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Future jewellery experts and gemmologists have visited Fellows in recent days to gain an understanding of the auction world. Students from Birmingham City University studying a BSc in Gemmology and Jewellery Studies are gearing up for their final year exams, and they have come to Fellows Auctioneers to assist in their studies. The visit has been spent studying various jewels Fellows have up for auction and practicing valuations. Michelle McCormick, lecturer of Gemmology & Jewellery Studies at BCU, said: “This was a great opportunity for the students to come in and see some amazing jewellery. Fellows let us choose whichever jewellery we wanted from an upcoming sale and we picked 20 lots for students to value. We are appreciative of Fellows who give us amazing support when we wish to come and visit.” “We have a good relationship with Fellows, and it is great to have links with companies in the Jewellery Quarter which will always be a benefit to students of the university. Our course offers a really good range and it sets the students up in the long term, some even go on to do a Masters. We have ambitious students at BCU, some want to work in laboratories, and one even mentioned to me they would like to open their own diamond mine. We have even had students who have worked for Fellows, which is amazing.”