Job and career opportunities for young people are "not growing, they're shrinking", with one in six set to be long-term N.E.E.T. (Not in Education, Employment or Training) in five years unless action is taken, a review has found.

Birmingham City University (BCU) has officially launched the UK's first ever Professor of Public Humanities - a landmark role designed to bring the arts and humanities closer to the public and to help tackle growing community divisions.

Thousands of people have told a parliamentary inquiry that they did not understand the terms and conditions on their student loans before they took them out.

A Birmingham school has partnered with the non-profit Madrina to ensure that no young person misses their prom due to the cost of an outfit.

Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany officially launched their Educating Linda program in Ghana in partnership with The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana & Ambassador of “Merck Foundation More Than a Mother”, H.E. Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama.

Additive manufacturing researchers at the University of Wolverhampton (UoW) have secured a share of £1.35 million in national research funding to help develop new ways of keeping electronic devices cool, an issue that affects everything from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems.