Events Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registration The Birmingham Business School Advisory Board Guest Lecture DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationAlan Walters Building (R29 on campus map), In person event ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021: Our Changing World DatesThursday 4 November (19:00) - Thursday 25 November 2021 (21:00)LocationOnline or in person Search for: Search All eventsPerformanceLectures, Talks and WorkshopsCulture and AttractionsResearch 28Aug Two Islands DatesSaturday 28 August (12:00) - Wednesday 24 November 2021 (17:00)DescriptionTwo Islands 1Oct Black History Month 2021 DatesFriday 1 October (00:00) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (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. 1Oct Cadbury Research Library – Black History collection DatesFriday 1 October (09:33) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (18:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCadbury Reseach Library, Black History, collections, research, resources 4Oct Proud to be… College of Medical and Dental Sciences – a celebration of staff diversity DatesMonday 4 October (12:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (17:00)LocationMedical SchoolDescriptionDigital exhibition, celebrating, Black history month, diversity, success 18Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like. 18Oct The Birmingham Leadership Institute and UoB Race Equality Network present Proud to be a Leader DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBlack History Month, Proud to be, panellists reflect, personal leadership journey.Everyone is welcome, achievements of black leaders within our community. 19Oct Staff networks – Branching out Bake off DatesTuesday 19 October 2021 (13:00-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionBaking competition 20Oct Rethinking the Black Death: Can the Ottoman Plague Experience Offer Us Novel Insights? DatesWednesday 20 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionHistorian Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers) will join us to discuss how the Ottoman experience of plague (600 years of uninterrupted outbreaks) invites new possibilities for rethinking the Black Death pandemic. 20Oct COP 26 Roundtables DatesWednesday 20 October (13:00) - Wednesday 17 November 2021 (15:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCOP 26 roundtable discussions chaired by Professor Aleks Cavoski 21Oct Dubai campus - Bake off competition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (10:00-15:00)LocationDubaiDescriptionDubai campus, black history month, bake off, cupcakes, staff and students 21Oct Black History Month quiz – from the Cadbury Research Library DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationhttps://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86283958758, Zoom eventDescriptionBlack history month, quiz, Cadbury reseach library 21Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like. 21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar 22Oct George Xiaoyuan Fu DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe 2021 Presteigne Festival Tour brings pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu with a programme featuring a new composition by James B. Wilson as part of the 2020 RPS Composers Scheme. 22Oct Proud to be shaping Health and Social Care research DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-15:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionHealth and Social care, black communities, research 24Oct Lapworth Museum Family Event - AlgoRHYTHM From Home: Rock (& Roll!) Cycle DatesSunday 24 October 2021 (11:00-11:50)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionPerformance company Lynnebec will lead a fun and engaging dance workshop for families to explore the Rock n Roll Rock cycle! Hosted at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. 25Oct Different Types of University Commercialisation DatesMonday 25 October 2021 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionPart of the Introduction to Enterprising Research Series, this session is ideal for University of Birmingham academics and researchers new to enterprise and commercialisation. 25Oct Hydrogen Half Term! DatesMonday 25 October (11:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIgnite the whole family's curiosity and discover the high-tech future of transport at The Exchange this half term. 26Oct Groove Into the Woods DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (11:00-11:55)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome on a jazz and funk-fuelled family adventure into the deep dark woods. Specially designed for ages 3 – 7 and their grown-ups! 26Oct Search and Research - looking for women in the Danford Collection DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)LocationDanford Room - 224 on second floor of the Arts BuildingDescriptionAn event celebrating Nigerian postcolonial modernist artist, Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu. 26Oct The journey to a PHD and beyond: the tales of three budding African scientists DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month, panel discussion, journey to PHD and beyond, tales from African scientists 27Oct Decolonization and Fossil Developmentalism: Energy, Climate, Extractivism and Empire/Nation in the Twentieth Century DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion of the entanglements and power relations at stake in histories of ecological extraction 27Oct Book Launch: Jimmy Packham's Gothic Utterance and Hannah Murray's Liminal Whiteness in Early US Fiction DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA and the Nineteenth-Century Centre for a Halloween-themed launch of two brilliant new books. 27Oct Re-coining the Eleventh Century: Value, Religion and Gender in Italy DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionCeSMA seminar given by James Norrie (University of Birmingham). 28Oct Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience - China Institute Li Siguang Lecture 2021 DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionProfessor Yan Zheng, Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, SUSTech will deliver our 2021 Li Siguang Lecture "Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience". 28Oct Dubai campus - All staff BHM quiz from Dubai! DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (16:15-17:15)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month quiz, proud to be me, 29Oct BHM 2021 - Virtual Yoga and Meditation DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (12:10-12:55)LocationZoomDescriptionRelaxation, meditation, yoga 29Oct Heroic Elegies DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPerennially popular pianist Kenneth Hamilton returns to Birmingham International Piano Festival with a reflective programme. 1Nov The Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture with Charles Hazlewood DatesMonday 1 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)LocationElgar, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building (R12)DescriptionThe Baggs Happiness Lecture 2021 with Charles Hazlewood 2Nov Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionIs your business looking for investment? Join us for this series of webinars that will help 3Nov BHM Pride not Prejudice sharing event on the theme 'Proud to be…' DatesWednesday 3 November 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionPride not prejudice, proud to be... , conversation, inclusivity 4Nov Dubai campus - Proud to be... me in three DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (16:30-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPanel discussion, inspirational career, personal journey,black history month, proud 4Nov The Birmingham Business School Advisory Board Guest Lecture DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationAlan Walters Building (R29 on campus map), In person eventDescriptionDelivered this year by Billie Major (Billie Major, Corporate Vice-President, Capgemini and CEO, HMRC Business Unit), the title of this year's lecture is 'Business Transformation in the Pandemic'. 4Nov In a world of "fast-fashion" is sustainable retail possible or desirable? DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this session our panel of international experts will discuss with the public whether in a world of fast fashion, is sustainable retail possible or even desired by consumers? 4Nov The Lapworth Experiment DatesThursday 4 November (18:00) - Saturday 6 November 2021 (20:00)LocationThe Lapworth Museum of GeologyDescriptionAn immersive theatre adventure, combining escapes rooms and performance The Lapworth Experiment explores our relationships to museums and what we deem to be worthy of curation. 4Nov ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021: Our Changing World DatesThursday 4 November (19:00) - Thursday 25 November 2021 (21:00)LocationOnline or in personDescriptionJoin us this November, virtually or in person, as we tackle the biggest social and environmental challenges impacting our lives. 5Nov Urban Climate Walk DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (11:30-14:00)LocationMeeting Place: (Stop 01) outside the main entrance to New Street StationDescriptionJoin this walk through Birmingham City Centre and discover how the built environment creates its own distinct microclimates. 5Nov Di Xiao DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham favourite Di Xiao joins us for a performance of her programme 'To Spring' - piano music inspired by the season, a metaphor of hope and rebirth which we need like never before! 6Nov Nature's Nurture: how natural playgrounds nourish developing minds DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFind out why nature is the best nurturer and discover some simple activities that can be done in their garden, park or local woodland and take home an outdoor craft activity. 6Nov BEASTdome DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre team look forward to welcoming you back to The Dome for an evening of new music and sound theatre classics. 8Nov Law PhD Proposals and Funding Applications Workshop DatesMonday 8 November 2021 (16:00-18:00)LocationZoomDescriptionA free workshop for Law students on writing PhD Proposals and making Funding Applications to Birmingham Law School 9Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Live) DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all. 9Nov How do we tackle the problem debt crisis?: A 'Dragons' Den' event DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionOur expert panel will have 5 minutes to draw on their evidence and expertise to pitch their proposals for policy reforms which respond to the current crisis before the audience cast their vote for their favourite. 9Nov Late Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhile the leaders of the world meet in the UK for COP26, the University of Birmingham will host an evening of expert insight, passionate discussion and personal reflection on this global and local threat. 9Nov Late-Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationOnline and in-person at The ExchangeDescriptionHeld at The Exchange in the heart of Birmingham, this event will consider climate change and action from multiple angles, connecting you with experts, activists and residents in a stimulating evening of debate. 10Nov Roundtable discussion on Landscape, Nature and Environment DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how human interactions have impacted nature and the environment across time. 10Nov Visiting Speaker: E. James West (York): 'A Monument to Negro Enterprise': The Black Press and Chicago's Literary Landscapes in the 1920s. DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA for a paper presentation by historian James West discussing research from his forthcoming book. 10Nov PhD showcase DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionSadegh Attari and Humma Mouzam discuss their research. 10Nov Alexandra Dariescu DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAlexandra Dariescu performs as we hear music from French female composers Germaine Tailleferre, Lili Boulanger, and Camille Pépin. 11Nov Decarbonising Transport: How do we work together to make an impact? DatesThursday 11 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThe event will explore the opportunities and challenges we face and the strategies we can employ to make sustainable transport a reality. 12Nov Samuele Telari DatesFriday 12 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionItalian accordionist Samuele Telari makes his Barber Concerts debut with a varied programme that crosses the centuries. 16Nov Sport for a new generation DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationOnline and in-person (University of Birmingham Conference Centre)DescriptionJoin our academics, alongside industry experts as we look at sport through a Social Science lens. This event will cover a wide spectrum of topics around the theme of sport. 16Nov Eyewitness Identification from a Different Angle DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn a series of short online videos, experts will discuss the role of interactivity in face recognition accuracy, including its role in reducing racial bias. These videos will be complemented by a live AMA zoom event. 17Nov Hierarchies of Service: Gender in Britain's Commemorative Landscape DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Corinna Peniston-Bird, Department of History, Lancaster University 17Nov The Future Business District in a Changing City Centre DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationLivestreamed event, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHosted in the centre of the Birmingham's Business District, this interactive panel discussion will disseminate findings from the Future Business District study by City-REDI. 18Nov Dyslexia: What's New DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event experts from the field of dyslexia will answer your questions on the latest research and current trends to support dyslexic children and young people in education. 18Nov Mindful of the Future: Can Political Mindfulness Help Us Build Back Better? DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event we will explore the potential role of mindfulness in helping to repair a highly divided political culture and address intensifying social, economic and sustainability issues. 19Nov King Edward's Schools DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls in their annual concert performance featuring their talented young students. 19Nov Negotiating Climate Change: A simulation and a solution DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (14:00-16:30)LocationOn campusDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies. 19Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTwo of the finest choirs and their eminent conductors present an advent themed programme featuring the last choral commission from University Music by Bob Chilcott. 20Nov Christmas Wrapping DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood and make your own Christmas wrapping paper using environmentally friendly materials. Everyone will take away a roll of their own paper at the end of the session. 20Nov Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationSt George's Church - EdgbastonDescriptionJoin the Music Society for this eclectic and relaxed wind ensemble concert as they celebrate making music together again! 21Nov Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesSunday 21 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this afternoon concert from the Music Society's chamber choirs and Brass Band. The programme includes the winning composition from the 2019 Music Society Composition Competition by Christopher Allen. 23Nov Framing Climate Change: What inspires us to care? DatesTuesday 23 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies. 24Nov Annual Fage Lecture: The Time of Letters: Epistolarity and Nigerian Newsprint Cultures, 1920s-1960s DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Stephanie Newell (English, Yale) 24Nov The Medieval Convent Drama Project DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionDr Olivia Robinson presents her Swiss National Science Foundation funded research. 24Nov Birmingham Conversations DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe first in a new discussion series for local citizens, community groups and university researchers to have conversations about issues that affect the lives of people across the city. 24Nov Climate change and criminality DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionA significantly under-focused impact of global warming is the direct and indirect impacts it will have on criminal behaviour. Speakers for this webinar include Prof Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay and Prof Francis Pope. 25Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Recorded) DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all. 25Nov Gender, feminism and identity: what makes you, you? DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationMidlands Arts Centre - Cannon Hill Park - B12 9QHDescriptionThis event will share research and knowledge from the University of Birmingham about how notions of gender and identity are shared in society and how these notions inform our thoughts, feelings and actions. 