Events Introduction to Intellectual Property DatesMonday 14 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline LGBTQ+ Allies workshop (open session) DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom- registration required Online Family Fun - Volcanoes: Inside and Out DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (11:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registration Search for: Search All eventsPerformanceLectures, Talks and WorkshopsCulture and AttractionsResearch 13Dec Success is a journey not a destination DatesMonday 13 December 2021 (10:00) - Wednesday 23 February 2022 (17:00)DescriptionStudents at King Edward VI High School for Girls have observed artefacts in the Lapworth Museum and produced work in a range of media.This exhibition celebrates process rather than outcome. 12Jan Medici2022 DatesWednesday 12 January (09:00) - Wednesday 6 April 2022 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage 26Jan Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 26 January 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth College). 28Jan Lecture-Recital 2: Rhapsodies and Fantasies DatesFriday 28 January 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist Kenneth Hamilton returns for his annual January lecture-recitals and introduces some of the most rhapsodically imaginative pieces in the piano repertoire. 31Jan Get into Teaching DatesMonday 31 January 2022 (17:00-18:00)LocationZoomDescriptionOur Get into Teaching session will provide you with a wealth of information on how to get into teaching and how to apply for training. 1Feb Library display - LGBTQ+ history month; Politics in Art DatesTuesday 1 February (09:00) - Friday 18 February 2022 (17:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, display Main Library atrium and will feature print and ebooks on the theme of Politics in Art to link with the official theme 1Feb Road-Test of the Library's LGBTQ+ Resources DatesTuesday 1 February (10:00) - Monday 28 February 2022 (17:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionOnline resources, library, LGBTQ+ history month 2Feb Who are the Audiences for Early Modern History? DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationZoomDescriptionA roundtable to question who the audiences are for early modern history and how can they be further broadened and engaged. 2Feb Professor Alastair Wilson Inaugural Lecture DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:30-19:15)LocationArts Building - Main Lecture Theatre - 1st Floor (R16 on campus map)DescriptionProfessor Alistair Wilson Inaugural Lecture - Ways and Whys 4Feb Linarol Consort: Baisiez moy DatesFriday 4 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Linarol Consort celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Josquin des Prez with a programme of chansons and instrumental music performed on viols of the early 16th century with soprano Héloïse Bernard. 7Feb LGBTQ+ Mentoring Scheme Launch Event DatesMonday 7 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, mentoring scheme, student, and recent graduates 9Feb Reflections on 'Forging Ahead' at the Black Country Living Museum DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionResearchers Simon Briercliffe and Elizabeth Thomson will be joining us from the Black Country Living Museum to reflect on the ways in which their research has contributed to the 'Forging Ahead' project at the Museum. 9Feb Sexuality & STEM in the past & present: an LGBTQ+ history month event DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (18:00-19:00)Location143 Bromsgrove Street, B5 6RG, Digbeth, The LoftDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event. discuss relations between queerness and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), both past and present. 10Feb Rainbow Network event: Me in 3 (My path to career success - the highs, the lows and everything in between) DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event, Rainbow network, staff networks, me in 3. career path to date and reflect on their leadership journey 10Feb LGBTIQ+ students with a refugee status DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (19:00-20:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionwebinar of the Virtual EDI Festival 2022, bringing students and staff together to embrace the diversity of our community and ignite broader conversations for a more inclusive university community and society. 11Feb Staff Networks, branching out event : Mindfulness DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, Staff networks, branching out, mindfulness 11Feb Gonzaga Band: Alla Milanese DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGonzaga Band perform a programme exploring the connections and relationships between musicians at the heart of the Milanese scene for experimental music in the late-Renaissance/early-Baroque transition, c.1590-1620. 12Feb University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSaturday 12 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University's period instrument orchestra present music by Boccherini, W F Bach, and Haydn in their annual concert. 14Feb Introduction to Intellectual Property DatesMonday 14 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionFor University of Birmingham academics and researchers. Join our specialist speaker Dr Chris Moore of HGF Intellectual Property Specialists, for this informative 16Feb LGBTQ+ Allies workshop (open session) DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionThe LGBTQ Ally Scheme is for staff who wish to proactively support their LGBTQ colleagues achieve equality in the workplace and contribute to an inclusive community for students. 16Feb Researching Black British Histories DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPostgraduate researchers Saffron East (History, UCL), Sue Lemos (History, Warwick), and Montaz Marche (History, Birmingham) will be joining us to discuss their current research on Black British histories. 17Feb Women's network LGBTQ+ history month book club DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionBook Club! We'll be reading White Girls by Hilton Als as part of the University of Birmingham LGBTQ+ History Month events series. 17Feb B-Flim - Moonlight: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (R21)DescriptionMOONLIGHT: SCREENING BLACK QUEER YOUTH, coming-of-age story about a young gay Black boy. 17Feb MOONLIGHT: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (G15) - University of BirminghamDescriptionGuest lecture and screening of Moonlight (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) with Dr Maria Flood (Liverpool). 18Feb Oxford Lieder: wom3n DatesFriday 18 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionScottish mezzo Rowan Hellier is joined by Oxford Lieder Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch, to celebrate the wealth of contemporary female composers. 22Feb "Lesvia. The Herstory of Eressos" DatesTuesday 22 February 2022 (17:00-18:15)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionThe event aims at presenting the forthcoming documentary by Greek filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou based on the history of Eressos, a village in Lesbos which has been visited by hundreds of lesbians since the 1970s. 23Feb oSTEM Conference: STEM, LGBTQ & You 2022 DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (09:00-17:30)LocationOnline and in-personDescriptionLGBTQ conference, STEM 23Feb Online Family Fun - Volcanoes: Inside and Out DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (11:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis FEBRUARY HALF TERM join the Lapworth Museum of Geology ONLINE and discover all about volcanoes. 23Feb Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Elly Vintiadis (American College of Greece). 23Feb Roundtable on Classics and 'the Other' DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (16:00-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how the relationship between Classics and social and political identities and national cultures has recently been much debated 23Feb Riot Ensemble feat. Gośka Isphording DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionLeading contemporary music group, Riot Ensemble, give their Barber Concerts debut. Their work focuses on commissioning new works, and the members of Riot are some of the top European soloists in the field of New Music. 24Feb Legislating Conversion Therapy DatesThursday 24 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionConversion therapy,controversial,contemporary society, criminalisation and its retention. meaningful and illuminating debate about the myriad of ethical, legal, religious, political, societal,perspectives on this issue. 25Feb Theo Plath and Aris Blettenberg DatesFriday 25 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTheo Plath is a vibrant young bassoonist who is principal of Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and was a prize winner at the YCAT auditions in London. He is joined by Aris Blettenberg for their Barber Concerts debut. 28Feb How to be an active LGBTQ+ Ally (for EDI leads & existing allies) DatesMonday 28 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom eventDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, allies workshop 1Mar Spinout Life Stories DatesTuesday 1 March 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin two University of Birmingham academics who have successfully created spinout companies. Andrew Dove of 4D Biomaterials and Tim Naughton of Salinity Solutions will share their business life stories with you. 2Mar Academic writing skills (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis Academic Writing masterclass will develop the key skills that are needed for successful planning and structuring of a written assignment. 2Mar Implantable devices for the localised treatment of brain tumours (Years 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass covering the treatment of brain tumours. 2Mar Mechanical Engineering (Years 10-13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionA masterclass introducing students to the study of mechanics and design engineering 2Mar The German Currency Reform 1948 - Myth, Reality and (Cold War) Impact (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionHistory masterclass exploring the German Currency Reform 1948 2Mar Try a new language! (Session 1, Years 9-11) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass providing students with an introduction to studying languages at university 2Mar The Baltic States and the interwar slump - a panel discussion DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionThe Baltic States gained independence as a consequence of the First World War. In this panel discussion, the speakers examine how these new states responded to – and were transformed by – the Great Depression. 4Mar Chetham's School of Music DatesFriday 4 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionListen to the classical music stars of the future as we hear a selection of the finest students from Chetham's School of Music. 9Mar Criminal Law: Streetlaw (Years 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionLaw masterclass for GCSE students which will focus on areas of criminal law which are particularly relevant to young people, such as joint enterprise, police stop and search powers or criminal sentencing. 9Mar Making a murderer? (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the social, psychological and environmental drivers behind violent crime. 9Mar More than Skin Deep: Genetic Skin Disease (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass looking at genetic skin disease. 9Mar Russia, climate change, and governance (Years 12 &13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring Russia's approach to the climate change issue 9Mar Using maths to survive the zombie apocalypse (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will show students how to develop mathematical models and look at ways to ensure the human race survives if (and when) the zombies attack! 9Mar Historical Understandings of Mental Illness DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionEmily Betz (History, St Andrews), Angus Gowland (History, UCL), Leonard Smith (Applied Health Research, Birmingham) and Erin Sullivan (Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion 11Mar The Hermes Experiment DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome back the Hermes Experiment for a programme that includes a selection from Ruari Paterson-Achenbach's to sleep on it. 11Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese enthusiastic student instrumental choirs present an eclectic programme of original works and arrangements in this relaxed evening concert. 11Mar BEAST @ Centrala DatesFriday 11 March (19:30) - Saturday 12 March 2022 (22:00)LocationCentralaDescriptionWe take BEAST into the city for this Centrala take-over weekend and welcome sound artists, composers, and researchers for two evening gigs. 12Mar Wind Band DatesSaturday 12 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe largest of the Music Society's instrumental ensembles, University Wind Band brings together student musicians from across the whole campus. 13Mar New Music Ensemble DatesSunday 13 March 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionDaniele Rosina conducts the University's contemporary music group, New Music Ensemble. 14Mar University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesMonday 14 March 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA selection of student early music ensembles present their annual lunchtime concert with the support of guest tutors who are leaders in their field. 16Mar Are footballers wimps? (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass during which students will learn about the research process and gain an understanding of how the sensation of pain is generated. 16Mar Boost up your languages! (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass provides an opportunity for students studying A level French, German or Spanish to practice their language skills. 16Mar How to read a Shakespeare play (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass where students will learn about Shakespeare. 16Mar Outbreak control (Years 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass centring around the control of an outbreak of infectious disease in a hospital setting. 16Mar Starting a free composition project (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass offering students the opportunity to compose a piece of music 16Mar Tackling Justice with Science: The Environmental Health Crisis (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will explore themes around environmental health 16Mar What is populism and why is it so popular? (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will discuss Populism as a form of politics which has attracted a lot of support over the past two decades. 16Mar Building Dogopolis: Dogs and Humans in Modern London, New York and Paris DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionChris Pearson (History, Liverpool) will be speaking on the integration of dogs into the urban landscape of London, New York, and Paris between 1800 and 1939. 18Mar Elodie Chousmer-Howelles and Stella Marie Lorenz DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionElodie Chousmer-Howelles is establishing herself as one of the most versatile young musicians of her generation. 18Mar Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese three Music Society ensembles join forces for an entertaining evening of brass band and choral music. 19Mar A Musical Heritage DatesSaturday 19 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationTown Hall, BirminghamDescriptionThe University of Birmingham has played a key role in the musical life of the City. We celebrate this rich musical heritage with a performance. 20Mar University Camerata DatesSunday 20 March 2022 (13:00-19:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMA Choral Conducting students direct University Camerata as part of their recital assessments. This concert is free and unticketed, and is an opportunity to see the choral leaders of the future in action. 23Mar Child-centric youth justice research (Year 12 &13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will introduce students to youth justice policy and practice. 23Mar Discover smart materials (Year 10) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass in which students can learn about Materials Science and Engineering. 23Mar Exoplanets and the habitable zone (Year 10 & 11) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass focusing on astronomy. 23Mar Studying Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass where students will learn about topics from across the full spectrum of sport, exercise and rehabilitation sciences. 23Mar The importance of genetics in ensuring food security for the future (Year 10 - 13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to the subject of genetics and food security 23Mar Try a new language! (Session 2, Years 9-11) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass providing students with an introduction to studying languages at university 23Mar Midlands and Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century and Today DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionJo-Ann Curtis (Birmingham Museums Trust), Jane Gallagher (Ironbridge Gorge Museums), Duncan Frankis (Newman University) and Manu Sehgal (University of Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion 23Mar Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Heather Logue (University of Leeds). 23Mar Tippett Quartet and Emma Abbate DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Tippett Quartet make a welcome return to Barber Concerts and are joined by acclaimed pianist Emma Abbate. 24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive. 25Mar Jazz Orchestra feat. Sara Colman DatesFriday 25 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University of Birmingham Jazz Orchestra and special guest artist, Sara Colman, perform brand new arrangements from the plethora of music that has inspired Sara's career to date. 26Mar University Chorus and Birmingham Symphonic Brass DatesSaturday 26 March 2022 (19:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJulian Wilkins directs the University Chorus for this showcase performance and welcomes leading brass composer and ensemble director Stephen Roberts and Birmingham Symphonic Brass in this joint concert. 27Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 27 March 2022 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra present this afternoon performance which features one of the joint winners of the Music Society's soloist prize, Eloise Yates. 30Mar The Economics of Happiness (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the Economics of Happiness from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective. 30Mar The two-hour movie challenge! (Years 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionPractical masterclass where students can script, plan, shoot and edit a short film in 2 hours. 30Mar Thinking about genes and gene sequences by looking at bacterial plasmids (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to working with DNA 30Mar Who looks after our teeth and why? (Years 10-13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will discuss careers in Dental Surgery and Dental Hygiene and Therapy, as well as oral health in general. 30Mar Write like an Egyptian (Years 7-9) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to the basics of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system. 30Mar Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionDavid Berliner (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Mondes Contemporains, Université Libre de Bruxelles) will be joining us to discuss his work on 'Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography'. 4Apr Introduction to Consultancy DatesMonday 4 April 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin University of Birmingham Enterprise, Consultancy Services, and find out how you can make your expertise, and knowledge available to industry, non-profit organisations, public sector organisations and governments. 6Apr Cold War Civil Rights: A Historical Debate (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass focusing on the civil rights movement and the cold war. 6Apr International negotiations (Year 12) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will help students understand how politics within countries and between countries are inter-related 6Apr Rethinking Educational Futures (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass during which students will analyse and critique education in the present to explore how we might re-imagine the future of education 6Apr So you want to be a scientist! (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the role of the scientist 7Apr Call for papers: Mapping Interdisciplinarity: Finding our Way DatesThursday 7 April 2022 (00:01-23:59)LocationLiberal Arts and Natural Sciences, University of BirminghamDescriptionInterdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Conference. 12Apr Critical Orwell: an online conference DatesTuesday 12 April (00:00) - Thursday 14 April 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis online conference hosted by the University of Birmingham is on George Orwell's writing, life, politics, and legacies. 26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region. 27Apr The Commonwealth Games: A Roundtable Discussion DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion on the meaning(s) of the Commonwealth Games through time (past, present, future) and how this relates to conversations about citizenship, race, and belonging in the shadow of the British empire. 27Apr Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Arianne Shahvisi (Brighton and Sussex Medical School). 28Apr Raising Icarus DatesThursday 28 April (19:30) - Saturday 30 April 2022 (21:30)LocationThe RepDescriptionRAISING ICARUS is a new chamber opera which breaks open the ancient myth to reveal its contemporary, psychological heart - how parental expectation and aspiration risk doing harm to our children. 14May Osun's Story DatesSaturday 14 May 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMaster multi-percussionist and Grammy award winner Lekan Babalola and multi-instrumentalist Kate Luxmoore combine forces with a narrator to create an evocative world in words, music and images. 16May Networking 'Who knows someone who?' DatesMonday 16 May 2022 (12:00-13:30)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionWhen ever you are embarking on a new path, direction or taking a route you have never taken before…you do not need to take that journey alone. Join our top 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford). 11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril. 28Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesTuesday 28 June (09:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality 2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home. 28Jan Lecture-Recital 2: Rhapsodies and Fantasies DatesFriday 28 January 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist Kenneth Hamilton returns for his annual January lecture-recitals and introduces some of the most rhapsodically imaginative pieces in the piano repertoire. 4Feb Linarol Consort: Baisiez moy DatesFriday 4 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Linarol Consort celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Josquin des Prez with a programme of chansons and instrumental music performed on viols of the early 16th century with soprano Héloïse Bernard. 11Feb Gonzaga Band: Alla Milanese DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGonzaga Band perform a programme exploring the connections and relationships between musicians at the heart of the Milanese scene for experimental music in the late-Renaissance/early-Baroque transition, c.1590-1620. 12Feb University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSaturday 12 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University's period instrument orchestra present music by Boccherini, W F Bach, and Haydn in their annual concert. 17Feb B-Flim - Moonlight: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (R21)DescriptionMOONLIGHT: SCREENING BLACK QUEER YOUTH, coming-of-age story about a young gay Black boy. 18Feb Oxford Lieder: wom3n DatesFriday 18 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionScottish mezzo Rowan Hellier is joined by Oxford Lieder Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch, to celebrate the wealth of contemporary female composers. 23Feb Riot Ensemble feat. Gośka Isphording DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionLeading contemporary music group, Riot Ensemble, give their Barber Concerts debut. Their work focuses on commissioning new works, and the members of Riot are some of the top European soloists in the field of New Music. 25Feb Theo Plath and Aris Blettenberg DatesFriday 25 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTheo Plath is a vibrant young bassoonist who is principal of Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and was a prize winner at the YCAT auditions in London. He is joined by Aris Blettenberg for their Barber Concerts debut. 4Mar Chetham's School of Music DatesFriday 4 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionListen to the classical music stars of the future as we hear a selection of the finest students from Chetham's School of Music. 11Mar The Hermes Experiment DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome back the Hermes Experiment for a programme that includes a selection from Ruari Paterson-Achenbach's to sleep on it. 11Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese enthusiastic student instrumental choirs present an eclectic programme of original works and arrangements in this relaxed evening concert. 11Mar BEAST @ Centrala DatesFriday 11 March (19:30) - Saturday 12 March 2022 (22:00)LocationCentralaDescriptionWe take BEAST into the city for this Centrala take-over weekend and welcome sound artists, composers, and researchers for two evening gigs. 12Mar Wind Band DatesSaturday 12 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe largest of the Music Society's instrumental ensembles, University Wind Band brings together student musicians from across the whole campus. 13Mar New Music Ensemble DatesSunday 13 March 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionDaniele Rosina conducts the University's contemporary music group, New Music Ensemble. 14Mar University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesMonday 14 March 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA selection of student early music ensembles present their annual lunchtime concert with the support of guest tutors who are leaders in their field. 18Mar Elodie Chousmer-Howelles and Stella Marie Lorenz DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionElodie Chousmer-Howelles is establishing herself as one of the most versatile young musicians of her generation. 18Mar Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese three Music Society ensembles join forces for an entertaining evening of brass band and choral music. 19Mar A Musical Heritage DatesSaturday 19 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationTown Hall, BirminghamDescriptionThe University of Birmingham has played a key role in the musical life of the City. We celebrate this rich musical heritage with a performance. 20Mar University Camerata DatesSunday 20 March 2022 (13:00-19:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMA Choral Conducting students direct University Camerata as part of their recital assessments. This concert is free and unticketed, and is an opportunity to see the choral leaders of the future in action. 23Mar Tippett Quartet and Emma Abbate DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Tippett Quartet make a welcome return to Barber Concerts and are joined by acclaimed pianist Emma Abbate. 24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive. 25Mar Jazz Orchestra feat. Sara Colman DatesFriday 25 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University of Birmingham Jazz Orchestra and special guest artist, Sara Colman, perform brand new arrangements from the plethora of music that has inspired Sara's career to date. 26Mar University Chorus and Birmingham Symphonic Brass DatesSaturday 26 March 2022 (19:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJulian Wilkins directs the University Chorus for this showcase performance and welcomes leading brass composer and ensemble director Stephen Roberts and Birmingham Symphonic Brass in this joint concert. 27Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 27 March 2022 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra present this afternoon performance which features one of the joint winners of the Music Society's soloist prize, Eloise Yates. 26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region. 28Apr Raising Icarus DatesThursday 28 April (19:30) - Saturday 30 April 2022 (21:30)LocationThe RepDescriptionRAISING ICARUS is a new chamber opera which breaks open the ancient myth to reveal its contemporary, psychological heart - how parental expectation and aspiration risk doing harm to our children. 14May Osun's Story DatesSaturday 14 May 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMaster multi-percussionist and Grammy award winner Lekan Babalola and multi-instrumentalist Kate Luxmoore combine forces with a narrator to create an evocative world in words, music and images. 11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril. 2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home. 26Jan Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 26 January 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth College). 2Feb Who are the Audiences for Early Modern History? DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationZoomDescriptionA roundtable to question who the audiences are for early modern history and how can they be further broadened and engaged. 2Feb Professor Alastair Wilson Inaugural Lecture DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:30-19:15)LocationArts Building - Main Lecture Theatre - 1st Floor (R16 on campus map)DescriptionProfessor Alistair Wilson Inaugural Lecture - Ways and Whys 9Feb Reflections on 'Forging Ahead' at the Black Country Living Museum DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionResearchers Simon Briercliffe and Elizabeth Thomson will be joining us from the Black Country Living Museum to reflect on the ways in which their research has contributed to the 'Forging Ahead' project at the Museum. 9Feb Sexuality & STEM in the past & present: an LGBTQ+ history month event DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (18:00-19:00)Location143 Bromsgrove Street, B5 6RG, Digbeth, The LoftDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event. discuss relations between queerness and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), both past and present. 10Feb Rainbow Network event: Me in 3 (My path to career success - the highs, the lows and everything in between) DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event, Rainbow network, staff networks, me in 3. career path to date and reflect on their leadership journey 10Feb LGBTIQ+ students with a refugee status DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (19:00-20:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionwebinar of the Virtual EDI Festival 2022, bringing students and staff together to embrace the diversity of our community and ignite broader conversations for a more inclusive university community and society. 14Feb Introduction to Intellectual Property DatesMonday 14 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionFor University of Birmingham academics and researchers. Join our specialist speaker Dr Chris Moore of HGF Intellectual Property Specialists, for this informative 16Feb Researching Black British Histories DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPostgraduate researchers Saffron East (History, UCL), Sue Lemos (History, Warwick), and Montaz Marche (History, Birmingham) will be joining us to discuss their current research on Black British histories. 17Feb Women's network LGBTQ+ history month book club DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionBook Club! We'll be reading White Girls by Hilton Als as part of the University of Birmingham LGBTQ+ History Month events series. 17Feb B-Flim - Moonlight: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (R21)DescriptionMOONLIGHT: SCREENING BLACK QUEER YOUTH, coming-of-age story about a young gay Black boy. 17Feb MOONLIGHT: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (G15) - University of BirminghamDescriptionGuest lecture and screening of Moonlight (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) with Dr Maria Flood (Liverpool). 