Postgraduate study We encourage creative thinking at Masters and Doctoral levels, via different modes of study.
01 December 2022 George Orwell’s Gandhi Professor Douglas Kerr spoke at the Centre for Modernist Cultures in November on Orwell’s response to the life and politics of anti-colonial campaigner Gandhi.
30 November 2022 Innovation in the arts at Birmingham Exciting new degree programmes have launched in Law, English and History at the University’s campuses in Birmingham and Dubai.
30 November 2022 Alumna faith leader returns to campus Alumna Shermara Fletcher (BA Drama and English Literature) was one of the faith leaders who spoke at HM The Queen’s funeral. She reflects on her recent visit.
14 November 2022 Shakespeare Institute Fellowship awards The Shakespeare Institute is delighted to announce the award of two new Fellowships for deserving research students.
14 November 2022 Booker-winner Bernardine Evaristo describes her idea of Happiness Award-winning British writer Bernardine Evaristo gave this year’s University of Birmingham Baggs Memorial Happiness lecture.
10 November 2022 Celebrating Everything to Everybody: Your City, Your Future at the Birmingham Library Last week the Everything to Everybody: Your Shakespeare, Your Culture exhibition ended, what does that mean for the future of the Shakespeare Memorial Library?
21 October 2022 What makes blame towards a government go viral in Twitter? Academics are investigating how people respond to controversial government policies communicated through social media.
18 October 2022 Dan Leno’s Mother Goose Dr Caroline Radcliffe takes a look back at a production staged 120 years ago, starring an earlier Pantomime Dame, Dan Leno.
17 October 2022 Fall in with Shakespeare this Autumn The Shakespeare Institute, in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), is launching its latest short course, Fall in with Shakespeare this month.
06 October 2022 Found in Translation: Understanding Shakespeare through Intercultural Dialogue ‘Found in Translation: Understanding Shakespeare through Intercultural Dialogue’ conference was co-organised with Waseda University.
04 October 2022 University loans ‘Othello’s inspiration’ to major US art exhibition An historic painting with a Shakespeare connection is set to star in a major new US exhibition.
03 October 2022 British Association of Victorian Studies conference in the Midlands The annual British Association of Victorian Studies (BAVS) conference was held at the University of Birmingham last month, 1-3 September.
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.