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.

Virtual/hybrid events

Helping you plan great meetings with total confidence

Stress-free management from our experienced team
Delivery of multi-session virtual or hybrid events

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

The Vale Village

Outdoor space, accommodation, bar and catering in lakeside parkland

Outdoor licence for 9,999
700+ en-suite rooms

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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Everything taken care of

You want to create event experiences to remember. We’re here to help, every step of the way.

Experts on your side

A friendly, knowledgeable team to transform your ideas and stay on budget

Food and drink

Great catering from an award-winning
team of chefs

A complete service

Support from start to finish, from initial brief to event planning and delivery

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