30 June 2020 From the Mastodon to Extinction Rebellion: Grant secured for research into the history of extinction A senior Lecturer in Modern History in the Department of History, has been awarded a £167,000 grant from The British Academy to write Vanished, a history of extinction for Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
25 June 2020 New book released: Women Art Workers and the Arts and Crafts Movement Women Art Workers and the Arts and Crafts by Dr Zoë Thomas.
24 June 2020 America Unfiltered Podcast: Black Lives Matter, Race, and the UK - EA World View In the latest America Unfiltered podcast, Michell Chresfield joins The Clinton Institute's Liam Kennedy and Scott Lucas to discuss Black Lives Matter protests and the UK.
24 June 2020 Vast neolithic circle of deep shafts found near Stonehenge Professor Henry Chapman forms part of the team that discovered the largest prehistoric monument ever in Britain.
11 June 2020 The life and legacy of Joseph Chamberlain The University’s first Chancellor is the subject of new interest as institutions look into their past to consider how it reflects their present values.
03 June 2020 The Crossroads of Empire project recognised as demonstrating "remarkable heritage achievements" The Crossroads of Empire, was awarded a Special Mention in the Research category at the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2020.
01 June 2020 Could the Dominic Cummings affair damage Boris Johnson in the long term? Here's what history tells us Matt Coles writes for The Conversation.
29 May 2020 No Place for the State Dr Steve Hewitt contributes to a new publication looking at the origins and legacies of the 1969 Omnibus Bill in Canada.
19 May 2020 'The Frayed Atlantic Edge' wins the 2019 Highland Book Prize Four joint winners donate prize money to the Highland Food Bank.
18 May 2020 Alias Grace, mapping women's suffrage, and the Birmingham Museum Trust's online collections Zoë Thomas makes summer recommendations for undergraduate History degree offer-holders.
18 May 2020 Edge of Empire, Mahogany, and the English Industrial Age Kate Smith makes summer recommendations for undergraduate History degree offer-holders.
18 May 2020 'What is History?', classical historiography, and the Roman world Hannah Cornwell makes summer recommendations for undergraduate History degree offer-holders.
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.