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Job: CAL Student Experience Ambassador - Deadline 24 August

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Job: CAL Student Experience Ambassador - Deadline 24 August

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Deadline: Monday 24 August, 10.00 (BST).

Please complete the application form.

Interview Date: We expect interviews to take place between on Thursday 10 September, online via Zoom.

Start date: Training and work is likely to begin week commencing Monday 14 September.

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Lapworth Museum Creative Writing Competition

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Lapworth Museum Creative Writing Competition

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Deadline: 12.00 (noon), Friday 31 July

The Lapworth Museum of Geology is looking for creative fiction from writers of any background! Submit your work throughout July for a chance to win.

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Lapworth Museum Creative Writing Competition - NOW OPEN - University of Birmingham

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The Lapworth Museum of Geology is looking for creative fiction from writers of any background! Submit your work throughout July for a chance to win.

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Languages for All - opens 09.00, Monday 8 June

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Languages for All - opens 09.00, Monday 8 June

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Applications open: 09.00, Monday 8 June.

Ever wanted to learn Japanese? Brush up on your French? Or try something completely new alongside your degree? Applications for Languages for All free language courses open on Monday 8 June for the 2026/27 academic year.

The application form will be available on the Languages for All homepage from 8 June. You will need your UoB email address to apply.

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Languages for All - University of Birmingham

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Want to learn a new language or keep up the skills you developed at school, but not studying for a language degree?

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Date: Friday 3 July

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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The CAL Graduate School Support Hub 2025-26 is an important resource, where you can find the PGR Handbook and other signposting information.

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Link to Postgraduate Research exclusive events

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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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Date: Wednesday 8 July

Time: 17:45-19:45

Venue: The Exchange

Tickets: £5 student tickets

Tickets and more information

Harness sunlight at The Exchange to create striking blue-and-white prints with artist and printmaker Jo Gane.

Using this historic photographic technique, you’ll turn light and simple materials into your own unique cyanotype to take home.

No previous experience required!

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The Exchange Bookclub: My Year of Rest and Relaxation - 8 July

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The Exchange Bookclub: My Year of Rest and Relaxation - 8 July

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Date: Wednesday 8 July

Time: 18:00-19:30

Venue: The Exchange

Tickets: £5 (includes a drink from the cafe!)

Tickets and more information

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

July's book on our TBR (to-be-read) list is My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh.

Expect lively conversation, fresh perspectives, and a welcoming space in the heart of the city.

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Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme - Deadline 17 July

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Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme - Deadline 17 July

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Deadline: Friday 17 July 2026

Link to apply: Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme - University of Birmingham.

Want to work in a high-profile or senior role in the future but are not sure how to get there? This programme connects you to leading alumni mentors who share their experiences and advice to help students refine their career plans and to reach their full potential!

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The Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme is a unique one year opportunity to learn from one of our expert Birmingham alumni mentors.

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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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Midland History Essay Prize - Deadline 31 October

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Midland History Essay Prize - Deadline 31 October

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Deadline: Saturday 31 October

The Midland History Essay Prize of £400 is offered in 2026 for the best essay submitted on an historical subject relating to midland England.

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).

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CAL Postgraduate Research Support Fund - Deadline 20 July

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CAL Postgraduate Research Support Fund - Deadline 20 July

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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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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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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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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' or 'Call for Submissions' in your field? Let me know so I can advertise them here! Contact c.b.lyons@bham.ac.uk or post the details in the PG Suggestion Padlet!

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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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Libraries and Learning Resources for PGRs

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Libraries and Learning Resources for PGRs

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Libraries and Learning Resources has a Canvas course to support PGR.

Check it out here.

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Link to Postgraduate Researcher Writing Summer School

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Tuesday 14 - Thursday 16 July 2026
Main Library Fourth Floor Training Room

Enrol on the Canvas module for further information and to book your place

This annual event gives you the opportunity to consider your writing from a range of perspectives; practise your writing in the context of your own work; increase your confidence in your writing; and network with other postgraduate researchers.

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Postgraduate Researcher Writing Summer School

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Information about the annual PGR Writing Summer School.

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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. About this Newsletter

2. Announcements and Resources for PGRs

3. PG Community and University Events

4. Careers Network

5. Funding, Awards, and Prizes

6. Call for Papers

7. Other Opportunities

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Link to Guidance to PG Suggestions Padlet Guidance document

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Click the box to open another Padlet, where you can leave suggestions for future events and activities, or leave feedback.

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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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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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Link to Writing Retreats registration form

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Date: Friday 10 July

Time: 10.30-13.30

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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Link to Rare Plant Fair - University of Birmingham

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Winterbourne's Rare Plant Fair - 12 July

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Winterbourne's Rare Plant Fair - 12 July

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Date: Sunday 12 July

Time: 10.30-16.30

Venue: Winterbourne House and Garden

Shop from specialist growers and nurseries from around the country and get their expert advice while you’re at it.

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Rare Plant Fair - University of Birmingham

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The Rare Plant Fair returns for another year of fascinating and unusual plants!

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Date: Wednesday 15 July

Time: 16:30-17:30

Location: Online via Zoom.

Registration (via Jotform).

Connect with your fellow postgrads online! All postgrads in the College, from masters students to PhD researchers, are welcome. Hosted by Cai.

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Link to Writing Retreats registration form

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Summer Writing Retreat - Wednesday 22 July

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Summer Writing Retreat - Wednesday 22 July

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Date: Wednesday 22 July

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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BIA PGR Online Workshops - 18 July-11 August

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BIA PGR Online Workshops - 18 July-11 August

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Date: 28 July-11 August

Time: 13:00-15:00

Venue: Online (Zoom)

This summer, the BIA will be offering a series of online workshops to support your understanding and development of Academic English.

See attached document for sign-up links.

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Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival: Alan Barnes Quartet - 25 July

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Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival: Alan Barnes Quartet - 25 July

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Date: Thursday 25 July

Time: 18.30 - 22.00

Venue: Winterbourne House and Garden

Part of the city-wide Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival, experience an evening of vibrant jazz music performed by the Alan Barnes Quartet, set against the beautiful backdrop of Winterbourne’s botanical garden.

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Birmingham Jazz and Blues - Winterbourne House and Garden

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Part of the city-wide Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival, experience an evening of vibrant jazz music set against the beautiful backdrop of Winterbourne’s botanical garden.