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Birmingham Professor shortlisted for Booker Prize 2026
Professor Luke Kennard’s comedic and absurdist novel, Black Bag, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2026.
- Published: 23 September 2026
Birmingham Colloquium on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament 2027: Call for Papers
Paper proposals are invited for the Fifteenth Birmingham Colloquium to be held in April 2027
- Published: 22 September 2026
University of Birmingham mourns the passing of John Whenham
We are sorry to report the death of John Whenham, Emeritus Professor and former Head of the Department of Music, on 16 August.
- Published: 10 September 2026
University of Birmingham and Hong Kong Metropolitan University sign transnational education contract
The agreement opens pathways for Hong Kong Metropolitan University students to study on the Birmingham Law School’s LLB Commercial Law.
- Published: 8 September 2026
Birmingham Law School scholar appointed to Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Dr Ben Warwick will contribute his expertise in human rights law during his three-year term.
- Published: 27 August 2026
The University has co-led England's first globally recognised, city-wide, creative health programme
The week-long programme brought together more than 60 organisations to deliver over 130 events across Birmingham.
- Published: 6 August 2026
Special event celebrates solar eclipse in Birmingham
A special Helios listening party will mark the solar eclipse in Birmingham city centre hub.
- Published: 3 August 2026
BEAST FEaST 2027: Wild - Call for Works, Talks, and Installations
BEAST invites artists, composers, performers, technologists, researchers, and creative practitioners to explore wildness in all its sonic ferality.
- Published: 31 July 2026