Events Fantasy Worlds Weekend DatesFriday 27 May (19:00) - Sunday 29 May 2022 (15:30)LocationUniversity of Birmingham The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building Creativity and Curiosity DatesMonday 4 April (00:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationAlan Walters Building Search for: Search All eventsPerformanceLectures, Talks and WorkshopsCultural ProgrammeResearch 24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive. 1Apr Traces of the Earth DatesFriday 1 April (10:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionThree visual artists Pauline Bailey, Joyce Treasure and Ola Brown have been involved in a collaborative artist residency to explore the Lapworth Museum's collection of fossils, rocks and minerals. 4Apr Creativity and Curiosity DatesMonday 4 April (00:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationAlan Walters BuildingDescriptionExplore an exhibition of unique artwork selected from the international art-science project, Creativity and Curiosity. 6Apr SURVIVAL ⇌ EXTINCTION DatesWednesday 6 April (10:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionAn exhibition of drawings and watercolours inspired by the Lapworth Museum collections by Phillip Richardson. 22Apr Track and Field: athletics history from the CRL collections DatesFriday 22 April (09:00) - Friday 2 September 2022 (18:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionExhibition about athletics history from the Cadbury Research Library collections. 26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region. 16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration. 18May Free UoB sport and fitness day passes DatesWednesday 18 May (17:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (09:00)Locationregistration requiredDescriptionParent and carers fortnight, UoB sport and fitness free pass 24May BactiVac Network Introductory Webinar DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (14:00-15:30)DescriptionBactiVac Network Introductory Webinar 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford). 25May Black study and the radical collaborations between the university and the community DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (18:00-21:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham - Centenary Square - B1 2ND, Room 101DescriptionLecture by Professor Kris Manjapra (Tufts University, USA). 25May Birmingham Conversations: What's it like to care for our parks? DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for the third in our series of discussions about our city's pressing environmental issues. 26May Publishing, programming, and preserving digital adaptations DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (12:30-14:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Margaret Bartley (Bloomsbury), Fiona Morris (The Space), and Stella Wisdom (British Library) . For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide? 26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules. 27May Visualising 'invisible' pollutants from cars DatesFriday 27 May 2022 (12:30-13:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIn this lunchtime lecture by Dr. Jason Stafford, you will find out about computational modelling being performed to visualise pollutant flows around vehicles and develop clean air solutions. 27May Fantasy Worlds Weekend DatesFriday 27 May (19:00) - Sunday 29 May 2022 (15:30)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis one-off weekend is aimed at celebrating and developing Birmingham's rich heritage of fantasy from J.R. Tolkien. 30May Bones of Contention: How palaeontology's past shapes our understanding of the history of life on Earth DatesMonday 30 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationAston Webb Lecture Theatre WG5 - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionPart of the Lapworth Lecture Series. Bones of Contention: How palaeontology's past shapes our understanding of the history of life on Earth, a talk by Dr Emma Dunne from the University of Birmingham 30May Half Term Activities: Trains, Trees and Clean Air to Breathe! DatesMonday 30 May (10:30) - Wednesday 1 June 2022 (16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for family-friendly activities this half term and find out about the exciting research being done at the University of Birmingham. 1Jun Lapworth Family Event - Charles Lapworth: The name behind the museum DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (10:00-17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology, University of BirminghamDescriptionDuring the May/June school holiday, visit the Lapworth Museum of Geology and discover all about Charles Lapworth: the name behind the museum! 1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change. 1Jun The inaugural lecture of Professor Richard Lilford DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionProfessor Lilford will describe his involvement in trials over the last half-century and explain why current statistical philosophy is a poor guide to the design and analysis of trials. 1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies. 2Jun Family Fun (Online) – Lapworth Family Quiz DatesThursday 2 June 2022 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionGet a team together at home or online for the first Lapworth Museum Family Quiz! From dinosaurs to volcanoes there will be something for everyone to enjoy and have a go at answering in June's family event! 6Jun Museum Tours DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for a guided tour of the Museum. 6Jun Parent & Carers coffee & cake DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationBramall Music Building - foyerDescriptionParent and carers network, social event. Coffee morning, cake, meet the team 6Jun What was on the menu 200 million years ago? Reconstructing the diets and feeding behaviours of extinct reptiles DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationAston Webb Lecture Theatre WG5 - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionPart of the Lapworth Lecture Series. What was on the menu 200 million years ago? Reconstructing the diets and feeding behaviours of extinct reptiles, a talk by Dr Jordan Bestwick from the University of Birmingham 6Jun We're Still Standing: tales from 10 years of collaborative working in public sector and academia DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionProfessors Catherine Mangan and Robin Miller's Inaugural Lecture, exploring their careers in academia and their close collaboration with the public sector. 7Jun UoB Leave and working arrangements explained DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (10:30-11:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionParent and carers fortnight, HR advisory services, Leave, working arrangements 8Jun Pre and Postnatal fitness class DatesWednesday 8 June 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationSt Francis HallDescriptionPre and postnatal fitness class, free event, parent and carers network event 8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research. 9Jun AXA Health - employee healthcare event DatesThursday 9 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionAXA Health employee event, staff benefits, healthcare 11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril. 13Jun Parent and Carers coffee morning DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationBramall Music Building - foyerDescriptionParents and carers meet up, coffee and cake, staff networks 13Jun University of Birmingham Folk Band DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionJoin the most recent addition to University Music, University of Birmingham Folk Band and their inspirational director Paloma Trigas. 13Jun The Humanities and Current Reparations Debates DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationArts 224 (Danford Room)DescriptionThis talk surveys the theories and the diverse practices of Black reparations struggle across sites in Europe and the Americas. 