West Midlands

Win £4,000 to bring alive your Big Dance short film

Big Dance, a UK-wide celebration of dance, is back for its fifth year from 17th to 20th May 2013 and you can take part in your community as well as enter a competition to win £4,000 to make your short dance film idea become a reality.

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Highlights of Big Dance 2012 in London

Usain Bolt thanks University of Birmingham for helping him make Olympic history

The fastest man in the world Usain Bolt thanked the University of Birmingham for helping him make history last night by becoming the first man to defend both the 100m and 200m titles at an Olympic Games.

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Usain Bolt at London 2012

Watch Podium’s video reports as universities host hundreds of London 2012 athletes

Scores of universities and colleges around the UK have been hosting hundreds of athletes from more than 50 of the nations competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Podium has been out filming, interviewing and covering a selection of them.

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University of Surrey training camp

University of Birmingham hosts Team Jamaica training session to public ahead of London 2012

The University of Birmingham hosted an open training session on Tuesday as part of its role as temporary home to the Jamaican track and field team.

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University of Birmingham_Team Jamaica

Student volunteers at the University of Birmingham ready and waiting for the arrival of Team Jamaica this weekend

After months of intense preparation, the University of Birmingham is ready to open its doors to the Jamaican sprint superstars as they arrive for their pre-Games training camp this weekend.

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University of Birmingham Pre-Games Training Camp