Events Comedy Night at the Museum DatesFriday 12 September 2025 (17:30-20:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map) UoB 125: through the Archives DatesTuesday 21 January (09:00) - Wednesday 31 December 2025 (18:00)LocationMain Library Atrium Largely in your hands: making and shaping a university DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (10:00) - Wednesday 21 June 2028 (17:00)LocationAston Webb Building Search for: Search All eventsPerformanceLectures, Talks and Workshops125 AnniversaryResearch 21Jan UoB 125: through the Archives DatesTuesday 21 January (09:00) - Wednesday 31 December 2025 (18:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionCelebrating our 125th anniversary, this exhibition in the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é's main library will feature photographs of staff, students and the campus from the past 125 years. 8Feb Cardboard Clues: Murder in the Museum DatesSaturday 8 February (10:00) - Sunday 7 September 2025 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionFrom 8th February 2025 to 7th September 2025, unravel curious, whimsical mysteries at the Lapworth Museum. 1Mar Heritage building tours DatesSaturday 1 March (11:00) - Saturday 6 December 2025 (16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin our friendly guides on a heritage tour of The Exchange and discover its hidden history and fascinating stories. 21Jun Largely in your hands: making and shaping a university DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (10:00) - Wednesday 21 June 2028 (17:00)LocationAston Webb BuildingDescriptionExploring over a century of history at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, highlighting the stories of the people behind the institution. 30Jun Online Exhibition | Fragments of Devotion DatesMonday 30 June 2025 (10:00) - Wednesday 30 June 2027 (10:00)LocationOnline - see link below.DescriptionFragments of Devotion is an online exhibition that invites you to explore the sensory and emotional dimensions of devotion from the medieval to early modern periods, featuring manuscript cuttings from the V&A. 2Sep Artisan Market DatesTuesday 2 September 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationChancellors CourtDescriptionHosted on the first Tuesday of every month, our market is brimming with goodies from local suppliers and businesses 2Sep Rethinking Masculinity DatesTuesday 2 September 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange presents a thought-provoking evening that brings together academics, frontline experts, and Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é voices to rethink how families, schools, and society can support boys to thrive. 3Sep DatesWednesday 3 September (09:00) - Friday 5 September 2025 (17:00)LocationWinterbourne GardensDescriptionThe theme of the conference is the relationship between printing history and heritage sites that are custodians of the material evidence of print. 4Sep Birmingham Law School BCL Dubai Webinar 4 September2025 DatesThursday 4 September 2025 (17:00-18:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionJoin us for a webinar introducing the BCL Bachelor of Commercial Law at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Dubai. 10Sep Digital Media and Communications Dubai Webinar 10 September 2025 DatesWednesday 10 September 2025 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionJoin us for a webinar introducing BA Digital Media and Communications at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Dubai. 11Sep Association of British and Irish Lusitanists conference DatesThursday 11 September (00:00) - Friday 12 September 2025 (00:00)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionThe Department of Modern Languages, at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is delighted to host the XI Conference of the Association of British and Irish Lusitanists (ABIL) this autumn. 12Sep Comedy Night at the Museum DatesFriday 12 September 2025 (17:30-20:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionScientist turned stand-up comedian Ben Miller will perform at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. 13Sep Birmingham Heritage Week: The Exchange Heritage Open Day DatesSaturday 13 September 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCelebrate Birmingham Heritage week at this family-friendly day celebrating the rich heritage of The Exchange, formerly the headquarters of Birmingham Municipal Bank. 17Sep Pioneers: Thrift Radiates Happiness DatesWednesday 17 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHistorian Dr Justine Pick leads this illustrated talk at The Exchange, tracing the story of Birmingham Municipal Bank for Birmingham Heritage Week. 18Sep Centering on Civic Walking Tour DatesThursday 18 September 2025 (14:30-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Ben Waddington, author and founder of Still Walking for a walk around the block as he explores how those 19th-century ideals translate to the demands of today. 18Sep Rolling at the Tower DatesThursday 18 September 2025 (20:00-21:30)LocationMockingbird Cinema - The Custard Factory - Gibb St - B9 4AADescriptionA Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é documentary film about the history of roller skating in Birmingham. 20Sep Nice Work: Birmingham Celebrates David Lodge DatesSaturday 20 September 2025 (10:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a day exploring the fiction and literary criticism of David Lodge, who spent most of his academic career in the Department of English Literature at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. 24Sep Pioneers: Alexander Parkes and the birth of plastics DatesWednesday 24 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Dr Susan Mossman for a talk that explores Alexander Parkes' inventive career, from silver-plated spider webs to the creation of materials that paved the way for modern plastics. 26Sep Jason Lewis trumpet | James Keefe piano DatesFriday 26 September 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJason performs a selection of popular recital repertoire for piano and trumpet, including the exuberant show-piece Napoli and Karl Pilss' 1935 sonata. 28Sep University Music Sing and Play Day DatesSunday 28 September 2025 (10:30-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall and the Dome - Bramall BuildingDescriptionJoin University Music for a day of joyful music-making to kick-start the new academic year. 2Oct BabyLab Sessions DatesThursday 2 October 2025 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange and Birmingham BabyLab for a relaxed session for parents and carers to explore fascinating research while little ones play, feed, or snooze. 3Oct The English in Europe – The Gesualdo Six DatesFriday 3 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Gesualdo Six explore the transmission of sacred choral traditions in Renaissance Europe, shaped by patronage, pedagogy, and cultural exchange. 4Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: Rootless DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (13:30-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah. 4Oct Writing Pregnancy in 20th Century Britain DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (15:15-16:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes postgraduate researcher Sydni Zastre for a fascinating look at her research, Writing the Pregnant Body in Britain, 1918–1945. 7Oct Artisan Market DatesTuesday 7 October 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationChancellors CourtDescriptionHosted on the first Tuesday of every month, our market is brimming with goodies from local suppliers and businesses 8Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: There Are Rivers in the Sky DatesWednesday 8 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak. 10Oct Santiago Sanchez tenor | Ian Tindale piano DatesFriday 10 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSantiago Sanchez and Ian Tindale join forces for a programme which includes the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's latest work, Tagore Songs. 11Oct (born) DatesSaturday 11 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSharing journeys of challenge and growth, this collaboration explores collective composition; combining influences and experiences to create new soundscapes and share stories for all through improvisation and song. 13Oct The Way I See it DatesMonday 13 October (08:00) - Saturday 15 November 2025 (17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange is proud to be showing The Way I See It, a collection of seven short films capturing voices from across Birmingham during the first year of our new government presented by theatre company Little Earthquake. 14Oct Cry When the Baby Cries with Becky Barnicoat and Liz Berry DatesTuesday 14 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes cartoonist and writer Becky Barnicoat and award-winning poet Liz Berry for an unmissable, intimate session exploring the chaos, wonder, and delirium of early parenthood. 15Oct Baby Loss Awareness Week: a conversation for change DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange for an evening of conversation and creativity as we explore the Graded Model of Care for miscarriage in the UK, a research-backed approach developed by Tommy's and the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. 15Oct The Frayed Atlantic Edge with Dr. David Gange DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin University historian, Dr. David Gange, for a captivating talk about his immersive journeys along the Atlantic coasts of Britain and beyond. 17Oct Lecture-Recital: Rare Romantic Masterpieces DatesFriday 17 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionKenneth Hamilton continues his hugely popular series of lecture-recitals with an entertaining presentation of rarely-played but richly-rewarding Romantic masterworks. 18Oct World Anatomy Day DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFor World Anatomy Day, join the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é's Human Anatomy Unit to explore the theme "Global Perspectives of Anatomy," and learn how our anatomy is understood around the world. 18Oct How to say no to your phone DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (13:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionInspired by the powerful themes in Adolescence, this workshop at The Exchange feeds into the urgent conversation about phone use and online safety. 18Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: Allow Me to Introduce Myself DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (13:30-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli. 18Oct Mahan Esfahani – harpsichord DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Mahan as he makes his Barber Concerts debut with a thrilling programme spanning four centuries, including a set of six pieces by Michael Berkeley. 20Oct Old Joe: 125 Sonic Intervention DatesMonday 20 October (00:00) - Sunday 26 October 2025 (00:00)LocationChancellor's Court and beyondDescriptionThis sonic intervention reimagines the familiar chimes of the iconic Chamberlain Clock Tower 'Old Joe', transforming it into a striking and immersive auditory experience. 21Oct Heritage Leadership Workshop with Dr Mark Pickel, Honorary Fellow DatesTuesday 21 October 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationTo be confirmedDescriptionThis workshop explores how current and future cultural heritage leaders can practically apply a novel transformational humanistic leadership approach that promotes visitors' human dignity. 22Oct Pixel Flesh DatesWednesday 22 October 2025 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAuthor Ellen Atlanta and academic Jwana Aziz explore the impact of beauty culture, social media and digital pressures on young women's mental health. 24Oct Lecture-Recital: Women and the Piano DatesFriday 24 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAcclaimed pianist and author, Susan Tomes, joins us for a lecture-recital exploring the work of female composers and their influence on the piano repertory. 