College of Arts and Law events The Harmonised Whole: Wassily Kandinsky and Principles in Visual Perception DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture Theatre University Brass Band DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:30-18:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building Countering Coups in Africa: The Role of International Organizations DatesWednesday 24 April 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event) Search for:Search All eventsPerformanceResearch seminarsLectures, Talks and Workshops 9Feb The Ikon Gallery's Start the Press! Exhibition DatesFriday 9 February (10:00) - Sunday 21 April 2024 (16:00)LocationIkon Gallery 1 Oozells Square Brindley Place B1 2HSDescriptionNew exhibition at Ikon supported by Culture Forward 20Mar Documenting Zimbabwe's Liberation War Memories c. 2000 to Date a Historian's Perspective DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Gerald Mazarire, DASA, University of Birmingham 20Mar The Harmonised Whole: Wassily Kandinsky and Principles in Visual Perception DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture TheatreDescriptionThis talk by Anne Regina Grasselli (University of Edinburgh) offers a new understanding of the psychological foundations underlying Kandinsky's experimentations with non-objectivity from 1896 until 1914 20Mar Small Performances: investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice- based research DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Building, Lecture Room 8 - 3rd floor Arts BuildingDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Caroline Archer-Parre and Dr Ann- Marie Carey (CMHC/Birmingham City). 20Mar University Brass Band DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:30-18:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the University Brass Band at the end of the working day for an hour of entertainment. 21Mar University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 21 March 2024 (18:30-19:00)LocationBramall Music Building - The DomeDescriptionJoin the University Vocal Consort as they perform a selection of works selected by final year choral conducting student, Georgia Tuke. 21Mar Faustus: That Damned Woman by Chris Bush DatesThursday 21 March (19:30) - Saturday 23 March 2024 (21:30)LocationGeorge Cadbury HallDescriptionPerformed and produced by undergraduate students in Drama, join us for Faustus: That Damned Woman, a reimagining of the classic tale, exploring themes of power, ambition and agency through a modern lens. 22Mar Ryan Corbett - Accordion DatesFriday 22 March 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Ryan Corbett for his Barber Lunchtime Concert - from gregarious Grieg to soothing Mozart and with a sprinkling of works written especially for accordion, this is the perfect lunchtime escape. 22Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 22 March 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin our flute, clarinet and saxophone choirs for a bumper programme of music for winds, from The Pink Panther to Bach 25Mar 69th Annual AHGBI Conference 2024 DatesMonday 25 March (00:00) - Thursday 28 March 2024 (00:00)LocationAlan Walters Building - University of Birmingham, OnlineDescriptionThe 69th annual conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will take place at the University of Birmingham 28Mar The Restoration of Soho House DatesThursday 28 March 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Rita McLean (Museums and Heritage Consultant, former Director Of Birmingham Museums). 10Apr 'The Transforming Humanities' DatesWednesday 10 April 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building Lecture Room 1 (LG18)Description'The Transforming Humanities' 10Apr International Conference of Three Societies on Literature and Science DatesWednesday 10 April (00:00) - Friday 12 April 2024 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe annual conferences of the British Society for Literature and Science (BSLS) and the European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts (SLSAeu), and the Commission on Science and Literature (CoSciLit) 12Apr André du Bouchet centenary conference DatesFriday 12 April 2024 (09:30-17:30)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel, Hybrid EventDescriptionInternational conference organised by Thomas Augais (Sorbonne) Olivier Belin (Rouen) and Emma Wagstaff (Birmingham) 23Apr Study MA English Language and Linguistics (campus) webinar DatesTuesday 23 April 2024 (10:00-11:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionOnline webinar introducing the MA programmes in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. 24Apr Countering Coups in Africa: The Role of International Organizations DatesWednesday 24 April 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Mwita Chacha, CEDAR, POLSIS, University of Birmingham 25Apr Study MA English Language and Linguistics (distance learning) webinar DatesThursday 25 April 2024 (10:00-11:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionOnline webinar introducing the distance learning MA programmes in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. 