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Senior Lecturer

Paul Bamber

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Paul Stewart

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Paul Mohan

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Head of Business School

Paul Massiah

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Apprenticeships for Employers

Whether you are a small, independent business or a large corporation, public or private sector, we have apprenticeships to suit you.

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Dilasha Jaksa

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Muzammil Bi Zaman

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Samantha Shakespeare

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Nazia Zarin

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Amber bound for Brazil after winning national Toque d'Or competition

A student who took a leap of faith to study at University College Birmingham is bound for Brazil having brought a top trophy back to her adopted home.

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Ben "The Bomber" hits mark with pass in GCSE En

It was definitely a punch in the air moment for England Youth Boxing champion and UCB student Ben "The Bomber" Vaughan when he finally passed his GCSE English.

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Record haul of medals for "incredible" culinary arts apprentices

Eleven Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) apprentices from UCB are celebrating success at The Professional Kitchen Show’s competitive stages - including a staggering six gold medals.

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Students and apprentices bag nine medals at huge culinary competition

Just one Cornetto…cocktail and a whole heap of hard work was what it took to come away with a multi-medal haul from the International Salon Culinaire chef competition at Excel London.

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Apprentices working at top Brum restaurants win record haul of medals at Hotelympia

University College Birmingham chef apprentices working at Michelin-starred restaurants and other venues across the region have come away with a record medal haul from the Hotelympia skills competition – an achievement described as “exceptional”.

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Rachael Saul

A powerhouse of knowledge, Rachael has been a key part of developments in automated manufacturing, witnessing first-hand the rapid changes in industry.

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UCB boxer Ben "The Bomber" Vaughan claims fourth title

UCB boxing star Ben Vaughan has added the England Youth Boxing title to his schoolboy and two junior belts.

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Wonder Woman body art to beautiful bridal hair - UCB wins big at National Make-up Awards

Budding hair and make-up artists from University College Birmingham have scooped a huge haul of awards at a national industry competition.

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Brilliant bakers scoop score of awards at ABST Competition

Budding bakers have bagged a big haul of more than twenty medals for University College Birmingham at one of the baking industry's top national competitions.

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Amazing Canadian placement took Naomi out of her comfort zone

Naomi Morris always wanted to go to Canada but feared the costs, visa difficulties and her limited kitchen skills would hamper a “long-haul” student hospitality placement.

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UCB students ensure Tourism Symposium is the place to be

More than 100 movers and shakers from the tourism industry shared insights into everything from festivals to film tourism when they met at UCB.

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University College Birmingham first in the UK for recognition of foundation degree by Tourism Management Institute

One foundation and two undergraduate tourism degrees at University College Birmingham have been recognised by the Tourism Management Institute’s Scheme for Courses in Higher Education.

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Partnership with Merlin Entertainments promises diversity boost for tourism industry

A new partnership which promises to provide a major boost for inclusion and diversity in the travel and tourism workforce is being developed between University College Birmingham and the UK’s biggest sector employers.

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Tourism students set to shine as university hosts national convention

University College Birmingham is excited to announce it will host the annual convention of the TMI.

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Invictus Games inspire at tourism and events conference

The new academic year got off to a flying start as the Business School hosted its third annual Inspire Conference.

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Hospitality and tourism conference inspires students to step up to Invictus Games

University College Birmingham students got a glimpse of how they could be part of one of the world's most inspiring sporting events at this year's Inspire Conference.

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Speakers inspire students to earn a crust in bakery industry

Industry leaders from the likes of Callebaut Chocolate, Dupont Danisco and Lesaffre are set to visit University College Birmingham in a programme of unmissable masterclasses to inspire final-year Bakery and Patisserie technology students to think about future careers in the…

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UCB's restaurant 'The Atrium' listed in top 10 best places to eat in Birmingham

Students and staff working at UCB's Atrium restaurant are celebrating after the restaurant featured in a Top Ten of the best places to eat in Birmingham.

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UCB lands placement deal with major gym chain

Students on sports courses at UCB stand to benefit from a formal partnership the University has just confirmed with easyGym, the multi-million pound health and fitness chain.

