Events Museum Tours DatesMonday 5 June 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map) The Tempered Radical and Other Stories DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:00-17:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2 Museum Tours DatesMonday 10 July 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map) Search for: Search All eventsPerformanceLectures, Talks and WorkshopsCultural ProgrammeResearch 12Jun Sights of Wonder: Online Exhibition DatesFriday 12 June 2020 (00:00) - Thursday 1 February 2024 (00:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionSights of Wonder is the first-ever digital exhibition by the Barber - curated by University of Birmingham MA Art History and Curating Students in collaboration with Royal Collection Trust. 25Apr A History through Objects: Research and Innovation at the University of Birmingham DatesMonday 25 April 2022 (12:00) - Monday 31 July 2023 (12:00)LocationAston Webb BuidlingDescriptionThis exhibition showcases a range of historical and contemporary examples of research and discovery, created in Birmingham with global reach - affecting the lives of millions of people around the world. 1Jul Family Activities – Tilly The Trilobite's Hidden Word Trail DatesFriday 1 July 2022 (10:00) - Friday 30 June 2023 (10:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionCan you find the letters hidden around the museum? Grab a trail sheet from the Reception desk and get hunting. 1Jul Family Activities – Borrow a Backpack Trail DatesFriday 1 July 2022 (10:00) - Monday 31 July 2023 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionNEW! Fossil Detectives Backpack Trail. Visit the museum reception to borrow one of our new backpack trails on your visit to the Lapworth. 21Nov Living Traditions: A Director's Acquisitions of Works on Paper DatesMonday 21 November 2022 (12:23) - Monday 10 July 2023 (17:00)DescriptionA display of drawings acquired by outgoing Barber Institute director Nicola Kalinsky during her ten-year tenure. 20Feb Winterbourne House and Garden - What's on DatesMonday 20 February 2023 (16:07) - Thursday 20 February 2025 (16:07)LocationWinterbourne House and GardenDescriptionFind out what's on at Winterbourne House and Garden. 4Mar Where We Once Gathered DatesSaturday 4 March (09:00) - Friday 8 December 2023 (17:00)Location1st Floor Foyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionHandsworth Wood documentary photographer Herbert Walters exhibits his 2020 Covid Lockdown exhibition. 7Mar Exhibition: FOKA WOLF - WHY ARE WE STUCK IN HOSPITAL? DatesTuesday 7 March (09:00) - Saturday 17 June 2023 (17:00)LocationSouth Entrance: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAn impossible maze, with no end, forms the basis of an installation and billboard campaign by Birmingham artist and activist Foka Wolf. 7Mar Exhibition: A PLACE TO CALL HOME DatesTuesday 7 March (10:00) - Saturday 4 November 2023 (16:00)LocationThe Vaults: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat does home mean to you? How do different experiences, including homelessness, adult social care and displacement, shape our view of what home is? 1May Fairy Trail at Winterbourne DatesMonday 1 May (09:30) - Saturday 30 September 2023 (17:00)LocationWinterbourneDescriptionWinterbourne House and gardens fairy trail 6May Heritage Tours DatesSaturday 6 May (11:00) - Saturday 1 July 2023 (13:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin our friendly guides on a heritage tour of The Exchange and discover the rich history and fascinating stories behind its walls. 30May Dubai Parent & Carers events DatesTuesday 30 May (09:30) - Monday 19 June 2023 (11:00)LocationDubai CampusDescriptionDubai campus in person events for Parent and Carers week 5Jun Museum Tours DatesMonday 5 June 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for Tours of the Museum 6Jun Queer nostalgia: Ernst Hildebrand, homoerotica, and memory in post-war Berlin DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture Theatre - Barber Institute - University of BirminghamDescriptionLecture by Ty Vanover (University of California, Berkeley). 6Jun A Journey of Transformative Faith Leadership: Africa, India, and Handsworth DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (17:00-19:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building Lecture Room 1 (LG18)DescriptionThe Bhai Sahib Ji Honorary Professorial Lecture 6Jun Disability in poetry and performance DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Readings/performances from Sarah James, Beth O'Brien, and Jamie Hale. 7Jun Time to Write DatesWednesday 7 June 2023 (10:00-12:00)LocationLibrary - University of BirminghamDescriptionWrite event. Time for Parents and Carers to write uninterrupted. Event for Parent and Carers fortnight 7Jun It's More Than Bricks and Mortar: exploring home through poetry DatesWednesday 7 June 2023 (18:00-20:00)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin poet Beth Abbott and academics from the University of Birmingham's SPRINT Project, for a reflective and creative workshop where you can explore different realities of home through poetry. 7Jun Authenticity and Adaptation: Association of Adaptation Studies 2023 DatesWednesday 7 June (09:00) - Friday 9 June 2023 (17:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe question of authenticity has implications for the thinking in adaptation studies, which this conference will address. 7Jun Our songs of courage; women's story project DatesWednesday 7 June (10:00) - Thursday 15 June 2023 (12:30)LocationCharles W Gillet CentreDescriptionThis women's story project will share songs that have inspired us throughout our complex lives. We will talk about the important moments that came after these songs that stirred change from within. 8Jun Parent and Carers meet up DatesThursday 8 June 2023 (12:00-13:30)LocationStaff HouseDescriptionParent and Carers social meet up. 8Jun Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary (a CSNA Guest Lecture by Leigh Claire La Berge) DatesThursday 8 June 2023 (13:00-15:30)LocationArts Building, Room 439DescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Leigh Claire La Berge is a Professor of English at BMCC CUNY and a 2021-2023 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Free University of Berlin. 9Jun Time to draw DatesFriday 9 June 2023 (10:30-12:30)LocationWinterbourneDescriptionDrawing at Winterbourne house and gardens. Creadtive wellbeing session for parents and carers. 10Jun Sing Together: Handel's Messiah DatesSaturday 10 June 2023 (11:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome and join choral conductors, singers, and staff past and present from the University of Birmingham as we come together in the Elgar Concert Hall for a singalong day on Handel's much-loved oratorio, Messiah. 11Jun Power Folk DatesSunday 11 June 2023 (14:00-23:00)LocationThe Spotted Dog - 104 Warwick St - B12 0NHDescriptionOur University Folk Band play at the annual day festival hosted by Joe Broughton's Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Folk Ensemble. 11Jun Strange and Upside Down: The Fantastical World of Alexander Agricola DatesSunday 11 June 2023 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOne of North America's leading string quartets, and passionate new music advocates, Quatuor Bozzini, join us to give the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's String Quartet No. 3. 15Jun Noël Coward: Past, Present and Future DatesThursday 15 June (00:00) - Friday 16 June 2023 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionAn interdisciplinary approach to Coward's influence beyond the realm of the theatre - novelist, short story writer; composer, lyricist, singer; actor, screen writer and director as well as the figure of Coward himself. 