College of Arts and Law events Professor Adam Schembri Inaugural lecture EVENT CANCELLED DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120) Wind Band and BlowSoc DatesWednesday 15 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationUniversity of Nottingham Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The Crossing Search for:Search All eventsPerformanceResearch seminarsLectures, Talks and Workshops 24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive. 26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region. 16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration. 24May Professor Adam Schembri Inaugural lecture EVENT CANCELLED DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120)DescriptionEVENT CANCELLED 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford). 26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules. 1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change. 1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies. 7Jun Women, the environment and sustainability DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (18:00-20:00)LocationAston Webb Main Lecture Theatre (C-Block)DescriptionJoin us to look at the impact climate change is having on women, and innovative solutions being generated and researched into resolving this issue. 8Jun Conditions to Cure? DatesWednesday 8 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2DescriptionJoin us for an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the international histories of conversion and aversion 'therapies' 8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research. 11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril. 13Jun University of Birmingham Folk Band DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionJoin the most recent addition to University Music, University of Birmingham Folk Band and their inspirational director Paloma Trigas. 15Jun Wind Band and BlowSoc DatesWednesday 15 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationUniversity of NottinghamDescriptionUniversity Wind Band make their way to Lakeside Arts Centre and join University of Nottingham's BlowSoc for an evening of concert band and wind orchestra music. 17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months. 18Jun Love to Death: A Night at the Opera DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin us for an evening of dramatic opera arias and songs from the stage. Student singers present a selection of their favourite operas and musical theatre productions. 19Jun Sing for the City DatesSunday 19 June 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOur community singing project culminates in an uplifting afternoon of music from artists connected with Birmingham. 20Jun Early Modern Vocal Ensemble DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionThis year, the University's Early Modern Vocal Ensemble will be performing the music of Heinrich Schütz in celebration of the 350th year of his death. 21Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 21 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionCome and enjoy this relaxed, showcase performance from a selection of talented scholarship holders from across the University. 22Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network give short performances interspersed with solo performances from members of the Music Society. 22Jun Brass Band DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationCannon Hill Park Birmingham B12 9QHDescriptionThe Music Society Brass Band go back to their roots and give an informal and fun early evening performance in the restored Victorian bandstand in the heart of Cannon Hill Park. 22Jun Why social ecologies matter: thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens DatesWednesday 22 June (00:00) - Thursday 23 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhy social ecologies matter: Thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens - a research conference 22-23 June 2022 23Jun miniBEAST x Creative Exchange DatesThursday 23 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionStep out of your comfort zone for an explosion of sound and expect the unexpected as Creative Exchange and miniBEAST bring the new and experimental to the Bramall. 24Jun Summer Festival Orchestra DatesFriday 24 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the Summer Festival Orchestra for a programme of Takemitsu, Prokofiev and the joint winner of the Music Society's Soloist prize performing Elgar's Cello Concerto. 28Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesTuesday 28 June (09:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality 29Jun Professor Scott Wilson Inaugural lecture DatesWednesday 29 June 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationBramall DomeDescriptionProfessor Scott Wilson Inaugural lecture 30Jun EUTIP Conference: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement DatesThursday 30 June (10:30) - Friday 1 July 2022 (13:00)LocationBirmingham Law School LT1, Institute of European Law, University of BirminghamDescriptionEUTIP conference 2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home. 4Jul The Sinclair Lecture 2022: Professor Monika Bednarek, University of Sydney DatesMonday 4 July 2022 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnlineDescription'Language and characterization in television series: What corpus linguistics tells us about the construction of social identity in the media' Sinclair Lecture 2022 8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them. 17Sep Found in Translation DatesSaturday 17 September (00:00) - Monday 19 September 2022 (23:59)LocationWaseda UniversityDescriptionConference, jointly organized by The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham (Stratford-upon-Avon) and Waseda University (Tokyo). 24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive. 26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region. 11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril. 13Jun University of Birmingham Folk Band DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionJoin the most recent addition to University Music, University of Birmingham Folk Band and their inspirational director Paloma Trigas. 15Jun Wind Band and BlowSoc DatesWednesday 15 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationUniversity of NottinghamDescriptionUniversity Wind Band make their way to Lakeside Arts Centre and join University of Nottingham's BlowSoc for an evening of concert band and wind orchestra music. 17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months. 