26Nov Oxford Lieder DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionHelen Charlston is a young mezzo soprano who is increasingly in demand worldwide. She is joined by Oxford Lieder director Sholto Kynoch. 26Nov Chineke! Chamber Ensemble DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSix outstanding Chineke! Orchestra musicians present the music of Florence B Price, Schoenberg, and Brahms. This performance marks the retirement of the University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Eastwood. 27Nov Wind Band DatesSaturday 27 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Society's Wind Band returns to the stage with a programme featuring re-discovered works by composer Johanna Beyer as part of a project to highlight the music of under-represented female composers. 28Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 28 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra present folk-inspired music under their conductor Daniele Rosina. The student-led String Orchestra open this performance with Suk's Serenade for Strings. 1Dec University Carol Service DatesWednesday 1 December 2021 (18:15-19:00)LocationGreat Hall - Aston Webb BuildingDescriptionMark the beginning of Advent and imminent Christmas cheer in a traditional service of carols and readings led by the University Chaplaincy with music performed by University Upper Voices. 3Dec Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Collective DatesFriday 3 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionComposer and saxophonist Olivia Murphy's newly commissioned work for jazz orchestra marks the opening of the University's latest public space, The Exchange and responds to the theme 'The air we breathe'. 4Dec University Chorus DatesSaturday 4 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Elgar Concert Hall is filled with the sounds of community singing once again as the Music Society's University Chorus makes a welcome return to music-making. 5Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 5 December 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPhilharmonic Orchestra present a work by little-known local composer Lilian Elkington Out of the Mist, a work whose centenary we celebrate. 7Dec What Street Planting does for Air Quality DatesTuesday 7 December 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionLunchtime lecture unpacking new open-source software that helps cities plant in pursuit of clean air and reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution at the roadside. 8Dec PhD showcase and seasonal celebrations DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionAnder Salinas and John Seasholtz discuss their research. 8Dec Arts of the Air: an evening of words, paintings and histories DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionTake your seat for an illustrated talk and anthology of readings woven together by Alexandra Harris and explore some of the very different ways in which air has been perceived and represented in Britain. 18Dec Chronic Breathlessness Dance Workshop DatesSaturday 18 December 2021 (11:00-12:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionSian Williams leads this mixed dance sessions, specially designed for people living with long term breathlessness. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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'. 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. 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. 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. 15Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesWednesday 15 June (09:00) - Friday 17 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality 1Oct Black History Month 2021 DatesFriday 1 October (00:00) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (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. 21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar 22Oct George Xiaoyuan Fu DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe 2021 Presteigne Festival Tour brings pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu with a programme featuring a new composition by James B. Wilson as part of the 2020 RPS Composers Scheme. 26Oct Groove Into the Woods DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (11:00-11:55)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome on a jazz and funk-fuelled family adventure into the deep dark woods. Specially designed for ages 3 – 7 and their grown-ups! 29Oct Heroic Elegies DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPerennially popular pianist Kenneth Hamilton returns to Birmingham International Piano Festival with a reflective programme. 5Nov Di Xiao DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham favourite Di Xiao joins us for a performance of her programme 'To Spring' - piano music inspired by the season, a metaphor of hope and rebirth which we need like never before! 6Nov BEASTdome DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre team look forward to welcoming you back to The Dome for an evening of new music and sound theatre classics. 10Nov Alexandra Dariescu DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAlexandra Dariescu performs as we hear music from French female composers Germaine Tailleferre, Lili Boulanger, and Camille Pépin. 12Nov Samuele Telari DatesFriday 12 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionItalian accordionist Samuele Telari makes his Barber Concerts debut with a varied programme that crosses the centuries. 19Nov King Edward's Schools DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls in their annual concert performance featuring their talented young students. 19Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTwo of the finest choirs and their eminent conductors present an advent themed programme featuring the last choral commission from University Music by Bob Chilcott. 20Nov Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationSt George's Church - EdgbastonDescriptionJoin the Music Society for this eclectic and relaxed wind ensemble concert as they celebrate making music together again! 21Nov Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesSunday 21 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this afternoon concert from the Music Society's chamber choirs and Brass Band. The programme includes the winning composition from the 2019 Music Society Composition Competition by Christopher Allen. 26Nov Oxford Lieder DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionHelen Charlston is a young mezzo soprano who is increasingly in demand worldwide. She is joined by Oxford Lieder director Sholto Kynoch. 26Nov Chineke! Chamber Ensemble DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSix outstanding Chineke! Orchestra musicians present the music of Florence B Price, Schoenberg, and Brahms. This performance marks the retirement of the University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Eastwood. 27Nov Wind Band DatesSaturday 27 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Society's Wind Band returns to the stage with a programme featuring re-discovered works by composer Johanna Beyer as part of a project to highlight the music of under-represented female composers. 28Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 28 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra present folk-inspired music under their conductor Daniele Rosina. The student-led String Orchestra open this performance with Suk's Serenade for Strings. 1Dec University Carol Service DatesWednesday 1 December 2021 (18:15-19:00)LocationGreat Hall - Aston Webb BuildingDescriptionMark the beginning of Advent and imminent Christmas cheer in a traditional service of carols and readings led by the University Chaplaincy with music performed by University Upper Voices. 3Dec Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Collective DatesFriday 3 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionComposer and saxophonist Olivia Murphy's newly commissioned work for jazz orchestra marks the opening of the University's latest public space, The Exchange and responds to the theme 'The air we breathe'. 4Dec University Chorus DatesSaturday 4 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Elgar Concert Hall is filled with the sounds of community singing once again as the Music Society's University Chorus makes a welcome return to music-making. 5Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 5 December 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPhilharmonic Orchestra present a work by little-known local composer Lilian Elkington Out of the Mist, a work whose centenary we celebrate. 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. 1Oct Black History Month 2021 DatesFriday 1 October (00:00) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (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. 18Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like. 20Oct Rethinking the Black Death: Can the Ottoman Plague Experience Offer Us Novel Insights? DatesWednesday 20 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionHistorian Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers) will join us to discuss how the Ottoman experience of plague (600 years of uninterrupted outbreaks) invites new possibilities for rethinking the Black Death pandemic. 21Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like. 21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar 22Oct Proud to be shaping Health and Social Care research DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-15:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionHealth and Social care, black communities, research 24Oct Lapworth Museum Family Event - AlgoRHYTHM From Home: Rock (& Roll!) Cycle DatesSunday 24 October 2021 (11:00-11:50)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionPerformance company Lynnebec will lead a fun and engaging dance workshop for families to explore the Rock n Roll Rock cycle! Hosted at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. 25Oct Different Types of University Commercialisation DatesMonday 25 October 2021 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionPart of the Introduction to Enterprising Research Series, this session is ideal for University of Birmingham academics and researchers new to enterprise and commercialisation. 25Oct Hydrogen Half Term! DatesMonday 25 October (11:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIgnite the whole family's curiosity and discover the high-tech future of transport at The Exchange this half term. 26Oct The journey to a PHD and beyond: the tales of three budding African scientists DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month, panel discussion, journey to PHD and beyond, tales from African scientists 27Oct Decolonization and Fossil Developmentalism: Energy, Climate, Extractivism and Empire/Nation in the Twentieth Century DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion of the entanglements and power relations at stake in histories of ecological extraction 27Oct Book Launch: Jimmy Packham's Gothic Utterance and Hannah Murray's Liminal Whiteness in Early US Fiction DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA and the Nineteenth-Century Centre for a Halloween-themed launch of two brilliant new books. 27Oct Re-coining the Eleventh Century: Value, Religion and Gender in Italy DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionCeSMA seminar given by James Norrie (University of Birmingham). 28Oct Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience - China Institute Li Siguang Lecture 2021 DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionProfessor Yan Zheng, Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, SUSTech will deliver our 2021 Li Siguang Lecture "Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience". 1Nov The Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture with Charles Hazlewood DatesMonday 1 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)LocationElgar, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building (R12)DescriptionThe Baggs Happiness Lecture 2021 with Charles Hazlewood 2Nov Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionIs your business looking for investment? Join us for this series of webinars that will help 4Nov In a world of "fast-fashion" is sustainable retail possible or desirable? DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this session our panel of international experts will discuss with the public whether in a world of fast fashion, is sustainable retail possible or even desired by consumers? 4Nov The Lapworth Experiment DatesThursday 4 November (18:00) - Saturday 6 November 2021 (20:00)LocationThe Lapworth Museum of GeologyDescriptionAn immersive theatre adventure, combining escapes rooms and performance The Lapworth Experiment explores our relationships to museums and what we deem to be worthy of curation. 4Nov ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021: Our Changing World DatesThursday 4 November (19:00) - Thursday 25 November 2021 (21:00)LocationOnline or in personDescriptionJoin us this November, virtually or in person, as we tackle the biggest social and environmental challenges impacting our lives. 5Nov Urban Climate Walk DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (11:30-14:00)LocationMeeting Place: (Stop 01) outside the main entrance to New Street StationDescriptionJoin this walk through Birmingham City Centre and discover how the built environment creates its own distinct microclimates. 6Nov Nature's Nurture: how natural playgrounds nourish developing minds DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFind out why nature is the best nurturer and discover some simple activities that can be done in their garden, park or local woodland and take home an outdoor craft activity. 9Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Live) DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all. 9Nov How do we tackle the problem debt crisis?: A 'Dragons' Den' event DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionOur expert panel will have 5 minutes to draw on their evidence and expertise to pitch their proposals for policy reforms which respond to the current crisis before the audience cast their vote for their favourite. 9Nov Late Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhile the leaders of the world meet in the UK for COP26, the University of Birmingham will host an evening of expert insight, passionate discussion and personal reflection on this global and local threat. 9Nov Late-Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationOnline and in-person at The ExchangeDescriptionHeld at The Exchange in the heart of Birmingham, this event will consider climate change and action from multiple angles, connecting you with experts, activists and residents in a stimulating evening of debate. 10Nov Roundtable discussion on Landscape, Nature and Environment DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how human interactions have impacted nature and the environment across time. 10Nov PhD showcase DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionSadegh Attari and Humma Mouzam discuss their research. 11Nov Decarbonising Transport: How do we work together to make an impact? DatesThursday 11 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThe event will explore the opportunities and challenges we face and the strategies we can employ to make sustainable transport a reality. 16Nov Sport for a new generation DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationOnline and in-person (University of Birmingham Conference Centre)DescriptionJoin our academics, alongside industry experts as we look at sport through a Social Science lens. This event will cover a wide spectrum of topics around the theme of sport. 16Nov Eyewitness Identification from a Different Angle DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn a series of short online videos, experts will discuss the role of interactivity in face recognition accuracy, including its role in reducing racial bias. These videos will be complemented by a live AMA zoom event. 17Nov Hierarchies of Service: Gender in Britain's Commemorative Landscape DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Corinna Peniston-Bird, Department of History, Lancaster University 17Nov The Future Business District in a Changing City Centre DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationLivestreamed event, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHosted in the centre of the Birmingham's Business District, this interactive panel discussion will disseminate findings from the Future Business District study by City-REDI. 18Nov Dyslexia: What's New DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event experts from the field of dyslexia will answer your questions on the latest research and current trends to support dyslexic children and young people in education. 18Nov Mindful of the Future: Can Political Mindfulness Help Us Build Back Better? DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event we will explore the potential role of mindfulness in helping to repair a highly divided political culture and address intensifying social, economic and sustainability issues. 19Nov Negotiating Climate Change: A simulation and a solution DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (14:00-16:30)LocationOn campusDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies. 20Nov Christmas Wrapping DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood and make your own Christmas wrapping paper using environmentally friendly materials. Everyone will take away a roll of their own paper at the end of the session. 