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Job: SHaC PGTA Opportunities for 2026/27

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Job: SHaC PGTA Opportunities for 2026/27

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Deadline: 6 July

Details of the teaching opportunities and further info about the application process, timelines and who to contact for further info are provided in the attached document.

Application is via this online form.

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SHAC teaching opportunities info for PGRs 2026-27

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The Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is delighted to offer PGR students at the University of Birmingham the opportunity to engage with an exciting new programme of 1:1 Coaching to support you in developing your strengths to optimise your experience of postgraduate study.

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Dates: Monday 8 - Friday 26 June

Get 'Xtra' from your time here with us with our programme of events, challenges, and opportunities that you don’t want to miss. Unwind with our fun social activities designed to make sure you get time to destress and celebrate. Connect with other students. And learn new skills and qualifications to level up your LinkedIn profile or CV.

See what's on!

Find out more about UoB Xtra and the Summer Term programme.

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Date: Saturday 20 June

Time: 11.00-15.00, drop in anytime.

Venue: The Exchange

The Exchange is joined by Sampad South Asian Arts & Heritage for a warm celebration of summertime.

Take part in a free family-friendly storytelling and dance workshops inspired by traditions and rituals linked to the longest day of the year, make your own sun catcher, and join in crafts and music inspired by the sun.

Our Activities:

11.00-14.00: Flower garland and sun catcher workshop

12.00, 13.15, 14.15: Icarus dance performance by Prem Rai

12.30, 13.30, 14.00: Drumming from Mendhi Singh

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Summer Solstice Celebration - University of Birmingham

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The Exchange is joined by Sampad South Asian Arts & Heritage for a warm celebration of summertime.

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Healing Arts Birmingham: Hero Image @ Yasmine Joanne Wood

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Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum) - 22-28 June

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Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum) - 22-28 June

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Date: Monday 22 - Sunday 28 June 2026

Full programme: https://shorturl.at/f6MNe

UOB-led events: https://shorturl.at/xe2lc

HABrum is a city-wide initiative demonstrating how arts, culture, and heritage can transform health, wellbeing, and social equity. The programme includes over 60 events, delivered by organisations and venues across the city, including workshops, family activities, exhibitions, talks and performances.

Via its Culture Forward initiative, the University of Birmingham has partnered with Birmingham City Council (BCC), Ikon Gallery and Jameel Arts and Health Lab (JAHL) to deliver HABrum. Learn more about the HABrum partnership.

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National Writers Conference 2026 - Saturday 13 June

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National Writers Conference 2026 - Saturday 13 June

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Date: Saturday 13 June

Time: 10am-4pm (BST)

Venue: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston campus, UK

Tickets: £49/£42 (concessions, inc. for UoB staff and students)

Book here: https://shorturl.at/VWSwv

After last year’s sold-out event, the National Writers Conference is back for 2026.

Join Writing West Midlands for a day of dynamic panel discussions, insightful presentations and excellent networking with writers from across the country.

Leading writers, agents, publishers, and other industry professionals will share their expertise on topics designed to support and elevate your writing career such as working with agents, editing your work, promotion for writers, monetising your work and more.

The National Writers Conference is delivered in partnership between Writing West Midlands and the University of Birmingham.

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Urban Nature Workshop (Healing Arts Birmingham) - 23 June

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Urban Nature Workshop (Healing Arts Birmingham) - 23 June

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Date: Tuesday 23 June 2026

Time: 14:30-17:00

Venue: Allens Cross Community Association, 24 Tinkers Farm Rd, Northfield, Birmingham B31 1RH

REGISTER FOR FREE

This workshop explores overlooked forms of urban nature with creative activities for health and wellbeing.

Learn from practitioners who work on healing, community, and green spaces, enjoy a self-guided nature walk, and join a multimedia workshop creating stories and art from urban nature found in Birmingham.

Please contact the venue for directions, and for parking and accessibility guidance.

