Walking through Paradise to see bright things happen

These sunny days in September have been a welcome bonus. As I step off my train at New Street, Birmingham heading up the escalator into Grand Central, I walk past the ebb and flow of early morning commuters and find myself on Stephenson Street with the sun lighting up the buildings. From here there are probably 2 or 3 routes to get to Centenary Square but I have stuck with walking past the coffee shops (not a coincidence) and walking through the new Paradise Birmingham development.

From here, as you walk through Paradise you can start to see the Library of Birmingham appear, also the Birmingham Rep, The Hyatt Regency and across the road The Exchange comes into view, nestled between the HSBC UK building to the side and HMRC building at the back. There are many other ways to get here of course (other nearby stations are available) but this has been my preferred choice from the cross city line past University station.

PhD researcher Alix Johnstone-Morfoisse wins UoB Engineers in Business competition

Congratulations to PhD student Alix Johnstone-Morfoisse who won £3,000 in the University of Birmingham round of the Engineers in Business competition. The competition is being run by the Engineers in Business Fellowship and Alix who studies Physics and Astronomy will now be entered into the national competition known as Champion of Champions Final round for a chance to win £10,000.

Alix submitted her idea 'Simply Radiation' which offers a first-of-a-kind tool to estimate robots failure under radiation by combining classic radiation modelling and failure.

Alix Morfoisse...

'The Engineers in Business Competition has so far been a transformative experience. Having started only recently to think about my idea as a potential business, I was challenged to take it to the next level and evolve it into a viable business proposal. This experience has enabled me to consider entrepreneurship as a next step in my career. The Sainsbury Management Fellow mentor will be invaluable in this journey and I am grateful for the support the University of Birmingham B-Enterprising team has provided'

The competition was supported by the University of Birmingham's College of Engineering and Physcial Sciences and the B-Enterprising Team and together we wish Alix well in the grand final.   

Congratulations also to Team Robinhood who came second in the competition and Altitude Capital who came third.