25Oct BEASTdome: afromerm & abi asisa + BEAST Composers DatesSaturday 25 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe feature afromerm & abi asisa performing '1966 interrupted', described as a transtemporal, collage-like sonic dialogue with Daphne Oram. 29Oct October half term: News Detectives family day DatesWednesday 29 October 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionStep into the NewsWise Detective Agency and help crack the case of fake news! Join academics and experts from The Guardian Foundation for a fun, hands-on session designed for children aged 7 to 11 and their grown-ups. 31Oct Solem Quartet DatesFriday 31 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe quartet perform a programme of captivating contemporary works including the world premiere of a new work from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é composition lecturer Ryan Latimer. 1Nov Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 1 November 2025 (17:30-19:30)LocationLichfield CathedralDescriptionWhy not jump on the Cross-City line for an afternoon in the birthplace of Dr Samuel Johnson and home of Erasmus Darwin before joining us in Cathedral Close. 4Nov Artisan Market DatesTuesday 4 November 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationChancellors CourtDescriptionHosted on the first Tuesday of every month, our market is brimming with goodies from local suppliers and businesses 5Nov More Than Money: where does financial wellbeing start? DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAs part of Talk Money Week, The Exchange is joined by Dr. Adele Atkinson to explore how families and communities can build economic resilience. 5Nov The Exchange book club x Blacklore: We Need to Talk About Money DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (18:45-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss We Need to Talk About Money, by Otegha Uwagba. 5Nov Steven Isserlis cello | Connie Shih piano DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe recording and this concert bring the University's period Erard piano, a rare grand piano from 1851, to the stage for an authentic recreation of the sound-world of the period. 7Nov The Purcell School DatesFriday 7 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome talented students from The Purcell School for Young Musicians with a concert featuring Ravel's Piano Trio composed in 1915 in the months before the composer enlisted to serve during World War I. 8Nov Money Matters: finance education for families DatesSaturday 8 November 2025 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAs part of Talk Money Week, The Exchange presents Money Matters, a free, family-focused day of engaging workshops, hands-on activities, and expert advice to help build confidence around everyday money decisions. 10Nov Living green: the psychology behind environmental action DatesMonday 10 November 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin leading Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é academics and partners to explore how everyday behaviours impact the environment and how we can each make a positive difference. 13Nov Global health security: a blueprint for reform DatesThursday 13 November 2025 (18:30-19:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA lecture by Professor Larry Gostin of Georgetown University, a major international authority in the area of Global Health Law including his work for the World Health Organisation and the US Government. 14Nov Global Identities International Conference 2025 DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionGlobal Identities International Conference 2025 14Nov BabyLab Sessions: Baby Science DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange and Birmingham BabyLab for Baby Science, a relaxed session for parents and carers to explore fascinating research while little ones play, feed, or snooze. 14Nov Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson clarinet | Kumi Matsuo piano DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWith a career as both a recitalist with duo partner Kumi Matsuo, and a versatile orchestral player, Mebrakh performs with a variety of professional ensembles including Chineke. 14Nov Bonfire Radicals DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBoth intensely creative and irresistibly fun, this band's live set is a frenzy of energy which emerges from a melting pot of original and traditional tunes from the British Isles to the Balkans and beyond. 20Nov Shakespeare Institute Open Day DatesThursday 20 November 2025 (11:00-16:30)LocationOnline, Shakespeare Institute - Stratford-upon-AvonDescriptionJoin our Shakespeare Institute Open Day, both in-person in Stratford-upon-Avon and online, to discover our postgraduate opportunities and collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company. 20Nov Live at the Lapworth - Major Toms DatesThursday 20 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionThe Major Toms will perform a tribute to the music of David Bowie and the Glam Era at the Lapworth Museum. 21Nov Kleio Quartet DatesFriday 21 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall BuildingDescriptionKleio Quartet give the world premiere performance of a work co-commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and the Henry Barber Trust by Mark Antony Turnage. 22Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesSaturday 22 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Bob Chilcott and our recently appointed Director of Choirs, Mariana Rosas, for an evening of sublime choral music from these talented student choirs. 23Nov Stage and Screen – University Wind Band DatesSunday 23 November 2025 (15:00-16:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented student conductors lead our University Wind Band on an afternoon adventure with music from the stage and screen. 26Nov Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano | Joseph Middleton piano DatesWednesday 26 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAn evening of art song and lieder gets no finer than an evening with these doyens of the song world. 28Nov Binchois Consort DatesFriday 28 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPeyton and Barber Professor of Music Andrew Kirkman takes to the stage with his award-winning vocal group, the Binchois Consort. 28Nov Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, and Chamber Choir DatesFriday 28 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionChoirs come in all shapes and sizes and here at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é they also come with instruments instead of voices! 29Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSaturday 29 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom our 70-piece Symphony Orchestra to our talented student led String Orchestra, this concert showcases the wealth of talent on the University campus. 30Nov Light Eternal – University Chorus DatesSunday 30 November 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Chorus welcome conductor Jack Apperley for his debut concert with the choir, alongside organist Jim Bate and Stien de Neef on harp. 2Dec Artisan Market DatesTuesday 2 December 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationChancellors CourtDescriptionHosted on the first Tuesday of every month, our market is brimming with goodies from local suppliers and businesses 3Dec University Carol Service – University Upper Voices DatesWednesday 3 December 2025 (18:15-20:15)LocationThe Great Hall - Aston Webb - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionThe annual University Carol Service is open to students, staff, and local Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. Enjoy this multi-faith festival celebration presented in partnership with University Music and the University Chaplaincy 5Dec Songs for Christmas DatesFriday 5 December 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe team at Oxford International Song Festival present a festive selection of music with guest soprano, Katharina Ruckgaber. 5Dec Brass Band and Saxophone Choir DatesFriday 5 December 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom game music to folk tunes and everything in between, join the award-winning University Brass Band and ever-popular Saxophone Choir for an eclectic night of musical entertainment. 6Dec University Jazz Orchestra – Featuring Josephine Davies DatesSaturday 6 December 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA performer known for her 'consistently inventive' approach to playing, Josephine brings along a selection of original compositions inspired by classical, jazz, and folk music. 7Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 7 December 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis concert explores orchestral favourites from the Romantic period, featuring pieces from three of the era's most prominent composers. 12Dec Chaos Quartet DatesFriday 12 December 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis performance includes the world premiere performance of Errollyn Wallen's 'Remembering 2012', a work co-commissioned for the quartet by BBC Radio 3 and the Henry Barber Trust. 13Dec Birmingham University Singers at Tenbury Wells DatesSaturday 13 December (18:30) - Sunday 14 December 2025 (16:00)LocationSt Michael's Church - Tenbury WellsDescriptionBirmingham University Singers make their annual visit to St Michael's Church with Dr Paul Rodmell. 16Jan Roundtable on new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery DatesFriday 16 January 2026 (14:00-16:00)LocationTo be confirmedDescriptionOn Friday 16 January 2026 (14.00-16.00), the Centre for Material Cultures and Materialities and the Centre for Global American Studies, will be hosting historian Seth Rockman (Brown). 22Jan Medici Enterprise Training Programme 2026 DatesThursday 22 January (09:00) - Wednesday 15 April 2026 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage with business and industry in an impactful and professional way. 7Feb Binchois Consort DatesSaturday 7 February 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Binchois Consort revisits the programme of its latest CD, showcasing Fabrice Fitch's brilliant completion of Obrecht's masterly 'Scaramella Mass', and the same composer's stunningly moving 'Mater patris'. 4Mar Tetzlaff Quartet DatesWednesday 4 March 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionInternationally acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff brings his quartet to Birmingham for the first time. 25Mar Colin Currie Quartet at CrossCurrents DatesWednesday 25 March 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionColin Currie brings his percussion quartet to the CrossCurrents new music festival for an evening celebrating Steve Reich's 90th Birthday year. 27May Solomon's Knot DatesWednesday 27 May 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this performance of a selection of Bach's cantatas 300 years after they were penned. 17Jun UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association Conference DatesWednesday 17 June 2026 (09:30-17:30)LocationBirmingham Law SchoolDescriptionOn Wednesday 17 June 2026 Birmingham Law School is delighted to host the first Conference of the new UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association 29Jul The British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) International Conference 2026 DatesWednesday 29 July (00:00) - Friday 31 July 2026 (00:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionIn person and online conference in 2026 with the theme of Romantic Retrospection. 18Sep Rolling at the Tower DatesThursday 18 September 2025 (20:00-21:30)LocationMockingbird Cinema - The Custard Factory - Gibb St - B9 4AADescriptionA Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é documentary film about the history of roller skating in Birmingham. 26Sep Jason Lewis trumpet | James Keefe piano DatesFriday 26 September 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJason performs a selection of popular recital repertoire for piano and trumpet, including the exuberant show-piece Napoli and Karl Pilss' 1935 sonata. 28Sep University Music Sing and Play Day DatesSunday 28 September 2025 (10:30-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall and the Dome - Bramall BuildingDescriptionJoin University Music for a day of joyful music-making to kick-start the new academic year. 3Oct The English in Europe – The Gesualdo Six DatesFriday 3 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Gesualdo Six explore the transmission of sacred choral traditions in Renaissance Europe, shaped by patronage, pedagogy, and cultural exchange. 10Oct Santiago Sanchez tenor | Ian Tindale piano DatesFriday 10 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSantiago Sanchez and Ian Tindale join forces for a programme which includes the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's latest work, Tagore Songs. 11Oct (born) DatesSaturday 11 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSharing journeys of challenge and growth, this collaboration explores collective composition; combining influences and experiences to create new soundscapes and share stories for all through improvisation and song. 13Oct The Way I See it DatesMonday 13 October (08:00) - Saturday 15 November 2025 (17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange is proud to be showing The Way I See It, a collection of seven short films capturing voices from across Birmingham during the first year of our new government presented by theatre company Little Earthquake. 17Oct Lecture-Recital: Rare Romantic Masterpieces DatesFriday 17 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionKenneth Hamilton continues his hugely popular series of lecture-recitals with an entertaining presentation of rarely-played but richly-rewarding Romantic masterworks. 18Oct Mahan Esfahani – harpsichord DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Mahan as he makes his Barber Concerts debut with a thrilling programme spanning four centuries, including a set of six pieces by Michael Berkeley. 20Oct Old Joe: 125 Sonic Intervention DatesMonday 20 October (00:00) - Sunday 26 October 2025 (00:00)LocationChancellor's Court and beyondDescriptionThis sonic intervention reimagines the familiar chimes of the iconic Chamberlain Clock Tower 'Old Joe', transforming it into a striking and immersive auditory experience. 24Oct Lecture-Recital: Women and the Piano DatesFriday 24 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAcclaimed pianist and author, Susan Tomes, joins us for a lecture-recital exploring the work of female composers and their influence on the piano repertory. 25Oct BEASTdome: afromerm & abi asisa + BEAST Composers DatesSaturday 25 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe feature afromerm & abi asisa performing '1966 interrupted', described as a transtemporal, collage-like sonic dialogue with Daphne Oram. 31Oct Solem Quartet DatesFriday 31 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe quartet perform a programme of captivating contemporary works including the world premiere of a new work from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é composition lecturer Ryan Latimer. 1Nov Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 1 November 2025 (17:30-19:30)LocationLichfield CathedralDescriptionWhy not jump on the Cross-City line for an afternoon in the birthplace of Dr Samuel Johnson and home of Erasmus Darwin before joining us in Cathedral Close. 5Nov Steven Isserlis cello | Connie Shih piano DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe recording and this concert bring the University's period Erard piano, a rare grand piano from 1851, to the stage for an authentic recreation of the sound-world of the period. 7Nov The Purcell School DatesFriday 7 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome talented students from The Purcell School for Young Musicians with a concert featuring Ravel's Piano Trio composed in 1915 in the months before the composer enlisted to serve during World War I. 14Nov Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson clarinet | Kumi Matsuo piano DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWith a career as both a recitalist with duo partner Kumi Matsuo, and a versatile orchestral player, Mebrakh performs with a variety of professional ensembles including Chineke. 14Nov Bonfire Radicals DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBoth intensely creative and irresistibly fun, this band's live set is a frenzy of energy which emerges from a melting pot of original and traditional tunes from the British Isles to the Balkans and beyond. 20Nov Live at the Lapworth - Major Toms DatesThursday 20 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionThe Major Toms will perform a tribute to the music of David Bowie and the Glam Era at the Lapworth Museum. 21Nov Kleio Quartet DatesFriday 21 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall BuildingDescriptionKleio Quartet give the world premiere performance of a work co-commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and the Henry Barber Trust by Mark Antony Turnage. 22Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesSaturday 22 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Bob Chilcott and our recently appointed Director of Choirs, Mariana Rosas, for an evening of sublime choral music from these talented student choirs. 23Nov Stage and Screen – University Wind Band DatesSunday 23 November 2025 (15:00-16:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented student conductors lead our University Wind Band on an afternoon adventure with music from the stage and screen. 26Nov Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano | Joseph Middleton piano DatesWednesday 26 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAn evening of art song and lieder gets no finer than an evening with these doyens of the song world. 28Nov Binchois Consort DatesFriday 28 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPeyton and Barber Professor of Music Andrew Kirkman takes to the stage with his award-winning vocal group, the Binchois Consort. 28Nov Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, and Chamber Choir DatesFriday 28 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionChoirs come in all shapes and sizes and here at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é they also come with instruments instead of voices! 29Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSaturday 29 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom our 70-piece Symphony Orchestra to our talented student led String Orchestra, this concert showcases the wealth of talent on the University campus. 30Nov Light Eternal – University Chorus DatesSunday 30 November 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Chorus welcome conductor Jack Apperley for his debut concert with the choir, alongside organist Jim Bate and Stien de Neef on harp. 3Dec University Carol Service – University Upper Voices DatesWednesday 3 December 2025 (18:15-20:15)LocationThe Great Hall - Aston Webb - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionThe annual University Carol Service is open to students, staff, and local Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. Enjoy this multi-faith festival celebration presented in partnership with University Music and the University Chaplaincy 5Dec Songs for Christmas DatesFriday 5 December 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe team at Oxford International Song Festival present a festive selection of music with guest soprano, Katharina Ruckgaber. 5Dec Brass Band and Saxophone Choir DatesFriday 5 December 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom game music to folk tunes and everything in between, join the award-winning University Brass Band and ever-popular Saxophone Choir for an eclectic night of musical entertainment. 6Dec University Jazz Orchestra – Featuring Josephine Davies DatesSaturday 6 December 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA performer known for her 'consistently inventive' approach to playing, Josephine brings along a selection of original compositions inspired by classical, jazz, and folk music. 7Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 7 December 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis concert explores orchestral favourites from the Romantic period, featuring pieces from three of the era's most prominent composers. 12Dec Chaos Quartet DatesFriday 12 December 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis performance includes the world premiere performance of Errollyn Wallen's 'Remembering 2012', a work co-commissioned for the quartet by BBC Radio 3 and the Henry Barber Trust. 13Dec Birmingham University Singers at Tenbury Wells DatesSaturday 13 December (18:30) - Sunday 14 December 2025 (16:00)LocationSt Michael's Church - Tenbury WellsDescriptionBirmingham University Singers make their annual visit to St Michael's Church with Dr Paul Rodmell. 7Feb Binchois Consort DatesSaturday 7 February 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Binchois Consort revisits the programme of its latest CD, showcasing Fabrice Fitch's brilliant completion of Obrecht's masterly 'Scaramella Mass', and the same composer's stunningly moving 'Mater patris'. 4Mar Tetzlaff Quartet DatesWednesday 4 March 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionInternationally acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff brings his quartet to Birmingham for the first time. 25Mar Colin Currie Quartet at CrossCurrents DatesWednesday 25 March 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionColin Currie brings his percussion quartet to the CrossCurrents new music festival for an evening celebrating Steve Reich's 90th Birthday year. 27May Solomon's Knot DatesWednesday 27 May 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this performance of a selection of Bach's cantatas 300 years after they were penned. 8Feb Cardboard Clues: Murder in the Museum DatesSaturday 8 February (10:00) - Sunday 7 September 2025 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionFrom 8th February 2025 to 7th September 2025, unravel curious, whimsical mysteries at the Lapworth Museum. 1Mar Heritage building tours DatesSaturday 1 March (11:00) - Saturday 6 December 2025 (16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin our friendly guides on a heritage tour of The Exchange and discover its hidden history and fascinating stories. 2Sep Rethinking Masculinity DatesTuesday 2 September 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange presents a thought-provoking evening that brings together academics, frontline experts, and Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é voices to rethink how families, schools, and society can support boys to thrive. 3Sep DatesWednesday 3 September (09:00) - Friday 5 September 2025 (17:00)LocationWinterbourne GardensDescriptionThe theme of the conference is the relationship between printing history and heritage sites that are custodians of the material evidence of print. 12Sep Comedy Night at the Museum DatesFriday 12 September 2025 (17:30-20:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionScientist turned stand-up comedian Ben Miller will perform at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. 13Sep Birmingham Heritage Week: The Exchange Heritage Open Day DatesSaturday 13 September 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCelebrate Birmingham Heritage week at this family-friendly day celebrating the rich heritage of The Exchange, formerly the headquarters of Birmingham Municipal Bank. 17Sep Pioneers: Thrift Radiates Happiness DatesWednesday 17 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHistorian Dr Justine Pick leads this illustrated talk at The Exchange, tracing the story of Birmingham Municipal Bank for Birmingham Heritage Week. 18Sep Centering on Civic Walking Tour DatesThursday 18 September 2025 (14:30-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Ben Waddington, author and founder of Still Walking for a walk around the block as he explores how those 19th-century ideals translate to the demands of today. 20Sep Nice Work: Birmingham Celebrates David Lodge DatesSaturday 20 September 2025 (10:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a day exploring the fiction and literary criticism of David Lodge, who spent most of his academic career in the Department of English Literature at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. 24Sep Pioneers: Alexander Parkes and the birth of plastics DatesWednesday 24 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Dr Susan Mossman for a talk that explores Alexander Parkes' inventive career, from silver-plated spider webs to the creation of materials that paved the way for modern plastics. 2Oct BabyLab Sessions DatesThursday 2 October 2025 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange and Birmingham BabyLab for a relaxed session for parents and carers to explore fascinating research while little ones play, feed, or snooze. 4Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: Rootless DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (13:30-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah. 4Oct Writing Pregnancy in 20th Century Britain DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (15:15-16:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes postgraduate researcher Sydni Zastre for a fascinating look at her research, Writing the Pregnant Body in Britain, 1918–1945. 8Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: There Are Rivers in the Sky DatesWednesday 8 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak. 14Oct Cry When the Baby Cries with Becky Barnicoat and Liz Berry DatesTuesday 14 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes cartoonist and writer Becky Barnicoat and award-winning poet Liz Berry for an unmissable, intimate session exploring the chaos, wonder, and delirium of early parenthood. 15Oct Baby Loss Awareness Week: a conversation for change DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange for an evening of conversation and creativity as we explore the Graded Model of Care for miscarriage in the UK, a research-backed approach developed by Tommy's and the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. 15Oct The Frayed Atlantic Edge with Dr. David Gange DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin University historian, Dr. David Gange, for a captivating talk about his immersive journeys along the Atlantic coasts of Britain and beyond. 18Oct World Anatomy Day DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFor World Anatomy Day, join the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é's Human Anatomy Unit to explore the theme "Global Perspectives of Anatomy," and learn how our anatomy is understood around the world. 18Oct How to say no to your phone DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (13:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionInspired by the powerful themes in Adolescence, this workshop at The Exchange feeds into the urgent conversation about phone use and online safety. 18Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: Allow Me to Introduce Myself DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (13:30-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli. 21Oct Heritage Leadership Workshop with Dr Mark Pickel, Honorary Fellow DatesTuesday 21 October 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationTo be confirmedDescriptionThis workshop explores how current and future cultural heritage leaders can practically apply a novel transformational humanistic leadership approach that promotes visitors' human dignity. 22Oct Pixel Flesh DatesWednesday 22 October 2025 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAuthor Ellen Atlanta and academic Jwana Aziz explore the impact of beauty culture, social media and digital pressures on young women's mental health. 29Oct October half term: News Detectives family day DatesWednesday 29 October 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionStep into the NewsWise Detective Agency and help crack the case of fake news! Join academics and experts from The Guardian Foundation for a fun, hands-on session designed for children aged 7 to 11 and their grown-ups. 5Nov More Than Money: where does financial wellbeing start? DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAs part of Talk Money Week, The Exchange is joined by Dr. Adele Atkinson to explore how families and communities can build economic resilience. 5Nov The Exchange book club x Blacklore: We Need to Talk About Money DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (18:45-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss We Need to Talk About Money, by Otegha Uwagba. 8Nov Money Matters: finance education for families DatesSaturday 8 November 2025 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAs part of Talk Money Week, The Exchange presents Money Matters, a free, family-focused day of engaging workshops, hands-on activities, and expert advice to help build confidence around everyday money decisions. 10Nov Living green: the psychology behind environmental action DatesMonday 10 November 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin leading Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é academics and partners to explore how everyday behaviours impact the environment and how we can each make a positive difference. 13Nov Global health security: a blueprint for reform DatesThursday 13 November 2025 (18:30-19:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA lecture by Professor Larry Gostin of Georgetown University, a major international authority in the area of Global Health Law including his work for the World Health Organisation and the US Government. 14Nov Global Identities International Conference 2025 DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionGlobal Identities International Conference 2025 14Nov BabyLab Sessions: Baby Science DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange and Birmingham BabyLab for Baby Science, a relaxed session for parents and carers to explore fascinating research while little ones play, feed, or snooze. 16Jan Roundtable on new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery DatesFriday 16 January 2026 (14:00-16:00)LocationTo be confirmedDescriptionOn Friday 16 January 2026 (14.00-16.00), the Centre for Material Cultures and Materialities and the Centre for Global American Studies, will be hosting historian Seth Rockman (Brown). 17Jun UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association Conference DatesWednesday 17 June 2026 (09:30-17:30)LocationBirmingham Law SchoolDescriptionOn Wednesday 17 June 2026 Birmingham Law School is delighted to host the first Conference of the new UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association 21Jan UoB 125: through the Archives DatesTuesday 21 January (09:00) - Wednesday 31 December 2025 (18:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionCelebrating our 125th anniversary, this exhibition in the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é's main library will feature photographs of staff, students and the campus from the past 125 years. 21Jun Largely in your hands: making and shaping a university DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (10:00) - Wednesday 21 June 2028 (17:00)LocationAston Webb BuildingDescriptionExploring over a century of history at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, highlighting the stories of the people behind the institution. 2Sep Rethinking Masculinity DatesTuesday 2 September 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange presents a thought-provoking evening that brings together academics, frontline experts, and Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é voices to rethink how families, schools, and society can support boys to thrive. 24Sep Pioneers: Alexander Parkes and the birth of plastics DatesWednesday 24 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Dr Susan Mossman for a talk that explores Alexander Parkes' inventive career, from silver-plated spider webs to the creation of materials that paved the way for modern plastics. 4Oct Writing Pregnancy in 20th Century Britain DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (15:15-16:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes postgraduate researcher Sydni Zastre for a fascinating look at her research, Writing the Pregnant Body in Britain, 1918–1945. 15Oct Baby Loss Awareness Week: a conversation for change DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange for an evening of conversation and creativity as we explore the Graded Model of Care for miscarriage in the UK, a research-backed approach developed by Tommy's and the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. 15Oct The Frayed Atlantic Edge with Dr. David Gange DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin University historian, Dr. David Gange, for a captivating talk about his immersive journeys along the Atlantic coasts of Britain and beyond. 22Oct Pixel Flesh DatesWednesday 22 October 2025 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAuthor Ellen Atlanta and academic Jwana Aziz explore the impact of beauty culture, social media and digital pressures on young women's mental health. 10Nov Living green: the psychology behind environmental action DatesMonday 10 November 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin leading Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é academics and partners to explore how everyday behaviours impact the environment and how we can each make a positive difference. 11Sep Association of British and Irish Lusitanists conference DatesThursday 11 September (00:00) - Friday 12 September 2025 (00:00)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionThe Department of Modern Languages, at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is delighted to host the XI Conference of the Association of British and Irish Lusitanists (ABIL) this autumn. 20Sep Nice Work: Birmingham Celebrates David Lodge DatesSaturday 20 September 2025 (10:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a day exploring the fiction and literary criticism of David Lodge, who spent most of his academic career in the Department of English Literature at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. 13Nov Global health security: a blueprint for reform DatesThursday 13 November 2025 (18:30-19:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA lecture by Professor Larry Gostin of Georgetown University, a major international authority in the area of Global Health Law including his work for the World Health Organisation and the US Government. 14Nov Global Identities International Conference 2025 DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionGlobal Identities International Conference 2025 22Jan Medici Enterprise Training Programme 2026 DatesThursday 22 January (09:00) - Wednesday 15 April 2026 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage with business and industry in an impactful and professional way. 17Jun UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association Conference DatesWednesday 17 June 2026 (09:30-17:30)LocationBirmingham Law SchoolDescriptionOn Wednesday 17 June 2026 Birmingham Law School is delighted to host the first Conference of the new UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association 29Jul The British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) International Conference 2026 DatesWednesday 29 July (00:00) - Friday 31 July 2026 (00:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionIn person and online conference in 2026 with the theme of Romantic Retrospection.
Comedy Night at the Museum DatesFriday 12 September 2025 (17:30-20:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)
UoB 125: through the Archives DatesTuesday 21 January (09:00) - Wednesday 31 December 2025 (18:00)LocationMain Library Atrium
Largely in your hands: making and shaping a university DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (10:00) - Wednesday 21 June 2028 (17:00)LocationAston Webb Building
21Jan UoB 125: through the Archives DatesTuesday 21 January (09:00) - Wednesday 31 December 2025 (18:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionCelebrating our 125th anniversary, this exhibition in the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é's main library will feature photographs of staff, students and the campus from the past 125 years.