27Apr UoB Dubai-ASSELLMU Experts Roundtable on Net-Zero and Just Energy Transitions DatesSaturday 27 April 2024 (09:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of Birmingham Dubai Room 0209DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham Dubai in conjunction with the UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at the HBKU, Doha, Qatar, and ASSELLMU, invites the general public to this energy experts' roundtable 1May Changing Landscapes - Postgraduate Conference Call for Papers DatesWednesday 1 May 2024 (10:00-16:30)LocationAlan Walters Seminar Room 3, Arts 112DescriptionPostgraduate conference in Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music on the theme of our numerous and constantly changing landscapes, from the social to the ecological. 1May Should we stop talking about The Crusades? DatesWednesday 1 May 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120)DescriptionProfessor William Purkis Inaugural lecture 2May Adam Ledger Inaugural Lecture DatesThursday 2 May 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionProfessor Adam Ledger Inaugural Lecture 16May Louisa Ryland and Cannon Hill Park DatesThursday 16 May 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Irene De Boo (Birmingham Heritage Week). 21May LLM Open Evening 2024 DatesTuesday 21 May 2024 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWant to develop specialist knowledge to enhance your legal skillset? Discover your next steps at our LLM Open Evening. Learn more about the LLM pathways and employability activities for postgraduate students. 21May Cadbury Lectures 2024 DatesTuesday 21 May (00:00) - Thursday 23 May 2024 (00:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe 2024 lecture series presents the translation-based womanist biblical scholarship of the Rev Wil Gafney, Womanist biblical scholar and Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas 23May Interactive Workshop: Stuart Hall in the Midlands DatesThursday 23 May 2024 (14:30-16:00)LocationArts Building, Room 224DescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Rebecca Roach (EDACS) and the Stuart Hall archive team. 26Jun Pre-charge bail and Release Under Investigation DatesWednesday 26 June 2024 (09:15-16:00)LocationWoburn House - LondonDescriptionThis seminar will discuss the findings of a research project to examine the impact of changes in the law on pre-charge bail and reflect on their implications for law, policy and practice. 1Jul Music and Majesty DatesMonday 1 July (09:30) - Tuesday 2 July 2024 (17:00)LocationLinnean Society Burlington House, LondonDescriptionMusic and Majesty: Chapels Royal, Cathedrals, and Colleges, c.1485-1688. 12Jul Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association DatesFriday 12 July (00:00) - Sunday 14 July 2024 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe 98th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association 15Jul Applying Corpus Linguistics: impacts of corpus research in a minoritised language context DatesMonday 15 July 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationBarber Institute - Lecture Theatre (R14 on campus map)DescriptionAnnual Sinclair Lecture 2024 given by Professor Dawn Knight (Cardiff University). 20Mar University Brass Band DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:30-18:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the University Brass Band at the end of the working day for an hour of entertainment. 21Mar University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 21 March 2024 (18:30-19:00)LocationBramall Music Building - The DomeDescriptionJoin the University Vocal Consort as they perform a selection of works selected by final year choral conducting student, Georgia Tuke. 21Mar Faustus: That Damned Woman by Chris Bush DatesThursday 21 March (19:30) - Saturday 23 March 2024 (21:30)LocationGeorge Cadbury HallDescriptionPerformed and produced by undergraduate students in Drama, join us for Faustus: That Damned Woman, a reimagining of the classic tale, exploring themes of power, ambition and agency through a modern lens. 22Mar Ryan Corbett - Accordion DatesFriday 22 March 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Ryan Corbett for his Barber Lunchtime Concert - from gregarious Grieg to soothing Mozart and with a sprinkling of works written especially for accordion, this is the perfect lunchtime escape. 22Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 22 March 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin our flute, clarinet and saxophone choirs for a bumper programme of music for winds, from The Pink Panther to Bach 20Mar Documenting Zimbabwe's Liberation War Memories c. 2000 to Date a Historian's Perspective DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Gerald Mazarire, DASA, University of Birmingham 20Mar The Harmonised Whole: Wassily Kandinsky and Principles in Visual Perception DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture TheatreDescriptionThis talk by Anne Regina Grasselli (University of Edinburgh) offers a new understanding of the psychological foundations underlying Kandinsky's experimentations with non-objectivity from 1896 until 1914 20Mar Small Performances: investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice- based research DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Building, Lecture Room 8 - 3rd floor Arts BuildingDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Caroline Archer-Parre and Dr Ann- Marie Carey (CMHC/Birmingham City). 28Mar The Restoration of Soho House DatesThursday 28 March 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Rita McLean (Museums and Heritage Consultant, former Director Of Birmingham Museums). 24Apr Countering Coups in Africa: The Role of International Organizations DatesWednesday 24 April 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Mwita Chacha, CEDAR, POLSIS, University of Birmingham 16May Louisa Ryland and Cannon Hill Park DatesThursday 16 May 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Irene De Boo (Birmingham Heritage Week). 23May Interactive Workshop: Stuart Hall in the Midlands DatesThursday 23 May 2024 (14:30-16:00)LocationArts Building, Room 224DescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Rebecca Roach (EDACS) and the Stuart Hall archive team. 20Mar Documenting Zimbabwe's Liberation War Memories c. 2000 to Date a Historian's Perspective DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Gerald Mazarire, DASA, University of Birmingham 20Mar The Harmonised Whole: Wassily Kandinsky and Principles in Visual Perception DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture TheatreDescriptionThis talk by Anne Regina Grasselli (University of Edinburgh) offers a new understanding of the psychological foundations underlying Kandinsky's experimentations with non-objectivity from 1896 until 1914 20Mar Small Performances: investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice- based research DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Building, Lecture Room 8 - 3rd floor Arts BuildingDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Caroline Archer-Parre and Dr Ann- Marie Carey (CMHC/Birmingham City). 25Mar 69th Annual AHGBI Conference 2024 DatesMonday 25 March (00:00) - Thursday 28 March 2024 (00:00)LocationAlan Walters Building - University of Birmingham, OnlineDescriptionThe 69th annual conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will take place at the University of Birmingham 28Mar The Restoration of Soho House DatesThursday 28 March 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Rita McLean (Museums and Heritage Consultant, former Director Of Birmingham Museums). 10Apr 'The Transforming Humanities' DatesWednesday 10 April 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building Lecture Room 1 (LG18)Description'The Transforming Humanities' 10Apr International Conference of Three Societies on Literature and Science DatesWednesday 10 April (00:00) - Friday 12 April 2024 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe annual conferences of the British Society for Literature and Science (BSLS) and the European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts (SLSAeu), and the Commission on Science and Literature (CoSciLit) 12Apr André du Bouchet centenary conference DatesFriday 12 April 2024 (09:30-17:30)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel, Hybrid EventDescriptionInternational conference organised by Thomas Augais (Sorbonne) Olivier Belin (Rouen) and Emma Wagstaff (Birmingham) 24Apr Countering Coups in Africa: The Role of International Organizations DatesWednesday 24 April 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Mwita Chacha, CEDAR, POLSIS, University of Birmingham 27Apr UoB Dubai-ASSELLMU Experts Roundtable on Net-Zero and Just Energy Transitions DatesSaturday 27 April 2024 (09:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of Birmingham Dubai Room 0209DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham Dubai in conjunction with the UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at the HBKU, Doha, Qatar, and ASSELLMU, invites the general public to this energy experts' roundtable 1May Changing Landscapes - Postgraduate Conference Call for Papers DatesWednesday 1 May 2024 (10:00-16:30)LocationAlan Walters Seminar Room 3, Arts 112DescriptionPostgraduate conference in Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music on the theme of our numerous and constantly changing landscapes, from the social to the ecological. 