Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University (BCU) is a public university in the city of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England, whose roots reach back to the Birmingham Government School of Design founded in 1843.伯明翰城市大学（Birmingham City University，缩写 BCU）是位于英格兰西米德兰兹郡伯明翰的一所公立大学，其渊源可追溯至 1843 年创办的伯明翰政府设计学校。

It became a polytechnic in 1971 and gained university status in 1992, and today teaches around 31,800 students across four faculties based mainly on two campuses in the city.该校 1971 年成为理工学院，1992 年获大学地位，如今主要依托市内两个校区、通过四个学院教授约 31,800 名学生。

Its motto is the Latin phrase "Age Quod Agis", meaning "do what you are doing", and it is the second largest of the city's five universities.其校训为拉丁文「Age Quod Agis」，意为「专注于你正在做的事」；该校为伯明翰五所大学中规模第二大者。

History

• The university traces its origins to the Birmingham Government School of Design, which opened in October 1843 as a municipal art school.该校起源于 1843 年 10 月开办的伯明翰政府设计学校，最初是一所市立美术学校。
• A Birmingham School of Architecture facility was opened in 1908, expanding the city's provision for design education.1908 年，伯明翰建筑学校设施启用，扩展了这座城市的艺术设计教育供给。
• The Birmingham School of Music developed as a department of the Birmingham and Midland Institute around 1859.伯明翰音乐学院约在 1859 年发展为伯明翰与米德兰研究院的一个系。
• In 1967 the City of Birmingham Education Committee was invited to submit a scheme to bring several local colleges together into a polytechnic.1967 年，伯明翰市教育委员会受邀提交方案，拟将本地数所学院合并组建一所理工学院。
• The polytechnic was finally established in 1971, designated by Education Secretary Margaret Thatcher as the City of Birmingham Polytechnic, the 27th in the United Kingdom.理工学院最终于 1971 年成立，由教育大臣玛格丽特·撒切尔命名为伯明翰市理工学院，是英国第 27 所理工学院。
• It was formed from five colleges, including the Birmingham College of Art and Design, the Birmingham School of Music, the Birmingham College of Commerce, and the South and North Birmingham Technical Colleges.该校由五所学院组建而成，包括伯明翰艺术与设计学院、伯明翰音乐学院、伯明翰商学院以及南、北伯明翰技术学院。
• Its new Perry Barr campus, begun in 1971, became the centre of the polytechnic, while constituent colleges remained scattered across the city.1971 年动工的佩里巴尔新校区成为理工学院的中心，而各组成学院仍分散于城市各处。
• In 1972 fashion and textile courses were heavily oversubscribed, with 100 applications for every 30 places, reflecting its early strength in art and design.1972 年，时装与纺织专业报名远超名额，每 30 个名额收到 100 份申请，体现其在艺术设计领域的早期优势。
• In 1975 three more colleges were added, namely Anstey College of Physical Education (1897), Bordesley College of Education (1963) and the City of Birmingham College of Education (1948).1975 年又并入三所学院，即安斯蒂体育学院（1897 年）、博德斯利教育学院（1963 年）与伯明翰市教育学院（1948 年）。
• In 1988 the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design was created by merging the polytechnic's Faculty of Art and Design with Bournville College of Art, bringing together more than 10,000 artworks.1988 年，理工学院艺术设计系与伯恩维尔艺术学院合并，组建伯明翰艺术与设计学院（BIAD），汇集逾 10,000 件艺术作品。
• Following the Education Reform Act of 1989, the polytechnic left local authority control and became an independent corporation with charitable status.1989 年《教育改革法》之后，理工学院脱离地方教育局管辖，成为具有慈善地位的独立法人机构。
• The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 allowed polytechnics to adopt the title of university, and the Privy Council approved the name University of Central England in Birmingham on 16 June 1992.1992 年《继续与高等教育法》允许理工学院改用大学称号，枢密院于 1992 年 6 月 16 日批准校名「伯明翰中央英格兰大学」。
• In 1995 the Birmingham and Solihull College of Nursing and Midwifery and the West Midlands School of Radiography were absorbed, and the Birmingham School of Jewellery opened on Vittoria Street.1995 年，伯明翰与索利哈尔护理及助产学院和西米德兰放射学院并入该校，伯明翰珠宝学院在维托里亚街开办。
• The Faculty of Engineering and Computer Technology provided the basis for the Technology Innovation Centre created in 2000.工程与计算机技术系为 2000 年创建的科技创新中心奠定了基础。
• In November 2003 the university pursued a merger with Aston University that would have created an institution of 32,000 students, but the proposal was rejected that December.2003 年 11 月，该校曾谋求与阿斯顿大学合并，拟组建一所拥有 32,000 名学生的机构，但该提案于当年 12 月被否决。
• After a contested rebranding process, the university changed its name from UCE Birmingham to Birmingham City University on 1 October 2007, a choice backed by 48.2 percent of voters.经历一场有争议的更名后，该校于 2007 年 10 月 1 日由 UCE Birmingham 更名为伯明翰城市大学，该名称获 48.2% 投票者支持。
• The rebranding, including new signage and stationery, cost 285,084 pounds, and the current logo reworks the tiger crest from the former Birmingham College of Commerce.此次品牌重塑（含新标志与文具）耗资 285,084 英镑，现行校徽沿用了原伯明翰商学院的虎形纹章。
• Since 2011 the university has moved most of its operations into central Birmingham, beginning to wind down the long-standing Perry Barr site.自 2011 年起，该校将大部分教学迁入伯明翰市中心，并逐步缩减历史悠久的佩里巴尔校区。
• At the City Centre Campus the Parkside Building for design and media students opened in 2013 and the Curzon Building for business, law and social science opened in 2015.在市中心校区，面向设计与媒体学生的帕克塞德大楼 2013 年启用，容纳商科、法律与社会科学课程的柯曾大楼 2015 年启用。
• Demolition of the Perry Barr campus began in 2018 and was completed by the summer of 2019, leaving the university with two main city sites.佩里巴尔校区的拆除自 2018 年开始，至 2019 年夏完工，该校由此仅保留两个主要城区校区。
• A history of the university, "Birmingham City University: A History in 100 Images" by Professor David Roberts, was published in November 2025, charting its development from 1843.由大卫·罗伯茨教授撰写的校史《伯明翰城市大学：百图史》于 2025 年 11 月出版，勾勒其自 1843 年以来的发展轨迹。

