Chamber Patrons Chamber Patrons Greater Birmingham Chambers’ leading supporters
Students on the first Birmingham- focused music industries degree course have been given an introduction to the city’s musical landscape, to mark the start of the three-year programme. Birmingham City University’s BA
Music Industries course leader Matt Grimes and Dr Iain Taylor, along with lecturer Dr Asya Draganova, delivered a three-hour walking tour of the city centre – famed for its metal, pop, bhangra and grime heritage. The tour familiarised the new
cohort with venues, studios, retailers, history and people across the Digbeth, Southside and Westside areas. Along the route, students were
introduced to music industry professionals from Tiger Bam Communications, The MJR Group, Brum Radio and Birmingham Music Coalition. Matt Grimes said: “We have ambitions to grow the course alongside the rapidly expanding talent in the city-region. We want our graduates to remain in the city and continue contributing to Birmingham’s music scenes.”
University’s commitment to the city By Jessica Brookes
The University of Birmingham is “unflinchingly committed to the social, economic development of the city”. Vice-chancellor Professor Sir
David Eastwood discussed the university’s investment and development plans at a gathering of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce patrons. The event took place at the
university’s Hornton Grange building, part of the refurbished Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre complex. Professor Eastwood said that by
2022 the university will have spent £1bn on developments across the city. Among those include the Battery Park development in Selly Oak which will be transformed into a Life Sciences Park in close range of University Hospitals Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Women’s Hospital, the Institute of Translational Medicine and University of Birmingham’s medical school.
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Committed to Brum: Chamber president Saqib Bhatti, Professor Sir David Eastwood and Paul Faulkner
Professor Eastwood said: “That is
the kind of level of investment you need to have if you want to be competitive as a global university. “We are enormously proud of
what we are contributing here, and we are enormously proud that we think that we have played a part in the renaissance of the city. “There is much still to do, but I
think that you can be reassured that the University of Birmingham
will continue not only a strong partner, but unflinchingly committed to the social, economic development of the city.” Paul Faulkner, chief executive of
GBCC, said: “The university is one of the anchor institutions of Birmingham. It is a fantastic time for Birmingham, and it is undeniably clear that the University of Birmingham is part of the city’s continued and future success.”
HSBC earmarks funds for West
Midlands SMEs HSBC UK has launched a £1.1bn lending fund to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the West Midlands – including £600m for Birmingham businesses. It is part of a wider £14bn fund
for SMEs across the UK, which includes increased ring-fenced pots for international businesses and for the agriculture sector. The allocation for international
business has been doubled to £2bn to help companies grow overseas, while the agriculture pot has increased to £1bn from £300m. Over the past 12 months, HSBC
UK has supported ambitious business such as Wednesbury- based Sirus Automotive, the UK’s leading provider of upfront wheelchair accessible vehicles. Fran Howell, HSBC regional
director for Corporate Banking in the West Midlands, said: “The launch of this fund shows our commitment to support SMEs across Birmingham and the West Midlands.”
Contact: Henrietta Brealey T: 0121 274 3266
Students’ lesson in musical history
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