1May Should we stop talking about The Crusades? DatesWednesday 1 May 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120)DescriptionProfessor William Purkis Inaugural lecture 2May Adam Ledger Inaugural Lecture DatesThursday 2 May 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionProfessor Adam Ledger Inaugural Lecture 16May Louisa Ryland and Cannon Hill Park DatesThursday 16 May 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Irene De Boo (Birmingham Heritage Week). 21May LLM Open Evening 2024 DatesTuesday 21 May 2024 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWant to develop specialist knowledge to enhance your legal skillset? Discover your next steps at our LLM Open Evening. Learn more about the LLM pathways and employability activities for postgraduate students. 21May Cadbury Lectures 2024 DatesTuesday 21 May (00:00) - Thursday 23 May 2024 (00:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe 2024 lecture series presents the translation-based womanist biblical scholarship of the Rev Wil Gafney, Womanist biblical scholar and Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas 23May Interactive Workshop: Stuart Hall in the Midlands DatesThursday 23 May 2024 (14:30-16:00)LocationArts Building, Room 224DescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Rebecca Roach (EDACS) and the Stuart Hall archive team. 26Jun Pre-charge bail and Release Under Investigation DatesWednesday 26 June 2024 (09:15-16:00)LocationWoburn House - LondonDescriptionThis seminar will discuss the findings of a research project to examine the impact of changes in the law on pre-charge bail and reflect on their implications for law, policy and practice. 1Jul Music and Majesty DatesMonday 1 July (09:30) - Tuesday 2 July 2024 (17:00)LocationLinnean Society Burlington House, LondonDescriptionMusic and Majesty: Chapels Royal, Cathedrals, and Colleges, c.1485-1688. 12Jul Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association DatesFriday 12 July (00:00) - Sunday 14 July 2024 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe 98th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association 15Jul Applying Corpus Linguistics: impacts of corpus research in a minoritised language context DatesMonday 15 July 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationBarber Institute - Lecture Theatre (R14 on campus map)DescriptionAnnual Sinclair Lecture 2024 given by Professor Dawn Knight (Cardiff University).
The Harmonised Whole: Wassily Kandinsky and Principles in Visual Perception DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture Theatre
University Brass Band DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:30-18:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music Building
Countering Coups in Africa: The Role of International Organizations DatesWednesday 24 April 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)
9Feb The Ikon Gallery's Start the Press! Exhibition DatesFriday 9 February (10:00) - Sunday 21 April 2024 (16:00)LocationIkon Gallery 1 Oozells Square Brindley Place B1 2HSDescriptionNew exhibition at Ikon supported by Culture Forward
20Mar Documenting Zimbabwe's Liberation War Memories c. 2000 to Date a Historian's Perspective DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Gerald Mazarire, DASA, University of Birmingham
20Mar The Harmonised Whole: Wassily Kandinsky and Principles in Visual Perception DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture TheatreDescriptionThis talk by Anne Regina Grasselli (University of Edinburgh) offers a new understanding of the psychological foundations underlying Kandinsky's experimentations with non-objectivity from 1896 until 1914
20Mar Small Performances: investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice- based research DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Building, Lecture Room 8 - 3rd floor Arts BuildingDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Caroline Archer-Parre and Dr Ann- Marie Carey (CMHC/Birmingham City).
20Mar University Brass Band DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:30-18:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the University Brass Band at the end of the working day for an hour of entertainment.
21Mar University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 21 March 2024 (18:30-19:00)LocationBramall Music Building - The DomeDescriptionJoin the University Vocal Consort as they perform a selection of works selected by final year choral conducting student, Georgia Tuke.
21Mar Faustus: That Damned Woman by Chris Bush DatesThursday 21 March (19:30) - Saturday 23 March 2024 (21:30)LocationGeorge Cadbury HallDescriptionPerformed and produced by undergraduate students in Drama, join us for Faustus: That Damned Woman, a reimagining of the classic tale, exploring themes of power, ambition and agency through a modern lens.
22Mar Ryan Corbett - Accordion DatesFriday 22 March 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Ryan Corbett for his Barber Lunchtime Concert - from gregarious Grieg to soothing Mozart and with a sprinkling of works written especially for accordion, this is the perfect lunchtime escape.
22Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 22 March 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin our flute, clarinet and saxophone choirs for a bumper programme of music for winds, from The Pink Panther to Bach
25Mar 69th Annual AHGBI Conference 2024 DatesMonday 25 March (00:00) - Thursday 28 March 2024 (00:00)LocationAlan Walters Building - University of Birmingham, OnlineDescriptionThe 69th annual conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will take place at the University of Birmingham
28Mar The Restoration of Soho House DatesThursday 28 March 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Rita McLean (Museums and Heritage Consultant, former Director Of Birmingham Museums).
10Apr 'The Transforming Humanities' DatesWednesday 10 April 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building Lecture Room 1 (LG18)Description'The Transforming Humanities'
10Apr International Conference of Three Societies on Literature and Science DatesWednesday 10 April (00:00) - Friday 12 April 2024 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe annual conferences of the British Society for Literature and Science (BSLS) and the European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts (SLSAeu), and the Commission on Science and Literature (CoSciLit)
12Apr André du Bouchet centenary conference DatesFriday 12 April 2024 (09:30-17:30)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel, Hybrid EventDescriptionInternational conference organised by Thomas Augais (Sorbonne) Olivier Belin (Rouen) and Emma Wagstaff (Birmingham)
23Apr Study MA English Language and Linguistics (campus) webinar DatesTuesday 23 April 2024 (10:00-11:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionOnline webinar introducing the MA programmes in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Birmingham.
24Apr Countering Coups in Africa: The Role of International Organizations DatesWednesday 24 April 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Mwita Chacha, CEDAR, POLSIS, University of Birmingham
25Apr Study MA English Language and Linguistics (distance learning) webinar DatesThursday 25 April 2024 (10:00-11:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionOnline webinar introducing the distance learning MA programmes in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Birmingham.
27Apr UoB Dubai-ASSELLMU Experts Roundtable on Net-Zero and Just Energy Transitions DatesSaturday 27 April 2024 (09:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of Birmingham Dubai Room 0209DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham Dubai in conjunction with the UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at the HBKU, Doha, Qatar, and ASSELLMU, invites the general public to this energy experts' roundtable
1May Changing Landscapes - Postgraduate Conference Call for Papers DatesWednesday 1 May 2024 (10:00-16:30)LocationAlan Walters Seminar Room 3, Arts 112DescriptionPostgraduate conference in Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music on the theme of our numerous and constantly changing landscapes, from the social to the ecological.
1May Should we stop talking about The Crusades? DatesWednesday 1 May 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120)DescriptionProfessor William Purkis Inaugural lecture
2May Adam Ledger Inaugural Lecture DatesThursday 2 May 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionProfessor Adam Ledger Inaugural Lecture
16May Louisa Ryland and Cannon Hill Park DatesThursday 16 May 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Irene De Boo (Birmingham Heritage Week).
21May LLM Open Evening 2024 DatesTuesday 21 May 2024 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWant to develop specialist knowledge to enhance your legal skillset? Discover your next steps at our LLM Open Evening. Learn more about the LLM pathways and employability activities for postgraduate students.
21May Cadbury Lectures 2024 DatesTuesday 21 May (00:00) - Thursday 23 May 2024 (00:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe 2024 lecture series presents the translation-based womanist biblical scholarship of the Rev Wil Gafney, Womanist biblical scholar and Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas
23May Interactive Workshop: Stuart Hall in the Midlands DatesThursday 23 May 2024 (14:30-16:00)LocationArts Building, Room 224DescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Rebecca Roach (EDACS) and the Stuart Hall archive team.
26Jun Pre-charge bail and Release Under Investigation DatesWednesday 26 June 2024 (09:15-16:00)LocationWoburn House - LondonDescriptionThis seminar will discuss the findings of a research project to examine the impact of changes in the law on pre-charge bail and reflect on their implications for law, policy and practice.
1Jul Music and Majesty DatesMonday 1 July (09:30) - Tuesday 2 July 2024 (17:00)LocationLinnean Society Burlington House, LondonDescriptionMusic and Majesty: Chapels Royal, Cathedrals, and Colleges, c.1485-1688.