Part of Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum)

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Uli painting workshop and talk (Healing Arts Birmingham) - 23 June

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Uli painting workshop and talk (Healing Arts Birmingham) - 23 June

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Date: Tuesday 23 June 2026

Time: 15:00-18:00

(Talk: 15:00 - 15:45, Drop in workshop 16:00 - 18:00)

Venue: Heritage Room, 3rd Floor, Library of Birmingham

No registration needed - turn up and take part

The session introduces Uli, a traditional Igbo body and mural art historically practised by women in south-eastern Nigeria. Participants will learn about the cultural significance of Uli and its connections to nurturing and community, and guided to create their own Uli-inspired designs on paper or canvas.

Workshop hosted by Gloria Adichie, PhD researcher at the University of Leeds, and Dr Juliet Gilbert, Associate Professor in African Studies & Anthropology at the University of Birmingham.

The workshop is part of the Beyond the Fattening Room project and its current Embodied Care display.

Part of Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum)

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In conversation with Vanley Burke and Pat Noxolo (Healing Arts Birmingham)- 23 June

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In conversation with Vanley Burke and Pat Noxolo (Healing Arts Birmingham)- 23 June

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Date: Tuesday 23 June 2026

Time: 11:00-12:30

Venue: The Gallery (3rd Floor), Library of Birmingham

Register for free

Join us for a relaxed daytime conversation with Vanley Burke and Professor Pat Noxolo.

Burke is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in Black British photography. For decades, his work has documented everyday life, political struggle and community experience in Birmingham and beyond.

Professor Pat Noxolo, Chair in Postcolonial Geographies at the University of Birmingham, brings a complementary perspective, exploring how Vanley’s work connects to wider cultural, historical and academic conversations about race, place and representation.

This event is part of Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum).

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AWAS PGTA Applications Now Open - Deadline 29 June 2026

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AWAS PGTA Applications Now Open - Deadline 29 June 2026

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AWAS PGTAs - Applications Open for the 26-27 Academic Year

Are you a PhD student studying at the University of Birmingham? Interested in working for AWAS?

Check out the job description and apply through the Microsoft Form link found in the document.

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Pinhole camera workshop with Niki Gandy (Healing Arts Birmingham) - 24 June

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Pinhole camera workshop with Niki Gandy (Healing Arts Birmingham) - 24 June

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Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026

Time: 16:30-18:30

Venue: The Exchange

FREE REGISTRATION

Niki Gandy, Ikon Artist in Residence at HMP Birmingham (2025-26), reflects on her recent collaboration with prisoners, exploring exposure to light and its impact on vitamin D and circadian rhythms. After the talk, Niki will lead an outdoor workshop where you can create your own image using a pinhole camera – a tiny, lens-free camera that captures images with natural light.

Part of Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum)

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Story exchange: a new approach to fostering empathy (Healing Arts Birmingham) - 24 June

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Story exchange: a new approach to fostering empathy (Healing Arts Birmingham) - 24 June

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Date: Wednesday 24 June 2026

Time: 10:00-12:00

Venue: Room WF19, Medical School

FREE REGISTRATION

A chance for students, patients and medical professionals to take part in an empathy-building exercise known as the ‘story exchange’.

This two-hour workshop will bring together students, patients and medical professionals to experience the ‘story exchange’ first hand. The session will be co-facilitated by Professor Ruth Gilligan (University of Birmingham), and Erin Gilbey (National Literacy Trust).

Part of Healing Arts Birmingham (HABrum)

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The CAL Research KT Team have launched their newest project - a podcast! Find out more about Research Unscripted here on our SharePoint page and listen to our pilot episode here. If you require a transcript, you can find it here. If you have any questions or suggestions for future episodes, please contact calresearchkt@contacts.bham.ac.uk

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Summer Writing Retreat - Wednesday 24 June

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Summer Writing Retreat - Wednesday 24 June

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Date: Wednesday 24 June

Time: 13.30-16.30

Venue: Online

Join Cai for a series of half-day Writing Retreats this summer.

The aim of these retreats is to support your research project goals by creating protected time to focus on a writing or research project of your choice, strengthened by accountability and supported by a community of peers.

