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Lagos: a city shaped by enterprise, religion and change
The people of Lagos have repeatedly adapted to economic upheaval, colonial rule, technological transformation and rapid social change.
- Published: 20 October 2026
Festival of Social Science 2026: Cost of Living
Free events across Birmingham will explore the ways money, finance and the cost of living shape everyday life.
- Published: 20 October 2026
Achieving equality under the law
Gender equality and reproductive rights are regressing around the world, due not only to political pressures but historic inequalities embedded in modern law.
- Published: 19 October 2026
Lapworth Museum Creative Writing Competition 2026 Winners
As crowned by our judges, here are the five winning stories from the Lapworth Museum's first Creative Writing Competition!
- Published: 14 October 2026
Birmingham University Singers celebrate special anniversary
Birmingham University Singers will celebrate forty years of its annual visit to St Michael and All Angels Church, Tenbury Wells.
- Published: 13 October 2026
Women and Photography in Birmingham: Reflections from Culture Forward
On Friday, 18th September, Culture Forward led an event as part of Birmingham Heritage Week that focused on women and photography in our city, past and present.
- Published: 8 October 2026
Mental skills training for freelance dancers
Research shows how mental skills training can help freelance dancers manage career pressures, support wellbeing and build confidence.
- Published: 7 October 2026
Unpublished Professor Stuart Hall writings made accessible
Notes, papers, recordings, and videos from the father of modern cultural studies, who coined Thatcherism, made internationally available.
- Published: 7 October 2026