23Nov Framing Climate Change: What inspires us to care? DatesTuesday 23 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies. 24Nov Annual Fage Lecture: The Time of Letters: Epistolarity and Nigerian Newsprint Cultures, 1920s-1960s DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Stephanie Newell (English, Yale) 24Nov The Medieval Convent Drama Project DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionDr Olivia Robinson presents her Swiss National Science Foundation funded research. 24Nov Birmingham Conversations DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe first in a new discussion series for local citizens, community groups and university researchers to have conversations about issues that affect the lives of people across the city. 25Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Recorded) DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all. 25Nov Gender, feminism and identity: what makes you, you? DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationMidlands Arts Centre - Cannon Hill Park - B12 9QHDescriptionThis event will share research and knowledge from the University of Birmingham about how notions of gender and identity are shared in society and how these notions inform our thoughts, feelings and actions. 7Dec What Street Planting does for Air Quality DatesTuesday 7 December 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionLunchtime lecture unpacking new open-source software that helps cities plant in pursuit of clean air and reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution at the roadside. 8Dec PhD showcase and seasonal celebrations DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionAnder Salinas and John Seasholtz discuss their research. 8Dec Arts of the Air: an evening of words, paintings and histories DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionTake your seat for an illustrated talk and anthology of readings woven together by Alexandra Harris and explore some of the very different ways in which air has been perceived and represented in Britain. 18Dec Chronic Breathlessness Dance Workshop DatesSaturday 18 December 2021 (11:00-12:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionSian Williams leads this mixed dance sessions, specially designed for people living with long term breathlessness. 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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'. 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. 28Aug Two Islands DatesSaturday 28 August (12:00) - Wednesday 24 November 2021 (17:00)DescriptionTwo Islands 1Oct Black History Month 2021 DatesFriday 1 October (00:00) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (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. 1Oct Cadbury Research Library – Black History collection DatesFriday 1 October (09:33) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (18:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCadbury Reseach Library, Black History, collections, research, resources 4Oct Proud to be… College of Medical and Dental Sciences – a celebration of staff diversity DatesMonday 4 October (12:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (17:00)LocationMedical SchoolDescriptionDigital exhibition, celebrating, Black history month, diversity, success 18Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like. 18Oct The Birmingham Leadership Institute and UoB Race Equality Network present Proud to be a Leader DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBlack History Month, Proud to be, panellists reflect, personal leadership journey.Everyone is welcome, achievements of black leaders within our community. 19Oct Staff networks – Branching out Bake off DatesTuesday 19 October 2021 (13:00-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionBaking competition 20Oct Rethinking the Black Death: Can the Ottoman Plague Experience Offer Us Novel Insights? DatesWednesday 20 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionHistorian Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers) will join us to discuss how the Ottoman experience of plague (600 years of uninterrupted outbreaks) invites new possibilities for rethinking the Black Death pandemic. 20Oct COP 26 Roundtables DatesWednesday 20 October (13:00) - Wednesday 17 November 2021 (15:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCOP 26 roundtable discussions chaired by Professor Aleks Cavoski 21Oct Dubai campus - Bake off competition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (10:00-15:00)LocationDubaiDescriptionDubai campus, black history month, bake off, cupcakes, staff and students 21Oct Black History Month quiz – from the Cadbury Research Library DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationhttps://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86283958758, Zoom eventDescriptionBlack history month, quiz, Cadbury reseach library 21Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like. 21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar 22Oct George Xiaoyuan Fu DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe 2021 Presteigne Festival Tour brings pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu with a programme featuring a new composition by James B. Wilson as part of the 2020 RPS Composers Scheme. 22Oct Proud to be shaping Health and Social Care research DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-15:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionHealth and Social care, black communities, research 24Oct Lapworth Museum Family Event - AlgoRHYTHM From Home: Rock (& Roll!) Cycle DatesSunday 24 October 2021 (11:00-11:50)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionPerformance company Lynnebec will lead a fun and engaging dance workshop for families to explore the Rock n Roll Rock cycle! Hosted at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. 25Oct Different Types of University Commercialisation DatesMonday 25 October 2021 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionPart of the Introduction to Enterprising Research Series, this session is ideal for University of Birmingham academics and researchers new to enterprise and commercialisation. 25Oct Hydrogen Half Term! DatesMonday 25 October (11:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIgnite the whole family's curiosity and discover the high-tech future of transport at The Exchange this half term. 26Oct Groove Into the Woods DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (11:00-11:55)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome on a jazz and funk-fuelled family adventure into the deep dark woods. Specially designed for ages 3 – 7 and their grown-ups! 26Oct Search and Research - looking for women in the Danford Collection DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)LocationDanford Room - 224 on second floor of the Arts BuildingDescriptionAn event celebrating Nigerian postcolonial modernist artist, Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu. 26Oct The journey to a PHD and beyond: the tales of three budding African scientists DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month, panel discussion, journey to PHD and beyond, tales from African scientists 27Oct Decolonization and Fossil Developmentalism: Energy, Climate, Extractivism and Empire/Nation in the Twentieth Century DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion of the entanglements and power relations at stake in histories of ecological extraction 27Oct Book Launch: Jimmy Packham's Gothic Utterance and Hannah Murray's Liminal Whiteness in Early US Fiction DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA and the Nineteenth-Century Centre for a Halloween-themed launch of two brilliant new books. 27Oct Re-coining the Eleventh Century: Value, Religion and Gender in Italy DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionCeSMA seminar given by James Norrie (University of Birmingham). 28Oct Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience - China Institute Li Siguang Lecture 2021 DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionProfessor Yan Zheng, Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, SUSTech will deliver our 2021 Li Siguang Lecture "Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience". 28Oct Dubai campus - All staff BHM quiz from Dubai! DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (16:15-17:15)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month quiz, proud to be me, 29Oct BHM 2021 - Virtual Yoga and Meditation DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (12:10-12:55)LocationZoomDescriptionRelaxation, meditation, yoga 29Oct Heroic Elegies DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPerennially popular pianist Kenneth Hamilton returns to Birmingham International Piano Festival with a reflective programme. 1Nov The Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture with Charles Hazlewood DatesMonday 1 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)LocationElgar, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building (R12)DescriptionThe Baggs Happiness Lecture 2021 with Charles Hazlewood 2Nov Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionIs your business looking for investment? Join us for this series of webinars that will help 3Nov BHM Pride not Prejudice sharing event on the theme 'Proud to be…' DatesWednesday 3 November 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionPride not prejudice, proud to be... , conversation, inclusivity 4Nov Dubai campus - Proud to be... me in three DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (16:30-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPanel discussion, inspirational career, personal journey,black history month, proud 4Nov The Birmingham Business School Advisory Board Guest Lecture DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationAlan Walters Building (R29 on campus map), In person eventDescriptionDelivered this year by Billie Major (Billie Major, Corporate Vice-President, Capgemini and CEO, HMRC Business Unit), the title of this year's lecture is 'Business Transformation in the Pandemic'. 4Nov In a world of "fast-fashion" is sustainable retail possible or desirable? DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this session our panel of international experts will discuss with the public whether in a world of fast fashion, is sustainable retail possible or even desired by consumers? 4Nov The Lapworth Experiment DatesThursday 4 November (18:00) - Saturday 6 November 2021 (20:00)LocationThe Lapworth Museum of GeologyDescriptionAn immersive theatre adventure, combining escapes rooms and performance The Lapworth Experiment explores our relationships to museums and what we deem to be worthy of curation. 4Nov ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021: Our Changing World DatesThursday 4 November (19:00) - Thursday 25 November 2021 (21:00)LocationOnline or in personDescriptionJoin us this November, virtually or in person, as we tackle the biggest social and environmental challenges impacting our lives. 5Nov Urban Climate Walk DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (11:30-14:00)LocationMeeting Place: (Stop 01) outside the main entrance to New Street StationDescriptionJoin this walk through Birmingham City Centre and discover how the built environment creates its own distinct microclimates. 5Nov Di Xiao DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham favourite Di Xiao joins us for a performance of her programme 'To Spring' - piano music inspired by the season, a metaphor of hope and rebirth which we need like never before! 6Nov Nature's Nurture: how natural playgrounds nourish developing minds DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFind out why nature is the best nurturer and discover some simple activities that can be done in their garden, park or local woodland and take home an outdoor craft activity. 6Nov BEASTdome DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre team look forward to welcoming you back to The Dome for an evening of new music and sound theatre classics. 8Nov Law PhD Proposals and Funding Applications Workshop DatesMonday 8 November 2021 (16:00-18:00)LocationZoomDescriptionA free workshop for Law students on writing PhD Proposals and making Funding Applications to Birmingham Law School 9Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Live) DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all. 9Nov How do we tackle the problem debt crisis?: A 'Dragons' Den' event DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionOur expert panel will have 5 minutes to draw on their evidence and expertise to pitch their proposals for policy reforms which respond to the current crisis before the audience cast their vote for their favourite. 9Nov Late Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhile the leaders of the world meet in the UK for COP26, the University of Birmingham will host an evening of expert insight, passionate discussion and personal reflection on this global and local threat. 9Nov Late-Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationOnline and in-person at The ExchangeDescriptionHeld at The Exchange in the heart of Birmingham, this event will consider climate change and action from multiple angles, connecting you with experts, activists and residents in a stimulating evening of debate. 10Nov Roundtable discussion on Landscape, Nature and Environment DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how human interactions have impacted nature and the environment across time. 10Nov Visiting Speaker: E. James West (York): 'A Monument to Negro Enterprise': The Black Press and Chicago's Literary Landscapes in the 1920s. DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA for a paper presentation by historian James West discussing research from his forthcoming book. 10Nov PhD showcase DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionSadegh Attari and Humma Mouzam discuss their research. 10Nov Alexandra Dariescu DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAlexandra Dariescu performs as we hear music from French female composers Germaine Tailleferre, Lili Boulanger, and Camille Pépin. 11Nov Decarbonising Transport: How do we work together to make an impact? DatesThursday 11 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThe event will explore the opportunities and challenges we face and the strategies we can employ to make sustainable transport a reality. 12Nov Samuele Telari DatesFriday 12 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionItalian accordionist Samuele Telari makes his Barber Concerts debut with a varied programme that crosses the centuries. 16Nov Sport for a new generation DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationOnline and in-person (University of Birmingham Conference Centre)DescriptionJoin our academics, alongside industry experts as we look at sport through a Social Science lens. This event will cover a wide spectrum of topics around the theme of sport. 16Nov Eyewitness Identification from a Different Angle DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn a series of short online videos, experts will discuss the role of interactivity in face recognition accuracy, including its role in reducing racial bias. These videos will be complemented by a live AMA zoom event. 17Nov Hierarchies of Service: Gender in Britain's Commemorative Landscape DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Corinna Peniston-Bird, Department of History, Lancaster University 17Nov The Future Business District in a Changing City Centre DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationLivestreamed event, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHosted in the centre of the Birmingham's Business District, this interactive panel discussion will disseminate findings from the Future Business District study by City-REDI. 18Nov Dyslexia: What's New DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event experts from the field of dyslexia will answer your questions on the latest research and current trends to support dyslexic children and young people in education. 18Nov Mindful of the Future: Can Political Mindfulness Help Us Build Back Better? DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event we will explore the potential role of mindfulness in helping to repair a highly divided political culture and address intensifying social, economic and sustainability issues. 19Nov King Edward's Schools DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls in their annual concert performance featuring their talented young students. 19Nov Negotiating Climate Change: A simulation and a solution DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (14:00-16:30)LocationOn campusDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies. 19Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTwo of the finest choirs and their eminent conductors present an advent themed programme featuring the last choral commission from University Music by Bob Chilcott. 20Nov Christmas Wrapping DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood and make your own Christmas wrapping paper using environmentally friendly materials. Everyone will take away a roll of their own paper at the end of the session. 