The Big Draw!
Tuesday 7 June, 13:00-15:00, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Suitable for all students
Join us for a fun, social and relaxing drawing exploration inspired by the Barber's collection.
Student Engagement Coordinator Kirsty will guide your doodles and scribbles using fun and imaginative drawing activities and exercises inspired by our collection. You will work collaboratively with fellow students to create your own works and experimental larger scale drawings.
This free workshop for students will be held at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts and has limited spaces, so booking is essential. No experience necessary, and all materials will be provided.
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Careers Network: Applying to Graduate Entry Medicine/Dentistry - top tips on personal statements
Wednesday 8 June, 12:00-13:30, online
Suitable for all students
This Careers Network webinar aims to provide you with advice and guidance on how to write a good personal statement to graduate entry medicine/dentistry. By the end of this session you will be in a better position to:
- Identify your relevant work experiences
- Reflect on skills and qualities you have developed so far
- Write a successful personal statement
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Careers Network: NatWest Business Builder - an intro to business modelling
Wednesday 8 June, 14:00-15:30, online
Suitable for all students
Before the days of Google Maps and Sat-Nav systems, we had the fold-out Michelin. If you were lost on the road, you pulled over, opened the map, found where you started and found where your desired destination. By having your entire journey in one view, it allows you to understand where you are, where you need to go and where you may have taken a wrong turn. This view is crucial when developing a new business.
For this Zoom session, join the Business Builder team as we explore the Business Model Canvas, a one-page ‘road map’ of your business. Examining the 9 key areas of a business model to examine the best practices for your business, you’ll come away with a sense of where small, medium and large changes could be made to your business model to improve the way you operate for maximum profitability and rapid growth.
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A Poetry tour with Writer Adrian B. Earle - a creative writing workshop
Wednesday 8 June, 14:00-16:00, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Suitable for all students
Join award winning Poet Adrian B. Earle for an intimate poetry tour of the Barber.
Adrian has compiled an anthology of writings inspired by our collection, offering an alternative lens to explore and reflect on the galleries.
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PGR Development: Starting to write
Thursday 9 June, 11:00-13:00, Room 103, Alan Walters
Suitable for postgraduate research students
This workshop is for those at the beginning of their development as postgraduate research level academic writers. It provides an introduction to: the writing process, your knowledge of yourself as a writer, and strategies for planning and creating text.
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Online Group Coaching for PGRs
Thursday 9, 16, 23 and 30 June, from 15:00, online via Zoom
Suitable for postgraduate research students
Join the new online group coaching programme for PGR students, where you can learn a 'self-coaching' model to help you develop effective working approaches and coping strategies. A trained coach will then offer you the opportunity to volunteer to be coached one-to-one while the other students watch. Using Zoom panel functionality, the volunteer gets a highly personalised and valuable coaching experience and the viewers get the opportunity to hear how the coachee reflects on and resolves the issues that they are facing.
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ValeFest 2022
Saturday 11 June, 12noon - 23:00, The Vale Village
Suitable for all students
Europe’s largest student-run festival celebrates its return to the Vale on the 11th June 2022. With 4 stages of live music, delicious food and countless activities right on your doorstep what’s not to love?
From Indie to D&B, you won't want to miss Valefest’s long-awaited lineup. Book your tickets now and help ValeFest support student-picked charities: Friends of the Earth (Birmingham) and EcoBirmingham.
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Barber Evening Concert: The Black Peril
Saturday 11 June, 19:30-21:30, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Building
Suitable for all students
Award-winning saxophonist, composer, poet, MC, and producer Soweto Kinch is joined by dancers and leading jazz musicians to present The Black Peril.
A politically and racially-engaged production, the show’s historical inspiration can be traced to the episodes of civil unrest in 1919 that erupted across the western world one year on from the Armistice Declaration. What should have been a moment of triumph and social cohesion disintegrated into violent disorder and racial conflict: from Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff and South Shields to Jamaica and the ‘Red Summer’ across the US, city streets were set ablaze by race riots.
The production is a reflection on this history as well as a celebration of 100 years of the ‘black music’ which followed, and is presented as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival. Student tickets cost £5.
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The Birmingham Project
Monday 13 - Thursday 23 June
Suitable for first year students at the Birmingham campuses
The Birmingham Project is an intensive and exciting two-week challenge that takes place in the last two weeks of semester two in June. This employer-endorsed programme is exclusively for first years, and offers you the unique opportunity to work in small groups with students from across the institution.
You will work on a collaborative project to explore key social and environmental issues to develop an innovative business solution.