Academics

• The university is organised into four faculties covering arts, design and media, business, law and social sciences, computing, engineering and the built environment, and health, education and life sciences.该校设四个学院，分别涵盖艺术设计与媒体、商科法律与社会科学、计算机工程与建筑环境，以及健康教育与生命科学。
• Within these faculties sit schools including the School of Art, the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, the Business School and the School of Law and Social Sciences.其下设有多个学院与学校，包括艺术学校、皇家伯明翰音乐学院、商学院以及法律与社会科学学院。
• The School of Architecture, Built Environment, Computing and Engineering has departments of architecture and built environment, computer science, and engineering.建筑、建成环境、计算机与工程学院下设建筑与建成环境系、计算机科学系与工程系。
• The former Faculty of Arts, Design and Media was created in 2014 by merging the Faculty of Performance, Media and English with the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design.原艺术、设计与媒体学院于 2014 年由表演、媒体与英语系同伯明翰艺术与设计学院合并而成。
• The School of Nursing and Midwifery includes departments of adult nursing, mental health and learning disability nursing, and midwifery and children's health.护理与助产学院包括成人护理系、精神健康与学习障碍护理系，以及助产与儿童健康系。
• The Birmingham City Business School offers courses in accounting, finance and economics, business and management, and marketing.伯明翰城市商学院开设计算、金融与经济，工商管理，以及市场营销等课程。
• In 2002 the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine joined the university to strengthen nurse training for Ministry of Defence students.2002 年，皇家国防医学中心加入该校，为国防部学员强化护理培训。
• The university has five Centres of Research Excellence, which are the main focus of its research activity.该校设有五个卓越研究中心，构成其科研活动的主要重心。
• Following the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, more than 70 percent of the university's submitted research was judged to be of international standard and 15 percent world leading.在 2008 年科研评估后，该校提交的成果逾 70% 被评为达到国际水准、15% 为世界领先。
• Its art and design submission ranked among the ten highest in the country, and Birmingham Conservatoire was rated one of the top three conservatoires and the best outside London.其艺术设计学科成果位列全国前十；伯明翰音乐学院被评为全国三强音乐学院之一，并是伦敦以外最佳者。
• The university was ranked 63rd nationally on average assessment scores in that research assessment exercise.在那一轮科研评估中，该校按平均分位列全国第 63 位。
• The university runs access and foundation programmes through an international network of associated universities and further education colleges, helping overseas students prepare for UK degrees.该校通过一个由关联大学与继续教育学院组成的国际网络开办预科与升学衔接课程，帮助海外学生为英国学位课程做准备。
• Its teaching is spread across art and design, business, the built environment, computing, education, engineering, English, healthcare, law, the performing arts, social sciences and technology, and many courses are accredited by professional bodies.其教学涵盖艺术设计、商科、建成环境、计算机、教育、工程、英语、医疗、法律、表演艺术、社会科学与技术，许多课程还获专业机构认证。
• The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Junior Department provides tuition to more than 200 young musicians aged 3 to 18 in classical, chamber, North Indian and jazz music.皇家伯明翰音乐学院少年部为 200 多名 3 至 18 岁的青少年乐手提供古典、室内乐、北印度与爵士乐教学。
• The university's international intake is the highest in the Birmingham area, with more than 5,000 international students studying on campus.该校国际生源规模居伯明翰地区之首，逾 5,000 名国际学生在校学习。
• Four libraries across the campuses hold around 950,000 books and 9,000 print and electronic journals, with the Curzon Library housing the Conservatoire's collection.各校区共四座图书馆，藏书约 95 万册、印刷与电子期刊 9,000 种，其中柯曾图书馆收藏音乐学院的馆藏。