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Barchester Homes 'Chef of the Year' heat

Barchester Homes used UCB's kitchen facilities to host their competition for 'Chef of the Year' award 2014 as part of their annual care awards.

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UCB secures landmark Level 3 apprenticeship contract with major housing association

UCB has confirmed a sought-after deal to provide 20 Level 3 Apprenticeships to staff at the Midland Heart Housing Association, forming the final stage of the company's three-part leadership programme.

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UCB wins award for industry engagement

UCB have won an award for partnership between education and industry for their collaboration with Mitchells & Butlers at the PACE (Professional Association for Catering Education) and People 1st Learning and Development Forum 2014.

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Red carpet debut for Business Enterprise students

A group of Business Enterprise students made a big splash at the 8th annual Midlands Business Awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel on 28 February 2014.

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Jessica and Hannah celebrate 60 years of the British Society of Bakers

UCB Bakery apprentices Jessica Dalton and Hannah Bradbury produced a delicious cake to mark the British Society of Baking’s diamond jubilee.

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Student chefs battle it out for top turkey prize

Student chefs from colleges across the country competed at UCB in a live cook-off to be crowned Student Chef of the Year in the 2014 British Turkey Awards.

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Sports Therapy students praised for work at Ride Across Britain

Sports Therapy students have seized the chance to fine-tune their sports massage skills by working with cyclists taking part in Ride Across Britain – a 969-mile journey from Land's End to John O'Groats.

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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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Professional Cookery students rustle up sweet treats with Michelin star chef

A group of 10 Level 2 Professional Cookery students have been rewarded for outstanding hard work with a masterclass on patisserie with celebrated pastry chef Anthony Audebard.

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Entrepreneur who gave up crime to an award-winning travel agency - hear from experts at business, travel and tourism expo

From an entrepreneur who clawed his way back from a life ruled by gangs, crime and drugs to the head of overseas development at an award-winning clubbing holiday travel agency– students can discover how to fly high in business, travel…

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Champion MMA fighter among experts to speak at UCB sports conference

Britain’s first female to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is among the speakers at a conference to be staged at UCB next month. And she will be joined by a handful of other experts as the university stages…

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Bumper roundup: celebrating another cracking year for our college of food

In 2023, students and alumni won even more awards and even topped a Good Food Guide list, while our Restaurant at Birmingham College of Food made it big on the map of places to eat out in the region. Read…

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UCB Aviation & Airport Management Degree students tour Birmingham Airport

The first intake of UCB's BA and FdA Aviation & Airport Management students took a tour of Birmingham Airport's landside facilities to get an insight into operations in the airline industry.

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Bocuse d'Or fundraising dinner nets £25,000 for world title tilt

A fundraising dinner held at University College Birmingham raised £25,000 to support Team UK in the Bocuse d'Or, the world's most prestigious culinary competition.

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Restaurants get a Revamp

UCB’s award-winning restaurants are being given a cool, modern make-over before service resumes in early autumn.

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Grenade boss shares secrets of success at employer networking event

The boss of nutrition brand Grenade shared the secrets of his entrepreneurial journey at an event at the University hosted by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC).

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Guild Officer invited to Westminster to discuss national student housing crisis

Natasha Fernandes, University College Birmingham’s Guild’s Equalities Officer, was recently featured in the government’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for students on the national student housing crisis. The APPG provided parliamentarians with the knowledge to inform policies on student housing.

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Students rise to the challenge in bake off at Alton Towers

Bakery students walked away with a clutch of prizes and trophies at a national competition.

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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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UCB host 'Passion 4 Hospitality' forum

On Friday 17 March UCB hosted the Institute of Hospitality's 'Passion 4 Hospitality', a student careers forum for hospitality students.

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UCB hosts first Commonwealth Day dinner

UCB opened its doors to welcome local diplomats and representatives to the Birmingham Commonwealth Association’s first Commonwealth Day dinner.

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UCB launches new foundation degree to boost managers' performance

Retail managers at Mitchells & Butlers are boosting their operational skills and career prospects with an online degree run by University College Birmingham.