22Feb "Lesvia. The Herstory of Eressos" DatesTuesday 22 February 2022 (17:00-18:15)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionThe event aims at presenting the forthcoming documentary by Greek filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou based on the history of Eressos, a village in Lesbos which has been visited by hundreds of lesbians since the 1970s. 23Feb oSTEM Conference: STEM, LGBTQ & You 2022 DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (09:00-17:30)LocationOnline and in-personDescriptionLGBTQ conference, STEM 23Feb Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Elly Vintiadis (American College of Greece). 23Feb Roundtable on Classics and 'the Other' DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (16:00-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how the relationship between Classics and social and political identities and national cultures has recently been much debated 24Feb Legislating Conversion Therapy DatesThursday 24 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionConversion therapy,controversial,contemporary society, criminalisation and its retention. meaningful and illuminating debate about the myriad of ethical, legal, religious, political, societal,perspectives on this issue. 1Mar Spinout Life Stories DatesTuesday 1 March 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin two University of Birmingham academics who have successfully created spinout companies. Andrew Dove of 4D Biomaterials and Tim Naughton of Salinity Solutions will share their business life stories with you. 2Mar The Baltic States and the interwar slump - a panel discussion DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionThe Baltic States gained independence as a consequence of the First World War. In this panel discussion, the speakers examine how these new states responded to – and were transformed by – the Great Depression. 9Mar Historical Understandings of Mental Illness DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionEmily Betz (History, St Andrews), Angus Gowland (History, UCL), Leonard Smith (Applied Health Research, Birmingham) and Erin Sullivan (Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion 16Mar Building Dogopolis: Dogs and Humans in Modern London, New York and Paris DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionChris Pearson (History, Liverpool) will be speaking on the integration of dogs into the urban landscape of London, New York, and Paris between 1800 and 1939. 23Mar Midlands and Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century and Today DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionJo-Ann Curtis (Birmingham Museums Trust), Jane Gallagher (Ironbridge Gorge Museums), Duncan Frankis (Newman University) and Manu Sehgal (University of Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion 23Mar Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Heather Logue (University of Leeds). 30Mar Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionDavid Berliner (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Mondes Contemporains, Université Libre de Bruxelles) will be joining us to discuss his work on 'Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography'. 4Apr Introduction to Consultancy DatesMonday 4 April 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin University of Birmingham Enterprise, Consultancy Services, and find out how you can make your expertise, and knowledge available to industry, non-profit organisations, public sector organisations and governments. 27Apr The Commonwealth Games: A Roundtable Discussion DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion on the meaning(s) of the Commonwealth Games through time (past, present, future) and how this relates to conversations about citizenship, race, and belonging in the shadow of the British empire. 27Apr Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Arianne Shahvisi (Brighton and Sussex Medical School). 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford). 13Dec Success is a journey not a destination DatesMonday 13 December 2021 (10:00) - Wednesday 23 February 2022 (17:00)DescriptionStudents at King Edward VI High School for Girls have observed artefacts in the Lapworth Museum and produced work in a range of media.This exhibition celebrates process rather than outcome. 12Jan Medici2022 DatesWednesday 12 January (09:00) - Wednesday 6 April 2022 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage 26Jan Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 26 January 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth College). 28Jan Lecture-Recital 2: Rhapsodies and Fantasies DatesFriday 28 January 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist Kenneth Hamilton returns for his annual January lecture-recitals and introduces some of the most rhapsodically imaginative pieces in the piano repertoire. 31Jan Get into Teaching DatesMonday 31 January 2022 (17:00-18:00)LocationZoomDescriptionOur Get into Teaching session will provide you with a wealth of information on how to get into teaching and how to apply for training. 1Feb Library display - LGBTQ+ history month; Politics in Art DatesTuesday 1 February (09:00) - Friday 18 February 2022 (17:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, display Main Library atrium and will feature print and ebooks on the theme of Politics in Art to link with the official theme 1Feb Road-Test of the Library's LGBTQ+ Resources DatesTuesday 1 February (10:00) - Monday 28 February 2022 (17:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionOnline resources, library, LGBTQ+ history month 2Feb Who are the Audiences for Early Modern History? DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationZoomDescriptionA roundtable to question who the audiences are for early modern history and how can they be further broadened and engaged. 2Feb Professor Alastair Wilson Inaugural Lecture DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:30-19:15)LocationArts Building - Main Lecture Theatre - 1st Floor (R16 on campus map)DescriptionProfessor Alistair Wilson Inaugural Lecture - Ways and Whys 4Feb Linarol Consort: Baisiez moy DatesFriday 4 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Linarol Consort celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Josquin des Prez with a programme of chansons and instrumental music performed on viols of the early 16th century with soprano Héloïse Bernard. 7Feb LGBTQ+ Mentoring Scheme Launch Event DatesMonday 7 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, mentoring scheme, student, and recent graduates 9Feb Reflections on 'Forging Ahead' at the Black Country Living Museum DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionResearchers Simon Briercliffe and Elizabeth Thomson will be joining us from the Black Country Living Museum to reflect on the ways in which their research has contributed to the 'Forging Ahead' project at the Museum. 9Feb Sexuality & STEM in the past & present: an LGBTQ+ history month event DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (18:00-19:00)Location143 Bromsgrove Street, B5 6RG, Digbeth, The LoftDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event. discuss relations between queerness and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), both past and present. 10Feb Rainbow Network event: Me in 3 (My path to career success - the highs, the lows and everything in between) DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event, Rainbow network, staff networks, me in 3. career path to date and reflect on their leadership journey 10Feb LGBTIQ+ students with a refugee status DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (19:00-20:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionwebinar of the Virtual EDI Festival 2022, bringing students and staff together to embrace the diversity of our community and ignite broader conversations for a more inclusive university community and society. 11Feb Staff Networks, branching out event : Mindfulness DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, Staff networks, branching out, mindfulness 11Feb Gonzaga Band: Alla Milanese DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGonzaga Band perform a programme exploring the connections and relationships between musicians at the heart of the Milanese scene for experimental music in the late-Renaissance/early-Baroque transition, c.1590-1620. 12Feb University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSaturday 12 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University's period instrument orchestra present music by Boccherini, W F Bach, and Haydn in their annual concert. 14Feb Introduction to Intellectual Property DatesMonday 14 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionFor University of Birmingham academics and researchers. Join our specialist speaker Dr Chris Moore of HGF Intellectual Property Specialists, for this informative 16Feb LGBTQ+ Allies workshop (open session) DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionThe LGBTQ Ally Scheme is for staff who wish to proactively support their LGBTQ colleagues achieve equality in the workplace and contribute to an inclusive community for students. 16Feb Researching Black British Histories DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPostgraduate researchers Saffron East (History, UCL), Sue Lemos (History, Warwick), and Montaz Marche (History, Birmingham) will be joining us to discuss their current research on Black British histories. 17Feb Women's network LGBTQ+ history month book club DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionBook Club! We'll be reading White Girls by Hilton Als as part of the University of Birmingham LGBTQ+ History Month events series. 17Feb B-Flim - Moonlight: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (R21)DescriptionMOONLIGHT: SCREENING BLACK QUEER YOUTH, coming-of-age story about a young gay Black boy. 17Feb MOONLIGHT: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (G15) - University of BirminghamDescriptionGuest lecture and screening of Moonlight (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) with Dr Maria Flood (Liverpool). 18Feb Oxford Lieder: wom3n DatesFriday 18 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionScottish mezzo Rowan Hellier is joined by Oxford Lieder Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch, to celebrate the wealth of contemporary female composers. 22Feb "Lesvia. The Herstory of Eressos" DatesTuesday 22 February 2022 (17:00-18:15)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionThe event aims at presenting the forthcoming documentary by Greek filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou based on the history of Eressos, a village in Lesbos which has been visited by hundreds of lesbians since the 1970s. 23Feb oSTEM Conference: STEM, LGBTQ & You 2022 DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (09:00-17:30)LocationOnline and in-personDescriptionLGBTQ conference, STEM 23Feb Online Family Fun - Volcanoes: Inside and Out DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (11:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis FEBRUARY HALF TERM join the Lapworth Museum of Geology ONLINE and discover all about volcanoes. 23Feb Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Elly Vintiadis (American College of Greece). 23Feb Roundtable on Classics and 'the Other' DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (16:00-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how the relationship between Classics and social and political identities and national cultures has recently been much debated 23Feb Riot Ensemble feat. Gośka Isphording DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionLeading contemporary music group, Riot Ensemble, give their Barber Concerts debut. Their work focuses on commissioning new works, and the members of Riot are some of the top European soloists in the field of New Music. 24Feb Legislating Conversion Therapy DatesThursday 24 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionConversion therapy,controversial,contemporary society, criminalisation and its retention. meaningful and illuminating debate about the myriad of ethical, legal, religious, political, societal,perspectives on this issue. 25Feb Theo Plath and Aris Blettenberg DatesFriday 25 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTheo Plath is a vibrant young bassoonist who is principal of Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and was a prize winner at the YCAT auditions in London. He is joined by Aris Blettenberg for their Barber Concerts debut. 28Feb How to be an active LGBTQ+ Ally (for EDI leads & existing allies) DatesMonday 28 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom eventDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, allies workshop 1Mar Spinout Life Stories DatesTuesday 1 March 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin two University of Birmingham academics who have successfully created spinout companies. Andrew Dove of 4D Biomaterials and Tim Naughton of Salinity Solutions will share their business life stories with you. 2Mar Academic writing skills (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis Academic Writing masterclass will develop the key skills that are needed for successful planning and structuring of a written assignment. 2Mar Implantable devices for the localised treatment of brain tumours (Years 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass covering the treatment of brain tumours. 2Mar Mechanical Engineering (Years 10-13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionA masterclass introducing students to the study of mechanics and design engineering 2Mar The German Currency Reform 1948 - Myth, Reality and (Cold War) Impact (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionHistory masterclass exploring the German Currency Reform 1948 2Mar Try a new language! (Session 1, Years 9-11) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass providing students with an introduction to studying languages at university 2Mar The Baltic States and the interwar slump - a panel discussion DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionThe Baltic States gained independence as a consequence of the First World War. In this panel discussion, the speakers examine how these new states responded to – and were transformed by – the Great Depression. 4Mar Chetham's School of Music DatesFriday 4 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionListen to the classical music stars of the future as we hear a selection of the finest students from Chetham's School of Music. 9Mar Criminal Law: Streetlaw (Years 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionLaw masterclass for GCSE students which will focus on areas of criminal law which are particularly relevant to young people, such as joint enterprise, police stop and search powers or criminal sentencing. 9Mar Making a murderer? (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the social, psychological and environmental drivers behind violent crime. 9Mar More than Skin Deep: Genetic Skin Disease (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass looking at genetic skin disease. 9Mar Russia, climate change, and governance (Years 12 &13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring Russia's approach to the climate change issue 9Mar Using maths to survive the zombie apocalypse (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will show students how to develop mathematical models and look at ways to ensure the human race survives if (and when) the zombies attack! 9Mar Historical Understandings of Mental Illness DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionEmily Betz (History, St Andrews), Angus Gowland (History, UCL), Leonard Smith (Applied Health Research, Birmingham) and Erin Sullivan (Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion 11Mar The Hermes Experiment DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome back the Hermes Experiment for a programme that includes a selection from Ruari Paterson-Achenbach's to sleep on it. 11Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese enthusiastic student instrumental choirs present an eclectic programme of original works and arrangements in this relaxed evening concert. 11Mar BEAST @ Centrala DatesFriday 11 March (19:30) - Saturday 12 March 2022 (22:00)LocationCentralaDescriptionWe take BEAST into the city for this Centrala take-over weekend and welcome sound artists, composers, and researchers for two evening gigs. 12Mar Wind Band DatesSaturday 12 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe largest of the Music Society's instrumental ensembles, University Wind Band brings together student musicians from across the whole campus. 13Mar New Music Ensemble DatesSunday 13 March 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionDaniele Rosina conducts the University's contemporary music group, New Music Ensemble. 