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Department of Art History, Curating, and Visual Studies PGTAs: Expression of Interest for 2026/27

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Department of Art History, Curating, and Visual Studies PGTAs: Expression of Interest for 2026/27

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Deadline: 09.00 (BST), Monday 15 June

There are some potential teaching opportunities in Department of Art History, Curating and Visual Studies for academic year 2026-27.

School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music - Teaching Opportunities 26/27 – Fill in form

Any problems accessing the application link please contact Erin Withers (e.withers@bham.ac.uk)

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Academic Skills Centre PGTAs: Expression of Interest for 2026/27

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Academic Skills Centre PGTAs: Expression of Interest for 2026/27

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Deadline: End of June

The Academic Skills Centre, based within Libraries & Learning Resources, is gathering expressions of interest for the role of Postgraduate Teaching Assistant. Please note that this role is only suitable for students who will be registered as doctoral researchers during the 2026/27 academic year. This includes PhD and all other doctoral-level degree programmes.

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Deadline: 18.00 (BST), Tuesday 30 June

Application form

PhD students and early career researchers in Law are invited to apply to participate in a Social Class and Law workshop.

This one-day workshop is designed for legal scholars interested in researching social class in the legal profession, substantive law and/or legal procedure and processes. It aims to provide attendees with a broad grounding in the social class literature to support current or future research projects that consider how law and legal process hold the potential to contribute to or disrupt the construction of class.

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CfP: British Participation in International Conferences DEADLINE EXTENDED

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CfP: British Participation in International Conferences DEADLINE EXTENDED

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Deadline: Wednesday 10 June

Present your research at our BRIHC-funded workshop on British participation in international conferences in the short twentieth century.

We welcome abstracts from all disciplines, and we are especially keen to promote postgraduate engagement. Please email your abstract to britintconferences2026@outlook.com

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Being a Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) is about more than producing a thesis. Discover events and activities designed especially for you as a PGR, from developing your skills and building a community, to taking the next steps in your career. You can also find events for all students and events for the whole University community.

The University Doctoral School is here to support and enhance the postgraduate research experience at Birmingham, working with Colleges and teams across the University like Careers Network, Library Services, and Registry, to guide PGRs from induction to graduation.

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Being a Postgraduate Researcher (PGR) is about more than producing a thesis. Discover events and activities designed especially for you as a PGR, from developing your skills and building a community, to taking the next steps in your career. You can also find events for all students and events for the whole University community.

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Other Opportunities (Internal and External)

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Other Opportunities (Internal and External)

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This section includes call for participants, volunteering and job alerts, internships, essay competitions, open language modules, and other... well... opportunities.

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Are you putting on a conference? Know of any fascinating 'Call for Papers' in your field? Let me know so I can advertise them here! Contact c.b.lyons@bham.ac.uk

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The 2026 Birmingham Film Festival Submission - Deadline 30 June

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The 2026 Birmingham Film Festival Submission - Deadline 30 June

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Deadline: Tuesday 30 June

The Birmingham Film Festival is a 10-day international film celebration showcasing professional and independent films from around the world. The Festival is taking place across the city 6-16 November 2026. Students are welcome to enter their work in this year’s festival!

Submit your work here and claim 75% off the submission fee by using the code: BFFSTUDENT26

For those works selected for screening during the Festival, there are awards for Best Student Filmmaker, Best Young Filmmaker and Best First Time Filmmaker.

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Punch Records: Community Routes Workshops and Residency - Deadline 28 June

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Punch Records: Community Routes Workshops and Residency - Deadline 28 June

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Application deadline: 28th June 2026

Induction: Thursday 20th - Friday 21st August

Residency: Monday 24th - Friday 28th August

Shambala Festival: Saturday 29th August

https://www.wearepunch.co.uk/community-routes

Applications are open for Punch Records’ Community Routes, supporting the next wave of DJs, vocalists, broadcasters, photographers and digital artists.

This free creative development programme offers 50 fully funded places for 18-25 year-olds in the West Midlands with the opportunity to develop their creative and professional skills, with a residency, showcase and performance opportunities at Shambala Festival, a programme of workshops, and a chance to get an industry mentor.