20Nov Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationSt George's Church - EdgbastonDescriptionJoin the Music Society for this eclectic and relaxed wind ensemble concert as they celebrate making music together again! 21Nov Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesSunday 21 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this afternoon concert from the Music Society's chamber choirs and Brass Band. The programme includes the winning composition from the 2019 Music Society Composition Competition by Christopher Allen. 23Nov Framing Climate Change: What inspires us to care? DatesTuesday 23 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies. 24Nov Annual Fage Lecture: The Time of Letters: Epistolarity and Nigerian Newsprint Cultures, 1920s-1960s DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Stephanie Newell (English, Yale) 24Nov The Medieval Convent Drama Project DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionDr Olivia Robinson presents her Swiss National Science Foundation funded research. 24Nov Birmingham Conversations DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe first in a new discussion series for local citizens, community groups and university researchers to have conversations about issues that affect the lives of people across the city. 24Nov Climate change and criminality DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionA significantly under-focused impact of global warming is the direct and indirect impacts it will have on criminal behaviour. Speakers for this webinar include Prof Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay and Prof Francis Pope. 25Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Recorded) DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all. 25Nov Gender, feminism and identity: what makes you, you? DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationMidlands Arts Centre - Cannon Hill Park - B12 9QHDescriptionThis event will share research and knowledge from the University of Birmingham about how notions of gender and identity are shared in society and how these notions inform our thoughts, feelings and actions. 26Nov Oxford Lieder DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionHelen Charlston is a young mezzo soprano who is increasingly in demand worldwide. She is joined by Oxford Lieder director Sholto Kynoch. 26Nov Chineke! Chamber Ensemble DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSix outstanding Chineke! Orchestra musicians present the music of Florence B Price, Schoenberg, and Brahms. This performance marks the retirement of the University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Eastwood. 27Nov Wind Band DatesSaturday 27 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Society's Wind Band returns to the stage with a programme featuring re-discovered works by composer Johanna Beyer as part of a project to highlight the music of under-represented female composers. 28Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 28 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra present folk-inspired music under their conductor Daniele Rosina. The student-led String Orchestra open this performance with Suk's Serenade for Strings. 1Dec University Carol Service DatesWednesday 1 December 2021 (18:15-19:00)LocationGreat Hall - Aston Webb BuildingDescriptionMark the beginning of Advent and imminent Christmas cheer in a traditional service of carols and readings led by the University Chaplaincy with music performed by University Upper Voices. 3Dec Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Collective DatesFriday 3 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionComposer and saxophonist Olivia Murphy's newly commissioned work for jazz orchestra marks the opening of the University's latest public space, The Exchange and responds to the theme 'The air we breathe'. 4Dec University Chorus DatesSaturday 4 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Elgar Concert Hall is filled with the sounds of community singing once again as the Music Society's University Chorus makes a welcome return to music-making. 5Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 5 December 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPhilharmonic Orchestra present a work by little-known local composer Lilian Elkington Out of the Mist, a work whose centenary we celebrate. 7Dec What Street Planting does for Air Quality DatesTuesday 7 December 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionLunchtime lecture unpacking new open-source software that helps cities plant in pursuit of clean air and reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution at the roadside. 8Dec PhD showcase and seasonal celebrations DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionAnder Salinas and John Seasholtz discuss their research. 8Dec Arts of the Air: an evening of words, paintings and histories DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionTake your seat for an illustrated talk and anthology of readings woven together by Alexandra Harris and explore some of the very different ways in which air has been perceived and represented in Britain. 18Dec Chronic Breathlessness Dance Workshop DatesSaturday 18 December 2021 (11:00-12:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionSian Williams leads this mixed dance sessions, specially designed for people living with long term breathlessness. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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'. 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. 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. 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. 15Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesWednesday 15 June (09:00) - Friday 17 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality 1Oct Cadbury Research Library – Black History collection DatesFriday 1 October (09:33) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (18:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCadbury Reseach Library, Black History, collections, research, resources 4Oct Proud to be… College of Medical and Dental Sciences – a celebration of staff diversity DatesMonday 4 October (12:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (17:00)LocationMedical SchoolDescriptionDigital exhibition, celebrating, Black history month, diversity, success 18Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like. 18Oct The Birmingham Leadership Institute and UoB Race Equality Network present Proud to be a Leader DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBlack History Month, Proud to be, panellists reflect, personal leadership journey.Everyone is welcome, achievements of black leaders within our community. 20Oct Rethinking the Black Death: Can the Ottoman Plague Experience Offer Us Novel Insights? DatesWednesday 20 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionHistorian Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers) will join us to discuss how the Ottoman experience of plague (600 years of uninterrupted outbreaks) invites new possibilities for rethinking the Black Death pandemic. 21Oct Black History Month quiz – from the Cadbury Research Library DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationhttps://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86283958758, Zoom eventDescriptionBlack history month, quiz, Cadbury reseach library 21Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like. 21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar 22Oct Proud to be shaping Health and Social Care research DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-15:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionHealth and Social care, black communities, research 25Oct Different Types of University Commercialisation DatesMonday 25 October 2021 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionPart of the Introduction to Enterprising Research Series, this session is ideal for University of Birmingham academics and researchers new to enterprise and commercialisation. 25Oct Hydrogen Half Term! DatesMonday 25 October (11:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIgnite the whole family's curiosity and discover the high-tech future of transport at The Exchange this half term. 26Oct The journey to a PHD and beyond: the tales of three budding African scientists DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month, panel discussion, journey to PHD and beyond, tales from African scientists 27Oct Decolonization and Fossil Developmentalism: Energy, Climate, Extractivism and Empire/Nation in the Twentieth Century DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion of the entanglements and power relations at stake in histories of ecological extraction 27Oct Book Launch: Jimmy Packham's Gothic Utterance and Hannah Murray's Liminal Whiteness in Early US Fiction DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA and the Nineteenth-Century Centre for a Halloween-themed launch of two brilliant new books. 27Oct Re-coining the Eleventh Century: Value, Religion and Gender in Italy DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionCeSMA seminar given by James Norrie (University of Birmingham). 28Oct Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience - China Institute Li Siguang Lecture 2021 DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionProfessor Yan Zheng, Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, SUSTech will deliver our 2021 Li Siguang Lecture "Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience". 29Oct BHM 2021 - Virtual Yoga and Meditation DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (12:10-12:55)LocationZoomDescriptionRelaxation, meditation, yoga 2Nov Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionIs your business looking for investment? Join us for this series of webinars that will help 4Nov In a world of "fast-fashion" is sustainable retail possible or desirable? DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this session our panel of international experts will discuss with the public whether in a world of fast fashion, is sustainable retail possible or even desired by consumers? 5Nov Urban Climate Walk DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (11:30-14:00)LocationMeeting Place: (Stop 01) outside the main entrance to New Street StationDescriptionJoin this walk through Birmingham City Centre and discover how the built environment creates its own distinct microclimates. 9Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Live) DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all. 9Nov How do we tackle the problem debt crisis?: A 'Dragons' Den' event DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionOur expert panel will have 5 minutes to draw on their evidence and expertise to pitch their proposals for policy reforms which respond to the current crisis before the audience cast their vote for their favourite. 9Nov Late Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhile the leaders of the world meet in the UK for COP26, the University of Birmingham will host an evening of expert insight, passionate discussion and personal reflection on this global and local threat. 9Nov Late-Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationOnline and in-person at The ExchangeDescriptionHeld at The Exchange in the heart of Birmingham, this event will consider climate change and action from multiple angles, connecting you with experts, activists and residents in a stimulating evening of debate. 10Nov Roundtable discussion on Landscape, Nature and Environment DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how human interactions have impacted nature and the environment across time. 10Nov PhD showcase DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionSadegh Attari and Humma Mouzam discuss their research. 11Nov Decarbonising Transport: How do we work together to make an impact? DatesThursday 11 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThe event will explore the opportunities and challenges we face and the strategies we can employ to make sustainable transport a reality. 16Nov Sport for a new generation DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationOnline and in-person (University of Birmingham Conference Centre)DescriptionJoin our academics, alongside industry experts as we look at sport through a Social Science lens. This event will cover a wide spectrum of topics around the theme of sport. 16Nov Eyewitness Identification from a Different Angle DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn a series of short online videos, experts will discuss the role of interactivity in face recognition accuracy, including its role in reducing racial bias. These videos will be complemented by a live AMA zoom event. 17Nov Hierarchies of Service: Gender in Britain's Commemorative Landscape DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Corinna Peniston-Bird, Department of History, Lancaster University 18Nov Dyslexia: What's New DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event experts from the field of dyslexia will answer your questions on the latest research and current trends to support dyslexic children and young people in education. 18Nov Mindful of the Future: Can Political Mindfulness Help Us Build Back Better? DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event we will explore the potential role of mindfulness in helping to repair a highly divided political culture and address intensifying social, economic and sustainability issues. 19Nov Negotiating Climate Change: A simulation and a solution DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (14:00-16:30)LocationOn campusDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies. 23Nov Framing Climate Change: What inspires us to care? DatesTuesday 23 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies. 24Nov Annual Fage Lecture: The Time of Letters: Epistolarity and Nigerian Newsprint Cultures, 1920s-1960s DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Stephanie Newell (English, Yale) 24Nov The Medieval Convent Drama Project DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionDr Olivia Robinson presents her Swiss National Science Foundation funded research. 25Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Recorded) DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all. 25Nov Gender, feminism and identity: what makes you, you? DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationMidlands Arts Centre - Cannon Hill Park - B12 9QHDescriptionThis event will share research and knowledge from the University of Birmingham about how notions of gender and identity are shared in society and how these notions inform our thoughts, feelings and actions. 7Dec What Street Planting does for Air Quality DatesTuesday 7 December 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionLunchtime lecture unpacking new open-source software that helps cities plant in pursuit of clean air and reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution at the roadside. 8Dec PhD showcase and seasonal celebrations DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionAnder Salinas and John Seasholtz discuss their research. 8Dec Arts of the Air: an evening of words, paintings and histories DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionTake your seat for an illustrated talk and anthology of readings woven together by Alexandra Harris and explore some of the very different ways in which air has been perceived and represented in Britain. 18Dec Chronic Breathlessness Dance Workshop DatesSaturday 18 December 2021 (11:00-12:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionSian Williams leads this mixed dance sessions, specially designed for people living with long term breathlessness. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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'. 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.
Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registration
The Birmingham Business School Advisory Board Guest Lecture DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationAlan Walters Building (R29 on campus map), In person event
ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021: Our Changing World DatesThursday 4 November (19:00) - Thursday 25 November 2021 (21:00)LocationOnline or in person
28Aug Two Islands DatesSaturday 28 August (12:00) - Wednesday 24 November 2021 (17:00)DescriptionTwo Islands
1Oct Black History Month 2021 DatesFriday 1 October (00:00) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (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.
1Oct Cadbury Research Library – Black History collection DatesFriday 1 October (09:33) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (18:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCadbury Reseach Library, Black History, collections, research, resources
4Oct Proud to be… College of Medical and Dental Sciences – a celebration of staff diversity DatesMonday 4 October (12:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (17:00)LocationMedical SchoolDescriptionDigital exhibition, celebrating, Black history month, diversity, success
18Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like.
18Oct The Birmingham Leadership Institute and UoB Race Equality Network present Proud to be a Leader DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBlack History Month, Proud to be, panellists reflect, personal leadership journey.Everyone is welcome, achievements of black leaders within our community.