14Mar University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesMonday 14 March 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA selection of student early music ensembles present their annual lunchtime concert with the support of guest tutors who are leaders in their field. 16Mar Are footballers wimps? (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass during which students will learn about the research process and gain an understanding of how the sensation of pain is generated. 16Mar Boost up your languages! (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass provides an opportunity for students studying A level French, German or Spanish to practice their language skills. 16Mar How to read a Shakespeare play (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass where students will learn about Shakespeare. 16Mar Outbreak control (Years 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass centring around the control of an outbreak of infectious disease in a hospital setting. 16Mar Starting a free composition project (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass offering students the opportunity to compose a piece of music 16Mar Tackling Justice with Science: The Environmental Health Crisis (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will explore themes around environmental health 16Mar What is populism and why is it so popular? (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will discuss Populism as a form of politics which has attracted a lot of support over the past two decades. 16Mar Building Dogopolis: Dogs and Humans in Modern London, New York and Paris DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionChris Pearson (History, Liverpool) will be speaking on the integration of dogs into the urban landscape of London, New York, and Paris between 1800 and 1939. 18Mar Elodie Chousmer-Howelles and Stella Marie Lorenz DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionElodie Chousmer-Howelles is establishing herself as one of the most versatile young musicians of her generation. 18Mar Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese three Music Society ensembles join forces for an entertaining evening of brass band and choral music. 19Mar A Musical Heritage DatesSaturday 19 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationTown Hall, BirminghamDescriptionThe University of Birmingham has played a key role in the musical life of the City. We celebrate this rich musical heritage with a performance. 20Mar University Camerata DatesSunday 20 March 2022 (13:00-19:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMA Choral Conducting students direct University Camerata as part of their recital assessments. This concert is free and unticketed, and is an opportunity to see the choral leaders of the future in action. 23Mar Child-centric youth justice research (Year 12 &13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will introduce students to youth justice policy and practice. 23Mar Discover smart materials (Year 10) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass in which students can learn about Materials Science and Engineering. 23Mar Exoplanets and the habitable zone (Year 10 & 11) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass focusing on astronomy. 23Mar Studying Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass where students will learn about topics from across the full spectrum of sport, exercise and rehabilitation sciences. 23Mar The importance of genetics in ensuring food security for the future (Year 10 - 13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to the subject of genetics and food security 23Mar Try a new language! (Session 2, Years 9-11) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass providing students with an introduction to studying languages at university 23Mar Midlands and Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century and Today DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionJo-Ann Curtis (Birmingham Museums Trust), Jane Gallagher (Ironbridge Gorge Museums), Duncan Frankis (Newman University) and Manu Sehgal (University of Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion 23Mar Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Heather Logue (University of Leeds). 23Mar Tippett Quartet and Emma Abbate DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Tippett Quartet make a welcome return to Barber Concerts and are joined by acclaimed pianist Emma Abbate. 24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive. 25Mar Jazz Orchestra feat. Sara Colman DatesFriday 25 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University of Birmingham Jazz Orchestra and special guest artist, Sara Colman, perform brand new arrangements from the plethora of music that has inspired Sara's career to date. 26Mar University Chorus and Birmingham Symphonic Brass DatesSaturday 26 March 2022 (19:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJulian Wilkins directs the University Chorus for this showcase performance and welcomes leading brass composer and ensemble director Stephen Roberts and Birmingham Symphonic Brass in this joint concert. 27Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 27 March 2022 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra present this afternoon performance which features one of the joint winners of the Music Society's soloist prize, Eloise Yates. 30Mar The Economics of Happiness (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the Economics of Happiness from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective. 30Mar The two-hour movie challenge! (Years 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionPractical masterclass where students can script, plan, shoot and edit a short film in 2 hours. 30Mar Thinking about genes and gene sequences by looking at bacterial plasmids (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to working with DNA 30Mar Who looks after our teeth and why? (Years 10-13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will discuss careers in Dental Surgery and Dental Hygiene and Therapy, as well as oral health in general. 30Mar Write like an Egyptian (Years 7-9) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to the basics of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system. 30Mar Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionDavid Berliner (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Mondes Contemporains, Université Libre de Bruxelles) will be joining us to discuss his work on 'Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography'. 4Apr Introduction to Consultancy DatesMonday 4 April 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin University of Birmingham Enterprise, Consultancy Services, and find out how you can make your expertise, and knowledge available to industry, non-profit organisations, public sector organisations and governments. 6Apr Cold War Civil Rights: A Historical Debate (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass focusing on the civil rights movement and the cold war. 6Apr International negotiations (Year 12) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will help students understand how politics within countries and between countries are inter-related 6Apr Rethinking Educational Futures (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass during which students will analyse and critique education in the present to explore how we might re-imagine the future of education 6Apr So you want to be a scientist! (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the role of the scientist 7Apr Call for papers: Mapping Interdisciplinarity: Finding our Way DatesThursday 7 April 2022 (00:01-23:59)LocationLiberal Arts and Natural Sciences, University of BirminghamDescriptionInterdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Conference. 12Apr Critical Orwell: an online conference DatesTuesday 12 April (00:00) - Thursday 14 April 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis online conference hosted by the University of Birmingham is on George Orwell's writing, life, politics, and legacies. 26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region. 27Apr The Commonwealth Games: A Roundtable Discussion DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion on the meaning(s) of the Commonwealth Games through time (past, present, future) and how this relates to conversations about citizenship, race, and belonging in the shadow of the British empire. 27Apr Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Arianne Shahvisi (Brighton and Sussex Medical School). 28Apr Raising Icarus DatesThursday 28 April (19:30) - Saturday 30 April 2022 (21:30)LocationThe RepDescriptionRAISING ICARUS is a new chamber opera which breaks open the ancient myth to reveal its contemporary, psychological heart - how parental expectation and aspiration risk doing harm to our children. 14May Osun's Story DatesSaturday 14 May 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMaster multi-percussionist and Grammy award winner Lekan Babalola and multi-instrumentalist Kate Luxmoore combine forces with a narrator to create an evocative world in words, music and images. 16May Networking 'Who knows someone who?' DatesMonday 16 May 2022 (12:00-13:30)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionWhen ever you are embarking on a new path, direction or taking a route you have never taken before…you do not need to take that journey alone. Join our top 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford). 11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril. 28Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesTuesday 28 June (09:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality 2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home. 12Jan Medici2022 DatesWednesday 12 January (09:00) - Wednesday 6 April 2022 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage 26Jan Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 26 January 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth College). 1Feb Library display - LGBTQ+ history month; Politics in Art DatesTuesday 1 February (09:00) - Friday 18 February 2022 (17:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, display Main Library atrium and will feature print and ebooks on the theme of Politics in Art to link with the official theme 2Feb Who are the Audiences for Early Modern History? DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationZoomDescriptionA roundtable to question who the audiences are for early modern history and how can they be further broadened and engaged. 2Feb Professor Alastair Wilson Inaugural Lecture DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:30-19:15)LocationArts Building - Main Lecture Theatre - 1st Floor (R16 on campus map)DescriptionProfessor Alistair Wilson Inaugural Lecture - Ways and Whys 9Feb Reflections on 'Forging Ahead' at the Black Country Living Museum DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionResearchers Simon Briercliffe and Elizabeth Thomson will be joining us from the Black Country Living Museum to reflect on the ways in which their research has contributed to the 'Forging Ahead' project at the Museum. 10Feb Rainbow Network event: Me in 3 (My path to career success - the highs, the lows and everything in between) DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event, Rainbow network, staff networks, me in 3. career path to date and reflect on their leadership journey 14Feb Introduction to Intellectual Property DatesMonday 14 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionFor University of Birmingham academics and researchers. Join our specialist speaker Dr Chris Moore of HGF Intellectual Property Specialists, for this informative 16Feb Researching Black British Histories DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPostgraduate researchers Saffron East (History, UCL), Sue Lemos (History, Warwick), and Montaz Marche (History, Birmingham) will be joining us to discuss their current research on Black British histories. 17Feb Women's network LGBTQ+ history month book club DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionBook Club! We'll be reading White Girls by Hilton Als as part of the University of Birmingham LGBTQ+ History Month events series. 23Feb oSTEM Conference: STEM, LGBTQ & You 2022 DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (09:00-17:30)LocationOnline and in-personDescriptionLGBTQ conference, STEM 23Feb Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Elly Vintiadis (American College of Greece). 23Feb Roundtable on Classics and 'the Other' DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (16:00-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how the relationship between Classics and social and political identities and national cultures has recently been much debated 24Feb Legislating Conversion Therapy DatesThursday 24 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionConversion therapy,controversial,contemporary society, criminalisation and its retention. meaningful and illuminating debate about the myriad of ethical, legal, religious, political, societal,perspectives on this issue. 1Mar Spinout Life Stories DatesTuesday 1 March 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin two University of Birmingham academics who have successfully created spinout companies. Andrew Dove of 4D Biomaterials and Tim Naughton of Salinity Solutions will share their business life stories with you. 2Mar The Baltic States and the interwar slump - a panel discussion DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionThe Baltic States gained independence as a consequence of the First World War. In this panel discussion, the speakers examine how these new states responded to – and were transformed by – the Great Depression. 9Mar Historical Understandings of Mental Illness DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionEmily Betz (History, St Andrews), Angus Gowland (History, UCL), Leonard Smith (Applied Health Research, Birmingham) and Erin Sullivan (Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion 16Mar Building Dogopolis: Dogs and Humans in Modern London, New York and Paris DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionChris Pearson (History, Liverpool) will be speaking on the integration of dogs into the urban landscape of London, New York, and Paris between 1800 and 1939. 23Mar Midlands and Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century and Today DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionJo-Ann Curtis (Birmingham Museums Trust), Jane Gallagher (Ironbridge Gorge Museums), Duncan Frankis (Newman University) and Manu Sehgal (University of Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion 23Mar Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Heather Logue (University of Leeds). 30Mar Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionDavid Berliner (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Mondes Contemporains, Université Libre de Bruxelles) will be joining us to discuss his work on 'Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography'. 4Apr Introduction to Consultancy DatesMonday 4 April 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin University of Birmingham Enterprise, Consultancy Services, and find out how you can make your expertise, and knowledge available to industry, non-profit organisations, public sector organisations and governments. 12Apr Critical Orwell: an online conference DatesTuesday 12 April (00:00) - Thursday 14 April 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis online conference hosted by the University of Birmingham is on George Orwell's writing, life, politics, and legacies. 27Apr The Commonwealth Games: A Roundtable Discussion DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion on the meaning(s) of the Commonwealth Games through time (past, present, future) and how this relates to conversations about citizenship, race, and belonging in the shadow of the British empire. 27Apr Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Arianne Shahvisi (Brighton and Sussex Medical School). 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
LGBTQ+ Allies workshop (open session) DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom- registration required
Online Family Fun - Volcanoes: Inside and Out DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (11:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registration
13Dec Success is a journey not a destination DatesMonday 13 December 2021 (10:00) - Wednesday 23 February 2022 (17:00)DescriptionStudents at King Edward VI High School for Girls have observed artefacts in the Lapworth Museum and produced work in a range of media.This exhibition celebrates process rather than outcome.
