Supporting a power shift from Westminster to the West Midlands
Paul Noon, pro-vice-chancellor for Enterprise and Innovation at Coventry University, welcomes the new West Midlands Metro Mayor and suggests a collective effort is required to[…]
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West Midlands Combined Universities welcomes region’s new Mayor
West Midlands Combined Universities has welcomed the region’s newly elected Mayor, Andy Street. The leaders of Birmingham City University, Coventry University and the University of[…]
WMCU chiefs support government’s funding pledge to EU students
West Midlands Combined Universities has welcomed the news that EU students will continue to remain eligible for financial support up to the academic year 2018[…]
WMCU join £1 million project to tackle degree attainment gap
WMCU are working together in a £1 million project aiming to tackle barriers which prevent students from diverse backgrounds achieving the best results at university.[…]
WMCU shines the spotlight on Mayoral election with regional hustings events
West Midlands Combined Universities are shining the spotlight on the forthcoming West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Mayoral election by holding regional hustings events in each[…]
West Midlands Combined Universities welcome launch of Productivity and Skills Commission
West Midlands Combined Universities has welcomed the launch of the Productivity and Skills Commission which will place skills and training at the centre of the[…]
Making NHS records digital could make significant impact on mental health care
Making health records digital and including key patient and treatment information could help identify patterns of illness, effectiveness of treatments and how patients’ gender and ethnicity[…]
Coventry academic contributes to new regional housing report
An academic from one of the West Midlands Combined Universities is a leading contributor to a new report evidencing how housing is a key factor[…]
Promised Land? What a Mayor means for the West Midlands.
Andy Westwood, Director of the University of Wolverhampton Observatory, blogs about what a Mayor means for the West Midlands. The West Midlands – like Merseyside,[…]
WMCU puts regional university multi-million investment on the map at MIPIM
West Midlands Combined Universities has put regional university investment on the map at MIPIM – the annual international property convention held in Cannes. Representatives from[…]