Campus

• The City Centre Campus centres on Millennium Point and includes the Parkside Building (2013) and the Curzon Building (2015), the latter housing the library and the Students' Union.市中心校区以千禧点为枢纽，包含帕克塞德大楼（2013 年）与柯曾大楼（2015 年），后者设有图书馆与学生联合会。
• The City South Campus in Edgbaston is the hub for health, education and life sciences, based mainly in the Mary Seacole Building on Westbourne Road, which also provides a moderate amount of student accommodation.位于埃奇巴斯顿的城南校区是健康、教育与生命科学的教学枢纽，主要以西本路的玛丽·西科尔大楼为基地，该处亦提供一定数量的学生住宿。
• A 150-million-pound extension to the City Centre Campus, part of Birmingham's Eastside development, opened in two phases between 2013 and 2015.市中心校区一项造价 1.5 亿英镑的扩建工程，作为伯明翰东区开发的组成部分，于 2013 至 2015 年分两期启用。
• By September 2017 the university had invested approximately 220 million pounds in campus infrastructure while moving into the city centre.截至 2017 年 9 月，该校在迁入市中心的同时已投入约 2.2 亿英镑用于校园基础设施。
• The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, a purpose-built concert venue, opened in 2017 near New Street and Moor Street railway stations.皇家伯明翰音乐学院新楼是一座专门建造的音乐厅，2017 年在纽街与摩尔街火车站附近落成。
• Other sites include the School of Jewellery on Vittoria Street in the Jewellery Quarter and the School of Fine Art on Margaret Street.其他校区包括珠宝区维托里亚街上的珠宝学校，以及玛格丽特街上的美术学校。
• In 2023 the 72-million-pound STEAMhouse opened on the former Belmont Works site, becoming the new home for computing, engineering and the built environment.2023 年，造价 7,200 万英镑的 STEAMhouse 在前贝尔蒙特工厂旧址落成，成为计算机、工程与建筑环境学科的新址。
• The Doug Ellis Sports Centre, named after the former Aston Villa chairman, opened on 4 January 2010 with a fitness suite, workout classes and a sports hall.以阿斯顿维拉前主席道格·埃利斯命名的道格·埃利斯体育中心于 2010 年 1 月 4 日启用，设有健身区、团操课程与体育馆。
• University Locks, a hall of residence beside the City Centre Campus, and privately owned halls such as Jennens Court and Curzon Gateway provide student accommodation.紧邻市中心校区的大学宿舍「University Locks」以及詹宁斯院、柯曾门等私营宿舍，为学生提供住宿。
• The Benjamin Zephaniah building, formerly University House, near the City Centre Campus, houses professional service departments.位于市中心校区附近的本杰明·泽法尼亚大楼（原大学大楼）容纳各行政服务部门。
• The International Project Space, an art gallery at the Bournville Centre for Visual Arts, and Ruskin Hall in Bournville, home to the Birmingham School of Acting, are among further sites.位于伯恩维尔视觉艺术中心的国际项目空间（IPS）画廊，以及伯恩维尔、伯明翰表演学校所在的拉斯金馆，是该校的另外两处场所。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings, Birmingham City University is placed in the 1001 to 1200 band globally, a tied range for this cycle.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，伯明翰城市大学位列全球第 1001-1200 位区间（并列区间）。
• The university ranked in the 801 to 1000 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.该校在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中位于 801-1000 位区间。
• It ranked 1,351st in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking.该校在 2026-2027 年度《美国新闻》全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1,351 位。
• Birmingham City University did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, so no placement applies for that ranking.伯明翰城市大学未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名，该榜无相应名次。