8Feb Cardboard Clues: Murder in the Museum DatesSaturday 8 February (10:00) - Sunday 7 September 2025 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionFrom 8th February 2025 to 7th September 2025, unravel curious, whimsical mysteries at the Lapworth Museum.
1Mar Heritage building tours DatesSaturday 1 March (11:00) - Saturday 6 December 2025 (16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin our friendly guides on a heritage tour of The Exchange and discover its hidden history and fascinating stories.
21Jun Largely in your hands: making and shaping a university DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (10:00) - Wednesday 21 June 2028 (17:00)LocationAston Webb BuildingDescriptionExploring over a century of history at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, highlighting the stories of the people behind the institution.
30Jun Online Exhibition | Fragments of Devotion DatesMonday 30 June 2025 (10:00) - Wednesday 30 June 2027 (10:00)LocationOnline - see link below.DescriptionFragments of Devotion is an online exhibition that invites you to explore the sensory and emotional dimensions of devotion from the medieval to early modern periods, featuring manuscript cuttings from the V&A.
2Sep Artisan Market DatesTuesday 2 September 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationChancellors CourtDescriptionHosted on the first Tuesday of every month, our market is brimming with goodies from local suppliers and businesses
2Sep Rethinking Masculinity DatesTuesday 2 September 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange presents a thought-provoking evening that brings together academics, frontline experts, and Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é voices to rethink how families, schools, and society can support boys to thrive.
3Sep DatesWednesday 3 September (09:00) - Friday 5 September 2025 (17:00)LocationWinterbourne GardensDescriptionThe theme of the conference is the relationship between printing history and heritage sites that are custodians of the material evidence of print.
4Sep Birmingham Law School BCL Dubai Webinar 4 September2025 DatesThursday 4 September 2025 (17:00-18:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionJoin us for a webinar introducing the BCL Bachelor of Commercial Law at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Dubai.
10Sep Digital Media and Communications Dubai Webinar 10 September 2025 DatesWednesday 10 September 2025 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionJoin us for a webinar introducing BA Digital Media and Communications at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Dubai.
11Sep Association of British and Irish Lusitanists conference DatesThursday 11 September (00:00) - Friday 12 September 2025 (00:00)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionThe Department of Modern Languages, at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is delighted to host the XI Conference of the Association of British and Irish Lusitanists (ABIL) this autumn.
12Sep Comedy Night at the Museum DatesFriday 12 September 2025 (17:30-20:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionScientist turned stand-up comedian Ben Miller will perform at the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
13Sep Birmingham Heritage Week: The Exchange Heritage Open Day DatesSaturday 13 September 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCelebrate Birmingham Heritage week at this family-friendly day celebrating the rich heritage of The Exchange, formerly the headquarters of Birmingham Municipal Bank.
17Sep Pioneers: Thrift Radiates Happiness DatesWednesday 17 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHistorian Dr Justine Pick leads this illustrated talk at The Exchange, tracing the story of Birmingham Municipal Bank for Birmingham Heritage Week.
18Sep Centering on Civic Walking Tour DatesThursday 18 September 2025 (14:30-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Ben Waddington, author and founder of Still Walking for a walk around the block as he explores how those 19th-century ideals translate to the demands of today.
18Sep Rolling at the Tower DatesThursday 18 September 2025 (20:00-21:30)LocationMockingbird Cinema - The Custard Factory - Gibb St - B9 4AADescriptionA Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é documentary film about the history of roller skating in Birmingham.
20Sep Nice Work: Birmingham Celebrates David Lodge DatesSaturday 20 September 2025 (10:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a day exploring the fiction and literary criticism of David Lodge, who spent most of his academic career in the Department of English Literature at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.
24Sep Pioneers: Alexander Parkes and the birth of plastics DatesWednesday 24 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Dr Susan Mossman for a talk that explores Alexander Parkes' inventive career, from silver-plated spider webs to the creation of materials that paved the way for modern plastics.
26Sep Jason Lewis trumpet | James Keefe piano DatesFriday 26 September 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJason performs a selection of popular recital repertoire for piano and trumpet, including the exuberant show-piece Napoli and Karl Pilss' 1935 sonata.
28Sep University Music Sing and Play Day DatesSunday 28 September 2025 (10:30-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall and the Dome - Bramall BuildingDescriptionJoin University Music for a day of joyful music-making to kick-start the new academic year.
2Oct BabyLab Sessions DatesThursday 2 October 2025 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange and Birmingham BabyLab for a relaxed session for parents and carers to explore fascinating research while little ones play, feed, or snooze.
3Oct The English in Europe – The Gesualdo Six DatesFriday 3 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Gesualdo Six explore the transmission of sacred choral traditions in Renaissance Europe, shaped by patronage, pedagogy, and cultural exchange.
4Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: Rootless DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (13:30-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah.
4Oct Writing Pregnancy in 20th Century Britain DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (15:15-16:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes postgraduate researcher Sydni Zastre for a fascinating look at her research, Writing the Pregnant Body in Britain, 1918–1945.
7Oct Artisan Market DatesTuesday 7 October 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationChancellors CourtDescriptionHosted on the first Tuesday of every month, our market is brimming with goodies from local suppliers and businesses
8Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: There Are Rivers in the Sky DatesWednesday 8 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak.
10Oct Santiago Sanchez tenor | Ian Tindale piano DatesFriday 10 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSantiago Sanchez and Ian Tindale join forces for a programme which includes the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's latest work, Tagore Songs.
11Oct (born) DatesSaturday 11 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSharing journeys of challenge and growth, this collaboration explores collective composition; combining influences and experiences to create new soundscapes and share stories for all through improvisation and song.
13Oct The Way I See it DatesMonday 13 October (08:00) - Saturday 15 November 2025 (17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange is proud to be showing The Way I See It, a collection of seven short films capturing voices from across Birmingham during the first year of our new government presented by theatre company Little Earthquake.
14Oct Cry When the Baby Cries with Becky Barnicoat and Liz Berry DatesTuesday 14 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes cartoonist and writer Becky Barnicoat and award-winning poet Liz Berry for an unmissable, intimate session exploring the chaos, wonder, and delirium of early parenthood.
15Oct Baby Loss Awareness Week: a conversation for change DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange for an evening of conversation and creativity as we explore the Graded Model of Care for miscarriage in the UK, a research-backed approach developed by Tommy's and the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.
15Oct The Frayed Atlantic Edge with Dr. David Gange DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin University historian, Dr. David Gange, for a captivating talk about his immersive journeys along the Atlantic coasts of Britain and beyond.
17Oct Lecture-Recital: Rare Romantic Masterpieces DatesFriday 17 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionKenneth Hamilton continues his hugely popular series of lecture-recitals with an entertaining presentation of rarely-played but richly-rewarding Romantic masterworks.
18Oct World Anatomy Day DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFor World Anatomy Day, join the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é's Human Anatomy Unit to explore the theme "Global Perspectives of Anatomy," and learn how our anatomy is understood around the world.
18Oct How to say no to your phone DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (13:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionInspired by the powerful themes in Adolescence, this workshop at The Exchange feeds into the urgent conversation about phone use and online safety.
18Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: Allow Me to Introduce Myself DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (13:30-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli.
18Oct Mahan Esfahani – harpsichord DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Mahan as he makes his Barber Concerts debut with a thrilling programme spanning four centuries, including a set of six pieces by Michael Berkeley.
20Oct Old Joe: 125 Sonic Intervention DatesMonday 20 October (00:00) - Sunday 26 October 2025 (00:00)LocationChancellor's Court and beyondDescriptionThis sonic intervention reimagines the familiar chimes of the iconic Chamberlain Clock Tower 'Old Joe', transforming it into a striking and immersive auditory experience.
21Oct Heritage Leadership Workshop with Dr Mark Pickel, Honorary Fellow DatesTuesday 21 October 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationTo be confirmedDescriptionThis workshop explores how current and future cultural heritage leaders can practically apply a novel transformational humanistic leadership approach that promotes visitors' human dignity.
22Oct Pixel Flesh DatesWednesday 22 October 2025 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAuthor Ellen Atlanta and academic Jwana Aziz explore the impact of beauty culture, social media and digital pressures on young women's mental health.
24Oct Lecture-Recital: Women and the Piano DatesFriday 24 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAcclaimed pianist and author, Susan Tomes, joins us for a lecture-recital exploring the work of female composers and their influence on the piano repertory.
25Oct BEASTdome: afromerm & abi asisa + BEAST Composers DatesSaturday 25 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe feature afromerm & abi asisa performing '1966 interrupted', described as a transtemporal, collage-like sonic dialogue with Daphne Oram.
29Oct October half term: News Detectives family day DatesWednesday 29 October 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionStep into the NewsWise Detective Agency and help crack the case of fake news! Join academics and experts from The Guardian Foundation for a fun, hands-on session designed for children aged 7 to 11 and their grown-ups.
31Oct Solem Quartet DatesFriday 31 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe quartet perform a programme of captivating contemporary works including the world premiere of a new work from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é composition lecturer Ryan Latimer.