12Jan Medici2022 DatesWednesday 12 January (09:00) - Wednesday 6 April 2022 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage
26Jan Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 26 January 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth College).
28Jan Lecture-Recital 2: Rhapsodies and Fantasies DatesFriday 28 January 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist Kenneth Hamilton returns for his annual January lecture-recitals and introduces some of the most rhapsodically imaginative pieces in the piano repertoire.
31Jan Get into Teaching DatesMonday 31 January 2022 (17:00-18:00)LocationZoomDescriptionOur Get into Teaching session will provide you with a wealth of information on how to get into teaching and how to apply for training.
1Feb Library display - LGBTQ+ history month; Politics in Art DatesTuesday 1 February (09:00) - Friday 18 February 2022 (17:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, display Main Library atrium and will feature print and ebooks on the theme of Politics in Art to link with the official theme
1Feb Road-Test of the Library's LGBTQ+ Resources DatesTuesday 1 February (10:00) - Monday 28 February 2022 (17:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionOnline resources, library, LGBTQ+ history month
2Feb Who are the Audiences for Early Modern History? DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationZoomDescriptionA roundtable to question who the audiences are for early modern history and how can they be further broadened and engaged.
2Feb Professor Alastair Wilson Inaugural Lecture DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:30-19:15)LocationArts Building - Main Lecture Theatre - 1st Floor (R16 on campus map)DescriptionProfessor Alistair Wilson Inaugural Lecture - Ways and Whys
4Feb Linarol Consort: Baisiez moy DatesFriday 4 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Linarol Consort celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Josquin des Prez with a programme of chansons and instrumental music performed on viols of the early 16th century with soprano Héloïse Bernard.
7Feb LGBTQ+ Mentoring Scheme Launch Event DatesMonday 7 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, mentoring scheme, student, and recent graduates
9Feb Reflections on 'Forging Ahead' at the Black Country Living Museum DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionResearchers Simon Briercliffe and Elizabeth Thomson will be joining us from the Black Country Living Museum to reflect on the ways in which their research has contributed to the 'Forging Ahead' project at the Museum.
9Feb Sexuality & STEM in the past & present: an LGBTQ+ history month event DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (18:00-19:00)Location143 Bromsgrove Street, B5 6RG, Digbeth, The LoftDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event. discuss relations between queerness and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), both past and present.
10Feb Rainbow Network event: Me in 3 (My path to career success - the highs, the lows and everything in between) DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event, Rainbow network, staff networks, me in 3. career path to date and reflect on their leadership journey
10Feb LGBTIQ+ students with a refugee status DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (19:00-20:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionwebinar of the Virtual EDI Festival 2022, bringing students and staff together to embrace the diversity of our community and ignite broader conversations for a more inclusive university community and society.
11Feb Staff Networks, branching out event : Mindfulness DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, Staff networks, branching out, mindfulness
11Feb Gonzaga Band: Alla Milanese DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGonzaga Band perform a programme exploring the connections and relationships between musicians at the heart of the Milanese scene for experimental music in the late-Renaissance/early-Baroque transition, c.1590-1620.
12Feb University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSaturday 12 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University's period instrument orchestra present music by Boccherini, W F Bach, and Haydn in their annual concert.
14Feb Introduction to Intellectual Property DatesMonday 14 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionFor University of Birmingham academics and researchers. Join our specialist speaker Dr Chris Moore of HGF Intellectual Property Specialists, for this informative
16Feb LGBTQ+ Allies workshop (open session) DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionThe LGBTQ Ally Scheme is for staff who wish to proactively support their LGBTQ colleagues achieve equality in the workplace and contribute to an inclusive community for students.
16Feb Researching Black British Histories DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPostgraduate researchers Saffron East (History, UCL), Sue Lemos (History, Warwick), and Montaz Marche (History, Birmingham) will be joining us to discuss their current research on Black British histories.
17Feb Women's network LGBTQ+ history month book club DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionBook Club! We'll be reading White Girls by Hilton Als as part of the University of Birmingham LGBTQ+ History Month events series.
17Feb B-Flim - Moonlight: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (R21)DescriptionMOONLIGHT: SCREENING BLACK QUEER YOUTH, coming-of-age story about a young gay Black boy.
17Feb MOONLIGHT: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (G15) - University of BirminghamDescriptionGuest lecture and screening of Moonlight (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) with Dr Maria Flood (Liverpool).
18Feb Oxford Lieder: wom3n DatesFriday 18 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionScottish mezzo Rowan Hellier is joined by Oxford Lieder Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch, to celebrate the wealth of contemporary female composers.
22Feb "Lesvia. The Herstory of Eressos" DatesTuesday 22 February 2022 (17:00-18:15)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionThe event aims at presenting the forthcoming documentary by Greek filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou based on the history of Eressos, a village in Lesbos which has been visited by hundreds of lesbians since the 1970s.
23Feb oSTEM Conference: STEM, LGBTQ & You 2022 DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (09:00-17:30)LocationOnline and in-personDescriptionLGBTQ conference, STEM
23Feb Online Family Fun - Volcanoes: Inside and Out DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (11:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis FEBRUARY HALF TERM join the Lapworth Museum of Geology ONLINE and discover all about volcanoes.
23Feb Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Elly Vintiadis (American College of Greece).
23Feb Roundtable on Classics and 'the Other' DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (16:00-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how the relationship between Classics and social and political identities and national cultures has recently been much debated
23Feb Riot Ensemble feat. Gośka Isphording DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionLeading contemporary music group, Riot Ensemble, give their Barber Concerts debut. Their work focuses on commissioning new works, and the members of Riot are some of the top European soloists in the field of New Music.
24Feb Legislating Conversion Therapy DatesThursday 24 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionConversion therapy,controversial,contemporary society, criminalisation and its retention. meaningful and illuminating debate about the myriad of ethical, legal, religious, political, societal,perspectives on this issue.
25Feb Theo Plath and Aris Blettenberg DatesFriday 25 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTheo Plath is a vibrant young bassoonist who is principal of Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and was a prize winner at the YCAT auditions in London. He is joined by Aris Blettenberg for their Barber Concerts debut.
28Feb How to be an active LGBTQ+ Ally (for EDI leads & existing allies) DatesMonday 28 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom eventDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, allies workshop
1Mar Spinout Life Stories DatesTuesday 1 March 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin two University of Birmingham academics who have successfully created spinout companies. Andrew Dove of 4D Biomaterials and Tim Naughton of Salinity Solutions will share their business life stories with you.
2Mar Academic writing skills (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis Academic Writing masterclass will develop the key skills that are needed for successful planning and structuring of a written assignment.
2Mar Implantable devices for the localised treatment of brain tumours (Years 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass covering the treatment of brain tumours.
2Mar Mechanical Engineering (Years 10-13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionA masterclass introducing students to the study of mechanics and design engineering
2Mar The German Currency Reform 1948 - Myth, Reality and (Cold War) Impact (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionHistory masterclass exploring the German Currency Reform 1948
2Mar Try a new language! (Session 1, Years 9-11) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass providing students with an introduction to studying languages at university
2Mar The Baltic States and the interwar slump - a panel discussion DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionThe Baltic States gained independence as a consequence of the First World War. In this panel discussion, the speakers examine how these new states responded to – and were transformed by – the Great Depression.
4Mar Chetham's School of Music DatesFriday 4 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionListen to the classical music stars of the future as we hear a selection of the finest students from Chetham's School of Music.
9Mar Criminal Law: Streetlaw (Years 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionLaw masterclass for GCSE students which will focus on areas of criminal law which are particularly relevant to young people, such as joint enterprise, police stop and search powers or criminal sentencing.
9Mar Making a murderer? (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the social, psychological and environmental drivers behind violent crime.
9Mar More than Skin Deep: Genetic Skin Disease (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass looking at genetic skin disease.
9Mar Russia, climate change, and governance (Years 12 &13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring Russia's approach to the climate change issue
9Mar Using maths to survive the zombie apocalypse (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will show students how to develop mathematical models and look at ways to ensure the human race survives if (and when) the zombies attack!
9Mar Historical Understandings of Mental Illness DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionEmily Betz (History, St Andrews), Angus Gowland (History, UCL), Leonard Smith (Applied Health Research, Birmingham) and Erin Sullivan (Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion
11Mar The Hermes Experiment DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome back the Hermes Experiment for a programme that includes a selection from Ruari Paterson-Achenbach's to sleep on it.
11Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese enthusiastic student instrumental choirs present an eclectic programme of original works and arrangements in this relaxed evening concert.
11Mar BEAST @ Centrala DatesFriday 11 March (19:30) - Saturday 12 March 2022 (22:00)LocationCentralaDescriptionWe take BEAST into the city for this Centrala take-over weekend and welcome sound artists, composers, and researchers for two evening gigs.
12Mar Wind Band DatesSaturday 12 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe largest of the Music Society's instrumental ensembles, University Wind Band brings together student musicians from across the whole campus.
13Mar New Music Ensemble DatesSunday 13 March 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionDaniele Rosina conducts the University's contemporary music group, New Music Ensemble.
14Mar University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesMonday 14 March 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA selection of student early music ensembles present their annual lunchtime concert with the support of guest tutors who are leaders in their field.
16Mar Are footballers wimps? (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass during which students will learn about the research process and gain an understanding of how the sensation of pain is generated.
16Mar Boost up your languages! (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass provides an opportunity for students studying A level French, German or Spanish to practice their language skills.
16Mar How to read a Shakespeare play (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass where students will learn about Shakespeare.
16Mar Outbreak control (Years 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass centring around the control of an outbreak of infectious disease in a hospital setting.
16Mar Starting a free composition project (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass offering students the opportunity to compose a piece of music
16Mar Tackling Justice with Science: The Environmental Health Crisis (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will explore themes around environmental health
16Mar What is populism and why is it so popular? (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will discuss Populism as a form of politics which has attracted a lot of support over the past two decades.
16Mar Building Dogopolis: Dogs and Humans in Modern London, New York and Paris DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionChris Pearson (History, Liverpool) will be speaking on the integration of dogs into the urban landscape of London, New York, and Paris between 1800 and 1939.
18Mar Elodie Chousmer-Howelles and Stella Marie Lorenz DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionElodie Chousmer-Howelles is establishing herself as one of the most versatile young musicians of her generation.
18Mar Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese three Music Society ensembles join forces for an entertaining evening of brass band and choral music.
19Mar A Musical Heritage DatesSaturday 19 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationTown Hall, BirminghamDescriptionThe University of Birmingham has played a key role in the musical life of the City. We celebrate this rich musical heritage with a performance.
20Mar University Camerata DatesSunday 20 March 2022 (13:00-19:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMA Choral Conducting students direct University Camerata as part of their recital assessments. This concert is free and unticketed, and is an opportunity to see the choral leaders of the future in action.
23Mar Child-centric youth justice research (Year 12 &13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will introduce students to youth justice policy and practice.
23Mar Discover smart materials (Year 10) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass in which students can learn about Materials Science and Engineering.
23Mar Exoplanets and the habitable zone (Year 10 & 11) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass focusing on astronomy.
23Mar Studying Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass where students will learn about topics from across the full spectrum of sport, exercise and rehabilitation sciences.
23Mar The importance of genetics in ensuring food security for the future (Year 10 - 13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to the subject of genetics and food security
23Mar Try a new language! (Session 2, Years 9-11) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass providing students with an introduction to studying languages at university
23Mar Midlands and Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century and Today DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionJo-Ann Curtis (Birmingham Museums Trust), Jane Gallagher (Ironbridge Gorge Museums), Duncan Frankis (Newman University) and Manu Sehgal (University of Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion
23Mar Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Heather Logue (University of Leeds).