16Jun University Jazz Orchestra Feat. Cherise DatesFriday 16 June 2023 (17:00-18:30)LocationJennifer Blackwell Performance Space - Symphony HallDescriptionUniversity Jazz Orchestra welcome emerging young soul singer, Cherise, as guest artist and perform musicfrom her upcoming album release. 16Jun Jazz Collective Presents Bobtail DatesFriday 16 June 2023 (20:00-23:00)LocationThe Spotted Dog - 104 Warwick St - B12 0NHDescriptionTalented students perform as part of their own small bands as we move across the city from the Jazz Orchestra's earlier performance at Symphony Hall. 18Jun Cinematic Sounds: Summer Festival Orchestra DatesSunday 18 June 2023 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Summer Festival Orchestra presents music from cinema and stage and the premiere of 'Earth' by Music Society Composition Competition winner Michael Triggs. 19Jun miniBEAST DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe perfect lunchtime performance for those who are new to electroacoustic music and the work of our electroacoustic studio composers. 19Jun Black Ghost of Empire: Comparative Emancipations in Comparative Perspective DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (15:30-17:00)LocationArts Lecture Room 5DescriptionLeverhulme lecture: Kris Manjapra 20Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA relaxed showcase performance from a selection of scholarship holders from across the University. 20Jun Late Night Exchange: World Refugee Day DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for talks, performances and drop-in activities to learn more about the experience of refugees, honour their contributions, and advocate for the rights and protection of refugees worldwide. 21Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 21 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network and members of the Music Society give short performances. 21Jun University Brass Band DatesWednesday 21 June 2023 (18:00-20:00)LocationThe Green HeartDescriptionJoin the University Brass Band for our annual summer performance in the University's Green Heart. 22Jun The Tempered Radical and Other Stories DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:00-17:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2DescriptionAs part of the College of Social Sciences inaugural lecture series, join Professor Nicola Gale, who will share five stories of a working life in the higher education sector. 22Jun Inaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:30-18:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionInaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu 22Jun Filibusters in Birmingham: a Conference on Wyndham Lewis DatesThursday 22 June (00:00) - Friday 23 June 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis conference will focus on the doubled and doubling identity announced in the title of Lewis's 1932 work: the filibuster. 23Jun Pirates, Ports and Exports: Maritime Relations in an Age of Sail DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (09:00-18:15)LocationOnline, Room 420 Muirhead Tower, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe conference will explore the relationship between land and ocean in the Early Modern period (c.1500 to c.1800) 23Jun Folk Band DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Folk Band give a lunchtime performance to conclude the Summer Festival of Music and our Summer concerts programme. 26Jun Self-reported childhood adversity DatesMonday 26 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionIMH Lunchtime Seminar/Webinar with Dr Lejla Colic 27Jun Conference: Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present DatesTuesday 27 June (09:30) - Wednesday 28 June 2023 (16:30)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionConference on Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present 28Jun The Literary Twilight Zone: Nonfictional Fiction, 1820–1920 DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (00:00)LocationMuirhead Tower 12th Floor SuiteDescriptionThis one-day academic workshop, hosted by the Nineteenth-Century Centre, brings together scholars interested in fiction's relationships with the creation of knowledge. 28Jun A queer act of resistance and repair DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (16:15-18:30)LocationBarber Institute of Fine ArtsDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome artists Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh to discuss their collaborative practice. 28Jun University Lecture Series: Kindness DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (18:30-19:30)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Professor Jenny Phillimore as she examines the impact of the kindness of strangers experienced by forced migrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. 29Jun Robert Cryer - A Life in Law and a Law unto himself DatesThursday 29 June (09:00) - Friday 30 June 2023 (18:00)LocationUniversity House - University of Birmingham (The Business School)DescriptionWe greatly miss Professor Rob Cryer, who passed away in 2020 at the age of forty-six. This conference celebrates his oeuvre, research, mentorship, teaching, insights, idiosyncrasy, laughter, vim, and wit. 30Jun Exploring a Mental Health Humanities Network for ECRs (Part Two) DatesFriday 30 June 2023 (16:00-18:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionJoin us to explore a potential ECR Mental Health Humanities Network. This second event follows the progress made at our initial May meeting. 3Jul Exhibition: VANLEY BURKE, A GIFT TO BIRMINGHAM DatesMonday 3 July (09:00) - Saturday 16 September 2023 (17:00)LocationSouth Entrance: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionA Gift to Birmingham showcases photographic documentation of migrant communities in Birmingham, taken by renowned photographer Vanley Burke, in collaboration with Migrant Voice and University of Birmingham. 4Jul Children's Voices and Family Justice – Time for Change DatesTuesday 4 July 2023 (09:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWorkshop presented by the Family Law Reform Now network 10Jul Museum Tours DatesMonday 10 July 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for Tours of the Museum 15Jul Birmingham Stories: Story Exchange DatesSaturday 15 July 2023 (13:00-16:00)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat stories would you tell to explain what home means to you? Everyone is invited to join us at our Story Exchange, an inclusive workshop that connects people through stories. 19Jul Live Jazz: Potato Head Jazz Band DatesWednesday 19 July 2023 (12:00-14:00)LocationBanking Hall: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable afternoon of jazz with the Potato Head Jazz Band, Spain's leading Dixieland band. 7Aug Museum Tours DatesMonday 7 August 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for Tours of the Museum 30Aug EuroSLA 32 DatesWednesday 30 August (00:00) - Saturday 2 September 2023 (00:00)LocationAston Webb building, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe 32nd Conference of the European Second Language Association 13Sep The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference DatesWednesday 13 September (00:00) - Thursday 14 September 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference 13-14 September 2023 University of Birmingham 2Oct Black History Month 2023 DatesMonday 2 October (00:00) - Tuesday 31 October 2023 (23:59)DescriptionOctober is Black History Month and the University will again be celebrating the culture and histories of black and minority ethnic communities with a comprehensive programme of events. 