14Jun Dunham McCarthy will writing webinar DatesTuesday 14 June 2022 (13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionFree will writing webinar, employee benefit 15Jun Wind Band and BlowSoc DatesWednesday 15 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationUniversity of NottinghamDescriptionUniversity Wind Band make their way to Lakeside Arts Centre and join University of Nottingham's BlowSoc for an evening of concert band and wind orchestra music. 16Jun Dunham McCarthy will writing webinar 2 DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionWill writing webinar, employee benefit 16Jun Guest Speaker Series: Mums for Lungs DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionMums for Lungs is a grassroots organisation, founded in London and campaigning for clean air for everyone. 17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months. 18Jun Little Creators: City Building DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a city building and model making workshop aimed at Little Creators aged five plus, led by Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill and Professor Peter Kraftl. 18Jun Weekend Workshop: Living with Breathlessness DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBreathlessness is a frightening experience, but for many people it is an everyday one. In this workshop you'll work with a local artist and University of Birmingham researchers to use craft to reflect on this experience. 18Jun Love to Death: A Night at the Opera DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin us for an evening of dramatic opera arias and songs from the stage. Student singers present a selection of their favourite operas and musical theatre productions. 19Jun Sing for the City DatesSunday 19 June 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOur community singing project culminates in an uplifting afternoon of music from artists connected with Birmingham. 20Jun Early Modern Vocal Ensemble DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionThis year, the University's Early Modern Vocal Ensemble will be performing the music of Heinrich Schütz in celebration of the 350th year of his death. 20Jun Plantation Metaphors and Intellectual History DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionThis talk, informed by Caribbean Thinking about vibrancy and vitality, explores the unexpected historical meaning that emerged in and through the bondage of the plantation complex. 20Jun Mixed realities and intermedia DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Lucy Askew (Creation Theatre), Emma Cole (Bristol), and Kate Pullinger (Bath Spa). For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide? 20Jun HEFi22 Conference: Promoting Sustainability Through Future-Facing University Teaching DatesMonday 20 June (09:30) - Tuesday 21 June 2022 (17:00)LocationUniversity of Birmingham - Edgbaston - B15 2TTDescriptionHEFi are pleased to announce the dates of their 2022 conference. The conference theme is Sustainability and Future Skills and will focus on promoting sustainability through future-facing University teaching. 21Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 21 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionCome and enjoy this relaxed, showcase performance from a selection of talented scholarship holders from across the University. 22Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network give short performances interspersed with solo performances from members of the Music Society. 22Jun Brass Band DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationCannon Hill Park Birmingham B12 9QHDescriptionThe Music Society Brass Band go back to their roots and give an informal and fun early evening performance in the restored Victorian bandstand in the heart of Cannon Hill Park. 23Jun miniBEAST x Creative Exchange DatesThursday 23 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionStep out of your comfort zone for an explosion of sound and expect the unexpected as Creative Exchange and miniBEAST bring the new and experimental to the Bramall. 24Jun Summer Festival Orchestra DatesFriday 24 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the Summer Festival Orchestra for a programme of Takemitsu, Prokofiev and the joint winner of the Music Society's Soloist prize performing Elgar's Cello Concerto. 27Jun Bring Back the Bodies DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationThe Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts BuildingDescriptionThis talk is based on new research into the necropolitics and poetics surrounding the human remains of Indigenous, African, and Asian peoples collected in Natural History Museums in Europe. 27Jun Late Night Exchange: Anatomical Drawing with Alice Roberts DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (19:00-21:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat can we learn from looking at lungs? What can they tell us about the way we live and breathe? Join anatomist and broadcaster Alice Roberts for this live drawing workshop at the Exchange. 28Jun Kris Manjapra Graduate Workshop DatesTuesday 28 June 2022 (09:00-15:30)LocationEdgbaston Campus, Murray Learning CentreDescriptionPostgraduate students across the Humanities are invited to present and receive workshopped feedback in a session led by Kris Manjapra and Shirley Ye. 28Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesTuesday 28 June (09:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality 2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home. 4Jul Museum Tours DatesMonday 4 July 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for a guided tour of the Museum. 6Jul The inaugural lecture of Professor Alan McNally DatesWednesday 6 July 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionIn this lecture, Professor McNally will talk about his career path and his prominent role in the UK's Covid testing efforts. 8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them. 9Jul ChocFest Community Project, led by The Bone Ensemble DatesSaturday 9 July (09:00) - Sunday 10 July 2022 (20:00)LocationVarious Locations Across Bournville and StirchleyDescriptionChocFest is an exciting community minifestival, led by Birmingham-based theatre company The Bone Ensemble and features new music and performances to get people talking. 15Jul Remixing the Classics cross-professional workshop DatesFriday 15 July 2022 (12:00-18:00)LocationOnline, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHybrid workshop featuring multiple speakers For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide? 22Jul Everything to Everybody: Your Shakespeare, Your Culture DatesFriday 22 July (11:00) - Saturday 5 November 2022 (17:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham, The GalleryDescriptionThis exhibition invites audiences to immerse themselves in the unique story of the People's Shakespeare Library. 24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive. 26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region. 11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril. 13Jun University of Birmingham Folk Band DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionJoin the most recent addition to University Music, University of Birmingham Folk Band and their inspirational director Paloma Trigas. 15Jun Wind Band and BlowSoc DatesWednesday 15 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationUniversity of NottinghamDescriptionUniversity Wind Band make their way to Lakeside Arts Centre and join University of Nottingham's BlowSoc for an evening of concert band and wind orchestra music. 17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months. 18Jun Love to Death: A Night at the Opera DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin us for an evening of dramatic opera arias and songs from the stage. Student singers present a selection of their favourite operas and musical theatre productions. 19Jun Sing for the City DatesSunday 19 June 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOur community singing project culminates in an uplifting afternoon of music from artists connected with Birmingham. 