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National Sealife Centre
The National Sealife Centre , a state-of-the-art facility designed by Sir Norman Foster, is the largest inland aquarium in England; it swarms with exotic marine life. There's a sea-horse breeding facility - if you're lucky you might get a rare glimpse of a male sea horse delivering his thousand babies. The otter sanctuary is also a favourite with kids.
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Birmingham City University
At Birmingham City University the emphasis is firmly on getting its graduates into work. From health care to music, via media, acting and art, students study highly vocational degrees. Its eight campuses are dotted around Birmingham, providing mini-enclaves of specialist learning, each with strong faculty atmospheres.
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Birmingham Back to Backs
This is a cluster of restored working people’s houses, the only survivor of 20,000 courts of similar homes built during the 19th century for the city’s rapidly expanding working class. The tour winds through four houses, revealing the interesting stories of those who lived here between the 1840s and the 1970s.
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Aston University
Aston University may be small, but you could say it’s perfectly formed. Its relatively small number of students creates a friendly, community feel, while its tree-dotted campus is in the city centre, no more than 10 minutes walk from all of the city’s major facilities.
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University College Birmingham
With 7400 students, this friendly, city-centre university college specialises in vocational degree and postgraduate programmes and practical FE qualifications. Within six months of graduating 92% of students are employed or in full time education.
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Aston Villa Stadium Tour
On the Aston Villa Stadium Tour you get to nosey around the dressing rooms, sit on the manager’s bench and see a slice of life pitch-side.
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Newman University College
At just 2800 students, Newman has an intimate feel. Lecturers and students debate and discuss issues – essential for true insight.
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West Midlands Waterways
Provides information on hiring canal boats; a short walk along the canal from the National Indoor Arena.
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Second City Canal Cruises
Narrow-boat tours of Birmingham's canals lasting anything from one hour to two days, leaving from the Gas St Basin.
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Sherborne Wharf
Nostalgic narrow-boat cruises from the quayside by the International Convention Centre.
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Birmingham Conservatoire
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The Shakespeare Express
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Big Brum Buz
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University of Birmingham
At the University of Birmingham, big is beautiful. The city’s largest university occupies a visually stunning 250-acre campus, 10 minutes’ train ride from the centre. Students tend to be high-flyers, with alumni ranging from prime ministers to Olympic gold medallists. Teaching is delivered by world-leading experts in their fields, and the university makes a major contribution to the intellectual, cultural and economic wealth of the city – and the UK.
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