10Jun Sing Together: Handel's Messiah DatesSaturday 10 June 2023 (11:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome and join choral conductors, singers, and staff past and present from the University of Birmingham as we come together in the Elgar Concert Hall for a singalong day on Handel's much-loved oratorio, Messiah. 11Jun Power Folk DatesSunday 11 June 2023 (14:00-23:00)LocationThe Spotted Dog - 104 Warwick St - B12 0NHDescriptionOur University Folk Band play at the annual day festival hosted by Joe Broughton's Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Folk Ensemble. 11Jun Strange and Upside Down: The Fantastical World of Alexander Agricola DatesSunday 11 June 2023 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOne of North America's leading string quartets, and passionate new music advocates, Quatuor Bozzini, join us to give the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's String Quartet No. 3. 16Jun University Jazz Orchestra Feat. Cherise DatesFriday 16 June 2023 (17:00-18:30)LocationJennifer Blackwell Performance Space - Symphony HallDescriptionUniversity Jazz Orchestra welcome emerging young soul singer, Cherise, as guest artist and perform musicfrom her upcoming album release. 16Jun Jazz Collective Presents Bobtail DatesFriday 16 June 2023 (20:00-23:00)LocationThe Spotted Dog - 104 Warwick St - B12 0NHDescriptionTalented students perform as part of their own small bands as we move across the city from the Jazz Orchestra's earlier performance at Symphony Hall. 18Jun Cinematic Sounds: Summer Festival Orchestra DatesSunday 18 June 2023 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Summer Festival Orchestra presents music from cinema and stage and the premiere of 'Earth' by Music Society Composition Competition winner Michael Triggs. 19Jun miniBEAST DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe perfect lunchtime performance for those who are new to electroacoustic music and the work of our electroacoustic studio composers. 20Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA relaxed showcase performance from a selection of scholarship holders from across the University. 20Jun Late Night Exchange: World Refugee Day DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for talks, performances and drop-in activities to learn more about the experience of refugees, honour their contributions, and advocate for the rights and protection of refugees worldwide. 21Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 21 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network and members of the Music Society give short performances. 21Jun University Brass Band DatesWednesday 21 June 2023 (18:00-20:00)LocationThe Green HeartDescriptionJoin the University Brass Band for our annual summer performance in the University's Green Heart. 23Jun Folk Band DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Folk Band give a lunchtime performance to conclude the Summer Festival of Music and our Summer concerts programme. 19Jul Live Jazz: Potato Head Jazz Band DatesWednesday 19 July 2023 (12:00-14:00)LocationBanking Hall: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable afternoon of jazz with the Potato Head Jazz Band, Spain's leading Dixieland band. 2Oct Black History Month 2023 DatesMonday 2 October (00:00) - Tuesday 31 October 2023 (23:59)DescriptionOctober is Black History Month and the University will again be celebrating the culture and histories of black and minority ethnic communities with a comprehensive programme of events. 20Feb Winterbourne House and Garden - What's on DatesMonday 20 February 2023 (16:07) - Thursday 20 February 2025 (16:07)LocationWinterbourne House and GardenDescriptionFind out what's on at Winterbourne House and Garden. 6May Heritage Tours DatesSaturday 6 May (11:00) - Saturday 1 July 2023 (13:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin our friendly guides on a heritage tour of The Exchange and discover the rich history and fascinating stories behind its walls. 6Jun Queer nostalgia: Ernst Hildebrand, homoerotica, and memory in post-war Berlin DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture Theatre - Barber Institute - University of BirminghamDescriptionLecture by Ty Vanover (University of California, Berkeley). 6Jun A Journey of Transformative Faith Leadership: Africa, India, and Handsworth DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (17:00-19:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building Lecture Room 1 (LG18)DescriptionThe Bhai Sahib Ji Honorary Professorial Lecture 6Jun Disability in poetry and performance DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Readings/performances from Sarah James, Beth O'Brien, and Jamie Hale. 7Jun It's More Than Bricks and Mortar: exploring home through poetry DatesWednesday 7 June 2023 (18:00-20:00)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin poet Beth Abbott and academics from the University of Birmingham's SPRINT Project, for a reflective and creative workshop where you can explore different realities of home through poetry. 7Jun Our songs of courage; women's story project DatesWednesday 7 June (10:00) - Thursday 15 June 2023 (12:30)LocationCharles W Gillet CentreDescriptionThis women's story project will share songs that have inspired us throughout our complex lives. We will talk about the important moments that came after these songs that stirred change from within. 8Jun Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary (a CSNA Guest Lecture by Leigh Claire La Berge) DatesThursday 8 June 2023 (13:00-15:30)LocationArts Building, Room 439DescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Leigh Claire La Berge is a Professor of English at BMCC CUNY and a 2021-2023 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Free University of Berlin. 15Jun Noël Coward: Past, Present and Future DatesThursday 15 June (00:00) - Friday 16 June 2023 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionAn interdisciplinary approach to Coward's influence beyond the realm of the theatre - novelist, short story writer; composer, lyricist, singer; actor, screen writer and director as well as the figure of Coward himself. 19Jun Black Ghost of Empire: Comparative Emancipations in Comparative Perspective DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (15:30-17:00)LocationArts Lecture Room 5DescriptionLeverhulme lecture: Kris Manjapra 20Jun Late Night Exchange: World Refugee Day DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for talks, performances and drop-in activities to learn more about the experience of refugees, honour their contributions, and advocate for the rights and protection of refugees worldwide. 22Jun The Tempered Radical and Other Stories DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:00-17:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2DescriptionAs part of the College of Social Sciences inaugural lecture series, join Professor Nicola Gale, who will share five stories of a working life in the higher education sector. 22Jun Inaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:30-18:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionInaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu 23Jun Pirates, Ports and Exports: Maritime Relations in an Age of Sail DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (09:00-18:15)LocationOnline, Room 420 Muirhead Tower, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe conference will explore the relationship between land and ocean in the Early Modern period (c.1500 to c.1800) 26Jun Self-reported childhood adversity DatesMonday 26 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionIMH Lunchtime Seminar/Webinar with Dr Lejla Colic 27Jun Conference: Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present DatesTuesday 27 June (09:30) - Wednesday 28 June 2023 (16:30)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionConference on Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present 28Jun The Literary Twilight Zone: Nonfictional Fiction, 1820–1920 DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (00:00)LocationMuirhead Tower 12th Floor SuiteDescriptionThis one-day academic workshop, hosted by the Nineteenth-Century Centre, brings together scholars interested in fiction's relationships with the creation of knowledge. 