23Mar Tippett Quartet and Emma Abbate DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Tippett Quartet make a welcome return to Barber Concerts and are joined by acclaimed pianist Emma Abbate.
24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive.
25Mar Jazz Orchestra feat. Sara Colman DatesFriday 25 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University of Birmingham Jazz Orchestra and special guest artist, Sara Colman, perform brand new arrangements from the plethora of music that has inspired Sara's career to date.
26Mar University Chorus and Birmingham Symphonic Brass DatesSaturday 26 March 2022 (19:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJulian Wilkins directs the University Chorus for this showcase performance and welcomes leading brass composer and ensemble director Stephen Roberts and Birmingham Symphonic Brass in this joint concert.
27Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 27 March 2022 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra present this afternoon performance which features one of the joint winners of the Music Society's soloist prize, Eloise Yates.
30Mar The Economics of Happiness (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the Economics of Happiness from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective.
30Mar The two-hour movie challenge! (Years 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionPractical masterclass where students can script, plan, shoot and edit a short film in 2 hours.
30Mar Thinking about genes and gene sequences by looking at bacterial plasmids (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to working with DNA
30Mar Who looks after our teeth and why? (Years 10-13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will discuss careers in Dental Surgery and Dental Hygiene and Therapy, as well as oral health in general.
30Mar Write like an Egyptian (Years 7-9) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to the basics of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system.
30Mar Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionDavid Berliner (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Mondes Contemporains, Université Libre de Bruxelles) will be joining us to discuss his work on 'Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography'.
4Apr Introduction to Consultancy DatesMonday 4 April 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin University of Birmingham Enterprise, Consultancy Services, and find out how you can make your expertise, and knowledge available to industry, non-profit organisations, public sector organisations and governments.
6Apr Cold War Civil Rights: A Historical Debate (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass focusing on the civil rights movement and the cold war.
6Apr International negotiations (Year 12) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will help students understand how politics within countries and between countries are inter-related
6Apr Rethinking Educational Futures (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass during which students will analyse and critique education in the present to explore how we might re-imagine the future of education
6Apr So you want to be a scientist! (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the role of the scientist
7Apr Call for papers: Mapping Interdisciplinarity: Finding our Way DatesThursday 7 April 2022 (00:01-23:59)LocationLiberal Arts and Natural Sciences, University of BirminghamDescriptionInterdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Conference.
12Apr Critical Orwell: an online conference DatesTuesday 12 April (00:00) - Thursday 14 April 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis online conference hosted by the University of Birmingham is on George Orwell's writing, life, politics, and legacies.
26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region.
27Apr The Commonwealth Games: A Roundtable Discussion DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion on the meaning(s) of the Commonwealth Games through time (past, present, future) and how this relates to conversations about citizenship, race, and belonging in the shadow of the British empire.
27Apr Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Arianne Shahvisi (Brighton and Sussex Medical School).
28Apr Raising Icarus DatesThursday 28 April (19:30) - Saturday 30 April 2022 (21:30)LocationThe RepDescriptionRAISING ICARUS is a new chamber opera which breaks open the ancient myth to reveal its contemporary, psychological heart - how parental expectation and aspiration risk doing harm to our children.
14May Osun's Story DatesSaturday 14 May 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMaster multi-percussionist and Grammy award winner Lekan Babalola and multi-instrumentalist Kate Luxmoore combine forces with a narrator to create an evocative world in words, music and images.
16May Networking 'Who knows someone who?' DatesMonday 16 May 2022 (12:00-13:30)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionWhen ever you are embarking on a new path, direction or taking a route you have never taken before…you do not need to take that journey alone. Join our top
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril.
28Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesTuesday 28 June (09:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality
2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home.
28Jan Lecture-Recital 2: Rhapsodies and Fantasies DatesFriday 28 January 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist Kenneth Hamilton returns for his annual January lecture-recitals and introduces some of the most rhapsodically imaginative pieces in the piano repertoire.
4Feb Linarol Consort: Baisiez moy DatesFriday 4 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Linarol Consort celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Josquin des Prez with a programme of chansons and instrumental music performed on viols of the early 16th century with soprano Héloïse Bernard.
11Feb Gonzaga Band: Alla Milanese DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGonzaga Band perform a programme exploring the connections and relationships between musicians at the heart of the Milanese scene for experimental music in the late-Renaissance/early-Baroque transition, c.1590-1620.
12Feb University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSaturday 12 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University's period instrument orchestra present music by Boccherini, W F Bach, and Haydn in their annual concert.
17Feb B-Flim - Moonlight: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (R21)DescriptionMOONLIGHT: SCREENING BLACK QUEER YOUTH, coming-of-age story about a young gay Black boy.
18Feb Oxford Lieder: wom3n DatesFriday 18 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionScottish mezzo Rowan Hellier is joined by Oxford Lieder Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch, to celebrate the wealth of contemporary female composers.
23Feb Riot Ensemble feat. Gośka Isphording DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionLeading contemporary music group, Riot Ensemble, give their Barber Concerts debut. Their work focuses on commissioning new works, and the members of Riot are some of the top European soloists in the field of New Music.
25Feb Theo Plath and Aris Blettenberg DatesFriday 25 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTheo Plath is a vibrant young bassoonist who is principal of Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and was a prize winner at the YCAT auditions in London. He is joined by Aris Blettenberg for their Barber Concerts debut.
4Mar Chetham's School of Music DatesFriday 4 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionListen to the classical music stars of the future as we hear a selection of the finest students from Chetham's School of Music.
11Mar The Hermes Experiment DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome back the Hermes Experiment for a programme that includes a selection from Ruari Paterson-Achenbach's to sleep on it.
11Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese enthusiastic student instrumental choirs present an eclectic programme of original works and arrangements in this relaxed evening concert.
11Mar BEAST @ Centrala DatesFriday 11 March (19:30) - Saturday 12 March 2022 (22:00)LocationCentralaDescriptionWe take BEAST into the city for this Centrala take-over weekend and welcome sound artists, composers, and researchers for two evening gigs.
12Mar Wind Band DatesSaturday 12 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe largest of the Music Society's instrumental ensembles, University Wind Band brings together student musicians from across the whole campus.
13Mar New Music Ensemble DatesSunday 13 March 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionDaniele Rosina conducts the University's contemporary music group, New Music Ensemble.
14Mar University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesMonday 14 March 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA selection of student early music ensembles present their annual lunchtime concert with the support of guest tutors who are leaders in their field.
18Mar Elodie Chousmer-Howelles and Stella Marie Lorenz DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionElodie Chousmer-Howelles is establishing herself as one of the most versatile young musicians of her generation.
18Mar Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese three Music Society ensembles join forces for an entertaining evening of brass band and choral music.
19Mar A Musical Heritage DatesSaturday 19 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationTown Hall, BirminghamDescriptionThe University of Birmingham has played a key role in the musical life of the City. We celebrate this rich musical heritage with a performance.
20Mar University Camerata DatesSunday 20 March 2022 (13:00-19:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMA Choral Conducting students direct University Camerata as part of their recital assessments. This concert is free and unticketed, and is an opportunity to see the choral leaders of the future in action.
23Mar Tippett Quartet and Emma Abbate DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Tippett Quartet make a welcome return to Barber Concerts and are joined by acclaimed pianist Emma Abbate.
24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive.
25Mar Jazz Orchestra feat. Sara Colman DatesFriday 25 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University of Birmingham Jazz Orchestra and special guest artist, Sara Colman, perform brand new arrangements from the plethora of music that has inspired Sara's career to date.
26Mar University Chorus and Birmingham Symphonic Brass DatesSaturday 26 March 2022 (19:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJulian Wilkins directs the University Chorus for this showcase performance and welcomes leading brass composer and ensemble director Stephen Roberts and Birmingham Symphonic Brass in this joint concert.
27Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 27 March 2022 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra present this afternoon performance which features one of the joint winners of the Music Society's soloist prize, Eloise Yates.
26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region.
28Apr Raising Icarus DatesThursday 28 April (19:30) - Saturday 30 April 2022 (21:30)LocationThe RepDescriptionRAISING ICARUS is a new chamber opera which breaks open the ancient myth to reveal its contemporary, psychological heart - how parental expectation and aspiration risk doing harm to our children.
14May Osun's Story DatesSaturday 14 May 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMaster multi-percussionist and Grammy award winner Lekan Babalola and multi-instrumentalist Kate Luxmoore combine forces with a narrator to create an evocative world in words, music and images.
11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril.
2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home.
26Jan Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 26 January 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth College).
2Feb Who are the Audiences for Early Modern History? DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationZoomDescriptionA roundtable to question who the audiences are for early modern history and how can they be further broadened and engaged.
2Feb Professor Alastair Wilson Inaugural Lecture DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:30-19:15)LocationArts Building - Main Lecture Theatre - 1st Floor (R16 on campus map)DescriptionProfessor Alistair Wilson Inaugural Lecture - Ways and Whys
9Feb Reflections on 'Forging Ahead' at the Black Country Living Museum DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionResearchers Simon Briercliffe and Elizabeth Thomson will be joining us from the Black Country Living Museum to reflect on the ways in which their research has contributed to the 'Forging Ahead' project at the Museum.
9Feb Sexuality & STEM in the past & present: an LGBTQ+ history month event DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (18:00-19:00)Location143 Bromsgrove Street, B5 6RG, Digbeth, The LoftDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event. discuss relations between queerness and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), both past and present.
10Feb Rainbow Network event: Me in 3 (My path to career success - the highs, the lows and everything in between) DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event, Rainbow network, staff networks, me in 3. career path to date and reflect on their leadership journey
10Feb LGBTIQ+ students with a refugee status DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (19:00-20:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionwebinar of the Virtual EDI Festival 2022, bringing students and staff together to embrace the diversity of our community and ignite broader conversations for a more inclusive university community and society.
14Feb Introduction to Intellectual Property DatesMonday 14 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionFor University of Birmingham academics and researchers. Join our specialist speaker Dr Chris Moore of HGF Intellectual Property Specialists, for this informative
16Feb Researching Black British Histories DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPostgraduate researchers Saffron East (History, UCL), Sue Lemos (History, Warwick), and Montaz Marche (History, Birmingham) will be joining us to discuss their current research on Black British histories.
17Feb Women's network LGBTQ+ history month book club DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionBook Club! We'll be reading White Girls by Hilton Als as part of the University of Birmingham LGBTQ+ History Month events series.
17Feb B-Flim - Moonlight: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (R21)DescriptionMOONLIGHT: SCREENING BLACK QUEER YOUTH, coming-of-age story about a young gay Black boy.
17Feb MOONLIGHT: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (G15) - University of BirminghamDescriptionGuest lecture and screening of Moonlight (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) with Dr Maria Flood (Liverpool).
22Feb "Lesvia. The Herstory of Eressos" DatesTuesday 22 February 2022 (17:00-18:15)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionThe event aims at presenting the forthcoming documentary by Greek filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou based on the history of Eressos, a village in Lesbos which has been visited by hundreds of lesbians since the 1970s.
23Feb oSTEM Conference: STEM, LGBTQ & You 2022 DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (09:00-17:30)LocationOnline and in-personDescriptionLGBTQ conference, STEM
23Feb Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Elly Vintiadis (American College of Greece).
