How the University of Birmingham leads the fascinating field of insect archaeology
Dr David Smith is a world expert in archaeoentomology, a field pioneered at the University of Birmingham since the 1960s.
- Published: 29 August 2025
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Transforming heritage: how new research is making our cultural visitor attractions more inclusive
Across the College of Arts and Law, academics are leading research projects contending with the legacies of imperialism in cultural heritage sites.
- Published: 28 August 2025
“Bizarre” armoured dinosaur, Spicomellus afer, had spikes sticking out from its neck, fossils show
Newly discovered fossils reveal that Spicomellus afer’s skeleton was covered in spikes, some fused to the animal’s skeleton, measuring as much as a metre long.
- Published: 27 August 2025
Indian summer exchange sees heritage students trading places
Indian students explore UK heritage and culture, while University of Birmingham students travel to Delhi to visit key Indian heritage sites.
- Published: 14 August 2025
Exploring the intricate relationship between heritage and wellbeing
Dr Faye Sayer and Dr Francesco Ripanti are helping us to understand why preserving heritage places is so important for our wellbeing.
- Published: 19 May 2025
“I want the world to appreciate Vietnam’s long history and rich artistic traditions”
Professor Alexander M. Cannon introduces five pieces of Vietnamese music that show its extraordinary power to connect with the past and make sense of today.
- Published: 14 May 2025
Major new footprint discoveries on Britain’s ‘dinosaur highway’
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham have uncovered a huge expanse of quarry floor filled with hundreds of different dinosaur footprints.
- Published: 2 January 2025
Creative writing academics contribute to ‘protest zine’ against cuts to Birmingham libraries
Luke Kennard, Anna Metcalfe and Bohdan Piasecki wrote poems and a microplay for a new collection of works celebrating Birmingham’s 35 branch libraries.
- Published: 27 September 2024