19Oct Staff networks – Branching out Bake off DatesTuesday 19 October 2021 (13:00-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionBaking competition
20Oct Rethinking the Black Death: Can the Ottoman Plague Experience Offer Us Novel Insights? DatesWednesday 20 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionHistorian Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers) will join us to discuss how the Ottoman experience of plague (600 years of uninterrupted outbreaks) invites new possibilities for rethinking the Black Death pandemic.
20Oct COP 26 Roundtables DatesWednesday 20 October (13:00) - Wednesday 17 November 2021 (15:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCOP 26 roundtable discussions chaired by Professor Aleks Cavoski
21Oct Dubai campus - Bake off competition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (10:00-15:00)LocationDubaiDescriptionDubai campus, black history month, bake off, cupcakes, staff and students
21Oct Black History Month quiz – from the Cadbury Research Library DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationhttps://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86283958758, Zoom eventDescriptionBlack history month, quiz, Cadbury reseach library
21Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like.
21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar
22Oct George Xiaoyuan Fu DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe 2021 Presteigne Festival Tour brings pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu with a programme featuring a new composition by James B. Wilson as part of the 2020 RPS Composers Scheme.
22Oct Proud to be shaping Health and Social Care research DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-15:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionHealth and Social care, black communities, research
24Oct Lapworth Museum Family Event - AlgoRHYTHM From Home: Rock (& Roll!) Cycle DatesSunday 24 October 2021 (11:00-11:50)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionPerformance company Lynnebec will lead a fun and engaging dance workshop for families to explore the Rock n Roll Rock cycle! Hosted at the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
25Oct Different Types of University Commercialisation DatesMonday 25 October 2021 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionPart of the Introduction to Enterprising Research Series, this session is ideal for University of Birmingham academics and researchers new to enterprise and commercialisation.
25Oct Hydrogen Half Term! DatesMonday 25 October (11:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIgnite the whole family's curiosity and discover the high-tech future of transport at The Exchange this half term.
26Oct Groove Into the Woods DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (11:00-11:55)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome on a jazz and funk-fuelled family adventure into the deep dark woods. Specially designed for ages 3 – 7 and their grown-ups!
26Oct Search and Research - looking for women in the Danford Collection DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)LocationDanford Room - 224 on second floor of the Arts BuildingDescriptionAn event celebrating Nigerian postcolonial modernist artist, Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu.
26Oct The journey to a PHD and beyond: the tales of three budding African scientists DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month, panel discussion, journey to PHD and beyond, tales from African scientists
27Oct Decolonization and Fossil Developmentalism: Energy, Climate, Extractivism and Empire/Nation in the Twentieth Century DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion of the entanglements and power relations at stake in histories of ecological extraction
27Oct Book Launch: Jimmy Packham's Gothic Utterance and Hannah Murray's Liminal Whiteness in Early US Fiction DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA and the Nineteenth-Century Centre for a Halloween-themed launch of two brilliant new books.
27Oct Re-coining the Eleventh Century: Value, Religion and Gender in Italy DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionCeSMA seminar given by James Norrie (University of Birmingham).
28Oct Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience - China Institute Li Siguang Lecture 2021 DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionProfessor Yan Zheng, Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, SUSTech will deliver our 2021 Li Siguang Lecture "Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience".
28Oct Dubai campus - All staff BHM quiz from Dubai! DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (16:15-17:15)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month quiz, proud to be me,
29Oct BHM 2021 - Virtual Yoga and Meditation DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (12:10-12:55)LocationZoomDescriptionRelaxation, meditation, yoga
29Oct Heroic Elegies DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPerennially popular pianist Kenneth Hamilton returns to Birmingham International Piano Festival with a reflective programme.
1Nov The Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture with Charles Hazlewood DatesMonday 1 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)LocationElgar, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building (R12)DescriptionThe Baggs Happiness Lecture 2021 with Charles Hazlewood
2Nov Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionIs your business looking for investment? Join us for this series of webinars that will help
3Nov BHM Pride not Prejudice sharing event on the theme 'Proud to be…' DatesWednesday 3 November 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionPride not prejudice, proud to be... , conversation, inclusivity
4Nov Dubai campus - Proud to be... me in three DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (16:30-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPanel discussion, inspirational career, personal journey,black history month, proud
4Nov The Birmingham Business School Advisory Board Guest Lecture DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationAlan Walters Building (R29 on campus map), In person eventDescriptionDelivered this year by Billie Major (Billie Major, Corporate Vice-President, Capgemini and CEO, HMRC Business Unit), the title of this year's lecture is 'Business Transformation in the Pandemic'.
4Nov In a world of "fast-fashion" is sustainable retail possible or desirable? DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this session our panel of international experts will discuss with the public whether in a world of fast fashion, is sustainable retail possible or even desired by consumers?
4Nov The Lapworth Experiment DatesThursday 4 November (18:00) - Saturday 6 November 2021 (20:00)LocationThe Lapworth Museum of GeologyDescriptionAn immersive theatre adventure, combining escapes rooms and performance The Lapworth Experiment explores our relationships to museums and what we deem to be worthy of curation.
4Nov ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021: Our Changing World DatesThursday 4 November (19:00) - Thursday 25 November 2021 (21:00)LocationOnline or in personDescriptionJoin us this November, virtually or in person, as we tackle the biggest social and environmental challenges impacting our lives.
5Nov Urban Climate Walk DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (11:30-14:00)LocationMeeting Place: (Stop 01) outside the main entrance to New Street StationDescriptionJoin this walk through Birmingham City Centre and discover how the built environment creates its own distinct microclimates.
5Nov Di Xiao DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham favourite Di Xiao joins us for a performance of her programme 'To Spring' - piano music inspired by the season, a metaphor of hope and rebirth which we need like never before!
6Nov Nature's Nurture: how natural playgrounds nourish developing minds DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFind out why nature is the best nurturer and discover some simple activities that can be done in their garden, park or local woodland and take home an outdoor craft activity.
6Nov BEASTdome DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre team look forward to welcoming you back to The Dome for an evening of new music and sound theatre classics.
8Nov Law PhD Proposals and Funding Applications Workshop DatesMonday 8 November 2021 (16:00-18:00)LocationZoomDescriptionA free workshop for Law students on writing PhD Proposals and making Funding Applications to Birmingham Law School
9Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Live) DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all.
9Nov How do we tackle the problem debt crisis?: A 'Dragons' Den' event DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionOur expert panel will have 5 minutes to draw on their evidence and expertise to pitch their proposals for policy reforms which respond to the current crisis before the audience cast their vote for their favourite.
9Nov Late Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhile the leaders of the world meet in the UK for COP26, the University of Birmingham will host an evening of expert insight, passionate discussion and personal reflection on this global and local threat.
9Nov Late-Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationOnline and in-person at The ExchangeDescriptionHeld at The Exchange in the heart of Birmingham, this event will consider climate change and action from multiple angles, connecting you with experts, activists and residents in a stimulating evening of debate.
10Nov Roundtable discussion on Landscape, Nature and Environment DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how human interactions have impacted nature and the environment across time.
10Nov Visiting Speaker: E. James West (York): 'A Monument to Negro Enterprise': The Black Press and Chicago's Literary Landscapes in the 1920s. DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA for a paper presentation by historian James West discussing research from his forthcoming book.
10Nov PhD showcase DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionSadegh Attari and Humma Mouzam discuss their research.
10Nov Alexandra Dariescu DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAlexandra Dariescu performs as we hear music from French female composers Germaine Tailleferre, Lili Boulanger, and Camille Pépin.
11Nov Decarbonising Transport: How do we work together to make an impact? DatesThursday 11 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThe event will explore the opportunities and challenges we face and the strategies we can employ to make sustainable transport a reality.
12Nov Samuele Telari DatesFriday 12 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionItalian accordionist Samuele Telari makes his Barber Concerts debut with a varied programme that crosses the centuries.
16Nov Sport for a new generation DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationOnline and in-person (University of Birmingham Conference Centre)DescriptionJoin our academics, alongside industry experts as we look at sport through a Social Science lens. This event will cover a wide spectrum of topics around the theme of sport.
16Nov Eyewitness Identification from a Different Angle DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn a series of short online videos, experts will discuss the role of interactivity in face recognition accuracy, including its role in reducing racial bias. These videos will be complemented by a live AMA zoom event.
17Nov Hierarchies of Service: Gender in Britain's Commemorative Landscape DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Corinna Peniston-Bird, Department of History, Lancaster University
17Nov The Future Business District in a Changing City Centre DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationLivestreamed event, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHosted in the centre of the Birmingham's Business District, this interactive panel discussion will disseminate findings from the Future Business District study by City-REDI.
18Nov Dyslexia: What's New DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event experts from the field of dyslexia will answer your questions on the latest research and current trends to support dyslexic children and young people in education.
18Nov Mindful of the Future: Can Political Mindfulness Help Us Build Back Better? DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event we will explore the potential role of mindfulness in helping to repair a highly divided political culture and address intensifying social, economic and sustainability issues.
19Nov King Edward's Schools DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls in their annual concert performance featuring their talented young students.
19Nov Negotiating Climate Change: A simulation and a solution DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (14:00-16:30)LocationOn campusDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies.
19Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTwo of the finest choirs and their eminent conductors present an advent themed programme featuring the last choral commission from University Music by Bob Chilcott.
20Nov Christmas Wrapping DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood and make your own Christmas wrapping paper using environmentally friendly materials. Everyone will take away a roll of their own paper at the end of the session.
20Nov Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationSt George's Church - EdgbastonDescriptionJoin the Music Society for this eclectic and relaxed wind ensemble concert as they celebrate making music together again!
21Nov Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesSunday 21 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this afternoon concert from the Music Society's chamber choirs and Brass Band. The programme includes the winning composition from the 2019 Music Society Composition Competition by Christopher Allen.
23Nov Framing Climate Change: What inspires us to care? DatesTuesday 23 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies.
24Nov Annual Fage Lecture: The Time of Letters: Epistolarity and Nigerian Newsprint Cultures, 1920s-1960s DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Stephanie Newell (English, Yale)
24Nov The Medieval Convent Drama Project DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionDr Olivia Robinson presents her Swiss National Science Foundation funded research.
24Nov Birmingham Conversations DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe first in a new discussion series for local citizens, community groups and university researchers to have conversations about issues that affect the lives of people across the city.
24Nov Climate change and criminality DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionA significantly under-focused impact of global warming is the direct and indirect impacts it will have on criminal behaviour. Speakers for this webinar include Prof Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay and Prof Francis Pope.
25Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Recorded) DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all.
25Nov Gender, feminism and identity: what makes you, you? DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationMidlands Arts Centre - Cannon Hill Park - B12 9QHDescriptionThis event will share research and knowledge from the University of Birmingham about how notions of gender and identity are shared in society and how these notions inform our thoughts, feelings and actions.
26Nov Oxford Lieder DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionHelen Charlston is a young mezzo soprano who is increasingly in demand worldwide. She is joined by Oxford Lieder director Sholto Kynoch.
26Nov Chineke! Chamber Ensemble DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSix outstanding Chineke! Orchestra musicians present the music of Florence B Price, Schoenberg, and Brahms. This performance marks the retirement of the University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Eastwood.
27Nov Wind Band DatesSaturday 27 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Society's Wind Band returns to the stage with a programme featuring re-discovered works by composer Johanna Beyer as part of a project to highlight the music of under-represented female composers.
28Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 28 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra present folk-inspired music under their conductor Daniele Rosina. The student-led String Orchestra open this performance with Suk's Serenade for Strings.
1Dec University Carol Service DatesWednesday 1 December 2021 (18:15-19:00)LocationGreat Hall - Aston Webb BuildingDescriptionMark the beginning of Advent and imminent Christmas cheer in a traditional service of carols and readings led by the University Chaplaincy with music performed by University Upper Voices.
