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University of Birmingham speakers at the 2024 Stratford Literary Festival
Ruth Gilligan and Anna Metcalfe will be speaking at this October's Stratford Literary Festival
- Published: 23 August 2024
Culture Forward x UKPHA Book club: ‘Both Not Half’ by Jassa Ahluwalia
“So much of this book was about finding answers”, says actor, writer and filmmaker Jassa Ahluwalia, who sits on stage at the University of Birmingham.
- Published: 28 June 2024
Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge shortlisted for Orwell Prize
Book about German-American historian and philosopher Hannah Arendt is in the running for the UK's most prestigious prize for political writing.
- Published: 28 May 2024
College of Arts and Law hosts international Science and Literature conference
CAL hosted the first ever combined conference for the three major societies on literature and science.
- Published: 1 May 2024
Events explore the legacy of Shakespeare’s Birnam Oak this weekend
Two workshops from the University of Birmingham will be exploring the historical and cultural legacy of the Birnam Oak.
- Published: 1 May 2024
First Encounters Workshop with RSC Practitioners
As part of our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, our students recently took part in an exciting workshop with RSC practitioners.
- Published: 27 March 2024
The UK’s Consul-General to Toronto shares her experiences in the diplomatic service with students
The University of Birmingham were pleased to welcome alumna Fouzia Younis MBE (BA Joint Honours English and History) back to campus last week.
- Published: 2 February 2024
Why free minds are our best defence against the rise of totalitarianism
Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge looks back at the writing of Hannah Arendt's seminal work on totalitarianism and considers contemporary parallels around the world
- Published: 12 January 2024