world of aviation, tourism and travel, our Department of Hospitality and Tourism runs a range of courses to help you pursue your ideal career.

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Academic Development Tutor

Bobbie Blair

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Sean Preston

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Sophie Murphy

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Phil Wells

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Dr. Carolyn Oreoluwa Tinubu

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Senior Lecturer

Trevor Brown

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Arwen Zheng

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Mossab Salih

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Phil Hunt

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Senior Lecturer

Rich Fort

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Associate Lecturer

Munnu George

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Senior Digital Librarian

Victoria Edwards

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Laura Jones

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Kabir Durowoju

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Lecturer

Ankit Bairwa

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Lecturer

Karen Dubberley

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Lecturer in Digital Marketing

Makesh Sohpal

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Lecturer

Jigisha Dharman

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Bakery Tutor

Sally Davis

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Our sustainability

We take sustainability very seriously and will use our position to embed sustainability across our operations and our place in the community and society at large.

Other

Student Ambassadors

Our Student Ambassador scheme provides opportunities for flexible, part-time work that will fit around your studies while you enhance your CV.

Other

World

Whether you want to work in hotels, hospitality and events or explore the world of aviation, tourism and travel, our Department of Hospitality and Tourism runs a range of courses to help you pursue your ideal career.

Other

How to find us

Details on where we are, directions to the University and transport options available.

Other

Academic Development Tutor

Bobbie Blair

Other

Associate professor and Deputy Dean

Sean Preston

Other

Lecturer

Sophie Murphy

Other

Phil Wells

Other

Lecturer

Dr. Carolyn Oreoluwa Tinubu

Other

Senior Lecturer

Trevor Brown

Other

Executive Management Team

Find out more about our Corporation Members by viewing their profiles.

Other

Lecturer

Arwen Zheng

Other

Lecturer

Mossab Salih

Other

Lecturer

Phil Hunt

Other

Senior Lecturer

Rich Fort

Other

Associate Lecturer

Munnu George

Other

Senior Digital Librarian

Victoria Edwards

Other

Lecturer

Laura Jones

Other

Lecturer

Kabir Durowoju

Other

Lecturer

Ankit Bairwa

Other

Lecturer

Karen Dubberley

Other

Lecturer in Digital Marketing

Makesh Sohpal

News and insights

Phil Hunt

Over 20 years’ industry experience and two decades teaching Building Services, specialising in sustainable design and future-ready construction skills.

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Future's bright for Stephanie as LED lights bring victory at national competition

UCB's talented make-up artist student Stephanie Harrison, has once again been victorious at a national competition, thanks to an inspired body art design which incorporated LED lights, UV paint and funky foam.

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UCB launches £38 million higher education centre in historic Jewellery Quarter

University College Birmingham is launching the next phase of its £100 million investment in student facilities with a £38 million higher education centre in the Jewellery Quarter.

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Graduate who worked on Netflix show speaks at creative industries event

A graduate who worked on award-winning Netflix show Adolescence was among a glittering guest speaker line-up at a fascinating creative industries employer event.

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“World-class” Moss House wins award as one of the best buildings in region

Moss House – University College Birmingham’s newest campus building – has been recognised by the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects.

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Skills funding awarded to University will boost technical qualifications

The new qualifications are high-quality, job-focused qualifications. These new programmes are a part of University College Birmingham’s commitment to providing an extensive variety of pathways for all learners that deliver career-ready education and training whilst addressing regional skills gaps and…

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UCB is a member of The Big Hoot parliament

Birmingham has seen an increase of owls this summer, courtesy of Wild in Art’s The Big Hoot event.

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Students learn from top businesswoman from Middle East’s biggest convention centre

Dozens of students on University College Birmingham’s hospitality and tourism-focused master’s degrees have received a rare insight into running a global convention centre hosting everything from cyber security summits to jewellery expos with a guest talk from an award-winning expert.

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Theatrical Make-up become style gurus

Theatrical Make-up students held a glamorous fashion show at The Maltings to showcase their talents for fashion and styling models.

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Specialist Hair and Media Make-up students showcase their skills!

Second year students in Specialist Hair and Media Make-up have been working towards their final exam for their Advanced Prosthetics and Casting module. The themes were Grimm's Fairytales and Planetary Evolution.

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Creature creations come to life

Fantastic creations and nightmarish creatures invaded UCB as Specialist Hair and Media Make-up students held exhibitions to showcase their prosthetics techniques.

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Development continues at pace on University’s Sustainable Construction Skills Centre

Work on the new Sustainable Construction Skills Centre for University College Birmingham is making excellent progress, with scaffolding due to be removed by contractors GMI in the coming weeks.

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University in running for top regional sustainability excellence award

University College Birmingham has been shortlisted for a Midlands Sustainability Excellence Award.

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UCB on the catwalk: students get creative at London Fashion Week

UCB students were given the fantastic opportunity to take part in London Fashion Week preparing models’ make-up for Sebastian Professional and Seven Eighths in collaboration with Jera Inc Models.

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University lecturer showcases research on visual storytelling at LABRC 2026

Arwen Zheng shares her visual storytelling research at transdisciplinary conference.

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Myth and magic created by Media Make-up

Mythical beasts and creatures of culture came to UCB as Specialist Hair and Media Make-up staged showcases to demonstrate their skills with prosthetics.