20Jun Early Modern Vocal Ensemble DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionThis year, the University's Early Modern Vocal Ensemble will be performing the music of Heinrich Schütz in celebration of the 350th year of his death. 21Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 21 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionCome and enjoy this relaxed, showcase performance from a selection of talented scholarship holders from across the University. 22Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network give short performances interspersed with solo performances from members of the Music Society. 22Jun Brass Band DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationCannon Hill Park Birmingham B12 9QHDescriptionThe Music Society Brass Band go back to their roots and give an informal and fun early evening performance in the restored Victorian bandstand in the heart of Cannon Hill Park. 23Jun miniBEAST x Creative Exchange DatesThursday 23 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionStep out of your comfort zone for an explosion of sound and expect the unexpected as Creative Exchange and miniBEAST bring the new and experimental to the Bramall. 24Jun Summer Festival Orchestra DatesFriday 24 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the Summer Festival Orchestra for a programme of Takemitsu, Prokofiev and the joint winner of the Music Society's Soloist prize performing Elgar's Cello Concerto. 2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home. 9Jul ChocFest Community Project, led by The Bone Ensemble DatesSaturday 9 July (09:00) - Sunday 10 July 2022 (20:00)LocationVarious Locations Across Bournville and StirchleyDescriptionChocFest is an exciting community minifestival, led by Birmingham-based theatre company The Bone Ensemble and features new music and performances to get people talking. 16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration. 24May BactiVac Network Introductory Webinar DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (14:00-15:30)DescriptionBactiVac Network Introductory Webinar 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford). 25May Black study and the radical collaborations between the university and the community DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (18:00-21:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham - Centenary Square - B1 2ND, Room 101DescriptionLecture by Professor Kris Manjapra (Tufts University, USA). 26May Publishing, programming, and preserving digital adaptations DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (12:30-14:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Margaret Bartley (Bloomsbury), Fiona Morris (The Space), and Stella Wisdom (British Library) . For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide? 26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules. 27May Fantasy Worlds Weekend DatesFriday 27 May (19:00) - Sunday 29 May 2022 (15:30)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis one-off weekend is aimed at celebrating and developing Birmingham's rich heritage of fantasy from J.R. Tolkien. 30May Bones of Contention: How palaeontology's past shapes our understanding of the history of life on Earth DatesMonday 30 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationAston Webb Lecture Theatre WG5 - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionPart of the Lapworth Lecture Series. Bones of Contention: How palaeontology's past shapes our understanding of the history of life on Earth, a talk by Dr Emma Dunne from the University of Birmingham 30May Half Term Activities: Trains, Trees and Clean Air to Breathe! DatesMonday 30 May (10:30) - Wednesday 1 June 2022 (16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for family-friendly activities this half term and find out about the exciting research being done at the University of Birmingham. 1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change. 1Jun The inaugural lecture of Professor Richard Lilford DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionProfessor Lilford will describe his involvement in trials over the last half-century and explain why current statistical philosophy is a poor guide to the design and analysis of trials. 1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies. 2Jun Family Fun (Online) – Lapworth Family Quiz DatesThursday 2 June 2022 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionGet a team together at home or online for the first Lapworth Museum Family Quiz! From dinosaurs to volcanoes there will be something for everyone to enjoy and have a go at answering in June's family event! 6Jun What was on the menu 200 million years ago? Reconstructing the diets and feeding behaviours of extinct reptiles DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationAston Webb Lecture Theatre WG5 - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionPart of the Lapworth Lecture Series. What was on the menu 200 million years ago? Reconstructing the diets and feeding behaviours of extinct reptiles, a talk by Dr Jordan Bestwick from the University of Birmingham 6Jun We're Still Standing: tales from 10 years of collaborative working in public sector and academia DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionProfessors Catherine Mangan and Robin Miller's Inaugural Lecture, exploring their careers in academia and their close collaboration with the public sector. 7Jun UoB Leave and working arrangements explained DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (10:30-11:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionParent and carers fortnight, HR advisory services, Leave, working arrangements 8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research. 9Jun AXA Health - employee healthcare event DatesThursday 9 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionAXA Health employee event, staff benefits, healthcare 13Jun The Humanities and Current Reparations Debates DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationArts 224 (Danford Room)DescriptionThis talk surveys the theories and the diverse practices of Black reparations struggle across sites in Europe and the Americas. 16Jun Dunham McCarthy will writing webinar 2 DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionWill writing webinar, employee benefit 16Jun Guest Speaker Series: Mums for Lungs DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionMums for Lungs is a grassroots organisation, founded in London and campaigning for clean air for everyone. 18Jun Little Creators: City Building DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a city building and model making workshop aimed at Little Creators aged five plus, led by Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill and Professor Peter Kraftl. 18Jun Weekend Workshop: Living with Breathlessness DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBreathlessness is a frightening experience, but for many people it is an everyday one. In this workshop you'll work with a local artist and University of Birmingham researchers to use craft to reflect on this experience. 20Jun Plantation Metaphors and Intellectual History DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionThis talk, informed by Caribbean Thinking about vibrancy and vitality, explores the unexpected historical meaning that emerged in and through the bondage of the plantation complex. 20Jun Mixed realities and intermedia DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Lucy Askew (Creation Theatre), Emma Cole (Bristol), and Kate Pullinger (Bath Spa). For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide? 20Jun HEFi22 Conference: Promoting Sustainability Through Future-Facing University Teaching DatesMonday 20 June (09:30) - Tuesday 21 June 2022 (17:00)LocationUniversity of Birmingham - Edgbaston - B15 2TTDescriptionHEFi are pleased to announce the dates of their 2022 conference. The conference theme is Sustainability and Future Skills and will focus on promoting sustainability through future-facing University teaching. 