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Summer Festival of Music: University of Birmingham Folk Band
Monday 13 June, 13:00-14:00, The Dome, Bramall Building
Suitable for all students
Join the most recent addition to University Music, University of Birmingham Folk Band and their inspirational director, Paloma Trigas, for an exciting and energetic performance of contemporary world folk music. From Bulgarian inspired tunes to Irish jigs and reels, and everything in between, this performance marks the opening of the Festival.
Free entry and no booking necessary!
PGR Development: Planning for Success
Tuesday 14 June, 10:00-11:30, online
Suitable for postgraduate research students
Designed for those in the very early stages of their postgraduate research programme (0-3 months), this workshop covers primarily research project management techniques, but also considers the nature of a research programme and the secrets of success.
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Sustainability Town Hall Event
Thursday 16 June, 11:00 - 14:00, Avon Room, University Centre
Suitable for all students
Join us on Clean Air Day for our next Sustainability Town Hall event on Edgbaston campus.
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Mums for Lungs at The Exchange
Thursday 16 June, 19:00-20:30, The Exchange, City Centre
Suitable for all students
Mums for Lungs is a grassroots organisation, founded in London and campaigning for clean air for everyone. While walking with their babies, the founding members became aware of the toxic levels of air pollution on the UK’s streets and decided to do something about it.
On Clean Air Day 2022, join University of Birmingham researchers and Birmingham-based Mums for Lungs member Kirsten de Vos to hear more about the important work being done, current campaigns and projects and how you can get involved to help make Birmingham’s air cleaner for all.
This free activity is presented as part of The Air We Breathe, a public programme at The Exchange, with an exhibition, activities and events that explore the close relationships between us, our environment and our air quality. From a hydrogen train to a sci-fi forest, discover the work being doneby the University of Birmingham to deliver clean air both here in Birmingham and around the world and how you can get involved.
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Guild of Students: Grad Ball 2022
Thursday 16 June, 19:00-00:30, Chancellor's Court
Suitable for all students
Are you ready for the party of the year? Well, the Guild of Students' Grad Ball is coming!
During this oh so exclusive event, campus takes on a festival-like vibe as students come together to celebrate their time at the University of Birmingham and see the year out with a BANG!
Chancellor’s Court will be taken over by fairground rides, street food, a huge outdoor stage featuring iconic musical acts AND there will be tents dotted around campus for you to have a relax, have a drink and sing your hearts out with your friends.
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Guild of Students: Grad Ball 2022 - After Party
Thursday 16/Friday 17 June, 00:00 onwards, Guild of Students
Suitable for all students
Not done celebrating at Grad Ball? Head to the Guild of Students to carry on the party with their exclusive Grad Ball After Party.
Tickets for the After Party are included in the Grad Ball Plus After Party tickets.
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Summer Festival of Music: Young Pilgrims
Friday 17 June, 20:00-22:00, The Crossing, Digbeth
Suitable for all students
Young Pilgrims and their leader Richard Foote will be bringing new tunes and presenting their UoB offspring - Younger Pilgrims. This gig of three sets includes new orchestrations from Jonathan Silk, and special guest, Tom Ford. Student group Younger Pilgrims perform for the first time, and Young Pilgrims close the night with their jazz-rock energised brass band sound.
Student tickets cost £5.
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Little Creators: City Building
Saturday 18 June, 10:00-12:00, The Exchange, City Centre
Suitable for students who are parents/carers or have young relatives
Join us for a city building and model making workshop aimed at Little Creators aged five plus, led by Dr. Sophie Hadfield-Hill and Professor Peter Kraftl.
We’ll explore what makes a good city, how we want our cities look and how we can better design them for children, young people and families. In this hands-on, creative session we’ll work together to build a model city that’s environmentally friendly, complete with homes, transport and spaces for play and nature. At the end of the session your Little Creators can take their part of the city home.
This activity is presented as part of The Air We Breathe, a public programme at The Exchange, with an exhibition, activities and events that explore the close relationships between us, our environment and our air quality.
Tickets cost £3 per child.
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Summer Festival of Music: Love to Death - A Night at the Opera
Saturday 18 June, 19:30-21:00, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Building
Suitable for all students
Join us for an evening of dramatic opera arias and songs from the stage. Student singers present a selection of their favourite operas and musical theatre productions.
Tickets cost £5.
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Summer Festival of Music: Sing for the City
Sunday 19 June, 15:00-16:30, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Building
Suitable for all students and their families
As the 2022 Commonwealth Games approaches, our community singing project culminates in an uplifting afternoon of music from artists connected with Birmingham - this joyful concert includes music by Laura Mvula, ELO, Dexys Midnight Runners, UB40 and more!
Tickets cost £5 (or £2 for under 16s).