12Jul Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association DatesFriday 12 July (00:00) - Sunday 14 July 2024 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe 98th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association
15Jul Applying Corpus Linguistics: impacts of corpus research in a minoritised language context DatesMonday 15 July 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationBarber Institute - Lecture Theatre (R14 on campus map)DescriptionAnnual Sinclair Lecture 2024 given by Professor Dawn Knight (Cardiff University).
20Mar University Brass Band DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:30-18:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin the University Brass Band at the end of the working day for an hour of entertainment.
21Mar University Vocal Consort DatesThursday 21 March 2024 (18:30-19:00)LocationBramall Music Building - The DomeDescriptionJoin the University Vocal Consort as they perform a selection of works selected by final year choral conducting student, Georgia Tuke.
21Mar Faustus: That Damned Woman by Chris Bush DatesThursday 21 March (19:30) - Saturday 23 March 2024 (21:30)LocationGeorge Cadbury HallDescriptionPerformed and produced by undergraduate students in Drama, join us for Faustus: That Damned Woman, a reimagining of the classic tale, exploring themes of power, ambition and agency through a modern lens.
22Mar Ryan Corbett - Accordion DatesFriday 22 March 2024 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Ryan Corbett for his Barber Lunchtime Concert - from gregarious Grieg to soothing Mozart and with a sprinkling of works written especially for accordion, this is the perfect lunchtime escape.
22Mar Instrumental Choirs Gala DatesFriday 22 March 2024 (19:30-21:15)LocationElgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin our flute, clarinet and saxophone choirs for a bumper programme of music for winds, from The Pink Panther to Bach
20Mar Documenting Zimbabwe's Liberation War Memories c. 2000 to Date a Historian's Perspective DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Gerald Mazarire, DASA, University of Birmingham
20Mar The Harmonised Whole: Wassily Kandinsky and Principles in Visual Perception DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture TheatreDescriptionThis talk by Anne Regina Grasselli (University of Edinburgh) offers a new understanding of the psychological foundations underlying Kandinsky's experimentations with non-objectivity from 1896 until 1914
20Mar Small Performances: investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice- based research DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Building, Lecture Room 8 - 3rd floor Arts BuildingDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Caroline Archer-Parre and Dr Ann- Marie Carey (CMHC/Birmingham City).
28Mar The Restoration of Soho House DatesThursday 28 March 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Rita McLean (Museums and Heritage Consultant, former Director Of Birmingham Museums).
24Apr Countering Coups in Africa: The Role of International Organizations DatesWednesday 24 April 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Mwita Chacha, CEDAR, POLSIS, University of Birmingham
16May Louisa Ryland and Cannon Hill Park DatesThursday 16 May 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Irene De Boo (Birmingham Heritage Week).
23May Interactive Workshop: Stuart Hall in the Midlands DatesThursday 23 May 2024 (14:30-16:00)LocationArts Building, Room 224DescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Rebecca Roach (EDACS) and the Stuart Hall archive team.
20Mar Documenting Zimbabwe's Liberation War Memories c. 2000 to Date a Historian's Perspective DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Gerald Mazarire, DASA, University of Birmingham
20Mar The Harmonised Whole: Wassily Kandinsky and Principles in Visual Perception DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (16:15-17:30)LocationBarber Lecture TheatreDescriptionThis talk by Anne Regina Grasselli (University of Edinburgh) offers a new understanding of the psychological foundations underlying Kandinsky's experimentations with non-objectivity from 1896 until 1914
20Mar Small Performances: investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice- based research DatesWednesday 20 March 2024 (17:00-18:30)LocationArts Building, Lecture Room 8 - 3rd floor Arts BuildingDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Caroline Archer-Parre and Dr Ann- Marie Carey (CMHC/Birmingham City).
25Mar 69th Annual AHGBI Conference 2024 DatesMonday 25 March (00:00) - Thursday 28 March 2024 (00:00)LocationAlan Walters Building - University of Birmingham, OnlineDescriptionThe 69th annual conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will take place at the University of Birmingham
28Mar The Restoration of Soho House DatesThursday 28 March 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Rita McLean (Museums and Heritage Consultant, former Director Of Birmingham Museums).