28Jun A queer act of resistance and repair DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (16:15-18:30)LocationBarber Institute of Fine ArtsDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome artists Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh to discuss their collaborative practice. 28Jun University Lecture Series: Kindness DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (18:30-19:30)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Professor Jenny Phillimore as she examines the impact of the kindness of strangers experienced by forced migrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. 29Jun Robert Cryer - A Life in Law and a Law unto himself DatesThursday 29 June (09:00) - Friday 30 June 2023 (18:00)LocationUniversity House - University of Birmingham (The Business School)DescriptionWe greatly miss Professor Rob Cryer, who passed away in 2020 at the age of forty-six. This conference celebrates his oeuvre, research, mentorship, teaching, insights, idiosyncrasy, laughter, vim, and wit. 30Jun Exploring a Mental Health Humanities Network for ECRs (Part Two) DatesFriday 30 June 2023 (16:00-18:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionJoin us to explore a potential ECR Mental Health Humanities Network. This second event follows the progress made at our initial May meeting. 4Jul Children's Voices and Family Justice – Time for Change DatesTuesday 4 July 2023 (09:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWorkshop presented by the Family Law Reform Now network 15Jul Birmingham Stories: Story Exchange DatesSaturday 15 July 2023 (13:00-16:00)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat stories would you tell to explain what home means to you? Everyone is invited to join us at our Story Exchange, an inclusive workshop that connects people through stories. 30Aug EuroSLA 32 DatesWednesday 30 August (00:00) - Saturday 2 September 2023 (00:00)LocationAston Webb building, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe 32nd Conference of the European Second Language Association 13Sep The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference DatesWednesday 13 September (00:00) - Thursday 14 September 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference 13-14 September 2023 University of Birmingham 2Oct Black History Month 2023 DatesMonday 2 October (00:00) - Tuesday 31 October 2023 (23:59)DescriptionOctober is Black History Month and the University will again be celebrating the culture and histories of black and minority ethnic communities with a comprehensive programme of events. 25Apr A History through Objects: Research and Innovation at the University of Birmingham DatesMonday 25 April 2022 (12:00) - Monday 31 July 2023 (12:00)LocationAston Webb BuidlingDescriptionThis exhibition showcases a range of historical and contemporary examples of research and discovery, created in Birmingham with global reach - affecting the lives of millions of people around the world. 6Jun Disability in poetry and performance DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Readings/performances from Sarah James, Beth O'Brien, and Jamie Hale. 8Jun Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary (a CSNA Guest Lecture by Leigh Claire La Berge) DatesThursday 8 June 2023 (13:00-15:30)LocationArts Building, Room 439DescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Leigh Claire La Berge is a Professor of English at BMCC CUNY and a 2021-2023 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Free University of Berlin. 15Jun Noël Coward: Past, Present and Future DatesThursday 15 June (00:00) - Friday 16 June 2023 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionAn interdisciplinary approach to Coward's influence beyond the realm of the theatre - novelist, short story writer; composer, lyricist, singer; actor, screen writer and director as well as the figure of Coward himself. 19Jun Black Ghost of Empire: Comparative Emancipations in Comparative Perspective DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (15:30-17:00)LocationArts Lecture Room 5DescriptionLeverhulme lecture: Kris Manjapra 20Jun Late Night Exchange: World Refugee Day DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for talks, performances and drop-in activities to learn more about the experience of refugees, honour their contributions, and advocate for the rights and protection of refugees worldwide. 22Jun Inaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:30-18:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionInaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu 22Jun Filibusters in Birmingham: a Conference on Wyndham Lewis DatesThursday 22 June (00:00) - Friday 23 June 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis conference will focus on the doubled and doubling identity announced in the title of Lewis's 1932 work: the filibuster. 23Jun Pirates, Ports and Exports: Maritime Relations in an Age of Sail DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (09:00-18:15)LocationOnline, Room 420 Muirhead Tower, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe conference will explore the relationship between land and ocean in the Early Modern period (c.1500 to c.1800) 26Jun Self-reported childhood adversity DatesMonday 26 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionIMH Lunchtime Seminar/Webinar with Dr Lejla Colic 27Jun Conference: Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present DatesTuesday 27 June (09:30) - Wednesday 28 June 2023 (16:30)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionConference on Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present 28Jun The Literary Twilight Zone: Nonfictional Fiction, 1820–1920 DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (00:00)LocationMuirhead Tower 12th Floor SuiteDescriptionThis one-day academic workshop, hosted by the Nineteenth-Century Centre, brings together scholars interested in fiction's relationships with the creation of knowledge. 30Jun Exploring a Mental Health Humanities Network for ECRs (Part Two) DatesFriday 30 June 2023 (16:00-18:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionJoin us to explore a potential ECR Mental Health Humanities Network. This second event follows the progress made at our initial May meeting. 30Aug EuroSLA 32 DatesWednesday 30 August (00:00) - Saturday 2 September 2023 (00:00)LocationAston Webb building, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe 32nd Conference of the European Second Language Association 13Sep The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference DatesWednesday 13 September (00:00) - Thursday 14 September 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference 13-14 September 2023 University of Birmingham
Museum Tours DatesMonday 5 June 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)
The Tempered Radical and Other Stories DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:00-17:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2
Museum Tours DatesMonday 10 July 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)
12Jun Sights of Wonder: Online Exhibition DatesFriday 12 June 2020 (00:00) - Thursday 1 February 2024 (00:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionSights of Wonder is the first-ever digital exhibition by the Barber - curated by University of Birmingham MA Art History and Curating Students in collaboration with Royal Collection Trust.