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Punch - UK's Leading Music & Arts Agency

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Community Routes — Punch - UK’s Leading Music & Arts Agency

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Community Routes is an exciting new FREE programme packed with workshops, mentorship and a residency dedicated to equip the next generation of young creative professionals in the West Midlands with the skills and support that they need to thrive in the Creative Industries, across five key areas - Graphic Design, Music Technology, Event Production, Film, Vocal Performance.

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Photographs within and without their communities

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Photographs within and without their communities

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Deadline: Midnight, 26th July 2026 (BST)

Photographs within and without their communities is an interdisciplinary, student-focused conference funded by Midlands4Cities through the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

All speaker applicants must be postgraduate students (Masters or PhD). Audience registration will be open to anyone interested in the conference research topics, including undergraduate students, academics, artists, and practitioners.

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AWAS Session: Editing for Argument - 03 June

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AWAS Session: Editing for Argument - 03 June

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Date: Wednesday 3 June 2026
Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: Online via Zoom
Register Here!

AWAS Presents: Editing for Argument: Identifying Where to Advance Your Analysis in the Writing Process — a practical session focused on strengthening academic arguments through revision. Explore strategies for identifying gaps in analysis, deepening critical engagement, and refining structure and clarity to produce more persuasive and cohesive writing.

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Date: Friday 5 June

Time: 16.00-17.30

Venue: Online.

Sign up for the Zoom link.

The aim of these sessions is help you carve out 60 minutes - your power hour - of protected time to focus on a project of your choice, strengthened by accountability and supported by a community of peers.

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Community Lawyering: What is it? And why is it important? - 8 June

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Community Lawyering: What is it? And why is it important? - 8 June

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Date: Monday 8 June

Time: 12.30-14.30

Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Law Building

No need to sign up – just come along!

In today's rapidly changing social and legal context, there is a real need for law students and lawyers to work collaboratively with communities to address systemic legal issues and be part of community engagement and power-building.

In this workshop, the Citizens UK Migrants & Refugee Organising team will share insights into what community lawyering is, it's history and context, why it is important, and how it intersects with community action and campaigning for change. The talk will bring in examples of community lawyering in practice and encourage space for critical thinking around the advantages of the approach and how we create more space to practise this.

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Through community organising, we build people’s power to lead change for the common good, develop community leaders and strengthen civic institutions.

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Beyond the Pitch: football futures careers event - 10 June

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Beyond the Pitch: football futures careers event - 10 June

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Date: Wednesday 10 June

Time: 09:30 - 17:00

Venue: Alan Walters

Register here

Spend the day exploring careers in the football industry with professionals from a wide range of roles. This event welcomes students from all disciplines, whether you're a lifelong football fan, interested in sport as a career, or simply curious about using your degree in a new industry. Talks span a wide range of disciplines, including coaching, performance, medical, wellbeing, business, media and technology.

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Date: Wednesday 10 June

Time: 18:00-19:30

Venue: The Exchange

More information and registration

Join The Exchange Book Club in partnership with Lyza Lawal (@lyzaslibrary). Together, we’ll celebrate a list of amazing books featuring powerful stories inspired by the arts and sciences behind our exhibition Seeing the Sun.

Expect lively conversation, fresh perspectives, and a welcoming space in the heart of the city. The second book on our TBR (to-be-read) list is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

Tickets for this book club are £5 per person, which includes entry to the session and a drink.

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Queer Botanical Drawing Workshop - 10 June

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Queer Botanical Drawing Workshop - 10 June

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Date: Wednesday 10 June

Time: 17:45-19:45

Venue: The Exchange

More information and registration

Queer artist Edward Luke Thrush leads a drawing workshop using plants from the University’s botanic gardens at Winterbourne House.

Working in pen and ink, explore the intersection of queerness and nature in a friendly, inclusive setting this Pride month. Using plants from the garden as your inspiration, you’ll explore shape, texture, colour, and the play of light, learning to capture the beauty of the natural world on paper.

£5 student tickets available.