1Nov Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 1 November 2025 (17:30-19:30)LocationLichfield CathedralDescriptionWhy not jump on the Cross-City line for an afternoon in the birthplace of Dr Samuel Johnson and home of Erasmus Darwin before joining us in Cathedral Close.
4Nov Artisan Market DatesTuesday 4 November 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationChancellors CourtDescriptionHosted on the first Tuesday of every month, our market is brimming with goodies from local suppliers and businesses
5Nov More Than Money: where does financial wellbeing start? DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAs part of Talk Money Week, The Exchange is joined by Dr. Adele Atkinson to explore how families and communities can build economic resilience.
5Nov The Exchange book club x Blacklore: We Need to Talk About Money DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (18:45-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss We Need to Talk About Money, by Otegha Uwagba.
5Nov Steven Isserlis cello | Connie Shih piano DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe recording and this concert bring the University's period Erard piano, a rare grand piano from 1851, to the stage for an authentic recreation of the sound-world of the period.
7Nov The Purcell School DatesFriday 7 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome talented students from The Purcell School for Young Musicians with a concert featuring Ravel's Piano Trio composed in 1915 in the months before the composer enlisted to serve during World War I.
8Nov Money Matters: finance education for families DatesSaturday 8 November 2025 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAs part of Talk Money Week, The Exchange presents Money Matters, a free, family-focused day of engaging workshops, hands-on activities, and expert advice to help build confidence around everyday money decisions.
10Nov Living green: the psychology behind environmental action DatesMonday 10 November 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin leading Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é academics and partners to explore how everyday behaviours impact the environment and how we can each make a positive difference.
13Nov Global health security: a blueprint for reform DatesThursday 13 November 2025 (18:30-19:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA lecture by Professor Larry Gostin of Georgetown University, a major international authority in the area of Global Health Law including his work for the World Health Organisation and the US Government.
14Nov Global Identities International Conference 2025 DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionGlobal Identities International Conference 2025
14Nov BabyLab Sessions: Baby Science DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange and Birmingham BabyLab for Baby Science, a relaxed session for parents and carers to explore fascinating research while little ones play, feed, or snooze.
14Nov Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson clarinet | Kumi Matsuo piano DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWith a career as both a recitalist with duo partner Kumi Matsuo, and a versatile orchestral player, Mebrakh performs with a variety of professional ensembles including Chineke.
14Nov Bonfire Radicals DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBoth intensely creative and irresistibly fun, this band's live set is a frenzy of energy which emerges from a melting pot of original and traditional tunes from the British Isles to the Balkans and beyond.
20Nov Shakespeare Institute Open Day DatesThursday 20 November 2025 (11:00-16:30)LocationOnline, Shakespeare Institute - Stratford-upon-AvonDescriptionJoin our Shakespeare Institute Open Day, both in-person in Stratford-upon-Avon and online, to discover our postgraduate opportunities and collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
20Nov Live at the Lapworth - Major Toms DatesThursday 20 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionThe Major Toms will perform a tribute to the music of David Bowie and the Glam Era at the Lapworth Museum.
21Nov Kleio Quartet DatesFriday 21 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall BuildingDescriptionKleio Quartet give the world premiere performance of a work co-commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and the Henry Barber Trust by Mark Antony Turnage.
22Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesSaturday 22 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Bob Chilcott and our recently appointed Director of Choirs, Mariana Rosas, for an evening of sublime choral music from these talented student choirs.
23Nov Stage and Screen – University Wind Band DatesSunday 23 November 2025 (15:00-16:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented student conductors lead our University Wind Band on an afternoon adventure with music from the stage and screen.
26Nov Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano | Joseph Middleton piano DatesWednesday 26 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAn evening of art song and lieder gets no finer than an evening with these doyens of the song world.
28Nov Binchois Consort DatesFriday 28 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPeyton and Barber Professor of Music Andrew Kirkman takes to the stage with his award-winning vocal group, the Binchois Consort.
28Nov Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, and Chamber Choir DatesFriday 28 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionChoirs come in all shapes and sizes and here at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é they also come with instruments instead of voices!
29Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSaturday 29 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom our 70-piece Symphony Orchestra to our talented student led String Orchestra, this concert showcases the wealth of talent on the University campus.
30Nov Light Eternal – University Chorus DatesSunday 30 November 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Chorus welcome conductor Jack Apperley for his debut concert with the choir, alongside organist Jim Bate and Stien de Neef on harp.
2Dec Artisan Market DatesTuesday 2 December 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationChancellors CourtDescriptionHosted on the first Tuesday of every month, our market is brimming with goodies from local suppliers and businesses
3Dec University Carol Service – University Upper Voices DatesWednesday 3 December 2025 (18:15-20:15)LocationThe Great Hall - Aston Webb - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionThe annual University Carol Service is open to students, staff, and local Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. Enjoy this multi-faith festival celebration presented in partnership with University Music and the University Chaplaincy
5Dec Songs for Christmas DatesFriday 5 December 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe team at Oxford International Song Festival present a festive selection of music with guest soprano, Katharina Ruckgaber.
5Dec Brass Band and Saxophone Choir DatesFriday 5 December 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom game music to folk tunes and everything in between, join the award-winning University Brass Band and ever-popular Saxophone Choir for an eclectic night of musical entertainment.
6Dec University Jazz Orchestra – Featuring Josephine Davies DatesSaturday 6 December 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA performer known for her 'consistently inventive' approach to playing, Josephine brings along a selection of original compositions inspired by classical, jazz, and folk music.
7Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 7 December 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis concert explores orchestral favourites from the Romantic period, featuring pieces from three of the era's most prominent composers.
12Dec Chaos Quartet DatesFriday 12 December 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis performance includes the world premiere performance of Errollyn Wallen's 'Remembering 2012', a work co-commissioned for the quartet by BBC Radio 3 and the Henry Barber Trust.
13Dec Birmingham University Singers at Tenbury Wells DatesSaturday 13 December (18:30) - Sunday 14 December 2025 (16:00)LocationSt Michael's Church - Tenbury WellsDescriptionBirmingham University Singers make their annual visit to St Michael's Church with Dr Paul Rodmell.
16Jan Roundtable on new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery DatesFriday 16 January 2026 (14:00-16:00)LocationTo be confirmedDescriptionOn Friday 16 January 2026 (14.00-16.00), the Centre for Material Cultures and Materialities and the Centre for Global American Studies, will be hosting historian Seth Rockman (Brown).
22Jan Medici Enterprise Training Programme 2026 DatesThursday 22 January (09:00) - Wednesday 15 April 2026 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage with business and industry in an impactful and professional way.
7Feb Binchois Consort DatesSaturday 7 February 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Binchois Consort revisits the programme of its latest CD, showcasing Fabrice Fitch's brilliant completion of Obrecht's masterly 'Scaramella Mass', and the same composer's stunningly moving 'Mater patris'.
4Mar Tetzlaff Quartet DatesWednesday 4 March 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionInternationally acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff brings his quartet to Birmingham for the first time.
25Mar Colin Currie Quartet at CrossCurrents DatesWednesday 25 March 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionColin Currie brings his percussion quartet to the CrossCurrents new music festival for an evening celebrating Steve Reich's 90th Birthday year.
27May Solomon's Knot DatesWednesday 27 May 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this performance of a selection of Bach's cantatas 300 years after they were penned.
17Jun UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association Conference DatesWednesday 17 June 2026 (09:30-17:30)LocationBirmingham Law SchoolDescriptionOn Wednesday 17 June 2026 Birmingham Law School is delighted to host the first Conference of the new UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association
29Jul The British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) International Conference 2026 DatesWednesday 29 July (00:00) - Friday 31 July 2026 (00:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionIn person and online conference in 2026 with the theme of Romantic Retrospection.
18Sep Rolling at the Tower DatesThursday 18 September 2025 (20:00-21:30)LocationMockingbird Cinema - The Custard Factory - Gibb St - B9 4AADescriptionA Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é documentary film about the history of roller skating in Birmingham.
26Sep Jason Lewis trumpet | James Keefe piano DatesFriday 26 September 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJason performs a selection of popular recital repertoire for piano and trumpet, including the exuberant show-piece Napoli and Karl Pilss' 1935 sonata.
28Sep University Music Sing and Play Day DatesSunday 28 September 2025 (10:30-16:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall and the Dome - Bramall BuildingDescriptionJoin University Music for a day of joyful music-making to kick-start the new academic year.
3Oct The English in Europe – The Gesualdo Six DatesFriday 3 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Gesualdo Six explore the transmission of sacred choral traditions in Renaissance Europe, shaped by patronage, pedagogy, and cultural exchange.
10Oct Santiago Sanchez tenor | Ian Tindale piano DatesFriday 10 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSantiago Sanchez and Ian Tindale join forces for a programme which includes the world premiere performance of Michael Zev Gordon's latest work, Tagore Songs.
