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University Music appoint James Llewellyn Jones as University Chorus Director
University Music are pleased to welcome James Llewellyn 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
Gospel Choir travel to London to compete in the University Gospel Choir of the Year finals
University Gospel Choir were pleased to be finalists in the 2026 University Gospel Choir of the Year competition.
- Published: 1 May 2026
Emotions are not helping us make good political decisions
Being swayed by appeals to emotion in politics may further our slide into authoritarianism, research argues.
- Published: 30 April 2026
'Midlands Mosaics' research project helps secure Grade II listing for Redditch's Paolozzi mosaics
The mosaics, created by renowned twentieth-century artist Eduardo Paolozzi, are a fixture of Redditch's Kingfisher Shopping Centre.
- Published: 1 April 2026
New ‘Scroll Smart’ game teaches young people how to recognise harmful mental health content online
The card game was developed by the Influencer Stories of Mental Health and Young People project team, led by Professor Ruth Page.
- Published: 27 March 2026