Alumni news and events

From new research discoveries to the fascinating lives of our former students, there's always something interesting going on at Birmingham.

You can read the latest stories from the Alumni Office below, search our entire news archive or join our online alumni community, your.bham now. And if you want to update us on what you've been up to or catch up with old friends, check out our Class notes.

Front cover of autumn 2017 edition of Old Joe magazineYou can also view the latest edition of Old Joe online - the official magazine for Birmingham's alumni and friends, featuring exclusive videos, photo galleries and competitions. Previous editions are also available to read.

27 October 2023

Professor Trybus on ESA procurement reform

IEL Director Professor Martin Trybus attended a meeting at the European Space Agency (ESA) European Space Agency Headquarters in Paris on 1 September 2023.

27 October 2023

The Ben Pattison Memorial PhD Prize

Dr Ben Pattison sadly passed away at the age of 40 in March 2020. Ben was an exceptional ESRC funded CHASM Doctoral Researcher at Birmingham from 2012-2015.

19 October 2023

Why recycle? Recycle Week 2023

Only 20% of plastics worldwide are recycled. It is therefore important to consider that recycling alone cannot be the solution for the plastic waste problem.

07 October 2023

PiFORUM23

The Piscopia Initiative recently hosted the annual PiFORUM at the University of Birmingham - an event aimed at women and non-binary researchers in Mathematics.

03 October 2023

Confuse the law, protect the aggressor

In this post on the Brmingham Law School research blog, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili critiques the ICRC’s approach on international armed conflicts