11Oct (born) DatesSaturday 11 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionSharing journeys of challenge and growth, this collaboration explores collective composition; combining influences and experiences to create new soundscapes and share stories for all through improvisation and song.
13Oct The Way I See it DatesMonday 13 October (08:00) - Saturday 15 November 2025 (17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange is proud to be showing The Way I See It, a collection of seven short films capturing voices from across Birmingham during the first year of our new government presented by theatre company Little Earthquake.
17Oct Lecture-Recital: Rare Romantic Masterpieces DatesFriday 17 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionKenneth Hamilton continues his hugely popular series of lecture-recitals with an entertaining presentation of rarely-played but richly-rewarding Romantic masterworks.
18Oct Mahan Esfahani – harpsichord DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Mahan as he makes his Barber Concerts debut with a thrilling programme spanning four centuries, including a set of six pieces by Michael Berkeley.
20Oct Old Joe: 125 Sonic Intervention DatesMonday 20 October (00:00) - Sunday 26 October 2025 (00:00)LocationChancellor's Court and beyondDescriptionThis sonic intervention reimagines the familiar chimes of the iconic Chamberlain Clock Tower 'Old Joe', transforming it into a striking and immersive auditory experience.
24Oct Lecture-Recital: Women and the Piano DatesFriday 24 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAcclaimed pianist and author, Susan Tomes, joins us for a lecture-recital exploring the work of female composers and their influence on the piano repertory.
25Oct BEASTdome: afromerm & abi asisa + BEAST Composers DatesSaturday 25 October 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationThe Dome - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe feature afromerm & abi asisa performing '1966 interrupted', described as a transtemporal, collage-like sonic dialogue with Daphne Oram.
31Oct Solem Quartet DatesFriday 31 October 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe quartet perform a programme of captivating contemporary works including the world premiere of a new work from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é composition lecturer Ryan Latimer.
1Nov Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Liturgical Choir DatesSaturday 1 November 2025 (17:30-19:30)LocationLichfield CathedralDescriptionWhy not jump on the Cross-City line for an afternoon in the birthplace of Dr Samuel Johnson and home of Erasmus Darwin before joining us in Cathedral Close.
5Nov Steven Isserlis cello | Connie Shih piano DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe recording and this concert bring the University's period Erard piano, a rare grand piano from 1851, to the stage for an authentic recreation of the sound-world of the period.
7Nov The Purcell School DatesFriday 7 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWe welcome talented students from The Purcell School for Young Musicians with a concert featuring Ravel's Piano Trio composed in 1915 in the months before the composer enlisted to serve during World War I.
14Nov Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson clarinet | Kumi Matsuo piano DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionWith a career as both a recitalist with duo partner Kumi Matsuo, and a versatile orchestral player, Mebrakh performs with a variety of professional ensembles including Chineke.
14Nov Bonfire Radicals DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionBoth intensely creative and irresistibly fun, this band's live set is a frenzy of energy which emerges from a melting pot of original and traditional tunes from the British Isles to the Balkans and beyond.
20Nov Live at the Lapworth - Major Toms DatesThursday 20 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionThe Major Toms will perform a tribute to the music of David Bowie and the Glam Era at the Lapworth Museum.
21Nov Kleio Quartet DatesFriday 21 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall BuildingDescriptionKleio Quartet give the world premiere performance of a work co-commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and the Henry Barber Trust by Mark Antony Turnage.
22Nov Birmingham University Singers and University Upper Voices DatesSaturday 22 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionJoin Bob Chilcott and our recently appointed Director of Choirs, Mariana Rosas, for an evening of sublime choral music from these talented student choirs.
23Nov Stage and Screen – University Wind Band DatesSunday 23 November 2025 (15:00-16:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionTalented student conductors lead our University Wind Band on an afternoon adventure with music from the stage and screen.
26Nov Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano | Joseph Middleton piano DatesWednesday 26 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionAn evening of art song and lieder gets no finer than an evening with these doyens of the song world.
28Nov Binchois Consort DatesFriday 28 November 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionPeyton and Barber Professor of Music Andrew Kirkman takes to the stage with his award-winning vocal group, the Binchois Consort.
28Nov Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, and Chamber Choir DatesFriday 28 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionChoirs come in all shapes and sizes and here at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é they also come with instruments instead of voices!
29Nov Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra DatesSaturday 29 November 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom our 70-piece Symphony Orchestra to our talented student led String Orchestra, this concert showcases the wealth of talent on the University campus.
30Nov Light Eternal – University Chorus DatesSunday 30 November 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe University Chorus welcome conductor Jack Apperley for his debut concert with the choir, alongside organist Jim Bate and Stien de Neef on harp.
3Dec University Carol Service – University Upper Voices DatesWednesday 3 December 2025 (18:15-20:15)LocationThe Great Hall - Aston Webb - Edgbaston CampusDescriptionThe annual University Carol Service is open to students, staff, and local Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. Enjoy this multi-faith festival celebration presented in partnership with University Music and the University Chaplaincy
5Dec Songs for Christmas DatesFriday 5 December 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe team at Oxford International Song Festival present a festive selection of music with guest soprano, Katharina Ruckgaber.
5Dec Brass Band and Saxophone Choir DatesFriday 5 December 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionFrom game music to folk tunes and everything in between, join the award-winning University Brass Band and ever-popular Saxophone Choir for an eclectic night of musical entertainment.
6Dec University Jazz Orchestra – Featuring Josephine Davies DatesSaturday 6 December 2025 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA performer known for her 'consistently inventive' approach to playing, Josephine brings along a selection of original compositions inspired by classical, jazz, and folk music.
7Dec Philharmonic Orchestra DatesSunday 7 December 2025 (15:00-17:00)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis concert explores orchestral favourites from the Romantic period, featuring pieces from three of the era's most prominent composers.
12Dec Chaos Quartet DatesFriday 12 December 2025 (13:00-13:50)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThis performance includes the world premiere performance of Errollyn Wallen's 'Remembering 2012', a work co-commissioned for the quartet by BBC Radio 3 and the Henry Barber Trust.
13Dec Birmingham University Singers at Tenbury Wells DatesSaturday 13 December (18:30) - Sunday 14 December 2025 (16:00)LocationSt Michael's Church - Tenbury WellsDescriptionBirmingham University Singers make their annual visit to St Michael's Church with Dr Paul Rodmell.
7Feb Binchois Consort DatesSaturday 7 February 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionThe Binchois Consort revisits the programme of its latest CD, showcasing Fabrice Fitch's brilliant completion of Obrecht's masterly 'Scaramella Mass', and the same composer's stunningly moving 'Mater patris'.
4Mar Tetzlaff Quartet DatesWednesday 4 March 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionInternationally acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff brings his quartet to Birmingham for the first time.
25Mar Colin Currie Quartet at CrossCurrents DatesWednesday 25 March 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionColin Currie brings his percussion quartet to the CrossCurrents new music festival for an evening celebrating Steve Reich's 90th Birthday year.
27May Solomon's Knot DatesWednesday 27 May 2026 (19:30-21:30)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionEnjoy this performance of a selection of Bach's cantatas 300 years after they were penned.
8Feb Cardboard Clues: Murder in the Museum DatesSaturday 8 February (10:00) - Sunday 7 September 2025 (17:00)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionFrom 8th February 2025 to 7th September 2025, unravel curious, whimsical mysteries at the Lapworth Museum.
1Mar Heritage building tours DatesSaturday 1 March (11:00) - Saturday 6 December 2025 (16:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin our friendly guides on a heritage tour of The Exchange and discover its hidden history and fascinating stories.
2Sep Rethinking Masculinity DatesTuesday 2 September 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange presents a thought-provoking evening that brings together academics, frontline experts, and Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é voices to rethink how families, schools, and society can support boys to thrive.
3Sep DatesWednesday 3 September (09:00) - Friday 5 September 2025 (17:00)LocationWinterbourne GardensDescriptionThe theme of the conference is the relationship between printing history and heritage sites that are custodians of the material evidence of print.
12Sep Comedy Night at the Museum DatesFriday 12 September 2025 (17:30-20:30)LocationLapworth Museum of Geology - Earth Sciences Building (R4 on campus map)DescriptionScientist turned stand-up comedian Ben Miller will perform at the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
13Sep Birmingham Heritage Week: The Exchange Heritage Open Day DatesSaturday 13 September 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionCelebrate Birmingham Heritage week at this family-friendly day celebrating the rich heritage of The Exchange, formerly the headquarters of Birmingham Municipal Bank.
17Sep Pioneers: Thrift Radiates Happiness DatesWednesday 17 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionHistorian Dr Justine Pick leads this illustrated talk at The Exchange, tracing the story of Birmingham Municipal Bank for Birmingham Heritage Week.
18Sep Centering on Civic Walking Tour DatesThursday 18 September 2025 (14:30-19:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Ben Waddington, author and founder of Still Walking for a walk around the block as he explores how those 19th-century ideals translate to the demands of today.
