Forging metal to Birmingham ballet: marking Black Sabbath’s campus anniversary
Tony Iommi returns to the University of Birmingham, 55 years after Black Sabbath’s first gig on the Edgbaston campus.
- Published: 28 November 2025
News search
Cutting-edge research and insightful commentary from world-leading experts.
Remembering Birmingham’s former Brewing School
Forty years after the doors closed on one of Birmingham's original 'trade courses', we caught up with a group of our Brewing School alumni.
- Published: 4 November 2025
Rocking all over the city
From the Who and Jethro Tull to Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, some of the biggest bands of the 1960s and ‘70s played in Birmingham – and on our campus.
- Published: 4 November 2025
Celebrating 25 years of opening doors to Higher Education with Access to Birmingham
The pioneering Access to Birmingham scheme is celebrating 25 years of providing life-changing opportunities to students from under-represented groups.
- Published: 28 October 2025
New Exchange x Blacklore book club bringing readers together this autumn
Brummie book lovers will be able to gather together in the Vaults of The Exchange for a new book club exploring themes from mental health to the environment.
- Published: 20 August 2025
The Exchange hosts autumn events to help families navigate today’s challenges
Help for young people navigating the digital world, spotting fake news, and more, is all on offer this autumn at The Exchange.
- Published: 4 August 2025
The Birmingham Qur’an: an ancient manuscript forging modern day connection
10 years ago, the University’s discovery of one of the world’s oldest fragments of the Qur’an made international headlines. But the journey did not end there…
- Published: 29 July 2025
Birmingham Botanical Gardens and the University of Birmingham announce new research partnership
Historic organisations are cultivating a year-long partnership, enabling opportunities for unique research, which includes rewilding urban landscapes
- Published: 15 July 2025
- ...