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Date: Thursday 11 June

Time: 11.00-16.30

Venue: Online

This event will take place in Winterbourne and online. In person spaces have all been allocated but you are more than welcome to join online!

Join Cai for a series of half-day Writing Retreats this summer.

The aim of these retreats is to support your research project goals by creating protected time to focus on a writing or research project of your choice, strengthened by accountability and supported by a community of peers.

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Date: Friday 19 June

Time: 13.00-15.00

Venue: Arts G38a (PGR Common Room)

All postgrads across the College of Arts & Law are welcome. Beverages and nibbles provided.

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Date: Friday 19 June

Time: 16.30-17.30

Location: Online via Zoom.

All postgrads in the College are welcome. Sign up via Jotform for Zoom Link. Hosted by Cai.

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Please fill in this form to request the code to the PGR Common Room (for postgraduate researchers only).

The Common Room now has 12 lockers, installed on a trial basis. The lockers will be available on a good faith basis during this trial, with keys left in the lockers. Completing the above form means you are agreeing to the terms of the locker policy.

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Deadline: Sunday 28 June

Are you are family member or friend who’s stepped up to care for a child when a parent wasn’t able to? You may be eligible to take part in research looking at how to make a difference to support kinship carers.

What is this research about?

We want to see if a tailored course of “parent-led” Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help carers. You will be offered between 6-12 sessions online or in-person.

How can I find out more?

Please get in touch with Eleanor Sinfield (e.sinfield@bham.ac.uk).

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The Student Support Fund (SSF) offers non-repayable support to help with essential living and course-related costs.

When does the SSF close for applications?

For postgraduate students and international applicants, the Fund will remain open until the end of August 2026.

The University also offers financial support and advice for all postgraduates, from budgeting advice to financial assistance. You can find a full list of financial support resources here.

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Information about the Student Support Fund (SSF) - a scheme administered by the Funding, Graduation and Awards team - including advice and guidance about the scheme and downloadable application form.

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Careers Network has two different Canvas courses available for PGR Careers.

PGR Careers In Academia has top tips designed to help you on your journey towards a career in academia.

PGR Careers Beyond Academia has information on how to move your career beyond academia.

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The PGR Induction Hub 2025-26 will help you start your research journey here at the College of Arts & Law.

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Round 14: Monday 15 June - 12 noon (GMT) on Monday 20 July 2026

All postgraduate students in the College of Arts and Law are eligible to apply for funding to help with conference expenses or research expenses as part of the Postgraduate Research Support Fund. The funding can cover anything from travel and accommodation to photocopying and books.

Postgraduate taught students should contact calpg-research@contacts.bham.ac.uk for more information.

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“Who wishes to walk with me?”: Walt Whitman, Poet of Places - 2 June 2026

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“Who wishes to walk with me?”: Walt Whitman, Poet of Places - 2 June 2026

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Date: Tuesday 2nd June 2026

Time: 4pm

Venue: Lecture Room 3, Arts Building

The Arts of Place annual lecture, a collaboration with Oxford Centre for Life-Writing, brings together thinking about place with some of the most exciting current work in the fields of biography and life-writing. Lives happen in places; places shape lives and have lives of their own.

For 2026 we welcome Professor Karen Karbiener from New York University.

Walt Whitman (1819–1892), often celebrated as ‘The Poet of New York’, never travelled beyond North America and spent most of his life in only a few locations. Yet he remains a living presence in Bolton, a former Lancashire mill town, where an annual ‘Whitman Walk’ through the surrounding countryside has taken place, with occasional interruptions, since 1887.

More details and (recommended) registration:
https://www.oxfordwritingmentors.com/book-now/p/professor-karen-karbiener-who-wishes-to-walk-with-me-walt-whitman-poet-of-places

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Multispecies Collective PhD Workshop - 2 June

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Multispecies Collective PhD Workshop - 2 June

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Date: Tuesday 2 June

Time: 0900-1700

Venue: Westmere House

The workshop is designed as a space for thoughtful exchange across disciplines, with opportunities to present research, reflect on methods and challenges, and build connections with other postgraduate researchers and academics working on related themes. Alongside research presentations, the programme will include interactive discussion sessions aimed at encouraging conversation, collaboration, and mutual support across different fields and approaches.