27Jun Bring Back the Bodies DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationThe Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts BuildingDescriptionThis talk is based on new research into the necropolitics and poetics surrounding the human remains of Indigenous, African, and Asian peoples collected in Natural History Museums in Europe. 27Jun Late Night Exchange: Anatomical Drawing with Alice Roberts DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (19:00-21:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat can we learn from looking at lungs? What can they tell us about the way we live and breathe? Join anatomist and broadcaster Alice Roberts for this live drawing workshop at the Exchange. 28Jun Kris Manjapra Graduate Workshop DatesTuesday 28 June 2022 (09:00-15:30)LocationEdgbaston Campus, Murray Learning CentreDescriptionPostgraduate students across the Humanities are invited to present and receive workshopped feedback in a session led by Kris Manjapra and Shirley Ye. 6Jul The inaugural lecture of Professor Alan McNally DatesWednesday 6 July 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionIn this lecture, Professor McNally will talk about his career path and his prominent role in the UK's Covid testing efforts. 8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them. 9Jul ChocFest Community Project, led by The Bone Ensemble DatesSaturday 9 July (09:00) - Sunday 10 July 2022 (20:00)LocationVarious Locations Across Bournville and StirchleyDescriptionChocFest is an exciting community minifestival, led by Birmingham-based theatre company The Bone Ensemble and features new music and performances to get people talking. 15Jul Remixing the Classics cross-professional workshop DatesFriday 15 July 2022 (12:00-18:00)LocationOnline, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHybrid workshop featuring multiple speakers For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide? 24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive. 4Apr Creativity and Curiosity DatesMonday 4 April (00:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationAlan Walters BuildingDescriptionExplore an exhibition of unique artwork selected from the international art-science project, Creativity and Curiosity. 22Apr Track and Field: athletics history from the CRL collections DatesFriday 22 April (09:00) - Friday 2 September 2022 (18:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionExhibition about athletics history from the Cadbury Research Library collections. 26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region. 27May Fantasy Worlds Weekend DatesFriday 27 May (19:00) - Sunday 29 May 2022 (15:30)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis one-off weekend is aimed at celebrating and developing Birmingham's rich heritage of fantasy from J.R. Tolkien. 11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril. 17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months. 2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home. 9Jul ChocFest Community Project, led by The Bone Ensemble DatesSaturday 9 July (09:00) - Sunday 10 July 2022 (20:00)LocationVarious Locations Across Bournville and StirchleyDescriptionChocFest is an exciting community minifestival, led by Birmingham-based theatre company The Bone Ensemble and features new music and performances to get people talking. 22Jul Everything to Everybody: Your Shakespeare, Your Culture DatesFriday 22 July (11:00) - Saturday 5 November 2022 (17:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham, The GalleryDescriptionThis exhibition invites audiences to immerse themselves in the unique story of the People's Shakespeare Library. 16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration. 24May BactiVac Network Introductory Webinar DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (14:00-15:30)DescriptionBactiVac Network Introductory Webinar 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford). 25May Black study and the radical collaborations between the university and the community DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (18:00-21:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham - Centenary Square - B1 2ND, Room 101DescriptionLecture by Professor Kris Manjapra (Tufts University, USA). 26May Publishing, programming, and preserving digital adaptations DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (12:30-14:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Margaret Bartley (Bloomsbury), Fiona Morris (The Space), and Stella Wisdom (British Library) . For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide? 26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules. 1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change. 1Jun The inaugural lecture of Professor Richard Lilford DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionProfessor Lilford will describe his involvement in trials over the last half-century and explain why current statistical philosophy is a poor guide to the design and analysis of trials. 1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies. 7Jun UoB Leave and working arrangements explained DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (10:30-11:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionParent and carers fortnight, HR advisory services, Leave, working arrangements 8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research. 9Jun AXA Health - employee healthcare event DatesThursday 9 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionAXA Health employee event, staff benefits, healthcare 13Jun The Humanities and Current Reparations Debates DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationArts 224 (Danford Room)DescriptionThis talk surveys the theories and the diverse practices of Black reparations struggle across sites in Europe and the Americas. 16Jun Dunham McCarthy will writing webinar 2 DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionWill writing webinar, employee benefit 20Jun Plantation Metaphors and Intellectual History DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionThis talk, informed by Caribbean Thinking about vibrancy and vitality, explores the unexpected historical meaning that emerged in and through the bondage of the plantation complex. 20Jun Mixed realities and intermedia DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Lucy Askew (Creation Theatre), Emma Cole (Bristol), and Kate Pullinger (Bath Spa). For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide? 27Jun Bring Back the Bodies DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationThe Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts BuildingDescriptionThis talk is based on new research into the necropolitics and poetics surrounding the human remains of Indigenous, African, and Asian peoples collected in Natural History Museums in Europe. 28Jun Kris Manjapra Graduate Workshop DatesTuesday 28 June 2022 (09:00-15:30)LocationEdgbaston Campus, Murray Learning CentreDescriptionPostgraduate students across the Humanities are invited to present and receive workshopped feedback in a session led by Kris Manjapra and Shirley Ye. 6Jul The inaugural lecture of Professor Alan McNally DatesWednesday 6 July 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionIn this lecture, Professor McNally will talk about his career path and his prominent role in the UK's Covid testing efforts. 8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them. 15Jul Remixing the Classics cross-professional workshop DatesFriday 15 July 2022 (12:00-18:00)LocationOnline, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHybrid workshop featuring multiple speakers For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?
Fantasy Worlds Weekend DatesFriday 27 May (19:00) - Sunday 29 May 2022 (15:30)LocationUniversity of Birmingham
The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building
Creativity and Curiosity DatesMonday 4 April (00:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationAlan Walters Building
24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive.