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Business School students attend virtual conference packed with digital experts

Hundreds of students logged onto a virtual conference to receive pearls of wisdom from the brightest business minds and digital experts as part of the University's commitment to enhancing online teaching during lockdown.

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hired@UCB manager "floored" to win national work experience award

A UCB manager who sets undergraduates up with work placements has won a national award for creating a first-of-its-kind degree module to give students who may “lack in academic confidence” a real edge on their CVs.

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Unstoppable Nathan crowned champ in top young chef competition

An unstoppable former University College Birmingham student who represented England in the most prestigious culinary competition in the world has come out victorious at the British Culinary Federation’s Young Chef of the Year.

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Fundraising dinner nets record £38,000 for UK Bocuse d'Or world title bid

A fundraising event at University College Birmingham has raised a record sum of more than £38,000 in support of the UK team competing at this year’s Bocuse d’Or final.

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Employability Week inspires students

The College of Food’s February 2015 Employability week was a huge success, with VRQ Level 3 Chef Diploma students learning how their skills can be applied in the world of work and gaining an insight into possible career opportunities.

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University delivers 10,000 online sessions since lockdown

University College Birmingham has revealed it has delivered 10,000 online learning sessions since lockdown in March.

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Hotel rooms boom great news for UCB hospitality students

Hospitality students at UCB will be spurred on by news that 20,000 new rooms are to be added to the UK's hotel supply by the end of 2017.

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Winners take it all at AASE Boxing Graduation

Some of the best young boxers from all over the UK descended on UCB for the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) Boxing Graduation Awards.

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BSEEN virtual bootcamp a hit as new opportunities emerge for student entrepreneurs

Young entrepreneurs have been encouraged to seize unique business opportunities available in 2020 as University College Birmingham students took part in a new virtual bootcamp to support emerging enterprises.

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UCB Enters Partnership Agreement with Prestigious Indian Institution

On Monday 27 February UCB signed a partnership agreement with the Kohinoor International Management Institute (KIMI) at the Kohinoor Continental Hotel, in Mumbai, India.

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Great start to the summer for NSS winners

Fifteen lucky students won big for taking part in the 2017 National Student Survey (NSS).

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A peek behind the scenes for Events Management students at NEC's Event Week Live 2026

Students and staff had the opportunity to attend an industry networking day at Event Week Live 2026.

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Bakery recruitment hits new record in wake of Great British Bake Off effect

The number of trainee bakers at UCB has soared to an all-time high, thanks in part to the popularity of the Great British Bake Off.

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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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Alumni and a growing West Midlands travel and tourism sector inspire at annual conference

The exciting growth of the West Midlands tourism industry took centre stage as the Business School today hosted its fourth annual Inspire Conference.

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UCB Culinary Olympiad winner returns inspired from second India trip

Multi award-winning Culinary Arts Management student Jack Gameson has visited the state of Maharashtra in India to give fellow undergraduates a taste of life at UCB. Even better, he returned having learned just as much as those he set out…

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Hospitality leaders explore why young people should go into today's industry

University College Birmingham teamed up with the Institute of Hospitality (IoH) Midlands to invite leading figures in the sector to hear from experts on how they can inspire the next generation into the industry.

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The blogosphere needs you! UCB is recruiting for a top team of bloggers

The University is launching a search to find a team of enthusiastic bloggers to inspire potential students – and help them settle in once they have joined UCB.

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All-conquering culinary team praised on awards success

Members of UCB’s culinary team were congratulated on their triumph at a prestigious national competition by the University’s governors.

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International rugby player on bill for uni open day

Leading international rugby player Maggie Alphonsi MBE will be one of the leading lights at University College Birmingham’s All Stars Open Day this weekend.

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University wins national hospitality and catering apprenticeships award

University College Birmingham took home the Hospitality and Catering Provider of the Year award at the nationally recognised AAC Apprenticeship Awards. Held as part of the AAC FE Week yearly conference, the judges acknowledged the quality of placement offered by…

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ASPIRE Awards celebrate commitment of college students during coronavirus lockdown

Star college students at University College Birmingham have been nominated for special awards in recognition of their hard work and commitment to their studies during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

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Students inspired by ‘Letter to Mandela’ Competition

Nic Careem introduces the Letter to Mandela Competition to University College Birmingham students, as VC Michael Harkin signs the legacy book

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Graduate whose placement "changed my life" puts Birmingham restaurant in UK's best 

A University College Birmingham graduate whose course placement in America "changed my life" has helped Soi 1268 earn a place in the Good Food Guide's 100 Best Local Restaurants in the UK.