23Feb Roundtable on Classics and 'the Other' DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (16:00-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how the relationship between Classics and social and political identities and national cultures has recently been much debated
24Feb Legislating Conversion Therapy DatesThursday 24 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionConversion therapy,controversial,contemporary society, criminalisation and its retention. meaningful and illuminating debate about the myriad of ethical, legal, religious, political, societal,perspectives on this issue.
1Mar Spinout Life Stories DatesTuesday 1 March 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin two University of Birmingham academics who have successfully created spinout companies. Andrew Dove of 4D Biomaterials and Tim Naughton of Salinity Solutions will share their business life stories with you.
2Mar The Baltic States and the interwar slump - a panel discussion DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionThe Baltic States gained independence as a consequence of the First World War. In this panel discussion, the speakers examine how these new states responded to – and were transformed by – the Great Depression.
9Mar Historical Understandings of Mental Illness DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionEmily Betz (History, St Andrews), Angus Gowland (History, UCL), Leonard Smith (Applied Health Research, Birmingham) and Erin Sullivan (Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion
16Mar Building Dogopolis: Dogs and Humans in Modern London, New York and Paris DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionChris Pearson (History, Liverpool) will be speaking on the integration of dogs into the urban landscape of London, New York, and Paris between 1800 and 1939.
23Mar Midlands and Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century and Today DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionJo-Ann Curtis (Birmingham Museums Trust), Jane Gallagher (Ironbridge Gorge Museums), Duncan Frankis (Newman University) and Manu Sehgal (University of Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion
23Mar Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Heather Logue (University of Leeds).
30Mar Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionDavid Berliner (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Mondes Contemporains, Université Libre de Bruxelles) will be joining us to discuss his work on 'Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography'.
4Apr Introduction to Consultancy DatesMonday 4 April 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin University of Birmingham Enterprise, Consultancy Services, and find out how you can make your expertise, and knowledge available to industry, non-profit organisations, public sector organisations and governments.
27Apr The Commonwealth Games: A Roundtable Discussion DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion on the meaning(s) of the Commonwealth Games through time (past, present, future) and how this relates to conversations about citizenship, race, and belonging in the shadow of the British empire.
27Apr Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Arianne Shahvisi (Brighton and Sussex Medical School).
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
13Dec Success is a journey not a destination DatesMonday 13 December 2021 (10:00) - Wednesday 23 February 2022 (17:00)DescriptionStudents at King Edward VI High School for Girls have observed artefacts in the Lapworth Museum and produced work in a range of media.This exhibition celebrates process rather than outcome.
12Jan Medici2022 DatesWednesday 12 January (09:00) - Wednesday 6 April 2022 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage
26Jan Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 26 January 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth College).
28Jan Lecture-Recital 2: Rhapsodies and Fantasies DatesFriday 28 January 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPianist Kenneth Hamilton returns for his annual January lecture-recitals and introduces some of the most rhapsodically imaginative pieces in the piano repertoire.
31Jan Get into Teaching DatesMonday 31 January 2022 (17:00-18:00)LocationZoomDescriptionOur Get into Teaching session will provide you with a wealth of information on how to get into teaching and how to apply for training.
1Feb Library display - LGBTQ+ history month; Politics in Art DatesTuesday 1 February (09:00) - Friday 18 February 2022 (17:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, display Main Library atrium and will feature print and ebooks on the theme of Politics in Art to link with the official theme
1Feb Road-Test of the Library's LGBTQ+ Resources DatesTuesday 1 February (10:00) - Monday 28 February 2022 (17:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionOnline resources, library, LGBTQ+ history month
2Feb Who are the Audiences for Early Modern History? DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationZoomDescriptionA roundtable to question who the audiences are for early modern history and how can they be further broadened and engaged.
2Feb Professor Alastair Wilson Inaugural Lecture DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:30-19:15)LocationArts Building - Main Lecture Theatre - 1st Floor (R16 on campus map)DescriptionProfessor Alistair Wilson Inaugural Lecture - Ways and Whys
4Feb Linarol Consort: Baisiez moy DatesFriday 4 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Linarol Consort celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Josquin des Prez with a programme of chansons and instrumental music performed on viols of the early 16th century with soprano Héloïse Bernard.
7Feb LGBTQ+ Mentoring Scheme Launch Event DatesMonday 7 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, mentoring scheme, student, and recent graduates
9Feb Reflections on 'Forging Ahead' at the Black Country Living Museum DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionResearchers Simon Briercliffe and Elizabeth Thomson will be joining us from the Black Country Living Museum to reflect on the ways in which their research has contributed to the 'Forging Ahead' project at the Museum.
9Feb Sexuality & STEM in the past & present: an LGBTQ+ history month event DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (18:00-19:00)Location143 Bromsgrove Street, B5 6RG, Digbeth, The LoftDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event. discuss relations between queerness and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), both past and present.
10Feb Rainbow Network event: Me in 3 (My path to career success - the highs, the lows and everything in between) DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event, Rainbow network, staff networks, me in 3. career path to date and reflect on their leadership journey
10Feb LGBTIQ+ students with a refugee status DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (19:00-20:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionwebinar of the Virtual EDI Festival 2022, bringing students and staff together to embrace the diversity of our community and ignite broader conversations for a more inclusive university community and society.
11Feb Staff Networks, branching out event : Mindfulness DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, Staff networks, branching out, mindfulness
11Feb Gonzaga Band: Alla Milanese DatesFriday 11 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionGonzaga Band perform a programme exploring the connections and relationships between musicians at the heart of the Milanese scene for experimental music in the late-Renaissance/early-Baroque transition, c.1590-1620.
12Feb University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesSaturday 12 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University's period instrument orchestra present music by Boccherini, W F Bach, and Haydn in their annual concert.
14Feb Introduction to Intellectual Property DatesMonday 14 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionFor University of Birmingham academics and researchers. Join our specialist speaker Dr Chris Moore of HGF Intellectual Property Specialists, for this informative
16Feb LGBTQ+ Allies workshop (open session) DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionThe LGBTQ Ally Scheme is for staff who wish to proactively support their LGBTQ colleagues achieve equality in the workplace and contribute to an inclusive community for students.
16Feb Researching Black British Histories DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPostgraduate researchers Saffron East (History, UCL), Sue Lemos (History, Warwick), and Montaz Marche (History, Birmingham) will be joining us to discuss their current research on Black British histories.
17Feb Women's network LGBTQ+ history month book club DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionBook Club! We'll be reading White Girls by Hilton Als as part of the University of Birmingham LGBTQ+ History Month events series.
17Feb B-Flim - Moonlight: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (R21)DescriptionMOONLIGHT: SCREENING BLACK QUEER YOUTH, coming-of-age story about a young gay Black boy.
17Feb MOONLIGHT: Screening Black Queer Youth DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (17:00-20:00)LocationThe Carroll - Muirhead Tower (G15) - University of BirminghamDescriptionGuest lecture and screening of Moonlight (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) with Dr Maria Flood (Liverpool).
18Feb Oxford Lieder: wom3n DatesFriday 18 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionScottish mezzo Rowan Hellier is joined by Oxford Lieder Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch, to celebrate the wealth of contemporary female composers.
22Feb "Lesvia. The Herstory of Eressos" DatesTuesday 22 February 2022 (17:00-18:15)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionThe event aims at presenting the forthcoming documentary by Greek filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou based on the history of Eressos, a village in Lesbos which has been visited by hundreds of lesbians since the 1970s.
23Feb oSTEM Conference: STEM, LGBTQ & You 2022 DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (09:00-17:30)LocationOnline and in-personDescriptionLGBTQ conference, STEM
23Feb Online Family Fun - Volcanoes: Inside and Out DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (11:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis FEBRUARY HALF TERM join the Lapworth Museum of Geology ONLINE and discover all about volcanoes.
23Feb Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Elly Vintiadis (American College of Greece).
23Feb Roundtable on Classics and 'the Other' DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (16:00-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how the relationship between Classics and social and political identities and national cultures has recently been much debated
23Feb Riot Ensemble feat. Gośka Isphording DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionLeading contemporary music group, Riot Ensemble, give their Barber Concerts debut. Their work focuses on commissioning new works, and the members of Riot are some of the top European soloists in the field of New Music.
24Feb Legislating Conversion Therapy DatesThursday 24 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionConversion therapy,controversial,contemporary society, criminalisation and its retention. meaningful and illuminating debate about the myriad of ethical, legal, religious, political, societal,perspectives on this issue.
25Feb Theo Plath and Aris Blettenberg DatesFriday 25 February 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTheo Plath is a vibrant young bassoonist who is principal of Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and was a prize winner at the YCAT auditions in London. He is joined by Aris Blettenberg for their Barber Concerts debut.
28Feb How to be an active LGBTQ+ Ally (for EDI leads & existing allies) DatesMonday 28 February 2022 (12:00-14:00)LocationZoom eventDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, allies workshop
1Mar Spinout Life Stories DatesTuesday 1 March 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin two University of Birmingham academics who have successfully created spinout companies. Andrew Dove of 4D Biomaterials and Tim Naughton of Salinity Solutions will share their business life stories with you.
2Mar Academic writing skills (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis Academic Writing masterclass will develop the key skills that are needed for successful planning and structuring of a written assignment.
2Mar Implantable devices for the localised treatment of brain tumours (Years 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass covering the treatment of brain tumours.
2Mar Mechanical Engineering (Years 10-13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionA masterclass introducing students to the study of mechanics and design engineering
2Mar The German Currency Reform 1948 - Myth, Reality and (Cold War) Impact (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionHistory masterclass exploring the German Currency Reform 1948
2Mar Try a new language! (Session 1, Years 9-11) DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass providing students with an introduction to studying languages at university
2Mar The Baltic States and the interwar slump - a panel discussion DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionThe Baltic States gained independence as a consequence of the First World War. In this panel discussion, the speakers examine how these new states responded to – and were transformed by – the Great Depression.
4Mar Chetham's School of Music DatesFriday 4 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionListen to the classical music stars of the future as we hear a selection of the finest students from Chetham's School of Music.
9Mar Criminal Law: Streetlaw (Years 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionLaw masterclass for GCSE students which will focus on areas of criminal law which are particularly relevant to young people, such as joint enterprise, police stop and search powers or criminal sentencing.
9Mar Making a murderer? (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the social, psychological and environmental drivers behind violent crime.
9Mar More than Skin Deep: Genetic Skin Disease (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass looking at genetic skin disease.
9Mar Russia, climate change, and governance (Years 12 &13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring Russia's approach to the climate change issue
9Mar Using maths to survive the zombie apocalypse (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will show students how to develop mathematical models and look at ways to ensure the human race survives if (and when) the zombies attack!
9Mar Historical Understandings of Mental Illness DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionEmily Betz (History, St Andrews), Angus Gowland (History, UCL), Leonard Smith (Applied Health Research, Birmingham) and Erin Sullivan (Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion
11Mar The Hermes Experiment DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome back the Hermes Experiment for a programme that includes a selection from Ruari Paterson-Achenbach's to sleep on it.
11Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 11 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese enthusiastic student instrumental choirs present an eclectic programme of original works and arrangements in this relaxed evening concert.
11Mar BEAST @ Centrala DatesFriday 11 March (19:30) - Saturday 12 March 2022 (22:00)LocationCentralaDescriptionWe take BEAST into the city for this Centrala take-over weekend and welcome sound artists, composers, and researchers for two evening gigs.
12Mar Wind Band DatesSaturday 12 March 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe largest of the Music Society's instrumental ensembles, University Wind Band brings together student musicians from across the whole campus.
13Mar New Music Ensemble DatesSunday 13 March 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionDaniele Rosina conducts the University's contemporary music group, New Music Ensemble.
