07 January 2022 Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance Launch The Shakespeare Institute celebrated the successful launch of its Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance - a global network aiming to unite those working with Shakespeare from around the world and across society..
30 November 2021 New community-curated exhibition opens in the Shakespeare Memorial Room Birmingham Centre for Art Therapies have worked with communities across Birmingham to create a new exhibition titled: "the strawberry grows underneath the nettle", a title inspired by a quote from Henry V.
10 November 2021 The Royal Shakespeare Company Workshop on Campus In November 2021, the University of Birmingham welcomed the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to our Edgbaston campus as part of our exciting collaboration with the theatre company.
27 October 2021 University of Birmingham and Royal Shakespeare Company sign collaboration agreement The University of Birmingham is to continue its collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, committing to a partnership for a further five years.
23 July 2021 World Shakespeare Congress 2021 Shakespeare Institute faculty and PhD students were extensively involved in this year's virtual World Shakespeare Congress, hosted by the University of Singapore.
23 July 2021 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust appoints Shakespeare Institute Director to its Board Professor Michael Dobson joins the board as one of the trustees that make up the charity's governing body.
23 July 2021 Everything to Everybody: Bringing the Birmingham Shakespeare Memorial Library to the World Professor Michael Dobson in video conversation with Professor Ewan Fernie about the £1.7 million project 'Everything to Everybody'.
15 July 2021 Two new graffiti murals put Shakespeare in the heart of Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath Artist and Curator Mohammed Ali – Soul City Arts has created two new graffiti murals in the heart of Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath for 'Everything to Everybody'
24 June 2021 University of Birmingham inspires at Hay Festival Digital Ellen Addis, Midlands 4 Cities PhD student, watched top researchers from the University of Birmingham's as they took to the screen in this year's Hay Festival to lead talks and debates showcasing their research.
21 June 2021 Shakespeare's Lost Interiors PhD student Saoirse Laaraichi (Shakespeare Institute) writes for the CEMS KCL blog
15 June 2021 Successful launch of the Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance is a global network established by the Shakespeare Institute with the aim of uniting those working with Shakespeare from around the world and from across the social spectrum.
07 June 2021 Creating Fury: the artistic directors Madeleine Carter and Rebecca Feely (MA Shakespeare & Creativity) talk about their part in the series of monologues based on characters from Shakespeare, but translated into a modern context.
Sustainability and environments How we are exploring issues of climate through the arts, humanities and law.
Birmingham ranked in top 70 in the world for Arts and Humanities The College of Arts and Law is placed 67th in the Times Higher Education 2022 rankings, making it one of the best places for study and research in this field globally.
Everything to Everybody A collaboration with Birmingham City Council will revive the fortunes of the Birmingham Shakespeare Memorial Library