Public Health team at Birmingham City University-Master of Public Health (MPH) programme, research & commentary
Birmingham, England
Joined July 2017
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Public Health at BCU retweeted
Join the movement for Mental Well-Being!
Let's break the silence, share experiences, and spark real change.
📅Saturday, 7th June 2025
🕘9:30-16:00
📌City South Campus
Tickets: £10 each (includes coffee and lunch)
Register now:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-si…
Public Health at BCU retweeted
Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Football, intergenerationality, and place-based community connectedness in post-industrial English towns
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester
£35,116 to £39,355
Closes 18/05
jobs.ac.uk/job/DMX317/postdo…
Public Health at BCU retweeted
Birmingham City University has launched an ambitious new initiative to help small businesses, charities, and community organisations across the West Midlands access vital funding to upskill their workforce.
Through its Apprenticeship Levy Share Scheme, the University will cover 100% of apprenticeship training and assessment costs for eligible employers.
Professor David Mba, Vice-Chancellor of BCU, said: “This scheme is about more than just funding – it's about building a stronger, more inclusive workforce.
“We’re proud to use our levy to invest in local talent, champion social mobility, and help businesses thrive as part of our 2030 strategy.”
Read more 👉 bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/b…
Fatima- our BCU graduate spoke about her journey studying the Master of Public Health (MPH) and how it has shaped her career.
@BCUHELS
@HELS_Success
@MyBCU
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This week is #DeafAwarenessWeek. Here are some communication tips to help you #BeDeafAware.
It's important to ask the person you’re communicating with what their preferences are and if they have tips they find helpful.
For more advice, visit rnid.org.uk/information-and-…
ALT Text reads 'Tips to help you communicate with someone who is deaf or has hearing loss.'
ALT An illustration of 2 people sat on a sofa. They are looking directly at each other. Text reads 'Face to face. Make sure you are facing the person you are talking to. This will make it easier for people to lip-read.'
ALT An illustration of two people talking to each other. Text reads 'Speak clearly. Avoid shouting, or speaking too fast or unnecessarily slow.'
ALT An illustration of a person using a pencil and paper. Text reads 'Write it down. Try using a pen and paper or a notes app on your smartphone to write what you want to say.'
Public Health at BCU retweeted
Everyone deserves the chance to live a healthy life.
But not everyone is accessing NHS Health Checks equally.
With help from community orgs, @MyBCU researchers led by @drmzh, commissioned by B'ham Public Health, asked: What’s stopping you?
Full report: birmingham.gov.uk/info/50266…
ALT What's stopping people from getting NHS Health Checks? Language barriers, lack of appointment flexibility, awareness of NHS Health Check offer, distrust of healthcare system. The solutions: enhancing cultural competence and building trust, improving communication and language support, strengthening follow-up support, increasing accessibility through community-based delivery.
Public Health at BCU retweeted
What makes you happy?
We asked staff and students @MyBCU during our World Health Day event & the answers were: Family, Food, Money, Exercise, Peace of mind.
Happiness looks different for everyone, but one thing is true:
Kindness = happiness.
@BCUPublicHealth
@BCUHELS
Public Health at BCU retweeted
☕Join us for a warm cup of tea and engaging conversations at our Tea and Talk event!☕
📅Date: 3rd April, Thursday
🕑Time: 12-13:30
📌Location: Seacole Building, Zone 1B
Drop by for a chat, gain valuable insights and enjoy some free refreshments!
Public Health at BCU retweeted
We ❤️ Birmingham Botanical Gardens!
BCU and Birmingham Botanical Gardens have formed a partnership to promote the benefits of plants on people, places and the planet 🌼🌍
The collaboration includes innovative opportunities for learning and research, and through the partnership, staff and students are also able to enter the Gardens for free!
Located just a short distance from BCU's City South Campus, the Gardens are a 15-acre Grade II listed landscape, which houses one of the UK’s most significant historic Botanic Gardens with more than 10,000 plants - the largest collection of its kind in the Midlands 🎍
Public Health at BCU retweeted
We hosted 2 incredible events: 'Enlightening Ramadan & fostering wellbeing @MyBCU. These gatherings united 400+ students and staff across faiths, departments, and faculties to celebrate Ramadan🌙✨ and share a meal. @BCUSU
@imogeendenton @BCUPublicHealth @BCUPressOffice
#IAMBCU
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I am pleased to announce my achievement of Senior Fellowship with @AdvanceHE. This recognition honours my service across multiple educational sectors, from primary through to higher education, with particular focus on my work at @MyBCU &
@UniWestminster. @BCUPublicHealth
The Home Office says the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM), with a punishment of up to five years in prison.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8d9…
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Local Authority Research Practitioner
South Gloucestershire Council
Yate
£39,513 - £42,708
Closes 02/02
careers.southglos.gov.uk/job…
Public Health at BCU retweeted
PhD Studentship: Changing the Game: A Youth-driven Co-design Approach to Exploring Gendered Environments in Girls’ Football
Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership (University of Nottingham)
Closes 24/02
jobs.ac.uk/job/DLP939/phd-st…
Public Health at BCU retweeted
#ScarletFever is usually a mild illness but can be serious if left untreated
It's highly contagious and mostly affects young children🧒
If you think you or your child has symptoms - contact your #WestMidlands GP practice
bit.ly/ScarletFeverInfo
GPs and other healthcare professionals in England should help identify potential problem gambling, in the same way they look for alcohol and smoking addiction, new guidance says.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8x…
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Public Health at BCU retweeted
ICYMI: #Norovirus is increasing across the country
Prevent the spread of #Noro in the #WestMidlands
#WashYourHands regularly with soap + warm water especially after toilet trips 🚽+ before preparing food
Try not to prep food for others + remember alcohol gels won’t kill noro
Norovirus activity has increased again. 📈
Norovirus is incredibly infectious, so if you’re feeling unwell stay home for 48 hours after symptoms stop as you are still infectious during this time. 🏠
ALT Norovirus lab reports in England, by week. Data from 1 July 2024 to 20 January 2025. The data shows a peak in late November, decreasing over the festive period, then a continued rise since. Source: Second-Generation-Surveillance System (SGSS)
Public Health at BCU retweeted
Discrimination is rooted in fear and ignorance. Speak out for #ZeroDiscrimination.
Let’s come together to #EndDiscrimination and celebrate diversity, tolerance & inclusion.
buff.ly/4anOYNW
@UNAIDS
Public Health at BCU retweeted
“I have decided to stick to love…Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
Martin Luther King's dream of equality, justice and peace inspires us to build a fairer society, and a love-centered world.
#MLKDay
