West Midlands

GB hockey team - made entirely of graduates and students - ends long wait for a medal

Great Britain's women's hockey team - which is made up entirely of graduates and students - made history this evening, by winning the country's first Olympic medal in the sport for two decades.

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Hockey Girls celebrate

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

University of Wolverhampton celebrates London 2012 with photo montage

University of Wolverhampton students and staff have produced a photographic montage to celebrate the values of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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University of Wolverhampton's photo montage celebrating London 2012

Students and alumni provide more than 60% of Team GB’s medals at London 2012

Team Further and Higher Education is still going strong in fourth place on our unique London 2012 medal table, providing more than 60% of Team GB's medals so far at this summer’s Olympic Games.

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Sir Chris Hoy with second London 2012 gold medal

Students enter Dragons' Olympic Den in National University Entrepreneur competition

The Olympic-themed final of the National University Entrepreneur (NUE) competition was held in the capital recently to coincide with London 2012 where four finalists faced each other in a Dragons' Den competition.

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Dragon's Olympic Den