25Apr A History through Objects: Research and Innovation at the University of Birmingham DatesMonday 25 April 2022 (12:00) - Monday 31 July 2023 (12:00)LocationAston Webb BuidlingDescriptionThis exhibition showcases a range of historical and contemporary examples of research and discovery, created in Birmingham with global reach - affecting the lives of millions of people around the world.
1Jul Family Activities – Tilly The Trilobite's Hidden Word Trail DatesFriday 1 July 2022 (10:00) - Friday 30 June 2023 (10:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionCan you find the letters hidden around the museum? Grab a trail sheet from the Reception desk and get hunting.
1Jul Family Activities – Borrow a Backpack Trail DatesFriday 1 July 2022 (10:00) - Monday 31 July 2023 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionNEW! Fossil Detectives Backpack Trail. Visit the museum reception to borrow one of our new backpack trails on your visit to the Lapworth.
21Nov Living Traditions: A Director's Acquisitions of Works on Paper DatesMonday 21 November 2022 (12:23) - Monday 10 July 2023 (17:00)DescriptionA display of drawings acquired by outgoing Barber Institute director Nicola Kalinsky during her ten-year tenure.
20Feb Winterbourne House and Garden - What's on DatesMonday 20 February 2023 (16:07) - Thursday 20 February 2025 (16:07)LocationWinterbourne House and GardenDescriptionFind out what's on at Winterbourne House and Garden.
4Mar Where We Once Gathered DatesSaturday 4 March (09:00) - Friday 8 December 2023 (17:00)Location1st Floor Foyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionHandsworth Wood documentary photographer Herbert Walters exhibits his 2020 Covid Lockdown exhibition.
7Mar Exhibition: FOKA WOLF - WHY ARE WE STUCK IN HOSPITAL? DatesTuesday 7 March (09:00) - Saturday 17 June 2023 (17:00)LocationSouth Entrance: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAn impossible maze, with no end, forms the basis of an installation and billboard campaign by Birmingham artist and activist Foka Wolf.
7Mar Exhibition: A PLACE TO CALL HOME DatesTuesday 7 March (10:00) - Saturday 4 November 2023 (16:00)LocationThe Vaults: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat does home mean to you? How do different experiences, including homelessness, adult social care and displacement, shape our view of what home is?
1May Fairy Trail at Winterbourne DatesMonday 1 May (09:30) - Saturday 30 September 2023 (17:00)LocationWinterbourneDescriptionWinterbourne House and gardens fairy trail
6May Heritage Tours DatesSaturday 6 May (11:00) - Saturday 1 July 2023 (13:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin our friendly guides on a heritage tour of The Exchange and discover the rich history and fascinating stories behind its walls.
30May Dubai Parent & Carers events DatesTuesday 30 May (09:30) - Monday 19 June 2023 (11:00)LocationDubai CampusDescriptionDubai campus in person events for Parent and Carers week
5Jun Museum Tours DatesMonday 5 June 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for Tours of the Museum
6Jun Queer nostalgia: Ernst Hildebrand, homoerotica, and memory in post-war Berlin DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture Theatre - Barber Institute - University of BirminghamDescriptionLecture by Ty Vanover (University of California, Berkeley).
6Jun A Journey of Transformative Faith Leadership: Africa, India, and Handsworth DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (17:00-19:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building Lecture Room 1 (LG18)DescriptionThe Bhai Sahib Ji Honorary Professorial Lecture
6Jun Disability in poetry and performance DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Readings/performances from Sarah James, Beth O'Brien, and Jamie Hale.
7Jun Time to Write DatesWednesday 7 June 2023 (10:00-12:00)LocationLibrary - University of BirminghamDescriptionWrite event. Time for Parents and Carers to write uninterrupted. Event for Parent and Carers fortnight
7Jun It's More Than Bricks and Mortar: exploring home through poetry DatesWednesday 7 June 2023 (18:00-20:00)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin poet Beth Abbott and academics from the University of Birmingham's SPRINT Project, for a reflective and creative workshop where you can explore different realities of home through poetry.
7Jun Authenticity and Adaptation: Association of Adaptation Studies 2023 DatesWednesday 7 June (09:00) - Friday 9 June 2023 (17:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe question of authenticity has implications for the thinking in adaptation studies, which this conference will address.
7Jun Our songs of courage; women's story project DatesWednesday 7 June (10:00) - Thursday 15 June 2023 (12:30)LocationCharles W Gillet CentreDescriptionThis women's story project will share songs that have inspired us throughout our complex lives. We will talk about the important moments that came after these songs that stirred change from within.
8Jun Parent and Carers meet up DatesThursday 8 June 2023 (12:00-13:30)LocationStaff HouseDescriptionParent and Carers social meet up.
8Jun Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary (a CSNA Guest Lecture by Leigh Claire La Berge) DatesThursday 8 June 2023 (13:00-15:30)LocationArts Building, Room 439DescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Leigh Claire La Berge is a Professor of English at BMCC CUNY and a 2021-2023 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Free University of Berlin.
9Jun Time to draw DatesFriday 9 June 2023 (10:30-12:30)LocationWinterbourneDescriptionDrawing at Winterbourne house and gardens. Creadtive wellbeing session for parents and carers.
10Jun Sing Together: Handel's Messiah DatesSaturday 10 June 2023 (11:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome and join choral conductors, singers, and staff past and present from the University of Birmingham as we come together in the Elgar Concert Hall for a singalong day on Handel's much-loved oratorio, Messiah.
11Jun Power Folk DatesSunday 11 June 2023 (14:00-23:00)LocationThe Spotted Dog - 104 Warwick St - B12 0NHDescriptionOur University Folk Band play at the annual day festival hosted by Joe Broughton's Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Folk Ensemble.
11Jun Strange and Upside Down: The Fantastical World of Alexander Agricola DatesSunday 11 June 2023 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOne of North America's leading string quartets, and passionate new music advocates, Quatuor Bozzini, join us to give the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's String Quartet No. 3.