• The university has five Centres of Research Excellence, and its art and design research was judged among the ten highest ranked in the country in the 2008 exercise.该校设有五个卓越研究中心，其艺术设计研究在 2008 年评估中被评为全国前十之列。
• Birmingham Conservatoire was rated one of the top three conservatoires in the country and the best outside London in the same assessment, a result that helped define its reputation in music.在同一轮评估中，伯明翰音乐学院被评为全国三强音乐学院之一，且为伦敦以外最佳者，这一结果有助于确立其在音乐领域的声誉。
• Many of its courses are accredited by Creative Skillset, and the university is the Midlands' accredited training centre for Apple's Final Cut editing software, holding Avid Mentor status for post-production.该校许多课程获创意技能协会认证，是米德兰兹地区苹果 Final Cut 剪辑软件的认证培训中心，并在后期制作方面持有 Avid 导师资格。
• For health and social care the university was recognised as a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and has an on-site virtual operating suite, the first at an English university.在健康与社会护理领域，该校获评教学卓越中心，并拥有英格兰大学中首个校内虚拟手术室。
• OpenAlex records 13,925 scholarly works by Birmingham City University affiliated authors with 264,039 cumulative citations.OpenAlex 收录伯明翰城市大学作者学术成果 13,925 篇，累计被引 264,039 次。
• In the Smithers-Robinson League Table for initial teacher training, Birmingham City University and three other institutions are consistently ranked in the top ten.在斯米瑟斯-罗宾逊初任教师培训排行榜中，伯明翰城市大学与另三所院校长期位列前十。

Student life

• The university's motto is "Age Quod Agis", a Latin phrase meaning "do what you are doing", inherited through its institutions' histories.该校校训为拉丁文「Age Quod Agis」，意为「专注于你正在做的事」，承袭自其前身机构的历史。
• Roughly half of the university's full-time students come from the West Midlands, and a large proportion of these are from ethnic minorities.该校约半数全日制学生来自西米德兰兹，其中相当比例来自少数族裔群体。
• For 2009 entry applications rose by 37 percent from 2008, with almost six applications per place and a typical entry tariff of 112 UCAS points.2009 年入学的申请量较 2008 年增长 37%，平均约六个申请者竞争一个名额，典型录取标准为 112 个 UCAS 积分。
• Birmingham City University Students' Union (BCUSU), affiliated with the National Union of Students, is based at the City Centre Campus.伯明翰城市大学学生联合会（BCUSU）隶属于英国全国学生联合会，总部设在市中心校区。
• The student magazine Polygon dates from the 1980s and was revived in 2019, while the award-winning student radio station Scratch Radio broadcasts on DAB in the city.学生杂志《多边形》始自 1980 年代、于 2019 年复刊；获奖的学生电台 Scratch Radio 以 DAB 在市内播出。
• The union holds annual elections for five full-time sabbatical officers who run the union and serve as its company directors, and all students are automatically members of the union.该学生联合会每年选举五名全职带薪干事，负责运营联合会并担任其董事；全体学生自动成为联合会成员。
• The polytechnic's student radio, then called Radio G, was runner-up in the 1989 Guardian/NUS Student Media Awards.当时名为 Radio G 的理工学院学生电台，曾在 1989 年《卫报》/全国学生联合会学生媒体奖中获亚军。
• The university has the highest intake of international students in the Birmingham area, giving its student community a strongly international character alongside a large local recruitment base.该校国际学生招收规模居伯明翰地区之首，使其学生群体在庞大的本地生源之外更具鲜明的国际化特征。

