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Events in April

Forthcoming Events

Wed 1st April

Barber Family: Light and Landscape: 11am - 3pm; The Exchange, Centenary Square; Take part in a tactile, making activity inspired by the light and landscape of A Landscape with Cattle and Figures, Karel Dujardin. Barber Family workshops are free and drop in, for children aged 4-10yo and their grown-ups.

Explore family tours at The Exchange: 11am - noon; The Exchange, Centenary Square; A new bank clerk uncovers bank secrets and explores mysterious items from the past in a family-friendly adventure for ages 4-11 (and their grown-ups). Booking essential - 1 free ticket per child, to be accompanied by an adult.

Explore family tours at The Exchange: 1pm - 2pm; The Exchange, Centenary Square; A new bank clerk uncovers bank secrets and explores mysterious items from the past in a family-friendly adventure for ages 4-11 (and their grown-ups). Booking essential - 1 free ticket per child, to be accompanied by an adult.

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

Thu 2nd April

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

Sat 4th April

Heritage Tours at The Exchange: 11am - 4pm; The Exchange, Centenary Square; Discover The Exchange, opened in 1933 as the Headquarters of Birmingham Municipal Bank and now part of the University. See the banking hall, vaults, and rooms not normally open to the public. Tours at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00, booking essential.

Tue 7th April

Philosophy Workshop: Role-playing games for mental health: 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Winterbourne House & Gardens; How do role-playing games allow us to explore different situations and take up different perspectives? Explore the topic with Dr Jodie Russell at Winterbourne - free entry with student ID, but booking for this workshop is essential.

Wed 8th April

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

Thu 9th April

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

Mon 13th April

Preparing for your viva: 2pm - 3pm; Main Library Fourth Floor Training Room; The viva is an important part of the assessment for your programme. Attend this workshop in the months approaching your viva to do some practical activities to help you prepare.

Wed 15th April

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

Thu 16th April

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

Fri 17th April

Shut Up and Work for early career researchers: 9:30am - 4:30pm; Main Library Fourth Floor Training Room; Work on your own writing, planning or literature discovery in a quiet but supportive environment. There will be time to set targets at the beginning of the day and there will be regular planned breaks to enable you to network or take a walk.

Sat 18th April

Barber Family: Chalk Cliff Comics: 11am - 3pm; The Exchange, Centenary Square; Join a writing and illustration workshop with artist Michael D Kennedy inspired by Chalk Cliffs in the Sun, by Otto Dix. Barber Family workshops are for children aged 4 –10 years and their grown-ups.

Wed 22nd April

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

Thu 23rd April

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

Tue 28th April

Artisan Market: 10am - 4pm; University Square; Find tasty food, handmade gifts, and more as the bustling Artisan Market comes to campus!

Wed 29th April

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

PGT Essentials: Getting started with your dissertation: 2pm - 3:30pm; Online; How do I get started with my dissertation? Where do I begin with literature searching? How can I engage with my subject critically communicate this in my writing? Three advisors from the ASC will give you some top tips followed by a Q&A.

Re-viewing the ‘bad’ arts of Tudor and Stuart England: 5pm - 6pm; Room G11, Alan Walters building; In her inaugural lecture, Professor Tara Hamling argues that deeply engrained value judgements about what constitutes ‘art’ or serious historical evidence have produced a distorted and partial version of Tudor and Stuart history.

Thu 30th April

Barber Baby: Still Life with a Garland of Fruit: 11am - noon; The Dome, Bramall Music Building; Experience the magic of live music inspired by works from the Barber collection. Relax, listen, or dance - adventure awaits! Ideal for 0-4yo and their grown ups, free and drop-in.

Thrive at UoB: gardening for wellbeing: 1:30pm - 3:30pm; On campus; Do you struggle with social isolation, low self-esteem or low mood? Meet Thrive – a gardening for health charity with 40 years’ experience. Work with volunteers and practitioners on seasonal gardening activities to meet others and build confidence.

Every monument will fall: in conversation with Dan Hicks: 4:30pm - 6:30pm; Lecture Room 1, Arts building and online; Hear Prof Dan Hicks (University of Oxford) in conversation with Prof Corinne Fowler (University of Leicester) to discuss his new book 'Every Monument Will Fall: a story of remembering and forgetting', with support from The Heath Bookshop.

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