1Apr Traces of the Earth DatesFriday 1 April (10:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionThree visual artists Pauline Bailey, Joyce Treasure and Ola Brown have been involved in a collaborative artist residency to explore the Lapworth Museum's collection of fossils, rocks and minerals.
4Apr Creativity and Curiosity DatesMonday 4 April (00:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationAlan Walters BuildingDescriptionExplore an exhibition of unique artwork selected from the international art-science project, Creativity and Curiosity.
6Apr SURVIVAL ⇌ EXTINCTION DatesWednesday 6 April (10:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionAn exhibition of drawings and watercolours inspired by the Lapworth Museum collections by Phillip Richardson.
22Apr Track and Field: athletics history from the CRL collections DatesFriday 22 April (09:00) - Friday 2 September 2022 (18:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionExhibition about athletics history from the Cadbury Research Library collections.
26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region.
16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration.
18May Free UoB sport and fitness day passes DatesWednesday 18 May (17:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (09:00)Locationregistration requiredDescriptionParent and carers fortnight, UoB sport and fitness free pass
24May BactiVac Network Introductory Webinar DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (14:00-15:30)DescriptionBactiVac Network Introductory Webinar
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
25May Black study and the radical collaborations between the university and the community DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (18:00-21:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham - Centenary Square - B1 2ND, Room 101DescriptionLecture by Professor Kris Manjapra (Tufts University, USA).
25May Birmingham Conversations: What's it like to care for our parks? DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for the third in our series of discussions about our city's pressing environmental issues.
26May Publishing, programming, and preserving digital adaptations DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (12:30-14:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Margaret Bartley (Bloomsbury), Fiona Morris (The Space), and Stella Wisdom (British Library) . For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?
26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules.
27May Visualising 'invisible' pollutants from cars DatesFriday 27 May 2022 (12:30-13:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionIn this lunchtime lecture by Dr. Jason Stafford, you will find out about computational modelling being performed to visualise pollutant flows around vehicles and develop clean air solutions.
27May Fantasy Worlds Weekend DatesFriday 27 May (19:00) - Sunday 29 May 2022 (15:30)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis one-off weekend is aimed at celebrating and developing Birmingham's rich heritage of fantasy from J.R. Tolkien.
30May Bones of Contention: How palaeontology's past shapes our understanding of the history of life on Earth DatesMonday 30 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationAston Webb Lecture Theatre WG5 - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionPart of the Lapworth Lecture Series. Bones of Contention: How palaeontology's past shapes our understanding of the history of life on Earth, a talk by Dr Emma Dunne from the University of Birmingham
30May Half Term Activities: Trains, Trees and Clean Air to Breathe! DatesMonday 30 May (10:30) - Wednesday 1 June 2022 (16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for family-friendly activities this half term and find out about the exciting research being done at the University of Birmingham.
1Jun Lapworth Family Event - Charles Lapworth: The name behind the museum DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (10:00-17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology, University of BirminghamDescriptionDuring the May/June school holiday, visit the Lapworth Museum of Geology and discover all about Charles Lapworth: the name behind the museum!
1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change.
1Jun The inaugural lecture of Professor Richard Lilford DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionProfessor Lilford will describe his involvement in trials over the last half-century and explain why current statistical philosophy is a poor guide to the design and analysis of trials.
1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies.
2Jun Family Fun (Online) – Lapworth Family Quiz DatesThursday 2 June 2022 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionGet a team together at home or online for the first Lapworth Museum Family Quiz! From dinosaurs to volcanoes there will be something for everyone to enjoy and have a go at answering in June's family event!
6Jun Museum Tours DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for a guided tour of the Museum.
6Jun Parent & Carers coffee & cake DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationBramall Music Building - foyerDescriptionParent and carers network, social event. Coffee morning, cake, meet the team
6Jun What was on the menu 200 million years ago? Reconstructing the diets and feeding behaviours of extinct reptiles DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationAston Webb Lecture Theatre WG5 - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionPart of the Lapworth Lecture Series. What was on the menu 200 million years ago? Reconstructing the diets and feeding behaviours of extinct reptiles, a talk by Dr Jordan Bestwick from the University of Birmingham
6Jun We're Still Standing: tales from 10 years of collaborative working in public sector and academia DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionProfessors Catherine Mangan and Robin Miller's Inaugural Lecture, exploring their careers in academia and their close collaboration with the public sector.
7Jun UoB Leave and working arrangements explained DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (10:30-11:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionParent and carers fortnight, HR advisory services, Leave, working arrangements
8Jun Pre and Postnatal fitness class DatesWednesday 8 June 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationSt Francis HallDescriptionPre and postnatal fitness class, free event, parent and carers network event
8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research.
9Jun AXA Health - employee healthcare event DatesThursday 9 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionAXA Health employee event, staff benefits, healthcare
11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril.
13Jun Parent and Carers coffee morning DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationBramall Music Building - foyerDescriptionParents and carers meet up, coffee and cake, staff networks
13Jun University of Birmingham Folk Band DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionJoin the most recent addition to University Music, University of Birmingham Folk Band and their inspirational director Paloma Trigas.
13Jun The Humanities and Current Reparations Debates DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationArts 224 (Danford Room)DescriptionThis talk surveys the theories and the diverse practices of Black reparations struggle across sites in Europe and the Americas.
14Jun Dunham McCarthy will writing webinar DatesTuesday 14 June 2022 (13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionFree will writing webinar, employee benefit
15Jun Wind Band and BlowSoc DatesWednesday 15 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationUniversity of NottinghamDescriptionUniversity Wind Band make their way to Lakeside Arts Centre and join University of Nottingham's BlowSoc for an evening of concert band and wind orchestra music.