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PGR Development: Designing and presenting your poster at conferences
Monday 20 June, 13:00-15:00, Training Room (4th Floor), Main Library
Suitable for postgraduate research students
This PGR Development workshop will help you maximise the opportunity to communicate your research in a highly visual way using a poster. It will help you understand the nature of a poster session (at a conference or the University of Birmingham Research Poster Conference), how to create visual impact, and how to use PowerPoint in this context.
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Progressing in Academia: Discussion Panel
Monday 20 June, 15:00-16:30, online via Zoom
Suitable for postgraduate research students
Join panellists from Durham University, University College London, Loughborough University, University of Chichester, and our own Dr Alex Conner from the University of Birmingham for a panel discussion on their own academic careers.
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BEAR Challenge 2022: High-Performance Computing
Tuesday 21 June - Thursday 23 June, various campus locations
Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate taught students
Interested in finding out more about High Performance Computing? Join BEAR Challenge 2022! Run by Advanced Research Computing at the University, it is an incredible opportunity to experience using a High Performance Computing system.
Teams of 5 students will take part in a series of challenges held over three days, which will see you getting dedicated access to resource within Baskerville, the University's Tier 2, national supercomputer with 184 GPU’s. Student team members should have a good working knowledge of using Python plus at least one member of your team should have experience using a Linux command line.
You'll get a crash course in using Baskerville followed by challenges to complete and prizes to be won, courtesy of Lenovo! The challenges will be run in conjunction with industry experts from some of the leading technology companies in the HPC field, including Lenovo and NVIDIA, and academic staff.
The challenge will run on three consecutive days, with lunch provided.
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Summer Festival of Music: University Music Scholars showcase
Tuesday 21 June, 13:00-14:00, The Dome, Bramall Building
Suitable for all students
Each academic year, 15 talented non-music students at the University take up a performance scholarship to support their musical development. Come and enjoy this relaxed, showcase performance from a selection of talented scholarship holders from across the University.
Free entry, no booking required.
Summer Festival of Music: Music Society Performance Platform
Wednesday 22 June, 13:00-14:00, The Dome, Bramall Building
Suitable for all students
A selection of ensembles from the Music Society's Chamber Music Network give short performances, interspersed with solo performances from members of the Music Society, with musicians drawn from a wide range of subjects and disciplines.
Free entry, no booking required.
Summer Festival of Music: Brass Band at Cannon Hill
Wednesday 22 June, 18:00-19:00, Cannon Hill Park
Suitable for all students and their families
The Music Society Brass Band go back to their roots and give an informal and fun early evening performance in the restored Victorian bandstand in the heart of Cannon Hill Park. Bring a blanket, and refreshments, and sit back and relax.
Free, no booking required.
PGR Development: Working effectively with your supervisor
Thursday 23 June, 10:00-12:00, Room N334, Gisbert Kapp
Suitable for postgraduate research students
This PGR Development workshop will help you understand what to expect from the supervisor-researcher relationship and how to get the most from your supervisory team. It also covers the support available across the University which complements your supervision, and who can help you if things go wrong.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Friday 24 June, 19:00-21:30, Winterbourne House & Gardens
Suitable for all students
Bring a chair and a picnic, and enjoy a glorious summer’s evening watching this enchanting, fast-paced production of one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies. Performed in the open air, with costumes, music and dance, this performance is suitable for ages 5+.
Student tickets cost £12 (Adults £16/Children £10).
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Summer Festival of Music: Summer Festival Orchestra
Friday 24 June, 19:30-21:30, Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Building
Suitable for all students
Takemitsu's captivating Signals from Heaven for brass ensemble heralds the opening of this Summer Festival orchestral concert. We celebrate a year of outstanding student music making with this final performance of the 21/22 academic year.
A highlight of the year has been the success of the Music Society Soloist prize, with joint winners being awarded this year. Ioannis Emmanouilidis is a Maths/Music joint honours student and joins the orchestra for a performance of Elgar's Cello Concerto.
Prokofiev's fifth symphony closes the concert - a work written in 1944 - the composer stated that he "conceived of it as glorifying the grandeur of the human spirit, praising the free and happy man - his strength, his generosity, and the purity of his soul".
Student tickets cost £5.
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Late Night Exchange: Anatomical drawing with Alice Roberts
Monday 27 June, 19:00-21:30, The Exchange, City Centre
Suitable for all students
What can we learn from looking at lungs? What can they tell us about the way we live and breathe? Join anatomist and broadcaster Alice Roberts for this live drawing workshop in the atmospheric setting of The Exchange Banking Hall.
Through observation and drawing you’ll learn more about the anatomy of human lungs and start to notice shapes, textures and colours that you can use in your own artistic creations. All levels of drawing ability are welcome at this workshop. Materials will be provided.
This activity is presented as part of The Air We Breathe, a public programme at The Exchange, with an exhibition, activities and events that explore the close relationships between us, our environment and our air quality.
Student tickets cost £3.
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