The Institute for German and European Studies (IGES) has received funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for a workshop on manifestations of populism in history and today.

Critical CAHA is a student-run discussion group focusing on inclusivity and diversity within studying our Ancient and Prehistoric worlds.

A University of Birmingham researcher has contributed to a new national guidance which supports Decolonisation in Museums.

Recording of the event now available.
Dr Nathan Cardon writing for The Washington Post.
Stacey Kennedy, a doctoral researcher in the Department of African Studies and Anthropology, gave a talk on her research into the Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts. Recording now available.

Recording of roundtable on Wednesday 27 October 2021 - 'Decolonization and Fossil Developmentalism: Energy, Climate, Extractivism and Empire/Nation in the Twentieth Century'

On Wednesday 20 October, BRIHC and CeSMA hosted a fascinating event titled 'Rethinking the Black Death: Can the Ottoman Plague Experience Offer Us Novel Insights?'

Dr Zoe Thomas, Senior Lecturer in the History of 19th Century Britain and the Wider World at the University of Birmingham, has won the prize for her first book Women Art Workers and the Arts and Crafts Movement.
The Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology and the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Birmingham are delighted to announce our autumn research seminar series.
The BRIHC Seminar Series consists of academic talks from world-leading researchers. It runs across the academic year and reflects the whole scope of scholarly fields represented in the School of History and Cultures.