16Jun Dunham McCarthy will writing webinar 2 DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionWill writing webinar, employee benefit
16Jun Guest Speaker Series: Mums for Lungs DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionMums for Lungs is a grassroots organisation, founded in London and campaigning for clean air for everyone.
17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months.
18Jun Little Creators: City Building DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a city building and model making workshop aimed at Little Creators aged five plus, led by Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill and Professor Peter Kraftl.
18Jun Weekend Workshop: Living with Breathlessness DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBreathlessness is a frightening experience, but for many people it is an everyday one. In this workshop you'll work with a local artist and University of Birmingham researchers to use craft to reflect on this experience.
18Jun Love to Death: A Night at the Opera DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin us for an evening of dramatic opera arias and songs from the stage. Student singers present a selection of their favourite operas and musical theatre productions.
19Jun Sing for the City DatesSunday 19 June 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOur community singing project culminates in an uplifting afternoon of music from artists connected with Birmingham.
20Jun Early Modern Vocal Ensemble DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionThis year, the University's Early Modern Vocal Ensemble will be performing the music of Heinrich Schütz in celebration of the 350th year of his death.
20Jun Plantation Metaphors and Intellectual History DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionThis talk, informed by Caribbean Thinking about vibrancy and vitality, explores the unexpected historical meaning that emerged in and through the bondage of the plantation complex.
20Jun Mixed realities and intermedia DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Lucy Askew (Creation Theatre), Emma Cole (Bristol), and Kate Pullinger (Bath Spa). For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?
20Jun HEFi22 Conference: Promoting Sustainability Through Future-Facing University Teaching DatesMonday 20 June (09:30) - Tuesday 21 June 2022 (17:00)LocationUniversity of Birmingham - Edgbaston - B15 2TTDescriptionHEFi are pleased to announce the dates of their 2022 conference. The conference theme is Sustainability and Future Skills and will focus on promoting sustainability through future-facing University teaching.
21Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 21 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionCome and enjoy this relaxed, showcase performance from a selection of talented scholarship holders from across the University.
22Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network give short performances interspersed with solo performances from members of the Music Society.
22Jun Brass Band DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationCannon Hill Park Birmingham B12 9QHDescriptionThe Music Society Brass Band go back to their roots and give an informal and fun early evening performance in the restored Victorian bandstand in the heart of Cannon Hill Park.
23Jun miniBEAST x Creative Exchange DatesThursday 23 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionStep out of your comfort zone for an explosion of sound and expect the unexpected as Creative Exchange and miniBEAST bring the new and experimental to the Bramall.
24Jun Summer Festival Orchestra DatesFriday 24 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the Summer Festival Orchestra for a programme of Takemitsu, Prokofiev and the joint winner of the Music Society's Soloist prize performing Elgar's Cello Concerto.
27Jun Bring Back the Bodies DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationThe Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts BuildingDescriptionThis talk is based on new research into the necropolitics and poetics surrounding the human remains of Indigenous, African, and Asian peoples collected in Natural History Museums in Europe.
27Jun Late Night Exchange: Anatomical Drawing with Alice Roberts DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (19:00-21:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat can we learn from looking at lungs? What can they tell us about the way we live and breathe? Join anatomist and broadcaster Alice Roberts for this live drawing workshop at the Exchange.
28Jun Kris Manjapra Graduate Workshop DatesTuesday 28 June 2022 (09:00-15:30)LocationEdgbaston Campus, Murray Learning CentreDescriptionPostgraduate students across the Humanities are invited to present and receive workshopped feedback in a session led by Kris Manjapra and Shirley Ye.
28Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesTuesday 28 June (09:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality
2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home.
4Jul Museum Tours DatesMonday 4 July 2022 (12:00-13:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionJoin us for a guided tour of the Museum.
6Jul The inaugural lecture of Professor Alan McNally DatesWednesday 6 July 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionIn this lecture, Professor McNally will talk about his career path and his prominent role in the UK's Covid testing efforts.
8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them.
9Jul ChocFest Community Project, led by The Bone Ensemble DatesSaturday 9 July (09:00) - Sunday 10 July 2022 (20:00)LocationVarious Locations Across Bournville and StirchleyDescriptionChocFest is an exciting community minifestival, led by Birmingham-based theatre company The Bone Ensemble and features new music and performances to get people talking.
15Jul Remixing the Classics cross-professional workshop DatesFriday 15 July 2022 (12:00-18:00)LocationOnline, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHybrid workshop featuring multiple speakers For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?
22Jul Everything to Everybody: Your Shakespeare, Your Culture DatesFriday 22 July (11:00) - Saturday 5 November 2022 (17:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham, The GalleryDescriptionThis exhibition invites audiences to immerse themselves in the unique story of the People's Shakespeare Library.
24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive.
26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region.
11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril.
13Jun University of Birmingham Folk Band DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionJoin the most recent addition to University Music, University of Birmingham Folk Band and their inspirational director Paloma Trigas.
15Jun Wind Band and BlowSoc DatesWednesday 15 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationUniversity of NottinghamDescriptionUniversity Wind Band make their way to Lakeside Arts Centre and join University of Nottingham's BlowSoc for an evening of concert band and wind orchestra music.
17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months.
18Jun Love to Death: A Night at the Opera DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin us for an evening of dramatic opera arias and songs from the stage. Student singers present a selection of their favourite operas and musical theatre productions.
19Jun Sing for the City DatesSunday 19 June 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOur community singing project culminates in an uplifting afternoon of music from artists connected with Birmingham.
20Jun Early Modern Vocal Ensemble DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionThis year, the University's Early Modern Vocal Ensemble will be performing the music of Heinrich Schütz in celebration of the 350th year of his death.
21Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 21 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionCome and enjoy this relaxed, showcase performance from a selection of talented scholarship holders from across the University.
22Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network give short performances interspersed with solo performances from members of the Music Society.
22Jun Brass Band DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationCannon Hill Park Birmingham B12 9QHDescriptionThe Music Society Brass Band go back to their roots and give an informal and fun early evening performance in the restored Victorian bandstand in the heart of Cannon Hill Park.
23Jun miniBEAST x Creative Exchange DatesThursday 23 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionStep out of your comfort zone for an explosion of sound and expect the unexpected as Creative Exchange and miniBEAST bring the new and experimental to the Bramall.
24Jun Summer Festival Orchestra DatesFriday 24 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the Summer Festival Orchestra for a programme of Takemitsu, Prokofiev and the joint winner of the Music Society's Soloist prize performing Elgar's Cello Concerto.
2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home.
9Jul ChocFest Community Project, led by The Bone Ensemble DatesSaturday 9 July (09:00) - Sunday 10 July 2022 (20:00)LocationVarious Locations Across Bournville and StirchleyDescriptionChocFest is an exciting community minifestival, led by Birmingham-based theatre company The Bone Ensemble and features new music and performances to get people talking.
16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration.
24May BactiVac Network Introductory Webinar DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (14:00-15:30)DescriptionBactiVac Network Introductory Webinar
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
25May Black study and the radical collaborations between the university and the community DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (18:00-21:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham - Centenary Square - B1 2ND, Room 101DescriptionLecture by Professor Kris Manjapra (Tufts University, USA).
26May Publishing, programming, and preserving digital adaptations DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (12:30-14:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Margaret Bartley (Bloomsbury), Fiona Morris (The Space), and Stella Wisdom (British Library) . For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?
26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules.
27May Fantasy Worlds Weekend DatesFriday 27 May (19:00) - Sunday 29 May 2022 (15:30)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis one-off weekend is aimed at celebrating and developing Birmingham's rich heritage of fantasy from J.R. Tolkien.
30May Bones of Contention: How palaeontology's past shapes our understanding of the history of life on Earth DatesMonday 30 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationAston Webb Lecture Theatre WG5 - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionPart of the Lapworth Lecture Series. Bones of Contention: How palaeontology's past shapes our understanding of the history of life on Earth, a talk by Dr Emma Dunne from the University of Birmingham
30May Half Term Activities: Trains, Trees and Clean Air to Breathe! DatesMonday 30 May (10:30) - Wednesday 1 June 2022 (16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us at The Exchange for family-friendly activities this half term and find out about the exciting research being done at the University of Birmingham.
1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change.
1Jun The inaugural lecture of Professor Richard Lilford DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionProfessor Lilford will describe his involvement in trials over the last half-century and explain why current statistical philosophy is a poor guide to the design and analysis of trials.
1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies.
2Jun Family Fun (Online) – Lapworth Family Quiz DatesThursday 2 June 2022 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnline - a zoom link will be sent to you following registrationDescriptionGet a team together at home or online for the first Lapworth Museum Family Quiz! From dinosaurs to volcanoes there will be something for everyone to enjoy and have a go at answering in June's family event!
6Jun What was on the menu 200 million years ago? Reconstructing the diets and feeding behaviours of extinct reptiles DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationAston Webb Lecture Theatre WG5 - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionPart of the Lapworth Lecture Series. What was on the menu 200 million years ago? Reconstructing the diets and feeding behaviours of extinct reptiles, a talk by Dr Jordan Bestwick from the University of Birmingham
6Jun We're Still Standing: tales from 10 years of collaborative working in public sector and academia DatesMonday 6 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionProfessors Catherine Mangan and Robin Miller's Inaugural Lecture, exploring their careers in academia and their close collaboration with the public sector.
7Jun UoB Leave and working arrangements explained DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (10:30-11:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionParent and carers fortnight, HR advisory services, Leave, working arrangements
8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research.
9Jun AXA Health - employee healthcare event DatesThursday 9 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionAXA Health employee event, staff benefits, healthcare
13Jun The Humanities and Current Reparations Debates DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationArts 224 (Danford Room)DescriptionThis talk surveys the theories and the diverse practices of Black reparations struggle across sites in Europe and the Americas.
16Jun Dunham McCarthy will writing webinar 2 DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionWill writing webinar, employee benefit
16Jun Guest Speaker Series: Mums for Lungs DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionMums for Lungs is a grassroots organisation, founded in London and campaigning for clean air for everyone.
18Jun Little Creators: City Building DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a city building and model making workshop aimed at Little Creators aged five plus, led by Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill and Professor Peter Kraftl.
18Jun Weekend Workshop: Living with Breathlessness DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (14:00-16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionBreathlessness is a frightening experience, but for many people it is an everyday one. In this workshop you'll work with a local artist and University of Birmingham researchers to use craft to reflect on this experience.
20Jun Plantation Metaphors and Intellectual History DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionThis talk, informed by Caribbean Thinking about vibrancy and vitality, explores the unexpected historical meaning that emerged in and through the bondage of the plantation complex.
20Jun Mixed realities and intermedia DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Lucy Askew (Creation Theatre), Emma Cole (Bristol), and Kate Pullinger (Bath Spa). For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?
20Jun HEFi22 Conference: Promoting Sustainability Through Future-Facing University Teaching DatesMonday 20 June (09:30) - Tuesday 21 June 2022 (17:00)LocationUniversity of Birmingham - Edgbaston - B15 2TTDescriptionHEFi are pleased to announce the dates of their 2022 conference. The conference theme is Sustainability and Future Skills and will focus on promoting sustainability through future-facing University teaching.
27Jun Bring Back the Bodies DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationThe Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts BuildingDescriptionThis talk is based on new research into the necropolitics and poetics surrounding the human remains of Indigenous, African, and Asian peoples collected in Natural History Museums in Europe.