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Multispecies Collective PhD Workshop 2026 | The Multispecies Collective

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Join our one-day interdisciplinary PhD workshop bringing postgraduate and senior researchers together to explore methods, challenges, and interdisciplinary connections in multispecies approaches to research through presentations, discussion, and collaborative workshops.

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Date: Tuesday 9 June 2026

Time: 13:00-15:00

Venue: Alan Walters Building, Lecture Room 2

Are you passionate about storytelling, languages, or both?

For Film & Creative Writing Students:

Please bring a printed poem or short story and see it transformed into another language.

For Modern Languages Students:

Explore the art of translating creative writing into the language you study.

What to expect:

· Hands-on creative translation practice

· Guidance from Modern Languages staff

· Tips on building authentic international characters

· Learn how to make stories set abroad feel real and immersive

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Philosophy, Creativity, and Art: Yoruba Metaphysics as Inspiration - 10 June

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Philosophy, Creativity, and Art: Yoruba Metaphysics as Inspiration - 10 June

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Date: Wednesday 10 June 2026

Time: 12.30-14.00

Venue: Arts 127, Lecture Room 3

Lunchtalk on Philosophy, Creativity, and Art: Yoruba Metaphysics as Inspiration from world-leading scholar of Africa Toyin Falola (UT Austin). Food provided!

See https://globalphilosophyofreligion.com/gpr_events/toyin-falola-public-lecture/ and register here

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Toyin Falola Public Lecture - Global Philosophy of Religion

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Toyin Falola (UT Austin) will deliver deliver a public lecture on 10th June 2026. Full details, including location and time, tbc: check back on this page!

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Preparing postdoc funding, grant, and fellowship applications: practical tips for PGRs

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Preparing postdoc funding, grant, and fellowship applications: practical tips for PGRs

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Date: Tuesday 1 June 2026

Time: 12:00 - 13:30

Location: Online

Sign up via the event listing on Careers Connect

Fellowships and other Early Career Postdoc funding grants can be a great way to establish yourself as an independent researcher and set you up to apply for longer-term academic positions. They are, however, increasingly competitive.

This workshop aims to equip you with practical tips on how to write a strong research funding or fellowship application.

The second half will focus on a Q&A discussion with current academic staff who hold various postdoctoral fellowships, giving you the chance to ask any questions that you have.

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Scroll down to view each section of the Newsletter. Slide to the right to see posts in each section. These posts are in order of date, first to the last of the month, although some posts may be pinned at the beginning of the row.

Each post will have a title and text summary, but you can click on the post to view attachments in full-screen or download, or to follow a link to sign-up for an event.

See the full list of your community newsletters.

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1. Your Community Newsletter

2. Announcements and Resources for PGRs

3. PG Community and University Events

4. Research Events

5. Careers Network

6. Funding, Awards, and Prizes

7. Call for Papers

8. Other Opportunities

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Each monthly newsletter, hosted here on Padlet, is a dynamic, live bulletin board. Highlights and important information will be emailed to postgraduate researchers (MRes, MPhil, MA by Res, PhD) on the first and third Friday of the month.

Postgraduate taught students will receive a monthly email on the first Friday of the month.

Check out our Instagram @CAL_PG for more information and fortnightly round-ups!

All times given in British Summer Time (BST).

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"Rebel Light" Film Screening Series: 'Paradise Circus' - 10 June

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"Rebel Light" Film Screening Series: 'Paradise Circus' - 10 June

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Date: Wednesday 10 June

Time: 18.00-20.00

Venue: BRIG Café, The Warehouse, 54–57 Allison Street, B5 5TH

Free (booking required)

Rebel Light is a vital film series showcasing key works by the celebrated Birmingham Film and Video Workshop. Drawing on the radical traditions of the Birmingham Film & Video Workshop (BFVW) and the critical imagination of Stuart Hall, these films invite audiences to rethink how stories of place, identity, and power are produced — and who gets to produce them. Across six bold works from the 1970s and 1980s, we encounter a Britain alive with cultural struggle and creative resistance.

