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In brief Selected groups of students have been welcomed back to the campus of Birmingham City University to complete their degrees or progress their studies for the first time in months. New restrictions, procedures
and guidance have been put into place to ensure the safety of invited staff and students at campuses in the city centre and Edgbaston. Up to 1,500 students are expected to take advantage of the reopening. Professor Clare Mackie, deputy
vice-chancellor at Birmingham City University, said: “We hope the gradual return to campus will be one of positivity, marking an important step forward for our students who are completing or progressing their studies.”
Research into potential treatments for children with coronavirus symptoms is underway thanks to £20,000 of funding from Birmingham Children’s Hospital charity. The new disease, known as
PIMS-TS, has occurred in children previously infected with the virus. Scientists at University of Birmingham are undertaking detailed analysis on samples taken from children at Birmingham Children’s Hospital to understand why the disease has occurred and to recommend the best treatments. Louise McCathie, director of
fundraising at the charity, said: “Our Children’s Hospital has a long history of world-leading medical research and we are proud to be supporting this pioneering investigation.”
Wesleyan, the specialist financial services provider, has announced that Gillian Cass will become its new chief financial officer later this year, subject to regulatory approval. Gillian is currently CFO of
Customer Savings & Investments and Operations at M&G plc (previously Prudential plc). In addition to her financial
duties, Gillian will have accountability for Wesleyan’s Company Secretary and Strategy teams and will be a member of the Society Board. Gillian said: “I am really looking
forward to joining Wesleyan later this year to play a key role in delivering the strategic plans they have in place.”
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Two of Birmingham’s biggest conference and events venues are to reopen in October. Millennium Point and the NEC will welcome back
conference and events guests from 1 October after receiving the green light from Government. Rebecca Delmore, commercial director at Millennium
Point, said: “We are thrilled to hear that conferences and indoor events can start to take place from the 1 October, and that we now have a confirmed timescale that we
can work to, to enable us to support our events customers. “We typically welcome thousands of visitors through
our doors each month, but our events business has understandably been hit hard over the last few months.” Ian Taylor, acting managing director of NEC Group
Conventions and Exhibitions, said: “The NEC will be open for business on 1 October and we look forward to once again hosting great events at our venue.”
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Midland Heart gets back to building
Housing association Midland Heart has restarted its work to deliver much-needed new affordable homes. The 33,000-home landlord has worked with developers
across the region to reopen 23 of its 28 active sites so far, which together will provide more than 1,000 new homes. The projects that were paused during the Covid-19
restrictions range from an almost-complete development of 52 homes in Bushby, Leicestershire, to a retirement scheme in Lichfield. All sites that are back at work have put in place extra safety measures including strict social distancing, to keep workers safe. Chris Miller, director of development for Midland Heart, said:
“While the pandemic has rightly been at the forefront of everyone’s minds in recent months, the national housing shortage hasn’t gone away. “Safety on site is our top priority, so from the early days of
lockdown we’ve been working with our development partners on plans to safely reopen sites as soon as housebuilding was allowed to resume. “Some of these properties are just weeks away from being
handed over to their new occupants, so we’re really pleased that we’ve been able to get back to the business of delivering good quality affordable homes to people who need them.”
Back to work: Senior project manager Wendy Jones gets back on site in Uttoxeter
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