Venues

Fresh modern meeting rooms to spark bright ideas, and characterful historic buildings to make a special impact – all with fast free Wi-Fi, audio-visual technology and the flexibility to suit your needs.

The Bramall

Contemporary concert hall with high-end acoustics, extensive audio-visual options, and flexible seating and stage

Auditorium with foyer, mezzanine, meeting spaces and a café
Seating for up to 450 in the auditorium

The Great Hall

Grand late-Victorian hall with stained glass and decorative ceiling, in the original redbrick buildings

Grand late-Victorian hall with marble rotunda entrance
Seating for up to 1000

Staff House

Flexible, contemporary meeting rooms in a central location

10 meeting rooms
Capacity from 12 to 80 in meeting rooms, 300 in function room

Bournbrook Pavilion

The Owsley Room, a purpose-built modern meeting space

Meeting room with range of seating layouts
Seating accommodates 90, or 120 standing

Muirhead Hospitality Suite

Private suite at the top of Muirhead Tower with spectacular views across the city

Distinctive penthouse boardroom with University-crested seating
Accommodates up to 22

Lecture Theatres

Tiered and flat-floored spaces across the whole campus

Range of flat-floored and tiered lecture theatres
Largest theatre accommodates 252

Winterbourne House and Garden

Character meeting rooms in a restored Edwardian house with a seven-acre botanic garden

2 meeting rooms, with refreshment room
Accommodates up to 48 across 2 meeting rooms

Lapworth Museum of Geology

Outstanding geological collection, housed in an original Edwardian museum

Single museum gallery space, among impressive fossil collection
Accommodates up to 200 standing

Sport & Fitness

Spacious, flexible arena for sports events, conferences and exhibitions

Large sports hall, divisible into 2 or 3 halls
Bleacher seats accommodate 791, viewing balcony 200

Green Heart

12 acres of eco-friendly outdoor space in the heart of campus

Lawns, stepped grass amphitheatre and walkways
6000+ in outdoor areas

Teaching & Learning Building

Innovative new learning space available for hire from 2020

2 large lecture theatres with multiple meeting rooms and breakout spaces
500 in the largest lecture theatre

Hotel Conference Facilities

The University of Birmingham’s two campus hotels also offer full conference and event facilities.

Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre

A luxury hotel with a mix of modern and historic venues, offering a range of spaces for corporate functions, conferences and weddings

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Food and drink

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