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Register Here – Rebel Light: Radical Visions of Britain on Film – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street

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Rebel Light: Radical Visions of Britain on Film – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Multiple dates and times - Rebel Light: Radical Visions of Britain on Film
A film series featuring It Ain’t Half Racist, Mum (1979) • African Oasis (1982) • Traces Left (1983) • Giro: Is This the Modern World? (1985) • Lan…

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every.body.writes: online queer writing workshop - 12 June

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every.body.writes: online queer writing workshop - 12 June

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Date: Friday 12 June

Time: 14.00-18.00 (BST)

Venue: Online

every·body·writes is queer run experimental writing workshop that explores how our physical selves are sources of < non-hegemonic > languages of their own and incorporates them into our writing practices. through somatic practices, theatrical techniques and shared vulnerability, we invite participants to reimagine their relationship to the < plurality of > languages of our bodies and what they carry.

theme: code switching – when our bodies write different identities

The workshop is open to members of staff and postgraduate students.

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Extended Deadline: 15 June

See attached opportunity for all PhD students. It is funded by M4C but open to all regardless of funding status.

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Stuff and Nonsense: Truth, Lies and Museum Objects- 17 June

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Stuff and Nonsense: Truth, Lies and Museum Objects- 17 June

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Date: Wednesday 17 June

Time: 11:30-13:00

Venue: Alan Walters LT2/G11

More information and sign up here

Get ready for a playful, participatory session that shows the power of hands‑on learning by letting you experience it for yourself. Inspired by Would I Lie to You?, you’ll work with real museum objects from University Collections to create one 'true' story and two convincing lies!

Working in teams, you’ll handle objects, interpret evidence, build persuasive narratives, and try to fool the other groups. Along the way, you’ll practise critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills. No subject knowledge is needed - curiosity, openness, and a willingness to take a risk are enough.

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Stuff and Nonsense: truth, lies, and museum objects

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Is it a dinner plate? Or is it an ancient frisbee? This interactive, hands-on sessions brings two truths and a lie to real museum objects! Can you come up with convincing stories for items from the University Collections?

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"Rebel Light" Film Screening Series: 'Giro: Is This The Modern World?' - 17 June

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"Rebel Light" Film Screening Series: 'Giro: Is This The Modern World?' - 17 June

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Date: Wednesday 17 June

Time: 18.00-20.00

Venue: BRIG Café, The Warehouse, 54–57 Allison Street, B5 5TH

Free (booking required)

Rebel Light is a vital film series showcasing key works by the celebrated Birmingham Film and Video Workshop. Drawing on the radical traditions of the Birmingham Film & Video Workshop (BFVW) and the critical imagination of Stuart Hall, these films invite audiences to rethink how stories of place, identity, and power are produced — and who gets to produce them. Across six bold works from the 1970s and 1980s, we encounter a Britain alive with cultural struggle and creative resistance.

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Register Here – Rebel Light: Radical Visions of Britain on Film – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street

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Rebel Light: Radical Visions of Britain on Film – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Multiple dates and times - Rebel Light: Radical Visions of Britain on Film
A film series featuring It Ain’t Half Racist, Mum (1979) • African Oasis (1982) • Traces Left (1983) • Giro: Is This the Modern World? (1985) • Lan…

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"Rebel Light" Film Screening Series: 'African Oasis' - 24 June

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"Rebel Light" Film Screening Series: 'African Oasis' - 24 June

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Date: Wednesday 24 June

Time: 18.00-20.00

Venue: BRIG Café, The Warehouse, 54–57 Allison Street, B5 5TH

Free (booking required)

Rebel Light is a vital film series showcasing key works by the celebrated Birmingham Film and Video Workshop. Drawing on the radical traditions of the Birmingham Film & Video Workshop (BFVW) and the critical imagination of Stuart Hall, these films invite audiences to rethink how stories of place, identity, and power are produced — and who gets to produce them. Across six bold works from the 1970s and 1980s, we encounter a Britain alive with cultural struggle and creative resistance.