20Sep Nice Work: Birmingham Celebrates David Lodge DatesSaturday 20 September 2025 (10:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a day exploring the fiction and literary criticism of David Lodge, who spent most of his academic career in the Department of English Literature at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.
24Sep Pioneers: Alexander Parkes and the birth of plastics DatesWednesday 24 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Dr Susan Mossman for a talk that explores Alexander Parkes' inventive career, from silver-plated spider webs to the creation of materials that paved the way for modern plastics.
2Oct BabyLab Sessions DatesThursday 2 October 2025 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange and Birmingham BabyLab for a relaxed session for parents and carers to explore fascinating research while little ones play, feed, or snooze.
4Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: Rootless DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (13:30-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah.
4Oct Writing Pregnancy in 20th Century Britain DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (15:15-16:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes postgraduate researcher Sydni Zastre for a fascinating look at her research, Writing the Pregnant Body in Britain, 1918–1945.
8Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: There Are Rivers in the Sky DatesWednesday 8 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak.
14Oct Cry When the Baby Cries with Becky Barnicoat and Liz Berry DatesTuesday 14 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes cartoonist and writer Becky Barnicoat and award-winning poet Liz Berry for an unmissable, intimate session exploring the chaos, wonder, and delirium of early parenthood.
15Oct Baby Loss Awareness Week: a conversation for change DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange for an evening of conversation and creativity as we explore the Graded Model of Care for miscarriage in the UK, a research-backed approach developed by Tommy's and the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.
15Oct The Frayed Atlantic Edge with Dr. David Gange DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin University historian, Dr. David Gange, for a captivating talk about his immersive journeys along the Atlantic coasts of Britain and beyond.
18Oct World Anatomy Day DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionFor World Anatomy Day, join the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é's Human Anatomy Unit to explore the theme "Global Perspectives of Anatomy," and learn how our anatomy is understood around the world.
18Oct How to say no to your phone DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (13:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionInspired by the powerful themes in Adolescence, this workshop at The Exchange feeds into the urgent conversation about phone use and online safety.
18Oct The Exchange book club x Blacklore: Allow Me to Introduce Myself DatesSaturday 18 October 2025 (13:30-15:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli.
21Oct Heritage Leadership Workshop with Dr Mark Pickel, Honorary Fellow DatesTuesday 21 October 2025 (10:00-16:00)LocationTo be confirmedDescriptionThis workshop explores how current and future cultural heritage leaders can practically apply a novel transformational humanistic leadership approach that promotes visitors' human dignity.
22Oct Pixel Flesh DatesWednesday 22 October 2025 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAuthor Ellen Atlanta and academic Jwana Aziz explore the impact of beauty culture, social media and digital pressures on young women's mental health.
29Oct October half term: News Detectives family day DatesWednesday 29 October 2025 (11:00-15:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionStep into the NewsWise Detective Agency and help crack the case of fake news! Join academics and experts from The Guardian Foundation for a fun, hands-on session designed for children aged 7 to 11 and their grown-ups.
5Nov More Than Money: where does financial wellbeing start? DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (17:30-18:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAs part of Talk Money Week, The Exchange is joined by Dr. Adele Atkinson to explore how families and communities can build economic resilience.
5Nov The Exchange book club x Blacklore: We Need to Talk About Money DatesWednesday 5 November 2025 (18:45-20:00)LocationThe Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore, for the first Exchange book club to read and discuss We Need to Talk About Money, by Otegha Uwagba.
8Nov Money Matters: finance education for families DatesSaturday 8 November 2025 (10:30-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAs part of Talk Money Week, The Exchange presents Money Matters, a free, family-focused day of engaging workshops, hands-on activities, and expert advice to help build confidence around everyday money decisions.
10Nov Living green: the psychology behind environmental action DatesMonday 10 November 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin leading Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é academics and partners to explore how everyday behaviours impact the environment and how we can each make a positive difference.
13Nov Global health security: a blueprint for reform DatesThursday 13 November 2025 (18:30-19:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA lecture by Professor Larry Gostin of Georgetown University, a major international authority in the area of Global Health Law including his work for the World Health Organisation and the US Government.
14Nov Global Identities International Conference 2025 DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionGlobal Identities International Conference 2025
14Nov BabyLab Sessions: Baby Science DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (10:00-12:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange and Birmingham BabyLab for Baby Science, a relaxed session for parents and carers to explore fascinating research while little ones play, feed, or snooze.
16Jan Roundtable on new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery DatesFriday 16 January 2026 (14:00-16:00)LocationTo be confirmedDescriptionOn Friday 16 January 2026 (14.00-16.00), the Centre for Material Cultures and Materialities and the Centre for Global American Studies, will be hosting historian Seth Rockman (Brown).
17Jun UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association Conference DatesWednesday 17 June 2026 (09:30-17:30)LocationBirmingham Law SchoolDescriptionOn Wednesday 17 June 2026 Birmingham Law School is delighted to host the first Conference of the new UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association
21Jan UoB 125: through the Archives DatesTuesday 21 January (09:00) - Wednesday 31 December 2025 (18:00)LocationMain Library AtriumDescriptionCelebrating our 125th anniversary, this exhibition in the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é's main library will feature photographs of staff, students and the campus from the past 125 years.
21Jun Largely in your hands: making and shaping a university DatesSaturday 21 June 2025 (10:00) - Wednesday 21 June 2028 (17:00)LocationAston Webb BuildingDescriptionExploring over a century of history at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, highlighting the stories of the people behind the institution.
2Sep Rethinking Masculinity DatesTuesday 2 September 2025 (18:30-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange presents a thought-provoking evening that brings together academics, frontline experts, and Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é voices to rethink how families, schools, and society can support boys to thrive.
24Sep Pioneers: Alexander Parkes and the birth of plastics DatesWednesday 24 September 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin Dr Susan Mossman for a talk that explores Alexander Parkes' inventive career, from silver-plated spider webs to the creation of materials that paved the way for modern plastics.
4Oct Writing Pregnancy in 20th Century Britain DatesSaturday 4 October 2025 (15:15-16:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionThe Exchange welcomes postgraduate researcher Sydni Zastre for a fascinating look at her research, Writing the Pregnant Body in Britain, 1918–1945.
15Oct Baby Loss Awareness Week: a conversation for change DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin The Exchange for an evening of conversation and creativity as we explore the Graded Model of Care for miscarriage in the UK, a research-backed approach developed by Tommy's and the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.
15Oct The Frayed Atlantic Edge with Dr. David Gange DatesWednesday 15 October 2025 (18:00-19:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin University historian, Dr. David Gange, for a captivating talk about his immersive journeys along the Atlantic coasts of Britain and beyond.
22Oct Pixel Flesh DatesWednesday 22 October 2025 (18:30-20:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionAuthor Ellen Atlanta and academic Jwana Aziz explore the impact of beauty culture, social media and digital pressures on young women's mental health.
10Nov Living green: the psychology behind environmental action DatesMonday 10 November 2025 (18:00-20:30)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin leading Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é academics and partners to explore how everyday behaviours impact the environment and how we can each make a positive difference.
11Sep Association of British and Irish Lusitanists conference DatesThursday 11 September (00:00) - Friday 12 September 2025 (00:00)LocationArts BuildingDescriptionThe Department of Modern Languages, at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is delighted to host the XI Conference of the Association of British and Irish Lusitanists (ABIL) this autumn.
20Sep Nice Work: Birmingham Celebrates David Lodge DatesSaturday 20 September 2025 (10:00-17:00)LocationThe Exchange 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DRDescriptionJoin us for a day exploring the fiction and literary criticism of David Lodge, who spent most of his academic career in the Department of English Literature at the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.
13Nov Global health security: a blueprint for reform DatesThursday 13 November 2025 (18:30-19:45)LocationElgar Concert Hall - Bramall Music BuildingDescriptionA lecture by Professor Larry Gostin of Georgetown University, a major international authority in the area of Global Health Law including his work for the World Health Organisation and the US Government.
14Nov Global Identities International Conference 2025 DatesFriday 14 November 2025 (00:00)LocationEdgbaston Park HotelDescriptionGlobal Identities International Conference 2025
22Jan Medici Enterprise Training Programme 2026 DatesThursday 22 January (09:00) - Wednesday 15 April 2026 (17:00)LocationEdgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RSDescriptionThe Medici programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage with business and industry in an impactful and professional way.
17Jun UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association Conference DatesWednesday 17 June 2026 (09:30-17:30)LocationBirmingham Law SchoolDescriptionOn Wednesday 17 June 2026 Birmingham Law School is delighted to host the first Conference of the new UK and Ireland Health Ethics and Law Association
29Jul The British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) International Conference 2026 DatesWednesday 29 July (00:00) - Friday 31 July 2026 (00:00)LocationTeaching and Learning BuildingDescriptionIn person and online conference in 2026 with the theme of Romantic Retrospection.