School Overview
Our early history dates back to the merger of five separate colleges into Birmingham City Polytechnic in 1971.
In 2007, the university changed its name to Birmingham City University and adopted a new logo, a redesign of the tiger badge used by the University of Central England at Birmingham, which itself originally came from the Birmingham Business School Institution, one of the founders of Birmingham Polytechnic.
Since 2011, the University has made significant investments in its properties and facilities to create a campus fit for the future. Three major new developments have emerged on the downtown campus: the Parkside Building for Design and Media Students, which opened in 2013; The Curzon building houses business, law and social science courses, as well as a new library, IT and student support facilities opened in 2015; Our new Music building for the Royal Birmingham Conservatory of Music opened in 2017. A new expansion at our City South campus opened in 2018 to house education, sports and life sciences programs.