18Jun Love to Death: A Night at the Opera DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin us for an evening of dramatic opera arias and songs from the stage. Student singers present a selection of their favourite operas and musical theatre productions. 19Jun Sing for the City DatesSunday 19 June 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOur community singing project culminates in an uplifting afternoon of music from artists connected with Birmingham. 20Jun Early Modern Vocal Ensemble DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionThis year, the University's Early Modern Vocal Ensemble will be performing the music of Heinrich Schütz in celebration of the 350th year of his death. 21Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 21 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionCome and enjoy this relaxed, showcase performance from a selection of talented scholarship holders from across the University. 22Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network give short performances interspersed with solo performances from members of the Music Society. 22Jun Brass Band DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationCannon Hill Park Birmingham B12 9QHDescriptionThe Music Society Brass Band go back to their roots and give an informal and fun early evening performance in the restored Victorian bandstand in the heart of Cannon Hill Park. 23Jun miniBEAST x Creative Exchange DatesThursday 23 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionStep out of your comfort zone for an explosion of sound and expect the unexpected as Creative Exchange and miniBEAST bring the new and experimental to the Bramall. 24Jun Summer Festival Orchestra DatesFriday 24 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the Summer Festival Orchestra for a programme of Takemitsu, Prokofiev and the joint winner of the Music Society's Soloist prize performing Elgar's Cello Concerto. 2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home. 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford). 16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration. 24May Professor Adam Schembri Inaugural lecture EVENT CANCELLED DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120)DescriptionEVENT CANCELLED 25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford). 26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules. 1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change. 1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies. 7Jun Women, the environment and sustainability DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (18:00-20:00)LocationAston Webb Main Lecture Theatre (C-Block)DescriptionJoin us to look at the impact climate change is having on women, and innovative solutions being generated and researched into resolving this issue. 8Jun Conditions to Cure? DatesWednesday 8 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2DescriptionJoin us for an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the international histories of conversion and aversion 'therapies' 8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research. 22Jun Why social ecologies matter: thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens DatesWednesday 22 June (00:00) - Thursday 23 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhy social ecologies matter: Thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens - a research conference 22-23 June 2022 29Jun Professor Scott Wilson Inaugural lecture DatesWednesday 29 June 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationBramall DomeDescriptionProfessor Scott Wilson Inaugural lecture 4Jul The Sinclair Lecture 2022: Professor Monika Bednarek, University of Sydney DatesMonday 4 July 2022 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnlineDescription'Language and characterization in television series: What corpus linguistics tells us about the construction of social identity in the media' Sinclair Lecture 2022 8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them.
Professor Adam Schembri Inaugural lecture EVENT CANCELLED DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120)
24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive.
26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region.
16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration.
24May Professor Adam Schembri Inaugural lecture EVENT CANCELLED DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120)DescriptionEVENT CANCELLED
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules.
1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change.
1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies.
7Jun Women, the environment and sustainability DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (18:00-20:00)LocationAston Webb Main Lecture Theatre (C-Block)DescriptionJoin us to look at the impact climate change is having on women, and innovative solutions being generated and researched into resolving this issue.
8Jun Conditions to Cure? DatesWednesday 8 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2DescriptionJoin us for an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the international histories of conversion and aversion 'therapies'
8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research.
11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril.
13Jun University of Birmingham Folk Band DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionJoin the most recent addition to University Music, University of Birmingham Folk Band and their inspirational director Paloma Trigas.
15Jun Wind Band and BlowSoc DatesWednesday 15 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationUniversity of NottinghamDescriptionUniversity Wind Band make their way to Lakeside Arts Centre and join University of Nottingham's BlowSoc for an evening of concert band and wind orchestra music.
17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months.
18Jun Love to Death: A Night at the Opera DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin us for an evening of dramatic opera arias and songs from the stage. Student singers present a selection of their favourite operas and musical theatre productions.
19Jun Sing for the City DatesSunday 19 June 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOur community singing project culminates in an uplifting afternoon of music from artists connected with Birmingham.
20Jun Early Modern Vocal Ensemble DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionThis year, the University's Early Modern Vocal Ensemble will be performing the music of Heinrich Schütz in celebration of the 350th year of his death.
21Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 21 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionCome and enjoy this relaxed, showcase performance from a selection of talented scholarship holders from across the University.
22Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network give short performances interspersed with solo performances from members of the Music Society.
22Jun Brass Band DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationCannon Hill Park Birmingham B12 9QHDescriptionThe Music Society Brass Band go back to their roots and give an informal and fun early evening performance in the restored Victorian bandstand in the heart of Cannon Hill Park.
22Jun Why social ecologies matter: thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens DatesWednesday 22 June (00:00) - Thursday 23 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhy social ecologies matter: Thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens - a research conference 22-23 June 2022
23Jun miniBEAST x Creative Exchange DatesThursday 23 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionStep out of your comfort zone for an explosion of sound and expect the unexpected as Creative Exchange and miniBEAST bring the new and experimental to the Bramall.
24Jun Summer Festival Orchestra DatesFriday 24 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the Summer Festival Orchestra for a programme of Takemitsu, Prokofiev and the joint winner of the Music Society's Soloist prize performing Elgar's Cello Concerto.
28Jun The Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2022 DatesTuesday 28 June (09:00) - Thursday 30 June 2022 (18:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe Global Philosophy of Religion Project Conference 2: Death and Immortality
29Jun Professor Scott Wilson Inaugural lecture DatesWednesday 29 June 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationBramall DomeDescriptionProfessor Scott Wilson Inaugural lecture
30Jun EUTIP Conference: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement DatesThursday 30 June (10:30) - Friday 1 July 2022 (13:00)LocationBirmingham Law School LT1, Institute of European Law, University of BirminghamDescriptionEUTIP conference
2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home.
4Jul The Sinclair Lecture 2022: Professor Monika Bednarek, University of Sydney DatesMonday 4 July 2022 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnlineDescription'Language and characterization in television series: What corpus linguistics tells us about the construction of social identity in the media' Sinclair Lecture 2022
8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them.
17Sep Found in Translation DatesSaturday 17 September (00:00) - Monday 19 September 2022 (23:59)LocationWaseda UniversityDescriptionConference, jointly organized by The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham (Stratford-upon-Avon) and Waseda University (Tokyo).
24Mar Ceremony: Pop Comes to Campus DatesThursday 24 March (09:00) - Friday 28 October 2022 (19:00)LocationFoyer - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionResearchers are ripping open the pages of the student newspapers, exploring the gig culture on campus, and curating a public exhibition featuring archive material in partnership with Birmingham Music Archive.
26Apr Sing for the City DatesTuesday 26 April (19:30) - Tuesday 28 June 2022 (21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe invite local residents to join students and staff of the University of Birmingham to share and perform music by popular and rock artists connected to the region.
11Jun The Black Peril DatesSaturday 11 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAward-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril.
13Jun University of Birmingham Folk Band DatesMonday 13 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionJoin the most recent addition to University Music, University of Birmingham Folk Band and their inspirational director Paloma Trigas.
15Jun Wind Band and BlowSoc DatesWednesday 15 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationUniversity of NottinghamDescriptionUniversity Wind Band make their way to Lakeside Arts Centre and join University of Nottingham's BlowSoc for an evening of concert band and wind orchestra music.
17Jun Young Pilgrims DatesFriday 17 June 2022 (20:00-22:00)LocationDigbeth, The CrossingDescriptionYoung Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be banging out new tunes and showcasing the work that has come out of a series of student workshops at University of Birmingham over the last few months.
18Jun Love to Death: A Night at the Opera DatesSaturday 18 June 2022 (19:30-21:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin us for an evening of dramatic opera arias and songs from the stage. Student singers present a selection of their favourite operas and musical theatre productions.
19Jun Sing for the City DatesSunday 19 June 2022 (15:00-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionOur community singing project culminates in an uplifting afternoon of music from artists connected with Birmingham.
20Jun Early Modern Vocal Ensemble DatesMonday 20 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionThis year, the University's Early Modern Vocal Ensemble will be performing the music of Heinrich Schütz in celebration of the 350th year of his death.
21Jun University Music Scholars DatesTuesday 21 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionCome and enjoy this relaxed, showcase performance from a selection of talented scholarship holders from across the University.
