Family Community
We are delighted to welcome you to our Family Community. Throughout the course of your son or daughter’s degree, we would like to keep you up to date with news from the University and invite you to events to meet fellow parents, guardians and family members, as well as many of our alumni.
Members of our Family Community will receive:
- The annual mailing of our Old Joe alumni magazine
- Invitations to University events, including the Vale Bonfire Night fireworks and the University's Community Day
The University of Birmingham has ambitious plans for the future, including significant investment in a student experience and employability strategy. The University offers a comprehensive selection of competitive internships, as well as an elite Alumni Leadership and Mentoring Programme for current students.
If you would like some advice on supporting a family member with the transition to university, please visit the University of Birmingham's Welcome guide webpages. Our Confidentiality policy is also available to read.
You can find the latest relevant news stories below.
Latest news from the Family Community
18 March 2024
The University English Book Prize, which recognises an "outstanding first monograph" of literary criticism by a UK-based academic
18 March 2024
Creating a successful circular economy for plastics will help the economy as well as the environment, and the UK Government has a pivotal role to play.
18 March 2024
The latest People, Power, Politics episode features a conversation between Prof Marlies Glasius and CEDAR’s Licia Cianetti about authoritarian practices
18 March 2024
Leading academics and experts from the University of Birmingham’s College of Arts and Law have been announced as part of this year’s Hay Festival lineup.