15Jun Noël Coward: Past, Present and Future DatesThursday 15 June (00:00) - Friday 16 June 2023 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionAn interdisciplinary approach to Coward's influence beyond the realm of the theatre - novelist, short story writer; composer, lyricist, singer; actor, screen writer and director as well as the figure of Coward himself.
16Jun University Jazz Orchestra Feat. Cherise DatesFriday 16 June 2023 (17:00-18:30)LocationJennifer Blackwell Performance Space - Symphony HallDescriptionUniversity Jazz Orchestra welcome emerging young soul singer, Cherise, as guest artist and perform musicfrom her upcoming album release.
16Jun Jazz Collective Presents Bobtail DatesFriday 16 June 2023 (20:00-23:00)LocationThe Spotted Dog - 104 Warwick St - B12 0NHDescriptionTalented students perform as part of their own small bands as we move across the city from the Jazz Orchestra's earlier performance at Symphony Hall.
18Jun Cinematic Sounds: Summer Festival Orchestra DatesSunday 18 June 2023 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Summer Festival Orchestra presents music from cinema and stage and the premiere of 'Earth' by Music Society Composition Competition winner Michael Triggs.
19Jun miniBEAST DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe perfect lunchtime performance for those who are new to electroacoustic music and the work of our electroacoustic studio composers.
19Jun Black Ghost of Empire: Comparative Emancipations in Comparative Perspective DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (15:30-17:00)LocationArts Lecture Room 5DescriptionLeverhulme lecture: Kris Manjapra
20Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA relaxed showcase performance from a selection of scholarship holders from across the University.
20Jun Late Night Exchange: World Refugee Day DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for talks, performances and drop-in activities to learn more about the experience of refugees, honour their contributions, and advocate for the rights and protection of refugees worldwide.
21Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 21 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network and members of the Music Society give short performances.
21Jun University Brass Band DatesWednesday 21 June 2023 (18:00-20:00)LocationThe Green HeartDescriptionJoin the University Brass Band for our annual summer performance in the University's Green Heart.
22Jun The Tempered Radical and Other Stories DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:00-17:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2DescriptionAs part of the College of Social Sciences inaugural lecture series, join Professor Nicola Gale, who will share five stories of a working life in the higher education sector.
22Jun Inaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:30-18:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionInaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu
22Jun Filibusters in Birmingham: a Conference on Wyndham Lewis DatesThursday 22 June (00:00) - Friday 23 June 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis conference will focus on the doubled and doubling identity announced in the title of Lewis's 1932 work: the filibuster.
23Jun Pirates, Ports and Exports: Maritime Relations in an Age of Sail DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (09:00-18:15)LocationOnline, Room 420 Muirhead Tower, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe conference will explore the relationship between land and ocean in the Early Modern period (c.1500 to c.1800)
23Jun Folk Band DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Folk Band give a lunchtime performance to conclude the Summer Festival of Music and our Summer concerts programme.
26Jun Self-reported childhood adversity DatesMonday 26 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionIMH Lunchtime Seminar/Webinar with Dr Lejla Colic
27Jun Conference: Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present DatesTuesday 27 June (09:30) - Wednesday 28 June 2023 (16:30)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionConference on Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present
28Jun The Literary Twilight Zone: Nonfictional Fiction, 1820–1920 DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (00:00)LocationMuirhead Tower 12th Floor SuiteDescriptionThis one-day academic workshop, hosted by the Nineteenth-Century Centre, brings together scholars interested in fiction's relationships with the creation of knowledge.
28Jun A queer act of resistance and repair DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (16:15-18:30)LocationBarber Institute of Fine ArtsDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome artists Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh to discuss their collaborative practice.
28Jun University Lecture Series: Kindness DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (18:30-19:30)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Professor Jenny Phillimore as she examines the impact of the kindness of strangers experienced by forced migrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
29Jun Robert Cryer - A Life in Law and a Law unto himself DatesThursday 29 June (09:00) - Friday 30 June 2023 (18:00)LocationUniversity House - University of Birmingham (The Business School)DescriptionWe greatly miss Professor Rob Cryer, who passed away in 2020 at the age of forty-six. This conference celebrates his oeuvre, research, mentorship, teaching, insights, idiosyncrasy, laughter, vim, and wit.
30Jun Exploring a Mental Health Humanities Network for ECRs (Part Two) DatesFriday 30 June 2023 (16:00-18:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionJoin us to explore a potential ECR Mental Health Humanities Network. This second event follows the progress made at our initial May meeting.
3Jul Exhibition: VANLEY BURKE, A GIFT TO BIRMINGHAM DatesMonday 3 July (09:00) - Saturday 16 September 2023 (17:00)LocationSouth Entrance: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionA Gift to Birmingham showcases photographic documentation of migrant communities in Birmingham, taken by renowned photographer Vanley Burke, in collaboration with Migrant Voice and University of Birmingham.
4Jul Children's Voices and Family Justice – Time for Change DatesTuesday 4 July 2023 (09:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWorkshop presented by the Family Law Reform Now network
10Jul Museum Tours DatesMonday 10 July 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for Tours of the Museum
15Jul Birmingham Stories: Story Exchange DatesSaturday 15 July 2023 (13:00-16:00)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat stories would you tell to explain what home means to you? Everyone is invited to join us at our Story Exchange, an inclusive workshop that connects people through stories.
19Jul Live Jazz: Potato Head Jazz Band DatesWednesday 19 July 2023 (12:00-14:00)LocationBanking Hall: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable afternoon of jazz with the Potato Head Jazz Band, Spain's leading Dixieland band.
7Aug Museum Tours DatesMonday 7 August 2023 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for Tours of the Museum
30Aug EuroSLA 32 DatesWednesday 30 August (00:00) - Saturday 2 September 2023 (00:00)LocationAston Webb building, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe 32nd Conference of the European Second Language Association
13Sep The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference DatesWednesday 13 September (00:00) - Thursday 14 September 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference 13-14 September 2023 University of Birmingham
2Oct Black History Month 2023 DatesMonday 2 October (00:00) - Tuesday 31 October 2023 (23:59)DescriptionOctober is Black History Month and the University will again be celebrating the culture and histories of black and minority ethnic communities with a comprehensive programme of events.