22Jun Music Society Performance Platform DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionA selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network give short performances interspersed with solo performances from members of the Music Society.
22Jun Brass Band DatesWednesday 22 June 2022 (18:00-19:00)LocationCannon Hill Park Birmingham B12 9QHDescriptionThe Music Society Brass Band go back to their roots and give an informal and fun early evening performance in the restored Victorian bandstand in the heart of Cannon Hill Park.
23Jun miniBEAST x Creative Exchange DatesThursday 23 June 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music Building - University of BirminghamDescriptionStep out of your comfort zone for an explosion of sound and expect the unexpected as Creative Exchange and miniBEAST bring the new and experimental to the Bramall.
24Jun Summer Festival Orchestra DatesFriday 24 June 2022 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the Summer Festival Orchestra for a programme of Takemitsu, Prokofiev and the joint winner of the Music Society's Soloist prize performing Elgar's Cello Concerto.
2Jul Stanford's Requiem DatesSaturday 2 July 2022 (19:00-20:30)LocationSymphony Hall - BirminghamDescription125 years on from the premiere, we join forces with University of Birmingham Voices to bring the forgotten masterpiece of Stanford's Requiem back home.
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
16May The Equality Shakespeare Festival DatesMonday 16 May (00:00) - Wednesday 15 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Festival celebrates and explores the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration.
24May Professor Adam Schembri Inaugural lecture EVENT CANCELLED DatesTuesday 24 May 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120)DescriptionEVENT CANCELLED
25May Philosophy Society Seminar Series DatesWednesday 25 May 2022 (15:15-17:00)LocationRoom 149 ERI building, ZoomDescriptionPhilosophy Society seminar given by Kate Greasley (University of Oxford).
26May The Salon Presents: Trust and Mental Health DatesThursday 26 May 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionThe Salon aims to recreate stimulating, interdisciplinary discussions, which maximise ideas and collaborations and slot discretely into busy schedules.
1Jun The Humanities, the Social Sciences, and Climate Change DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (15:00-16:00)LocationArts Building, Danford Room, Room 224DescriptionIGES-BRIHC Postgraduate Workshop discussing the role of the humanities and social sciences in addressing the challenges of climate change.
1Jun What If We Just Went Ahead and Saved the World? Taking Action in the Climate Crisis Or: Why Frank Schätzing should stick to writing Thrillers DatesWednesday 1 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Main Lecture Threatre (120)DescriptionProfessor Sabine von Mering (Brandeis) will deliver this years Distinguished Lecture of the Institute for German and European Studies.
7Jun Women, the environment and sustainability DatesTuesday 7 June 2022 (18:00-20:00)LocationAston Webb Main Lecture Theatre (C-Block)DescriptionJoin us to look at the impact climate change is having on women, and innovative solutions being generated and researched into resolving this issue.
8Jun Conditions to Cure? DatesWednesday 8 June 2022 (17:00-18:30)LocationTeaching and Learning Building lecture room 2DescriptionJoin us for an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the international histories of conversion and aversion 'therapies'
8Jun 11th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) DatesWednesday 8 June (10:00) - Friday 10 June 2022 (16:00)LocationBirmingham Law School, Hybrid EventDescriptionThis conference offers graduate students and Early Career professionals and academics, studying or working in the field of International Economic Law, an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing research.
22Jun Why social ecologies matter: thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens DatesWednesday 22 June (00:00) - Thursday 23 June 2022 (00:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionWhy social ecologies matter: Thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens - a research conference 22-23 June 2022
29Jun Professor Scott Wilson Inaugural lecture DatesWednesday 29 June 2022 (17:30-18:30)LocationBramall DomeDescriptionProfessor Scott Wilson Inaugural lecture
4Jul The Sinclair Lecture 2022: Professor Monika Bednarek, University of Sydney DatesMonday 4 July 2022 (11:00-12:00)LocationOnlineDescription'Language and characterization in television series: What corpus linguistics tells us about the construction of social identity in the media' Sinclair Lecture 2022
8Jul Gender, suicide, and culture: a one-day online symposium DatesFriday 8 July 2022 (10:00-16:00)LocationOnline - a link will be sent to you before the eventDescriptionOnline symposium exploring the ideas around gendered approaches to suicide, and how cultural frameworks and representations shape them.