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Summer Festival of Music 2026
University Music is delighted to announce a multi-week period of events to round up the year for students, staff, and members of the wider community.
- Published: 22 May 2026
Ancient rhetoric research inspires new political play ‘Our Public House’
The play features verbatim elements from over 700 participants of workshops delivered by Professor Henriette van der Blom and collaborator Dash Arts
- Published: 20 May 2026
New project to uncover hidden history of ancient Greece
Archaeological research in Brauron seeks to uncover rural history of ancient Greece, building a picture of people’s lives during that time.
- Published: 19 May 2026
Call for papers: British Participation in International Conferences, 1914-1991
This workshop intends to start meaningful conversations about British involvement in international conferences in the short twentieth century.
- Published: 15 May 2026
University Music appoint James Llewelyn Jones as University Chorus Director
University Music are pleased to welcome James Llewelyn Jones as the new Director of University Chorus.
- Published: 11 May 2026
Funded PhD Opportunity: Digital Transformation & Performing Arts
Interested in filmed theatre or film-in-theatre?
- Published: 8 May 2026
University of Birmingham climate play set for Edinburgh Fringe Festival run
The production of 'We Love and then We Drown', written by Professor Ruth Gilligan, was funded by the University's Public and Community Engagement team.
- Published: 7 May 2026
Unlocking the vaults - student placement experience
MA History student Jessica Harris writes about her experience on Unlocking the Vaults at The Exchange.
- Published: 7 May 2026