10Jun Sing Together: Handel's Messiah DatesSaturday 10 June 2023 (11:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome and join choral conductors, singers, and staff past and present from the University of Birmingham as we come together in the Elgar Concert Hall for a singalong day on Handel's much-loved oratorio, Messiah.
11Jun Power Folk DatesSunday 11 June 2023 (14:00-23:00)LocationThe Spotted Dog - 104 Warwick St - B12 0NHDescriptionOur University Folk Band play at the annual day festival hosted by Joe Broughton's Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Folk Ensemble.
11Jun Strange and Upside Down: The Fantastical World of Alexander Agricola DatesSunday 11 June 2023 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOne of North America's leading string quartets, and passionate new music advocates, Quatuor Bozzini, join us to give the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's String Quartet No. 3.
16Jun University Jazz Orchestra Feat. Cherise DatesFriday 16 June 2023 (17:00-18:30)LocationJennifer Blackwell Performance Space - Symphony HallDescriptionUniversity Jazz Orchestra welcome emerging young soul singer, Cherise, as guest artist and perform musicfrom her upcoming album release.
16Jun Jazz Collective Presents Bobtail DatesFriday 16 June 2023 (20:00-23:00)LocationThe Spotted Dog - 104 Warwick St - B12 0NHDescriptionTalented students perform as part of their own small bands as we move across the city from the Jazz Orchestra's earlier performance at Symphony Hall.
18Jun Cinematic Sounds: Summer Festival Orchestra DatesSunday 18 June 2023 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Summer Festival Orchestra presents music from cinema and stage and the premiere of 'Earth' by Music Society Composition Competition winner Michael Triggs.
19Jun miniBEAST DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe perfect lunchtime performance for those who are new to electroacoustic music and the work of our electroacoustic studio composers.
20Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA relaxed showcase performance from a selection of scholarship holders from across the University.
20Jun Late Night Exchange: World Refugee Day DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for talks, performances and drop-in activities to learn more about the experience of refugees, honour their contributions, and advocate for the rights and protection of refugees worldwide.
21Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 21 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network and members of the Music Society give short performances.
21Jun University Brass Band DatesWednesday 21 June 2023 (18:00-20:00)LocationThe Green HeartDescriptionJoin the University Brass Band for our annual summer performance in the University's Green Heart.
23Jun Folk Band DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Folk Band give a lunchtime performance to conclude the Summer Festival of Music and our Summer concerts programme.
19Jul Live Jazz: Potato Head Jazz Band DatesWednesday 19 July 2023 (12:00-14:00)LocationBanking Hall: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for an unforgettable afternoon of jazz with the Potato Head Jazz Band, Spain's leading Dixieland band.
2Oct Black History Month 2023 DatesMonday 2 October (00:00) - Tuesday 31 October 2023 (23:59)DescriptionOctober is Black History Month and the University will again be celebrating the culture and histories of black and minority ethnic communities with a comprehensive programme of events.
20Feb Winterbourne House and Garden - What's on DatesMonday 20 February 2023 (16:07) - Thursday 20 February 2025 (16:07)LocationWinterbourne House and GardenDescriptionFind out what's on at Winterbourne House and Garden.
6May Heritage Tours DatesSaturday 6 May (11:00) - Saturday 1 July 2023 (13:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin our friendly guides on a heritage tour of The Exchange and discover the rich history and fascinating stories behind its walls.
6Jun Queer nostalgia: Ernst Hildebrand, homoerotica, and memory in post-war Berlin DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture Theatre - Barber Institute - University of BirminghamDescriptionLecture by Ty Vanover (University of California, Berkeley).
6Jun A Journey of Transformative Faith Leadership: Africa, India, and Handsworth DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (17:00-19:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building Lecture Room 1 (LG18)DescriptionThe Bhai Sahib Ji Honorary Professorial Lecture
6Jun Disability in poetry and performance DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Readings/performances from Sarah James, Beth O'Brien, and Jamie Hale.
7Jun It's More Than Bricks and Mortar: exploring home through poetry DatesWednesday 7 June 2023 (18:00-20:00)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin poet Beth Abbott and academics from the University of Birmingham's SPRINT Project, for a reflective and creative workshop where you can explore different realities of home through poetry.
7Jun Our songs of courage; women's story project DatesWednesday 7 June (10:00) - Thursday 15 June 2023 (12:30)LocationCharles W Gillet CentreDescriptionThis women's story project will share songs that have inspired us throughout our complex lives. We will talk about the important moments that came after these songs that stirred change from within.
8Jun Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary (a CSNA Guest Lecture by Leigh Claire La Berge) DatesThursday 8 June 2023 (13:00-15:30)LocationArts Building, Room 439DescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Leigh Claire La Berge is a Professor of English at BMCC CUNY and a 2021-2023 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Free University of Berlin.
15Jun Noël Coward: Past, Present and Future DatesThursday 15 June (00:00) - Friday 16 June 2023 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionAn interdisciplinary approach to Coward's influence beyond the realm of the theatre - novelist, short story writer; composer, lyricist, singer; actor, screen writer and director as well as the figure of Coward himself.
19Jun Black Ghost of Empire: Comparative Emancipations in Comparative Perspective DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (15:30-17:00)LocationArts Lecture Room 5DescriptionLeverhulme lecture: Kris Manjapra
20Jun Late Night Exchange: World Refugee Day DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for talks, performances and drop-in activities to learn more about the experience of refugees, honour their contributions, and advocate for the rights and protection of refugees worldwide.
22Jun The Tempered Radical and Other Stories DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:00-17:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2DescriptionAs part of the College of Social Sciences inaugural lecture series, join Professor Nicola Gale, who will share five stories of a working life in the higher education sector.
