University College Birmingham is an English university located in Birmingham. Along with Newman University, it was granted full university status in 2012. It is affiliated with Warwick University. In the 2022 WhatUni Student Choice Awards, the institution was named ‘University of the Year,’ as well as first in the ‘Student Support’ category. The institution is located in the heart of Birmingham and provides vocational and academic education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Hospitality and culinary arts, hairdressing and beauty, tourism, commercial enterprise, marketing, business management, accounting, finance, events management, sports management, sports medicine, sports therapy, and Early Years education are all fields of specialization at the institution. The university has buildings at Summer Row and Newhall Street, as well as the Postgraduate Centre at George Street. In addition, the university has halls of residence, with space for 872 students, at The Maltings and Cambrian Hall, which are both situated just off Broad Street, the main entertainment district in the city. The new development at The Maltings also includes a sports hall, shop and student bar, Joshuas.