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Summer weather + iced drinks = 😎✨🌞⛱️
Need iced drinks before class? We’ve got our own cafes on campus (indoors and out of the sun 👀)
22/06/2026
Windrush Day is celebrated every year on 22 June to remember the contributions made by Caribbean migrants and their families to the UK, and this year's theme "Honouring the Past, Shaping the Future" centres on intergenerational connection and a continuation of celebrating Caribbean heritage and history for future generations 💭
🔍 Sabrina Bowen, one of our award-winning PhD researchers at Birkbeck, has focused her research on exploring the intergenerational transnational activities and identities of the UK Anglophone Caribbean diaspora. In observation of Windrush Day, she said: "For me, Windrush Day is a time to honour my grandparents' generation who sacrificed so much. They left their home, friends and family members behind to help rebuild the UK and create a more financially stable life for themselves and their families despite the hardships and racism they faced.
My research explores the transnational practices and identities formations of the Caribbean diaspora through an intergenerational lens. It explores the diverse ways in which diasporic individuals and communities maintain connections with the Caribbean, how these relationships change over time and between generations, and the resulting social, cultural and economic impacts on both the Caribbean and its diaspora."
18/06/2026
Join Guardian sportswriter Emma John, historian Dr Prashant Kidambi, and former professional cricketer Simon Hughes in examining cricket's new imperialism 🏏
💬 India’s financial dominance – generating 80% of the game’s revenue – has turned it into cricket’s only superpower. No country can compete with its overwhelming passion for the sport, and no league can compete with the popularity or deep pockets of its Indian Premier League. Join our speakers in examining the evolution of this sport!
📅 Monday 22 June
🕕 6-9pm
📍 Birkbeck Malet St
Book your FREE ticket here!
🎟️ https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/61653/crickets-new-imperialism-how-an-english-colonial-sport-became-indias-political-tool
17/06/2026
Meet Timothy Noad, the Birkbeck graduate behind King Charles' royal cypher ✨
🪙 Tim’s craftsmanship has adorned Royal Charters, letters patent issued by the monarch and even coins in the nation’s pockets. He has earned an international reputation for the precision and beauty of his craft, and 2026 marks his fortieth year in the profession!
Read more about it here!
👉 https://ow.ly/Rkiv50ZcJ7l
16/06/2026
Join Professor Akane Kawakami's FREE lecture on transhuman Tokyo in writing and film 🎞️
📽️ Millennial Tokyo has been inspirational for an international range of writers and filmmakers who have attempted to represent its everyday existence, join Professor Kawakami in examining two case studies that engage with the reality of Tokyo: Michaël Ferrier's petits portraits de l’aube (2004) and Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days (2023).
📅 Thursday 18 June
🕕 6-9pm
📍 Birkbeck Clore Management Centre
Book your ticket now!
🎟️ https://ow.ly/bZQO50ZchXo
15/06/2026
There’s so much to do as a student in London, come check out Fatima’s favourite things to do on a sunny day out 🍵📚
Did you know? Scientists at Birkbeck are studying synaesthesia and how it happens in the brain 🧠
🧑🔬 For scientists, synaesthesia offers a rare window into the deepest workings of the mind and showcases how memory, perception and meaning come together. Our research team is working on an exciting new project on the psychological and brain processing of synaesthesia, where participants can take part through their survey!
Read more below!
👉 https://ow.ly/Iegb50Zb8g0
When it comes to the Perch and Central Cafe on campus, there’s just too much to choose from! 😤☕️
12/06/2026
Mark your calendars, our annual Science Week starts next week! 🤩
🧑🔬 Led by our Faculty of Science, this is a week of free public lectures and related events to celebrate and share the exciting work by our research staff open to students, staff and the wider community. Each evening will see exhibits, lab tours, and the awarding of three Science PhD prizes to exceptional early career researchers from each School!
Book your FREE tickets now!
🎟️ https://ow.ly/lKbo50Zb7k0
12/06/2026
We are excited to announce, with thanks to a major investment of more than £400,000 in funding, Birkbeck is launching a pioneering AI and child development PhD programme! ✨
🧠 These four fully-supported PhD studentships, as part of The CareTech Foundation and Blakebank Trust PhD Programme in AI and the Developing Child and co-funded with the ESRC-funded UBEL DTP, will support a new generation of researchers in exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping early childhood development.
Read more below!
👉 https://ow.ly/XTeV50ZaFrT