22Jun Inaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:30-18:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionInaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu
23Jun Pirates, Ports and Exports: Maritime Relations in an Age of Sail DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (09:00-18:15)LocationOnline, Room 420 Muirhead Tower, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe conference will explore the relationship between land and ocean in the Early Modern period (c.1500 to c.1800)
26Jun Self-reported childhood adversity DatesMonday 26 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionIMH Lunchtime Seminar/Webinar with Dr Lejla Colic
27Jun Conference: Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present DatesTuesday 27 June (09:30) - Wednesday 28 June 2023 (16:30)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionConference on Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present
28Jun The Literary Twilight Zone: Nonfictional Fiction, 1820–1920 DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (00:00)LocationMuirhead Tower 12th Floor SuiteDescriptionThis one-day academic workshop, hosted by the Nineteenth-Century Centre, brings together scholars interested in fiction's relationships with the creation of knowledge.
28Jun A queer act of resistance and repair DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (16:15-18:30)LocationBarber Institute of Fine ArtsDescriptionWe are delighted to welcome artists Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh to discuss their collaborative practice.
28Jun University Lecture Series: Kindness DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (18:30-19:30)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Professor Jenny Phillimore as she examines the impact of the kindness of strangers experienced by forced migrant survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
29Jun Robert Cryer - A Life in Law and a Law unto himself DatesThursday 29 June (09:00) - Friday 30 June 2023 (18:00)LocationUniversity House - University of Birmingham (The Business School)DescriptionWe greatly miss Professor Rob Cryer, who passed away in 2020 at the age of forty-six. This conference celebrates his oeuvre, research, mentorship, teaching, insights, idiosyncrasy, laughter, vim, and wit.
30Jun Exploring a Mental Health Humanities Network for ECRs (Part Two) DatesFriday 30 June 2023 (16:00-18:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionJoin us to explore a potential ECR Mental Health Humanities Network. This second event follows the progress made at our initial May meeting.
4Jul Children's Voices and Family Justice – Time for Change DatesTuesday 4 July 2023 (09:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWorkshop presented by the Family Law Reform Now network
15Jul Birmingham Stories: Story Exchange DatesSaturday 15 July 2023 (13:00-16:00)LocationAssembly Room: The Exchange 3 Centenary Sq Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat stories would you tell to explain what home means to you? Everyone is invited to join us at our Story Exchange, an inclusive workshop that connects people through stories.
30Aug EuroSLA 32 DatesWednesday 30 August (00:00) - Saturday 2 September 2023 (00:00)LocationAston Webb building, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe 32nd Conference of the European Second Language Association
13Sep The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference DatesWednesday 13 September (00:00) - Thursday 14 September 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference 13-14 September 2023 University of Birmingham
2Oct Black History Month 2023 DatesMonday 2 October (00:00) - Tuesday 31 October 2023 (23:59)DescriptionOctober is Black History Month and the University will again be celebrating the culture and histories of black and minority ethnic communities with a comprehensive programme of events.
25Apr A History through Objects: Research and Innovation at the University of Birmingham DatesMonday 25 April 2022 (12:00) - Monday 31 July 2023 (12:00)LocationAston Webb BuidlingDescriptionThis exhibition showcases a range of historical and contemporary examples of research and discovery, created in Birmingham with global reach - affecting the lives of millions of people around the world.
6Jun Disability in poetry and performance DatesTuesday 6 June 2023 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Readings/performances from Sarah James, Beth O'Brien, and Jamie Hale.
8Jun Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary (a CSNA Guest Lecture by Leigh Claire La Berge) DatesThursday 8 June 2023 (13:00-15:30)LocationArts Building, Room 439DescriptionCentre for the Study of North America: Leigh Claire La Berge is a Professor of English at BMCC CUNY and a 2021-2023 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Free University of Berlin.
15Jun Noël Coward: Past, Present and Future DatesThursday 15 June (00:00) - Friday 16 June 2023 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionAn interdisciplinary approach to Coward's influence beyond the realm of the theatre - novelist, short story writer; composer, lyricist, singer; actor, screen writer and director as well as the figure of Coward himself.
19Jun Black Ghost of Empire: Comparative Emancipations in Comparative Perspective DatesMonday 19 June 2023 (15:30-17:00)LocationArts Lecture Room 5DescriptionLeverhulme lecture: Kris Manjapra
20Jun Late Night Exchange: World Refugee Day DatesTuesday 20 June 2023 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for talks, performances and drop-in activities to learn more about the experience of refugees, honour their contributions, and advocate for the rights and protection of refugees worldwide.
22Jun Inaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu DatesThursday 22 June 2023 (16:30-18:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionInaugural Lecture of Professor Maria Kavussanu
22Jun Filibusters in Birmingham: a Conference on Wyndham Lewis DatesThursday 22 June (00:00) - Friday 23 June 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis conference will focus on the doubled and doubling identity announced in the title of Lewis's 1932 work: the filibuster.
23Jun Pirates, Ports and Exports: Maritime Relations in an Age of Sail DatesFriday 23 June 2023 (09:00-18:15)LocationOnline, Room 420 Muirhead Tower, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe conference will explore the relationship between land and ocean in the Early Modern period (c.1500 to c.1800)
26Jun Self-reported childhood adversity DatesMonday 26 June 2023 (13:00-14:00)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionIMH Lunchtime Seminar/Webinar with Dr Lejla Colic
27Jun Conference: Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present DatesTuesday 27 June (09:30) - Wednesday 28 June 2023 (16:30)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionConference on Family Archives and their Afterlives, 1400-present
28Jun The Literary Twilight Zone: Nonfictional Fiction, 1820–1920 DatesWednesday 28 June 2023 (00:00)LocationMuirhead Tower 12th Floor SuiteDescriptionThis one-day academic workshop, hosted by the Nineteenth-Century Centre, brings together scholars interested in fiction's relationships with the creation of knowledge.
30Jun Exploring a Mental Health Humanities Network for ECRs (Part Two) DatesFriday 30 June 2023 (16:00-18:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionJoin us to explore a potential ECR Mental Health Humanities Network. This second event follows the progress made at our initial May meeting.
30Aug EuroSLA 32 DatesWednesday 30 August (00:00) - Saturday 2 September 2023 (00:00)LocationAston Webb building, University of BirminghamDescriptionThe 32nd Conference of the European Second Language Association
13Sep The Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference DatesWednesday 13 September (00:00) - Thursday 14 September 2023 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference 13-14 September 2023 University of Birmingham