10Apr 'The Transforming Humanities' DatesWednesday 10 April 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationTeaching and Learning Building Lecture Room 1 (LG18)Description'The Transforming Humanities'
10Apr International Conference of Three Societies on Literature and Science DatesWednesday 10 April (00:00) - Friday 12 April 2024 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe annual conferences of the British Society for Literature and Science (BSLS) and the European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts (SLSAeu), and the Commission on Science and Literature (CoSciLit)
12Apr André du Bouchet centenary conference DatesFriday 12 April 2024 (09:30-17:30)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel, Hybrid EventDescriptionInternational conference organised by Thomas Augais (Sorbonne) Olivier Belin (Rouen) and Emma Wagstaff (Birmingham)
24Apr Countering Coups in Africa: The Role of International Organizations DatesWednesday 24 April 2024 (13:00-15:00)LocationArts 315 and online via Zoom (Hybrid event)DescriptionAfrica Talks seminar given by Dr Mwita Chacha, CEDAR, POLSIS, University of Birmingham
27Apr UoB Dubai-ASSELLMU Experts Roundtable on Net-Zero and Just Energy Transitions DatesSaturday 27 April 2024 (09:00-15:00)LocationUniversity of Birmingham Dubai Room 0209DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham Dubai in conjunction with the UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at the HBKU, Doha, Qatar, and ASSELLMU, invites the general public to this energy experts' roundtable
1May Changing Landscapes - Postgraduate Conference Call for Papers DatesWednesday 1 May 2024 (10:00-16:30)LocationAlan Walters Seminar Room 3, Arts 112DescriptionPostgraduate conference in Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music on the theme of our numerous and constantly changing landscapes, from the social to the ecological.
1May Should we stop talking about The Crusades? DatesWednesday 1 May 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationArts Main Lecture Theatre (room 120)DescriptionProfessor William Purkis Inaugural lecture
2May Adam Ledger Inaugural Lecture DatesThursday 2 May 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionProfessor Adam Ledger Inaugural Lecture
16May Louisa Ryland and Cannon Hill Park DatesThursday 16 May 2024 (19:00-20:30)LocationOnlineDescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Irene De Boo (Birmingham Heritage Week).
21May LLM Open Evening 2024 DatesTuesday 21 May 2024 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionWant to develop specialist knowledge to enhance your legal skillset? Discover your next steps at our LLM Open Evening. Learn more about the LLM pathways and employability activities for postgraduate students.
21May Cadbury Lectures 2024 DatesTuesday 21 May (00:00) - Thursday 23 May 2024 (00:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe 2024 lecture series presents the translation-based womanist biblical scholarship of the Rev Wil Gafney, Womanist biblical scholar and Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas
23May Interactive Workshop: Stuart Hall in the Midlands DatesThursday 23 May 2024 (14:30-16:00)LocationArts Building, Room 224DescriptionCentre for Midlands History and Cultures seminar given by Dr Rebecca Roach (EDACS) and the Stuart Hall archive team.
26Jun Pre-charge bail and Release Under Investigation DatesWednesday 26 June 2024 (09:15-16:00)LocationWoburn House - LondonDescriptionThis seminar will discuss the findings of a research project to examine the impact of changes in the law on pre-charge bail and reflect on their implications for law, policy and practice.
1Jul Music and Majesty DatesMonday 1 July (09:30) - Tuesday 2 July 2024 (17:00)LocationLinnean Society Burlington House, LondonDescriptionMusic and Majesty: Chapels Royal, Cathedrals, and Colleges, c.1485-1688.
12Jul Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association DatesFriday 12 July (00:00) - Sunday 14 July 2024 (00:00)LocationUniversity of BirminghamDescriptionThe 98th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association
15Jul Applying Corpus Linguistics: impacts of corpus research in a minoritised language context DatesMonday 15 July 2024 (18:00-19:00)LocationBarber Institute - Lecture Theatre (R14 on campus map)DescriptionAnnual Sinclair Lecture 2024 given by Professor Dawn Knight (Cardiff University).