3Dec Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Collective DatesFriday 3 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionComposer and saxophonist Olivia Murphy's newly commissioned work for jazz orchestra marks the opening of the University's latest public space, The Exchange and responds to the theme 'The air we breathe'.
4Dec University Chorus DatesSaturday 4 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Elgar Concert Hall is filled with the sounds of community singing once again as the Music Society's University Chorus makes a welcome return to music-making.
5Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 5 December 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPhilharmonic Orchestra present a work by little-known local composer Lilian Elkington Out of the Mist, a work whose centenary we celebrate.
7Dec What Street Planting does for Air Quality DatesTuesday 7 December 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionLunchtime lecture unpacking new open-source software that helps cities plant in pursuit of clean air and reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution at the roadside.
8Dec PhD showcase and seasonal celebrations DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionAnder Salinas and John Seasholtz discuss their research.
8Dec Arts of the Air: an evening of words, paintings and histories DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionTake your seat for an illustrated talk and anthology of readings woven together by Alexandra Harris and explore some of the very different ways in which air has been perceived and represented in Britain.
18Dec Chronic Breathlessness Dance Workshop DatesSaturday 18 December 2021 (11:00-12:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionSian Williams leads this mixed dance sessions, specially designed for people living with long term breathlessness.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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'.
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.
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.
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.
15Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesWednesday 15 June (09:00) - Friday 17 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality
1Oct Black History Month 2021 DatesFriday 1 October (00:00) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (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.
21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar
22Oct George Xiaoyuan Fu DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe 2021 Presteigne Festival Tour brings pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu with a programme featuring a new composition by James B. Wilson as part of the 2020 RPS Composers Scheme.
26Oct Groove Into the Woods DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (11:00-11:55)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome on a jazz and funk-fuelled family adventure into the deep dark woods. Specially designed for ages 3 – 7 and their grown-ups!
29Oct Heroic Elegies DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPerennially popular pianist Kenneth Hamilton returns to Birmingham International Piano Festival with a reflective programme.
5Nov Di Xiao DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham favourite Di Xiao joins us for a performance of her programme 'To Spring' - piano music inspired by the season, a metaphor of hope and rebirth which we need like never before!
6Nov BEASTdome DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre team look forward to welcoming you back to The Dome for an evening of new music and sound theatre classics.
10Nov Alexandra Dariescu DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAlexandra Dariescu performs as we hear music from French female composers Germaine Tailleferre, Lili Boulanger, and Camille Pépin.
12Nov Samuele Telari DatesFriday 12 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionItalian accordionist Samuele Telari makes his Barber Concerts debut with a varied programme that crosses the centuries.
19Nov King Edward's Schools DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls in their annual concert performance featuring their talented young students.
19Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTwo of the finest choirs and their eminent conductors present an advent themed programme featuring the last choral commission from University Music by Bob Chilcott.
20Nov Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationSt George's Church - EdgbastonDescriptionJoin the Music Society for this eclectic and relaxed wind ensemble concert as they celebrate making music together again!
21Nov Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesSunday 21 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this afternoon concert from the Music Society's chamber choirs and Brass Band. The programme includes the winning composition from the 2019 Music Society Composition Competition by Christopher Allen.
26Nov Oxford Lieder DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionHelen Charlston is a young mezzo soprano who is increasingly in demand worldwide. She is joined by Oxford Lieder director Sholto Kynoch.
26Nov Chineke! Chamber Ensemble DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSix outstanding Chineke! Orchestra musicians present the music of Florence B Price, Schoenberg, and Brahms. This performance marks the retirement of the University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Eastwood.
27Nov Wind Band DatesSaturday 27 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Society's Wind Band returns to the stage with a programme featuring re-discovered works by composer Johanna Beyer as part of a project to highlight the music of under-represented female composers.
28Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 28 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra present folk-inspired music under their conductor Daniele Rosina. The student-led String Orchestra open this performance with Suk's Serenade for Strings.
1Dec University Carol Service DatesWednesday 1 December 2021 (18:15-19:00)LocationGreat Hall - Aston Webb BuildingDescriptionMark the beginning of Advent and imminent Christmas cheer in a traditional service of carols and readings led by the University Chaplaincy with music performed by University Upper Voices.
3Dec Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Collective DatesFriday 3 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionComposer and saxophonist Olivia Murphy's newly commissioned work for jazz orchestra marks the opening of the University's latest public space, The Exchange and responds to the theme 'The air we breathe'.
4Dec University Chorus DatesSaturday 4 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Elgar Concert Hall is filled with the sounds of community singing once again as the Music Society's University Chorus makes a welcome return to music-making.
5Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 5 December 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPhilharmonic Orchestra present a work by little-known local composer Lilian Elkington Out of the Mist, a work whose centenary we celebrate.
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.
1Oct Black History Month 2021 DatesFriday 1 October (00:00) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (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.
18Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like.
20Oct Rethinking the Black Death: Can the Ottoman Plague Experience Offer Us Novel Insights? DatesWednesday 20 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionHistorian Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers) will join us to discuss how the Ottoman experience of plague (600 years of uninterrupted outbreaks) invites new possibilities for rethinking the Black Death pandemic.
21Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like.
21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar
22Oct Proud to be shaping Health and Social Care research DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-15:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionHealth and Social care, black communities, research
24Oct Lapworth Museum Family Event - AlgoRHYTHM From Home: Rock (& Roll!) Cycle DatesSunday 24 October 2021 (11:00-11:50)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionPerformance company Lynnebec will lead a fun and engaging dance workshop for families to explore the Rock n Roll Rock cycle! Hosted at the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
25Oct Different Types of University Commercialisation DatesMonday 25 October 2021 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionPart of the Introduction to Enterprising Research Series, this session is ideal for University of Birmingham academics and researchers new to enterprise and commercialisation.
25Oct Hydrogen Half Term! DatesMonday 25 October (11:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIgnite the whole family's curiosity and discover the high-tech future of transport at The Exchange this half term.
26Oct The journey to a PHD and beyond: the tales of three budding African scientists DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month, panel discussion, journey to PHD and beyond, tales from African scientists
27Oct Decolonization and Fossil Developmentalism: Energy, Climate, Extractivism and Empire/Nation in the Twentieth Century DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion of the entanglements and power relations at stake in histories of ecological extraction
27Oct Book Launch: Jimmy Packham's Gothic Utterance and Hannah Murray's Liminal Whiteness in Early US Fiction DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA and the Nineteenth-Century Centre for a Halloween-themed launch of two brilliant new books.
27Oct Re-coining the Eleventh Century: Value, Religion and Gender in Italy DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionCeSMA seminar given by James Norrie (University of Birmingham).
28Oct Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience - China Institute Li Siguang Lecture 2021 DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionProfessor Yan Zheng, Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, SUSTech will deliver our 2021 Li Siguang Lecture "Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience".
1Nov The Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture with Charles Hazlewood DatesMonday 1 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)LocationElgar, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building (R12)DescriptionThe Baggs Happiness Lecture 2021 with Charles Hazlewood
2Nov Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionIs your business looking for investment? Join us for this series of webinars that will help
4Nov In a world of "fast-fashion" is sustainable retail possible or desirable? DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this session our panel of international experts will discuss with the public whether in a world of fast fashion, is sustainable retail possible or even desired by consumers?
4Nov The Lapworth Experiment DatesThursday 4 November (18:00) - Saturday 6 November 2021 (20:00)LocationThe Lapworth Museum of GeologyDescriptionAn immersive theatre adventure, combining escapes rooms and performance The Lapworth Experiment explores our relationships to museums and what we deem to be worthy of curation.
4Nov ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021: Our Changing World DatesThursday 4 November (19:00) - Thursday 25 November 2021 (21:00)LocationOnline or in personDescriptionJoin us this November, virtually or in person, as we tackle the biggest social and environmental challenges impacting our lives.
5Nov Urban Climate Walk DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (11:30-14:00)LocationMeeting Place: (Stop 01) outside the main entrance to New Street StationDescriptionJoin this walk through Birmingham City Centre and discover how the built environment creates its own distinct microclimates.
6Nov Nature's Nurture: how natural playgrounds nourish developing minds DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFind out why nature is the best nurturer and discover some simple activities that can be done in their garden, park or local woodland and take home an outdoor craft activity.
9Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Live) DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all.
9Nov How do we tackle the problem debt crisis?: A 'Dragons' Den' event DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionOur expert panel will have 5 minutes to draw on their evidence and expertise to pitch their proposals for policy reforms which respond to the current crisis before the audience cast their vote for their favourite.
9Nov Late Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhile the leaders of the world meet in the UK for COP26, the University of Birmingham will host an evening of expert insight, passionate discussion and personal reflection on this global and local threat.
9Nov Late-Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationOnline and in-person at The ExchangeDescriptionHeld at The Exchange in the heart of Birmingham, this event will consider climate change and action from multiple angles, connecting you with experts, activists and residents in a stimulating evening of debate.
10Nov Roundtable discussion on Landscape, Nature and Environment DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how human interactions have impacted nature and the environment across time.
10Nov PhD showcase DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionSadegh Attari and Humma Mouzam discuss their research.
11Nov Decarbonising Transport: How do we work together to make an impact? DatesThursday 11 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThe event will explore the opportunities and challenges we face and the strategies we can employ to make sustainable transport a reality.
16Nov Sport for a new generation DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationOnline and in-person (University of Birmingham Conference Centre)DescriptionJoin our academics, alongside industry experts as we look at sport through a Social Science lens. This event will cover a wide spectrum of topics around the theme of sport.
16Nov Eyewitness Identification from a Different Angle DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn a series of short online videos, experts will discuss the role of interactivity in face recognition accuracy, including its role in reducing racial bias. These videos will be complemented by a live AMA zoom event.
17Nov Hierarchies of Service: Gender in Britain's Commemorative Landscape DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Corinna Peniston-Bird, Department of History, Lancaster University
17Nov The Future Business District in a Changing City Centre DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationLivestreamed event, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHosted in the centre of the Birmingham's Business District, this interactive panel discussion will disseminate findings from the Future Business District study by City-REDI.
18Nov Dyslexia: What's New DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event experts from the field of dyslexia will answer your questions on the latest research and current trends to support dyslexic children and young people in education.
18Nov Mindful of the Future: Can Political Mindfulness Help Us Build Back Better? DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event we will explore the potential role of mindfulness in helping to repair a highly divided political culture and address intensifying social, economic and sustainability issues.
19Nov Negotiating Climate Change: A simulation and a solution DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (14:00-16:30)LocationOn campusDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies.
20Nov Christmas Wrapping DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood and make your own Christmas wrapping paper using environmentally friendly materials. Everyone will take away a roll of their own paper at the end of the session.
23Nov Framing Climate Change: What inspires us to care? DatesTuesday 23 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies.
24Nov Annual Fage Lecture: The Time of Letters: Epistolarity and Nigerian Newsprint Cultures, 1920s-1960s DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Stephanie Newell (English, Yale)
24Nov The Medieval Convent Drama Project DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionDr Olivia Robinson presents her Swiss National Science Foundation funded research.
24Nov Birmingham Conversations DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe first in a new discussion series for local citizens, community groups and university researchers to have conversations about issues that affect the lives of people across the city.
25Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Recorded) DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all.
25Nov Gender, feminism and identity: what makes you, you? DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationMidlands Arts Centre - Cannon Hill Park - B12 9QHDescriptionThis event will share research and knowledge from the University of Birmingham about how notions of gender and identity are shared in society and how these notions inform our thoughts, feelings and actions.
7Dec What Street Planting does for Air Quality DatesTuesday 7 December 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionLunchtime lecture unpacking new open-source software that helps cities plant in pursuit of clean air and reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution at the roadside.