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Register Here – Rebel Light: Radical Visions of Britain on Film – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street

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Rebel Light: Radical Visions of Britain on Film – BRIG Cafe, The Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Multiple dates and times - Rebel Light: Radical Visions of Britain on Film
A film series featuring It Ain’t Half Racist, Mum (1979) • African Oasis (1982) • Traces Left (1983) • Giro: Is This the Modern World? (1985) • Lan…

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CAL Masters Dissertation Conference - 25 June

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CAL Masters Dissertation Conference - 25 June

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Date: Thursday 25 June

Time: 09.30-17.00

Venue: Law Lecture Theatre 2

This hybrid conference provides Masters students with a supportive platform to present their dissertation research, receive feedback, and develop their communication skills. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with and exchange ideas with their peers.

Staff, students, and members of the University community are warmly invited to attend, either in person or online, to support presenters and learn more about the innovative work being undertaken across the College.

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Workshop: British Participation in International Conferences, c.1914-1991 - 29 June

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Workshop: British Participation in International Conferences, c.1914-1991 - 29 June

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Date: Monday 29 June

Time: 10:00-17:00

Venue: LR6 (Arts Building)

Join us for a stimulating workshop orbiting British involvement in international conferences in the short twentieth century. There will be a host of fascinating presentations, Q&A panels, and a keynote lecture.

Kindly funded by BRIHC.

Complete this form to register your attendance

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Monday 29 June 2026
10:00-17:00
LR6, Arts Building, University of Birmingham
Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures
britintconferences2026@outlook.com

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BLS Environment & Sustainability Research Theme Summer Gathering - 1 July

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BLS Environment & Sustainability Research Theme Summer Gathering - 1 July

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Date: Wednesday 1 July

Time: 13.30-18.00

Venue: Law Boardroom 220

This is open to all staff and PhD students. Please forward this email or share the attached posters with your networks and if anyone is interested, please email Iyan Offor at i.offor@bham.ac.uk or Rubina Chaudhary at rns859@student.bham.ac.uk and we will forward the meeting invites!

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Creative Practice Colloquium - 9 and 10 July

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Creative Practice Colloquium - 9 and 10 July

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Date: 9 and 10 July

Venue: Westmere House

CPC 2026 creates an exploratory space to examine the ethical implications of writing others, filming others and speaking about or through others, with particular attention to consent, power and positionality.

To apply, please fill in this Google Form with a short summary of your practice and why you’d like to attend.

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The annual Creative Practice Colloquium for 2026 takes place on 9-10 July 2026 at Westmere House, University of Birmingham, UK. With his year’s theme, we’d like to responds to urgent questions surrounding voice, authority, authorship and mediation within creative and critical practice. CPC 2026 creates an exploratory space to examine the ethical implications of writing others, filming others and speaking about or through others, with particular attention to consent, power and positionality.

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Beyond the PhD: Careers and Job Applications for International Students - 19 June

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Beyond the PhD: Careers and Job Applications for International Students - 19 June

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Date: Friday 19 June 2026

Time: 09.00-17.00

Location: Murray Learning Centre UG10

Sign up via this Microsoft Form

The event will bring together international graduates and professionals from academia and industry to share their experiences of finding jobs, international recruitment challenges, and building careers after their PhD. It will also include a talk from the Careers Network.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

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Deadline: 31 October 2026

The Midland History Essay Prize of £400 is offered in 2026 for the best essay submitted on an historical subject relating to midland England. The essay must be a genuine work of original research, not hitherto published or accepted for publication as an article in a peer-reviewed academic journal or a chapter in an edited collection book produced by an academic publisher in history or a related subject. The text must not exceed 10,000 words, including footnotes, tables and figure captions. There is the opportunity for the winning essay, and others judged meritorious, to be published in Midland History.

For queries, style guides and to enter, please send to Administrative Editor, Dr Justine Pick, at j.pick@bham.ac.uk (please mark subject ‘MH Essay Prize 2026).