14Mar University Baroque-Classical Orchestra DatesMonday 14 March 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA selection of student early music ensembles present their annual lunchtime concert with the support of guest tutors who are leaders in their field.
16Mar Are footballers wimps? (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass during which students will learn about the research process and gain an understanding of how the sensation of pain is generated.
16Mar Boost up your languages! (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass provides an opportunity for students studying A level French, German or Spanish to practice their language skills.
16Mar How to read a Shakespeare play (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass where students will learn about Shakespeare.
16Mar Outbreak control (Years 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass centring around the control of an outbreak of infectious disease in a hospital setting.
16Mar Starting a free composition project (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass offering students the opportunity to compose a piece of music
16Mar Tackling Justice with Science: The Environmental Health Crisis (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will explore themes around environmental health
16Mar What is populism and why is it so popular? (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will discuss Populism as a form of politics which has attracted a lot of support over the past two decades.
16Mar Building Dogopolis: Dogs and Humans in Modern London, New York and Paris DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionChris Pearson (History, Liverpool) will be speaking on the integration of dogs into the urban landscape of London, New York, and Paris between 1800 and 1939.
18Mar Elodie Chousmer-Howelles and Stella Marie Lorenz DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionElodie Chousmer-Howelles is establishing herself as one of the most versatile young musicians of her generation.
18Mar Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesFriday 18 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThese three Music Society ensembles join forces for an entertaining evening of brass band and choral music.
19Mar A Musical Heritage DatesSaturday 19 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationTown Hall, BirminghamDescriptionThe University of Birmingham has played a key role in the musical life of the City. We celebrate this rich musical heritage with a performance.
20Mar University Camerata DatesSunday 20 March 2022 (13:00-19:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMA Choral Conducting students direct University Camerata as part of their recital assessments. This concert is free and unticketed, and is an opportunity to see the choral leaders of the future in action.
23Mar Child-centric youth justice research (Year 12 &13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will introduce students to youth justice policy and practice.
23Mar Discover smart materials (Year 10) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass in which students can learn about Materials Science and Engineering.
23Mar Exoplanets and the habitable zone (Year 10 & 11) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass focusing on astronomy.
23Mar Studying Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass where students will learn about topics from across the full spectrum of sport, exercise and rehabilitation sciences.
23Mar The importance of genetics in ensuring food security for the future (Year 10 - 13) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to the subject of genetics and food security
23Mar Try a new language! (Session 2, Years 9-11) DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass providing students with an introduction to studying languages at university
23Mar Midlands and Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century and Today DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionJo-Ann Curtis (Birmingham Museums Trust), Jane Gallagher (Ironbridge Gorge Museums), Duncan Frankis (Newman University) and Manu Sehgal (University of Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion
23Mar Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Heather Logue (University of Leeds).
23Mar Tippett Quartet and Emma Abbate DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Tippett Quartet make a welcome return to Barber Concerts and are joined by acclaimed pianist Emma Abbate.
24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive.
25Mar Jazz Orchestra feat. Sara Colman DatesFriday 25 March 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University of Birmingham Jazz Orchestra and special guest artist, Sara Colman, perform brand new arrangements from the plethora of music that has inspired Sara's career to date.
26Mar University Chorus and Birmingham Symphonic Brass DatesSaturday 26 March 2022 (19:30-20:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJulian Wilkins directs the University Chorus for this showcase performance and welcomes leading brass composer and ensemble director Stephen Roberts and Birmingham Symphonic Brass in this joint concert.
27Mar Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 27 March 2022 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra present this afternoon performance which features one of the joint winners of the Music Society's soloist prize, Eloise Yates.
30Mar The Economics of Happiness (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the Economics of Happiness from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective.
30Mar The two-hour movie challenge! (Years 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionPractical masterclass where students can script, plan, shoot and edit a short film in 2 hours.
30Mar Thinking about genes and gene sequences by looking at bacterial plasmids (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to working with DNA
30Mar Who looks after our teeth and why? (Years 10-13) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will discuss careers in Dental Surgery and Dental Hygiene and Therapy, as well as oral health in general.
30Mar Write like an Egyptian (Years 7-9) DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass introducing students to the basics of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system.
30Mar Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionDavid Berliner (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Mondes Contemporains, Université Libre de Bruxelles) will be joining us to discuss his work on 'Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography'.
4Apr Introduction to Consultancy DatesMonday 4 April 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin University of Birmingham Enterprise, Consultancy Services, and find out how you can make your expertise, and knowledge available to industry, non-profit organisations, public sector organisations and governments.
6Apr Cold War Civil Rights: A Historical Debate (Year 12 & 13) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass focusing on the civil rights movement and the cold war.
6Apr International negotiations (Year 12) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis masterclass will help students understand how politics within countries and between countries are inter-related
6Apr Rethinking Educational Futures (Year 12 and 13) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass during which students will analyse and critique education in the present to explore how we might re-imagine the future of education
6Apr So you want to be a scientist! (Year 10 and 11) DatesWednesday 6 April 2022 (13:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionMasterclass exploring the role of the scientist
7Apr Call for papers: Mapping Interdisciplinarity: Finding our Way DatesThursday 7 April 2022 (00:01-23:59)LocationLiberal Arts and Natural Sciences, University of BirminghamDescriptionInterdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Conference.
12Apr Critical Orwell: an online conference DatesTuesday 12 April (00:00) - Thursday 14 April 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis online conference hosted by the University of Birmingham is on George Orwell's writing, life, politics, and legacies.
26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region.
27Apr The Commonwealth Games: A Roundtable Discussion DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion on the meaning(s) of the Commonwealth Games through time (past, present, future) and how this relates to conversations about citizenship, race, and belonging in the shadow of the British empire.
27Apr Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Arianne Shahvisi (Brighton and Sussex Medical School).
28Apr Raising Icarus DatesThursday 28 April (19:30) - Saturday 30 April 2022 (21:30)LocationThe RepDescriptionRAISING ICARUS is a new chamber opera which breaks open the ancient myth to reveal its contemporary, psychological heart - how parental expectation and aspiration risk doing harm to our children.
14May Osun's Story DatesSaturday 14 May 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionMaster multi-percussionist and Grammy award winner Lekan Babalola and multi-instrumentalist Kate Luxmoore combine forces with a narrator to create an evocative world in words, music and images.
16May Networking 'Who knows someone who?' DatesMonday 16 May 2022 (12:00-13:30)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionWhen ever you are embarking on a new path, direction or taking a route you have never taken before…you do not need to take that journey alone. Join our top
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril.
28Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesTuesday 28 June (09:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality
2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home.
12Jan Medici2022 DatesWednesday 12 January (09:00) - Wednesday 6 April 2022 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage
26Jan Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 26 January 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Amie Thomasson (Dartmouth College).
1Feb Library display - LGBTQ+ history month; Politics in Art DatesTuesday 1 February (09:00) - Friday 18 February 2022 (17:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month, display Main Library atrium and will feature print and ebooks on the theme of Politics in Art to link with the official theme
2Feb Who are the Audiences for Early Modern History? DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationZoomDescriptionA roundtable to question who the audiences are for early modern history and how can they be further broadened and engaged.
2Feb Professor Alastair Wilson Inaugural Lecture DatesWednesday 2 February 2022 (17:30-19:15)LocationArts Building - Main Lecture Theatre - 1st Floor (R16 on campus map)DescriptionProfessor Alistair Wilson Inaugural Lecture - Ways and Whys
9Feb Reflections on 'Forging Ahead' at the Black Country Living Museum DatesWednesday 9 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionResearchers Simon Briercliffe and Elizabeth Thomson will be joining us from the Black Country Living Museum to reflect on the ways in which their research has contributed to the 'Forging Ahead' project at the Museum.
10Feb Rainbow Network event: Me in 3 (My path to career success - the highs, the lows and everything in between) DatesThursday 10 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationZoom- registration requiredDescriptionLGBTQ+ history month event, Rainbow network, staff networks, me in 3. career path to date and reflect on their leadership journey
14Feb Introduction to Intellectual Property DatesMonday 14 February 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionFor University of Birmingham academics and researchers. Join our specialist speaker Dr Chris Moore of HGF Intellectual Property Specialists, for this informative
16Feb Researching Black British Histories DatesWednesday 16 February 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPostgraduate researchers Saffron East (History, UCL), Sue Lemos (History, Warwick), and Montaz Marche (History, Birmingham) will be joining us to discuss their current research on Black British histories.
17Feb Women's network LGBTQ+ history month book club DatesThursday 17 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionBook Club! We'll be reading White Girls by Hilton Als as part of the University of Birmingham LGBTQ+ History Month events series.
23Feb oSTEM Conference: STEM, LGBTQ & You 2022 DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (09:00-17:30)LocationOnline and in-personDescriptionLGBTQ conference, STEM
23Feb Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Elly Vintiadis (American College of Greece).
23Feb Roundtable on Classics and 'the Other' DatesWednesday 23 February 2022 (16:00-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how the relationship between Classics and social and political identities and national cultures has recently been much debated
24Feb Legislating Conversion Therapy DatesThursday 24 February 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionConversion therapy,controversial,contemporary society, criminalisation and its retention. meaningful and illuminating debate about the myriad of ethical, legal, religious, political, societal,perspectives on this issue.
1Mar Spinout Life Stories DatesTuesday 1 March 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin two University of Birmingham academics who have successfully created spinout companies. Andrew Dove of 4D Biomaterials and Tim Naughton of Salinity Solutions will share their business life stories with you.
2Mar The Baltic States and the interwar slump - a panel discussion DatesWednesday 2 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionThe Baltic States gained independence as a consequence of the First World War. In this panel discussion, the speakers examine how these new states responded to – and were transformed by – the Great Depression.
9Mar Historical Understandings of Mental Illness DatesWednesday 9 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionEmily Betz (History, St Andrews), Angus Gowland (History, UCL), Leonard Smith (Applied Health Research, Birmingham) and Erin Sullivan (Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion
16Mar Building Dogopolis: Dogs and Humans in Modern London, New York and Paris DatesWednesday 16 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionChris Pearson (History, Liverpool) will be speaking on the integration of dogs into the urban landscape of London, New York, and Paris between 1800 and 1939.
23Mar Midlands and Empire in the Long Eighteenth Century and Today DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionJo-Ann Curtis (Birmingham Museums Trust), Jane Gallagher (Ironbridge Gorge Museums), Duncan Frankis (Newman University) and Manu Sehgal (University of Birmingham) will be joining us for a roundtable discussion
23Mar Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 23 March 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Heather Logue (University of Leeds).
30Mar Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography DatesWednesday 30 March 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionDavid Berliner (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Mondes Contemporains, Université Libre de Bruxelles) will be joining us to discuss his work on 'Immersive Practices and Experimental Worlds: A Comparative Ethnography'.
4Apr Introduction to Consultancy DatesMonday 4 April 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionJoin University of Birmingham Enterprise, Consultancy Services, and find out how you can make your expertise, and knowledge available to industry, non-profit organisations, public sector organisations and governments.
12Apr Critical Orwell: an online conference DatesTuesday 12 April (00:00) - Thursday 14 April 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionThis online conference hosted by the University of Birmingham is on George Orwell's writing, life, politics, and legacies.
27Apr The Commonwealth Games: A Roundtable Discussion DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion on the meaning(s) of the Commonwealth Games through time (past, present, future) and how this relates to conversations about citizenship, race, and belonging in the shadow of the British empire.
27Apr Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 27 April 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Arianne Shahvisi (Brighton and Sussex Medical School).
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).