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Owlbert takes the Birmingham public under his wing

Owlbert has been causing quite a hoot over the last few weeks from his perch outside of Birmingham Library.

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Gemma is National Make-up Artists winner

UCB staff member Gemma Richmond scooped a clutch of prizes at the NEC Beauty UK Show.

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Gemma is Make-Up Artist of the Year

UCB lecturer Gemma Richmond has been named Make-Up Artist of the Year by the British Association of Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology (BABTAC).

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SWUN students excel on their UCB Summer Camp

Students from the South Western University for Nationalities (SWUN) in visited UCB this summer to experience studying English in the UK.

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Food and Consumer Management students are recipe pioneers

Students have been demonstrating their food innovation skills to industry professionals as part of their recipe development module.

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UCB students accept AVA product development challenge

Culinary Arts Management students have been challenged to create innovative new products for the Automatic Vending Association (AVA) to be in with a chance of winning £1,000.

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UCB Hair and Beauty students are Schwarzkopf Dream Makers

University College Birmingham is working with Schwarzkopf to give nine students the opportunity to work alongside top stylists in the Schwarzkopf salon in London next year.

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Tourism students visit the Emerald Isle

First year International Tourism Management students visited Dublin and Belfast as part of a new module 'Tourism and Media'.

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UCB graduates share their confectionery experience

Two UCB alumni have returned to the university’s bakery in order to share their skills with current students.  Martin Raybould and Abbie Rowley, who studied Bakery at UCB, are now apprentices for the multinational confectionery company Mondelez International.

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Media Make-up students are "In a World of Our Own"

Specialist Hair and Media Make-up students held a creative showcase at The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham, to demonstrate their skills to a live audience.

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Seventy French Postgraduate students at UCB

Seventy French postgraduate students from Paris are currently at University College Birmingham (UCB) on a three week residential study visit.

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Starting them young – PGCE students learn to teach cookery

A group of School Direct teaching students has been shown how to teach young children to cook – and why it’s so important to do so.

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Inclusivity lead to sit on national panel to review higher education quality

The lead for inclusivity at University College Birmingham has been appointed to a national panel to scrutinise and improve on the quality of education in universities and colleges across the UK.

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Culinary arts graduate Lurita returns to UCB with class of her own

It was a blast from the past for former Culinary Arts Management student Lurita Carr, whose first visit to UCB since graduating was also her very first school trip as a newly-qualified teacher.

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UCB alumni Robert makes small food business prosper

MA Culinary Arts Management alumni Robert Popham is set for success as a technical manager and development chef, and speaks to us about his time at university, his career and how UCB helped him find his place within the food…

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UCB students take part in AVA's 2014 'Culinary Product Development Challenge'

Final-year Culinary Arts Management students provided an insight into the future of vending machine food for a panel of industry experts.

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Nursery rhyme inspires PGCE students

In the manner of Little Miss Muffet, UCB postgraduate students have been eating their curds and whey. Fortunately for them, that's where the day's similarities ended!

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Bakery's Easter Eggstravaganza

Level 3 Professional Bakery students have been showcasing their creative chocolatier skills for an Easter project.

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Students collaborate on foodie photoshoot

UCB Food and Consumer Management teamed up with photography students at Sandwell College to create professional photographs for recipes they created.

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Sports Therapy research viva

Sports Therapy students are presenting their vivas to lecturers as part of their final year Research Project.

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UCB wins National Student Make-up Competition

UCB students won big as they showcased their creativity and flair in the live final of the fourth jane iredale National Student Make-up Competition, taking both first and third place.

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Student charity events a huge success

Second year Marketing with Events Management students have raised over four thousand pounds for military charity Fisher House through the success of their live events.

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Jessica is a winner at the National UK Blog Awards

Culinary Arts Management student Jessica Simmons has won a National UK Blog Awards trophy (Food and Drink category) for her blog Nourishing Jessica.

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FCM Students Love Food Hate Waste

First Year Food and Consumer Management students have joined forces with WRAP and their Love Food Hate Waste campaign to produce quick, easy recipes which use the food leftovers which are so often thrown away.

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Commonwealth Games creative agency supports students' industry projects

Undergraduates from across the Business School had a full day of riveting guest talks and workshops with the creative marketing agency behind the campaign to promote Birmingham beyond the Commonwealth Games 2022.

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Digital T-level placement students support racial empowerment

Digital T-level students at University College Birmingham have been supporting racial empowerment through a placement with city-based Girl Grind UK.

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Sian's Story

With a wealth of industry experience, Sian highlights that not only will you master the technical artistry needed for the industry, but you will also be equipped with the mentoring skills needed to lead teams and operate successfully

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Student chef off to Cape Town after winning South African Chef of the Year

Third year Culinary Arts Management student Chace Wagenhauser is off to work in Cape Town after winning the national South African Young Chef of the Year 2018.

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UCB and TUCO Academy deliver a smash hit meat-free masterclass

University College Birmingham and The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) have teamed up to deliver a day-long practical workshop on creative menu ideas to cater for one of the fastest-growing consumer groups in the UK. TUCO Academy’s UCB Masterclass on Creative…

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Project Runway: Level 3 students pull off sensational end-of-year fashion show

Level 3 Hospitality with Events and Theatrical Special Effects, Hair and Media Make-up students put on a night to remember this month in an end-of-year creative showcase with a difference.