27Jun Late Night Exchange: Anatomical Drawing with Alice Roberts DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (19:00-21:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWhat can we learn from looking at lungs? What can they tell us about the way we live and breathe? Join anatomist and broadcaster Alice Roberts for this live drawing workshop at the Exchange.
28Jun Kris Manjapra Graduate Workshop DatesTuesday 28 June 2022 (09:00-15:30)LocationEdgbaston Campus, Murray Learning CentreDescriptionPostgraduate students across the Humanities are invited to present and receive workshopped feedback in a session led by Kris Manjapra and Shirley Ye.
6Jul The inaugural lecture of Professor Alan McNally DatesWednesday 6 July 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionIn this lecture, Professor McNally will talk about his career path and his prominent role in the UK's Covid testing efforts.
8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them.
9Jul ChocFest Community Project, led by The Bone Ensemble DatesSaturday 9 July (09:00) - Sunday 10 July 2022 (20:00)LocationVarious Locations Across Bournville and StirchleyDescriptionChocFest is an exciting community minifestival, led by Birmingham-based theatre company The Bone Ensemble and features new music and performances to get people talking.
15Jul Remixing the Classics cross-professional workshop DatesFriday 15 July 2022 (12:00-18:00)LocationOnline, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHybrid workshop featuring multiple speakers For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?
24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive.
4Apr Creativity and Curiosity DatesMonday 4 April (00:00) - Wednesday 31 August 2022 (17:00)LocationAlan Walters BuildingDescriptionExplore an exhibition of unique artwork selected from the international art-science project, Creativity and Curiosity.
22Apr Track and Field: athletics history from the CRL collections DatesFriday 22 April (09:00) - Friday 2 September 2022 (18:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionExhibition about athletics history from the Cadbury Research Library collections.
26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region.
27May Fantasy Worlds Weekend DatesFriday 27 May (19:00) - Sunday 29 May 2022 (15:30)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThis one-off weekend is aimed at celebrating and developing Birmingham's rich heritage of fantasy from J.R. Tolkien.
11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril.
17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months.
2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home.
9Jul ChocFest Community Project, led by The Bone Ensemble DatesSaturday 9 July (09:00) - Sunday 10 July 2022 (20:00)LocationVarious Locations Across Bournville and StirchleyDescriptionChocFest is an exciting community minifestival, led by Birmingham-based theatre company The Bone Ensemble and features new music and performances to get people talking.
22Jul Everything to Everybody: Your Shakespeare, Your Culture DatesFriday 22 July (11:00) - Saturday 5 November 2022 (17:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham, The GalleryDescriptionThis exhibition invites audiences to immerse themselves in the unique story of the People's Shakespeare Library.
16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration.
24May BactiVac Network Introductory Webinar DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (14:00-15:30)DescriptionBactiVac Network Introductory Webinar
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
25May Black study and the radical collaborations between the university and the community DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (18:00-21:00)LocationLibrary of Birmingham - Centenary Square - B1 2ND, Room 101DescriptionLecture by Professor Kris Manjapra (Tufts University, USA).
26May Publishing, programming, and preserving digital adaptations DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (12:30-14:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Margaret Bartley (Bloomsbury), Fiona Morris (The Space), and Stella Wisdom (British Library) . For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?
26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules.
1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change.
1Jun The inaugural lecture of Professor Richard Lilford DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionProfessor Lilford will describe his involvement in trials over the last half-century and explain why current statistical philosophy is a poor guide to the design and analysis of trials.
1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies.
7Jun UoB Leave and working arrangements explained DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (10:30-11:30)LocationZoom - registration requiredDescriptionParent and carers fortnight, HR advisory services, Leave, working arrangements
8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research.
9Jun AXA Health - employee healthcare event DatesThursday 9 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionAXA Health employee event, staff benefits, healthcare
13Jun The Humanities and Current Reparations Debates DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationArts 224 (Danford Room)DescriptionThis talk surveys the theories and the diverse practices of Black reparations struggle across sites in Europe and the Americas.
16Jun Dunham McCarthy will writing webinar 2 DatesThursday 16 June 2022 (12:30-13:30)LocationTeamsDescriptionWill writing webinar, employee benefit
20Jun Plantation Metaphors and Intellectual History DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionThis talk, informed by Caribbean Thinking about vibrancy and vitality, explores the unexpected historical meaning that emerged in and through the bondage of the plantation complex.
20Jun Mixed realities and intermedia DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionSeminar with Lucy Askew (Creation Theatre), Emma Cole (Bristol), and Kate Pullinger (Bath Spa). For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?
27Jun Bring Back the Bodies DatesMonday 27 June 2022 (14:00-15:30)LocationThe Danford Room, 2nd Floor, Arts BuildingDescriptionThis talk is based on new research into the necropolitics and poetics surrounding the human remains of Indigenous, African, and Asian peoples collected in Natural History Museums in Europe.
28Jun Kris Manjapra Graduate Workshop DatesTuesday 28 June 2022 (09:00-15:30)LocationEdgbaston Campus, Murray Learning CentreDescriptionPostgraduate students across the Humanities are invited to present and receive workshopped feedback in a session led by Kris Manjapra and Shirley Ye.
6Jul The inaugural lecture of Professor Alan McNally DatesWednesday 6 July 2022 (16:30-17:30)LocationLeonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Medical School, B1 on Edgbaston Campus MapDescriptionIn this lecture, Professor McNally will talk about his career path and his prominent role in the UK's Covid testing efforts.
8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them.
15Jul Remixing the Classics cross-professional workshop DatesFriday 15 July 2022 (12:00-18:00)LocationOnline, The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHybrid workshop featuring multiple speakers For those interested in what happens when when digital technology and the classics collide?