8Dec PhD showcase and seasonal celebrations DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionAnder Salinas and John Seasholtz discuss their research.
8Dec Arts of the Air: an evening of words, paintings and histories DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionTake your seat for an illustrated talk and anthology of readings woven together by Alexandra Harris and explore some of the very different ways in which air has been perceived and represented in Britain.
18Dec Chronic Breathlessness Dance Workshop DatesSaturday 18 December 2021 (11:00-12:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionSian Williams leads this mixed dance sessions, specially designed for people living with long term breathlessness.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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'.
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.
28Aug Two Islands DatesSaturday 28 August (12:00) - Wednesday 24 November 2021 (17:00)DescriptionTwo Islands
1Oct Black History Month 2021 DatesFriday 1 October (00:00) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (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.
1Oct Cadbury Research Library – Black History collection DatesFriday 1 October (09:33) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (18:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCadbury Reseach Library, Black History, collections, research, resources
4Oct Proud to be… College of Medical and Dental Sciences – a celebration of staff diversity DatesMonday 4 October (12:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (17:00)LocationMedical SchoolDescriptionDigital exhibition, celebrating, Black history month, diversity, success
18Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like.
18Oct The Birmingham Leadership Institute and UoB Race Equality Network present Proud to be a Leader DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBlack History Month, Proud to be, panellists reflect, personal leadership journey.Everyone is welcome, achievements of black leaders within our community.
19Oct Staff networks – Branching out Bake off DatesTuesday 19 October 2021 (13:00-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionBaking competition
20Oct Rethinking the Black Death: Can the Ottoman Plague Experience Offer Us Novel Insights? DatesWednesday 20 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionHistorian Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers) will join us to discuss how the Ottoman experience of plague (600 years of uninterrupted outbreaks) invites new possibilities for rethinking the Black Death pandemic.
20Oct COP 26 Roundtables DatesWednesday 20 October (13:00) - Wednesday 17 November 2021 (15:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCOP 26 roundtable discussions chaired by Professor Aleks Cavoski
21Oct Dubai campus - Bake off competition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (10:00-15:00)LocationDubaiDescriptionDubai campus, black history month, bake off, cupcakes, staff and students
21Oct Black History Month quiz – from the Cadbury Research Library DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationhttps://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86283958758, Zoom eventDescriptionBlack history month, quiz, Cadbury reseach library
21Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like.
21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar
22Oct George Xiaoyuan Fu DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe 2021 Presteigne Festival Tour brings pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu with a programme featuring a new composition by James B. Wilson as part of the 2020 RPS Composers Scheme.
22Oct Proud to be shaping Health and Social Care research DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-15:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionHealth and Social care, black communities, research
24Oct Lapworth Museum Family Event - AlgoRHYTHM From Home: Rock (& Roll!) Cycle DatesSunday 24 October 2021 (11:00-11:50)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionPerformance company Lynnebec will lead a fun and engaging dance workshop for families to explore the Rock n Roll Rock cycle! Hosted at the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
25Oct Different Types of University Commercialisation DatesMonday 25 October 2021 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionPart of the Introduction to Enterprising Research Series, this session is ideal for University of Birmingham academics and researchers new to enterprise and commercialisation.
25Oct Hydrogen Half Term! DatesMonday 25 October (11:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIgnite the whole family's curiosity and discover the high-tech future of transport at The Exchange this half term.
26Oct Groove Into the Woods DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (11:00-11:55)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionCome on a jazz and funk-fuelled family adventure into the deep dark woods. Specially designed for ages 3 – 7 and their grown-ups!
26Oct Search and Research - looking for women in the Danford Collection DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)LocationDanford Room - 224 on second floor of the Arts BuildingDescriptionAn event celebrating Nigerian postcolonial modernist artist, Clara Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu.
26Oct The journey to a PHD and beyond: the tales of three budding African scientists DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month, panel discussion, journey to PHD and beyond, tales from African scientists
27Oct Decolonization and Fossil Developmentalism: Energy, Climate, Extractivism and Empire/Nation in the Twentieth Century DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion of the entanglements and power relations at stake in histories of ecological extraction
27Oct Book Launch: Jimmy Packham's Gothic Utterance and Hannah Murray's Liminal Whiteness in Early US Fiction DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA and the Nineteenth-Century Centre for a Halloween-themed launch of two brilliant new books.
27Oct Re-coining the Eleventh Century: Value, Religion and Gender in Italy DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionCeSMA seminar given by James Norrie (University of Birmingham).
28Oct Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience - China Institute Li Siguang Lecture 2021 DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionProfessor Yan Zheng, Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, SUSTech will deliver our 2021 Li Siguang Lecture "Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience".
28Oct Dubai campus - All staff BHM quiz from Dubai! DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (16:15-17:15)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month quiz, proud to be me,
29Oct BHM 2021 - Virtual Yoga and Meditation DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (12:10-12:55)LocationZoomDescriptionRelaxation, meditation, yoga
29Oct Heroic Elegies DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPerennially popular pianist Kenneth Hamilton returns to Birmingham International Piano Festival with a reflective programme.
1Nov The Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture with Charles Hazlewood DatesMonday 1 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)LocationElgar, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building (R12)DescriptionThe Baggs Happiness Lecture 2021 with Charles Hazlewood
2Nov Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionIs your business looking for investment? Join us for this series of webinars that will help
3Nov BHM Pride not Prejudice sharing event on the theme 'Proud to be…' DatesWednesday 3 November 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionPride not prejudice, proud to be... , conversation, inclusivity
4Nov Dubai campus - Proud to be... me in three DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (16:30-17:30)LocationZoomDescriptionPanel discussion, inspirational career, personal journey,black history month, proud
4Nov The Birmingham Business School Advisory Board Guest Lecture DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationAlan Walters Building (R29 on campus map), In person eventDescriptionDelivered this year by Billie Major (Billie Major, Corporate Vice-President, Capgemini and CEO, HMRC Business Unit), the title of this year's lecture is 'Business Transformation in the Pandemic'.
4Nov In a world of "fast-fashion" is sustainable retail possible or desirable? DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this session our panel of international experts will discuss with the public whether in a world of fast fashion, is sustainable retail possible or even desired by consumers?
4Nov The Lapworth Experiment DatesThursday 4 November (18:00) - Saturday 6 November 2021 (20:00)LocationThe Lapworth Museum of GeologyDescriptionAn immersive theatre adventure, combining escapes rooms and performance The Lapworth Experiment explores our relationships to museums and what we deem to be worthy of curation.
4Nov ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021: Our Changing World DatesThursday 4 November (19:00) - Thursday 25 November 2021 (21:00)LocationOnline or in personDescriptionJoin us this November, virtually or in person, as we tackle the biggest social and environmental challenges impacting our lives.
5Nov Urban Climate Walk DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (11:30-14:00)LocationMeeting Place: (Stop 01) outside the main entrance to New Street StationDescriptionJoin this walk through Birmingham City Centre and discover how the built environment creates its own distinct microclimates.
5Nov Di Xiao DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBirmingham favourite Di Xiao joins us for a performance of her programme 'To Spring' - piano music inspired by the season, a metaphor of hope and rebirth which we need like never before!
6Nov Nature's Nurture: how natural playgrounds nourish developing minds DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFind out why nature is the best nurturer and discover some simple activities that can be done in their garden, park or local woodland and take home an outdoor craft activity.
6Nov BEASTdome DatesSaturday 6 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre team look forward to welcoming you back to The Dome for an evening of new music and sound theatre classics.
8Nov Law PhD Proposals and Funding Applications Workshop DatesMonday 8 November 2021 (16:00-18:00)LocationZoomDescriptionA free workshop for Law students on writing PhD Proposals and making Funding Applications to Birmingham Law School
9Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Live) DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all.
9Nov How do we tackle the problem debt crisis?: A 'Dragons' Den' event DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionOur expert panel will have 5 minutes to draw on their evidence and expertise to pitch their proposals for policy reforms which respond to the current crisis before the audience cast their vote for their favourite.
9Nov Late Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhile the leaders of the world meet in the UK for COP26, the University of Birmingham will host an evening of expert insight, passionate discussion and personal reflection on this global and local threat.
9Nov Late-Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationOnline and in-person at The ExchangeDescriptionHeld at The Exchange in the heart of Birmingham, this event will consider climate change and action from multiple angles, connecting you with experts, activists and residents in a stimulating evening of debate.
10Nov Roundtable discussion on Landscape, Nature and Environment DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how human interactions have impacted nature and the environment across time.
10Nov Visiting Speaker: E. James West (York): 'A Monument to Negro Enterprise': The Black Press and Chicago's Literary Landscapes in the 1920s. DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA for a paper presentation by historian James West discussing research from his forthcoming book.
10Nov PhD showcase DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionSadegh Attari and Humma Mouzam discuss their research.
10Nov Alexandra Dariescu DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAlexandra Dariescu performs as we hear music from French female composers Germaine Tailleferre, Lili Boulanger, and Camille Pépin.
11Nov Decarbonising Transport: How do we work together to make an impact? DatesThursday 11 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThe event will explore the opportunities and challenges we face and the strategies we can employ to make sustainable transport a reality.
12Nov Samuele Telari DatesFriday 12 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionItalian accordionist Samuele Telari makes his Barber Concerts debut with a varied programme that crosses the centuries.
16Nov Sport for a new generation DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationOnline and in-person (University of Birmingham Conference Centre)DescriptionJoin our academics, alongside industry experts as we look at sport through a Social Science lens. This event will cover a wide spectrum of topics around the theme of sport.
16Nov Eyewitness Identification from a Different Angle DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn a series of short online videos, experts will discuss the role of interactivity in face recognition accuracy, including its role in reducing racial bias. These videos will be complemented by a live AMA zoom event.
17Nov Hierarchies of Service: Gender in Britain's Commemorative Landscape DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Corinna Peniston-Bird, Department of History, Lancaster University
17Nov The Future Business District in a Changing City Centre DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationLivestreamed event, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHosted in the centre of the Birmingham's Business District, this interactive panel discussion will disseminate findings from the Future Business District study by City-REDI.
18Nov Dyslexia: What's New DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event experts from the field of dyslexia will answer your questions on the latest research and current trends to support dyslexic children and young people in education.
18Nov Mindful of the Future: Can Political Mindfulness Help Us Build Back Better? DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event we will explore the potential role of mindfulness in helping to repair a highly divided political culture and address intensifying social, economic and sustainability issues.
19Nov King Edward's Schools DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin King Edward's and King Edward VI High School for Girls in their annual concert performance featuring their talented young students.
19Nov Negotiating Climate Change: A simulation and a solution DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (14:00-16:30)LocationOn campusDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies.
19Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTwo of the finest choirs and their eminent conductors present an advent themed programme featuring the last choral commission from University Music by Bob Chilcott.
20Nov Christmas Wrapping DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin artist Sarah Taylor Silverwood and make your own Christmas wrapping paper using environmentally friendly materials. Everyone will take away a roll of their own paper at the end of the session.
20Nov Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesSaturday 20 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)LocationSt George's Church - EdgbastonDescriptionJoin the Music Society for this eclectic and relaxed wind ensemble concert as they celebrate making music together again!
21Nov Brass Band and Chamber Choirs DatesSunday 21 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this afternoon concert from the Music Society's chamber choirs and Brass Band. The programme includes the winning composition from the 2019 Music Society Composition Competition by Christopher Allen.
23Nov Framing Climate Change: What inspires us to care? DatesTuesday 23 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies.
24Nov Annual Fage Lecture: The Time of Letters: Epistolarity and Nigerian Newsprint Cultures, 1920s-1960s DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Stephanie Newell (English, Yale)
24Nov The Medieval Convent Drama Project DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionDr Olivia Robinson presents her Swiss National Science Foundation funded research.