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Second Inclusivity Conference highlights intersectionality and co-creation

University College Birmingham successfully held its second Inclusivity Conference, while celebrating the halving of its awarding gap, meaning that students from all backgrounds are less likely to see differences in their educational results.

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Special Hair and Media Makeup students can meet the experts

Specialist Hair and Media Make-up students can find out about exciting career opportunities at a special employability day on Friday, February 17.

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Blog | Our top 10 news stories of 2023

In 2023, students and alumni won even more awards and even topped a Good Food Guide list, while our Restaurant at Birmingham College of Food made it big on the map of places to eat out in the region. Read…

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Record year for UCB's competition bakers

University College Birmingham posted its best ever performance in the country’s top competition for student bakers. The UCB team scooped a record 11 first prizes at the Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees annual conference at Alton Towers in Staffordshire.

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Graduate Natalie makes history as top student at distinguished master baker awards

A stand-out bakery graduate has made history by winning one of the highest industry accolades at a distinguished event for Britain’s master bakers.

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England young chef team tunes skills ahead of global cook-off

A group of UCB students and alumni has been fine-tuning its skills ahead of this year’s Culinary World Cup - one of the world’s leading competitions for young chefs - in 12 weeks.

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Everyone's a winner as RACA chef apprentices scoop string of medals at Salon Culinaire

A group of apprentice chefs from University College Birmingham have swept to success...

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Blog | Coping with exam stress: Our top tips for tackling test anxiety

As you race towards the finish line of the academic year, sometimes exams can look like a big final hurdle. Here are some top tips for students on coping with the stress of exams and tests.

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Specialist make-up student shares experiences with Prince and Princess of Wales

A University College Birmingham student aspiring to make her mark in the TV and film industry had the incredible opportunity to share her story – and play darts – with the Prince and Princess of Wales at a special event…

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Student Blog | The weird and wonderful traditions of Christmas

Today I want to share with you a few of the many weird and wonderful Christmas traditions around the world…

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Meet the new Guild of Students executive team

Meet the new executive team at University College Birmingham's Guild of Students for the 2019-20 academic year!

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Blog | Unlocking apprenticeship success with employers

National Apprenticeship Week celebrates the achievements of apprentices around the UK. Our Interim Director of Apprenticeships, Samantha King, has written here about how employers can maximise their success from apprenticeships by working with training providers such as University College Birmingham.…

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National junior culinary team begins training for Culinary World Cup

With more than half the team made up of UCB students and alumni, this year's National English Junior Team of brilliant young chefs has begun training for the world's top competition.

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Specialist Hair and Media Make-up newsletter: Issue 3

We are excited to let you know about various activities, projects, talks and events that you can get involved with as a University College Birmingham alumni.

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Six Nations to London Marathon: UCB students making mark on sports industry in 2019

Studying at University College Birmingham is all about putting theory into practice – and that's exactly what our sports students have been doing this year.

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Flying high! Aviation and tourism students see careers take off with Ryanair

College students training to become cabin crew or make their mark in tourism have reached for the sky and landed dream jobs with Ryanair.

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Tajinder's tourism dream inspired by a Wonder of the World

UCB graduate Tajinder Chaudhry has launched an international tourism business after being inspired by one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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Super Steph to star in BBC talent show to find nation's best make-up artist

A super-talented and multi-award winning UCB Specialist Hair and Media Make-up student is to star in a new BBC talent show fronted by Stacey Dooley MBE.

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Basking in another record year of culinary trophies and medals!

Chef lecturer Mathew Shropshall didn't think things could get much better than last year, when UCB's student bakers, cooks and front-of-house protégés proudly took home a record number of awards from some of the biggest competitions in the UK and…