Notable people

• Margaret Thatcher, then Education Secretary, designated the new City of Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971, the 27th polytechnic in the United Kingdom.时任教育大臣玛格丽特·撒切尔于 1971 年批准设立新的伯明翰市理工学院，为英国第 27 所理工学院。
• William Kenrick, the polytechnic's first chairman of governors when it formed in 1971, is commemorated by the Kenrick Library added to the Perry Barr site in the early 1980s.威廉·肯里克在 1971 年理工学院成立时出任首任校董会主席，1980 年代初佩里巴尔校区增设的肯里克图书馆即以他命名。
• Kevin Warwick, a scientist known for his work on cybernetics and human-machine interfaces, has taught at the university.以控制论与人机接口研究著称的科学家凯文·沃里克曾在该校任教。
• Novelist Jim Crace, whose work has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, has been associated with the university as a writer.小说家吉姆·克雷斯曾获布克奖提名，与该大学有写作方面的渊源。
• Comedian Frank Skinner, a leading figure in British comedy, graduated from the institution's predecessor in the performing arts.英国喜剧界的领军人物弗兰克·斯金纳自该校前身机构的表演艺术专业毕业。
• John Taylor, founder and bass guitarist of the band Duran Duran, studied at the institution before the band's rise in the 1980s.杜兰杜兰乐队创始人兼贝斯手约翰·泰勒在乐队于 1980 年代成名前就读于该校。
• Fashion designer Betty Jackson, an internationally renowned designer, is among the university's notable graduates in art and design.国际知名时装设计师贝蒂·杰克逊是该校艺术设计领域的杰出毕业生之一。
• Architect Laurie Baker (1917-2007), known for low-cost architecture in India, studied at the institution's forerunner.以印度低成本建筑著称的建筑师劳里·贝克（1917-2007）曾就读于该校前身机构。
• Patrick le Quément, former chief designer at Renault, trained in design at the university.雷诺前首席设计师帕特里克·勒·凯芒曾在该校接受设计训练。
• Charlie Stayt, a BBC news presenter, and Marverine Cole, a Sky News presenter, are among the university's graduates in broadcast journalism.英国广播公司新闻主播查理·斯泰特与天空新闻主播玛弗琳·科尔，均属该校新闻传播专业的毕业生。
• Saiman Miah, a graduate, designed the five-pound Olympic coins issued for the London 2012 Olympic Games.该校毕业生赛曼·米亚设计了为 2012 年伦敦奥运会发行的 5 英镑纪念硬币。
• Barbara Walker, a British artist known for her portrait drawings, is a graduate of the university's art and design tradition.以肖像绘画著称的英国艺术家芭芭拉·沃克，出自该校艺术设计专业的传统。
• Paul Bradshaw, a leading figure in data journalism and online journalism, has taught at the university.在数据新闻与网络新闻领域颇具影响的保罗·布拉德肖曾在该校任教。
• Ade Adepitan, the television presenter and Paralympian, was announced as the university's chancellor on 14 August 2024.电视主持人和残奥选手阿德·阿德皮坦于 2024 年 8 月 14 日获宣布出任该校校监。