24Nov Birmingham Conversations DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe first in a new discussion series for local citizens, community groups and university researchers to have conversations about issues that affect the lives of people across the city.
24Nov Climate change and criminality DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionA significantly under-focused impact of global warming is the direct and indirect impacts it will have on criminal behaviour. Speakers for this webinar include Prof Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay and Prof Francis Pope.
25Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Recorded) DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all.
25Nov Gender, feminism and identity: what makes you, you? DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationMidlands Arts Centre - Cannon Hill Park - B12 9QHDescriptionThis event will share research and knowledge from the University of Birmingham about how notions of gender and identity are shared in society and how these notions inform our thoughts, feelings and actions.
26Nov Oxford Lieder DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionHelen Charlston is a young mezzo soprano who is increasingly in demand worldwide. She is joined by Oxford Lieder director Sholto Kynoch.
26Nov Chineke! Chamber Ensemble DatesFriday 26 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSix outstanding Chineke! Orchestra musicians present the music of Florence B Price, Schoenberg, and Brahms. This performance marks the retirement of the University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir David Eastwood.
27Nov Wind Band DatesSaturday 27 November 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Music Society's Wind Band returns to the stage with a programme featuring re-discovered works by composer Johanna Beyer as part of a project to highlight the music of under-represented female composers.
28Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSunday 28 November 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Music Society's Symphony Orchestra present folk-inspired music under their conductor Daniele Rosina. The student-led String Orchestra open this performance with Suk's Serenade for Strings.
1Dec University Carol Service DatesWednesday 1 December 2021 (18:15-19:00)LocationGreat Hall - Aston Webb BuildingDescriptionMark the beginning of Advent and imminent Christmas cheer in a traditional service of carols and readings led by the University Chaplaincy with music performed by University Upper Voices.
3Dec Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Collective DatesFriday 3 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionComposer and saxophonist Olivia Murphy's newly commissioned work for jazz orchestra marks the opening of the University's latest public space, The Exchange and responds to the theme 'The air we breathe'.
4Dec University Chorus DatesSaturday 4 December 2021 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Elgar Concert Hall is filled with the sounds of community singing once again as the Music Society's University Chorus makes a welcome return to music-making.
5Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 5 December 2021 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPhilharmonic Orchestra present a work by little-known local composer Lilian Elkington Out of the Mist, a work whose centenary we celebrate.
7Dec What Street Planting does for Air Quality DatesTuesday 7 December 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionLunchtime lecture unpacking new open-source software that helps cities plant in pursuit of clean air and reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution at the roadside.
8Dec PhD showcase and seasonal celebrations DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionAnder Salinas and John Seasholtz discuss their research.
8Dec Arts of the Air: an evening of words, paintings and histories DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionTake your seat for an illustrated talk and anthology of readings woven together by Alexandra Harris and explore some of the very different ways in which air has been perceived and represented in Britain.
18Dec Chronic Breathlessness Dance Workshop DatesSaturday 18 December 2021 (11:00-12:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionSian Williams leads this mixed dance sessions, specially designed for people living with long term breathlessness.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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'.
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.
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.
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.
15Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesWednesday 15 June (09:00) - Friday 17 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality
1Oct Cadbury Research Library – Black History collection DatesFriday 1 October (09:33) - Sunday 31 October 2021 (18:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionCadbury Reseach Library, Black History, collections, research, resources
4Oct Proud to be… College of Medical and Dental Sciences – a celebration of staff diversity DatesMonday 4 October (12:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (17:00)LocationMedical SchoolDescriptionDigital exhibition, celebrating, Black history month, diversity, success
18Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like.
18Oct The Birmingham Leadership Institute and UoB Race Equality Network present Proud to be a Leader DatesMonday 18 October 2021 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBlack History Month, Proud to be, panellists reflect, personal leadership journey.Everyone is welcome, achievements of black leaders within our community.
20Oct Rethinking the Black Death: Can the Ottoman Plague Experience Offer Us Novel Insights? DatesWednesday 20 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionHistorian Nükhet Varlık (Rutgers) will join us to discuss how the Ottoman experience of plague (600 years of uninterrupted outbreaks) invites new possibilities for rethinking the Black Death pandemic.
21Oct Black History Month quiz – from the Cadbury Research Library DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationhttps://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86283958758, Zoom eventDescriptionBlack history month, quiz, Cadbury reseach library
21Oct Living with more than one tradition DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (14:00-21:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhat does it feel like to live with more than one religious tradition in your life, family, or community? This free on-line event will enable people to come together to explore what it's really like.
21Oct Thriving through a green industrial revolution DatesThursday 21 October 2021 (17:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3PJDescriptionThriving through a green industrial revolution - A Forum for Global Challenges Webinar
22Oct Proud to be shaping Health and Social Care research DatesFriday 22 October 2021 (13:00-15:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionHealth and Social care, black communities, research
25Oct Different Types of University Commercialisation DatesMonday 25 October 2021 (12:00-13:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionPart of the Introduction to Enterprising Research Series, this session is ideal for University of Birmingham academics and researchers new to enterprise and commercialisation.
25Oct Hydrogen Half Term! DatesMonday 25 October (11:00) - Friday 29 October 2021 (15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIgnite the whole family's curiosity and discover the high-tech future of transport at The Exchange this half term.
26Oct The journey to a PHD and beyond: the tales of three budding African scientists DatesTuesday 26 October 2021 (13:00)LocationZoomDescriptionBlack history month, panel discussion, journey to PHD and beyond, tales from African scientists
27Oct Decolonization and Fossil Developmentalism: Energy, Climate, Extractivism and Empire/Nation in the Twentieth Century DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable discussion of the entanglements and power relations at stake in histories of ecological extraction
27Oct Book Launch: Jimmy Packham's Gothic Utterance and Hannah Murray's Liminal Whiteness in Early US Fiction DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationOnline via ZoomDescriptionJoin CSNA and the Nineteenth-Century Centre for a Halloween-themed launch of two brilliant new books.
27Oct Re-coining the Eleventh Century: Value, Religion and Gender in Italy DatesWednesday 27 October 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionCeSMA seminar given by James Norrie (University of Birmingham).
28Oct Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience - China Institute Li Siguang Lecture 2021 DatesThursday 28 October 2021 (13:00-14:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionProfessor Yan Zheng, Chair Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, SUSTech will deliver our 2021 Li Siguang Lecture "Enhancing Groundwater Sustainability for Climate Resilience".
29Oct BHM 2021 - Virtual Yoga and Meditation DatesFriday 29 October 2021 (12:10-12:55)LocationZoomDescriptionRelaxation, meditation, yoga
2Nov Pitch Up Webinar Series; What Does An Investor Look For DatesTuesday 2 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionIs your business looking for investment? Join us for this series of webinars that will help
4Nov In a world of "fast-fashion" is sustainable retail possible or desirable? DatesThursday 4 November 2021 (19:00-20:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this session our panel of international experts will discuss with the public whether in a world of fast fashion, is sustainable retail possible or even desired by consumers?
5Nov Urban Climate Walk DatesFriday 5 November 2021 (11:30-14:00)LocationMeeting Place: (Stop 01) outside the main entrance to New Street StationDescriptionJoin this walk through Birmingham City Centre and discover how the built environment creates its own distinct microclimates.
9Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Live) DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (11:00-12:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all.
9Nov How do we tackle the problem debt crisis?: A 'Dragons' Den' event DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionOur expert panel will have 5 minutes to draw on their evidence and expertise to pitch their proposals for policy reforms which respond to the current crisis before the audience cast their vote for their favourite.
9Nov Late Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (18:00-21:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhile the leaders of the world meet in the UK for COP26, the University of Birmingham will host an evening of expert insight, passionate discussion and personal reflection on this global and local threat.
9Nov Late-Night Exchange: COP26 DatesTuesday 9 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationOnline and in-person at The ExchangeDescriptionHeld at The Exchange in the heart of Birmingham, this event will consider climate change and action from multiple angles, connecting you with experts, activists and residents in a stimulating evening of debate.
10Nov Roundtable discussion on Landscape, Nature and Environment DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionRoundtable to discuss how human interactions have impacted nature and the environment across time.
10Nov PhD showcase DatesWednesday 10 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionSadegh Attari and Humma Mouzam discuss their research.
11Nov Decarbonising Transport: How do we work together to make an impact? DatesThursday 11 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThe event will explore the opportunities and challenges we face and the strategies we can employ to make sustainable transport a reality.
16Nov Sport for a new generation DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (17:30-19:00)LocationOnline and in-person (University of Birmingham Conference Centre)DescriptionJoin our academics, alongside industry experts as we look at sport through a Social Science lens. This event will cover a wide spectrum of topics around the theme of sport.
16Nov Eyewitness Identification from a Different Angle DatesTuesday 16 November 2021 (18:00-19:30)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn a series of short online videos, experts will discuss the role of interactivity in face recognition accuracy, including its role in reducing racial bias. These videos will be complemented by a live AMA zoom event.
17Nov Hierarchies of Service: Gender in Britain's Commemorative Landscape DatesWednesday 17 November 2021 (14:00-15:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Corinna Peniston-Bird, Department of History, Lancaster University
18Nov Dyslexia: What's New DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event experts from the field of dyslexia will answer your questions on the latest research and current trends to support dyslexic children and young people in education.
18Nov Mindful of the Future: Can Political Mindfulness Help Us Build Back Better? DatesThursday 18 November 2021 (19:00-20:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionIn this online event we will explore the potential role of mindfulness in helping to repair a highly divided political culture and address intensifying social, economic and sustainability issues.
19Nov Negotiating Climate Change: A simulation and a solution DatesFriday 19 November 2021 (14:00-16:30)LocationOn campusDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies.
23Nov Framing Climate Change: What inspires us to care? DatesTuesday 23 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis event will introduce an international experiment that tests whether various ways of framing climate change makes people more or less likely to support climate change policies.
24Nov Annual Fage Lecture: The Time of Letters: Epistolarity and Nigerian Newsprint Cultures, 1920s-1960s DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (15:00-16:30)LocationZoomDescriptionProfessor Stephanie Newell (English, Yale)
24Nov The Medieval Convent Drama Project DatesWednesday 24 November 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionDr Olivia Robinson presents her Swiss National Science Foundation funded research.
25Nov Nothing about us without us - What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice? (Recorded) DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (18:00-19:00)Locationonline eventDescriptionThis interactive webinar will explore how the lived experience of disabled people can inform activism and politics to make the world a fairer and more accessible place for all.
25Nov Gender, feminism and identity: what makes you, you? DatesThursday 25 November 2021 (19:00-21:00)LocationMidlands Arts Centre - Cannon Hill Park - B12 9QHDescriptionThis event will share research and knowledge from the University of Birmingham about how notions of gender and identity are shared in society and how these notions inform our thoughts, feelings and actions.
7Dec What Street Planting does for Air Quality DatesTuesday 7 December 2021 (12:30-13:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionLunchtime lecture unpacking new open-source software that helps cities plant in pursuit of clean air and reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution at the roadside.
8Dec PhD showcase and seasonal celebrations DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (16:00-17:00)LocationZoomDescriptionAnder Salinas and John Seasholtz discuss their research.
8Dec Arts of the Air: an evening of words, paintings and histories DatesWednesday 8 December 2021 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionTake your seat for an illustrated talk and anthology of readings woven together by Alexandra Harris and explore some of the very different ways in which air has been perceived and represented in Britain.
18Dec Chronic Breathlessness Dance Workshop DatesSaturday 18 December 2021 (11:00-12:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionSian Williams leads this mixed dance sessions, specially designed for people living with long term breathlessness.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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'.
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.