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We are proud to announce the University of Bradford's programme of events as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
As a key partner of Bradford 2025, we’ve been actively contributing to this exciting year. In February, we hosted the BBC Young Reporter Festival, which brought together over 5,000 people to explore careers in the creative industries. Through our Community Researchers Programme, we’re training local residents to evaluate City of Culture events.
Our Students’ Union held Culture Fest in the Richmond Atrium, a vibrant celebration of different nationalities, and earlier this month, Theatre in the Mill sold out all five performances of its in-house production, Teaspoon of Shampoo.From using artificial intelligence (AI) to judge boxing matches to exploring Bradford City fans’ stories through virtual reality (VR), tackling climate change, and addressing topics like death, we’re inviting you to explore our stories in innovative and unexpected ways. As part of this exciting programme, alumni are also invited to take the opportunity to reconnect on campus. Read on to find out how you can arrange a class reunion alongside the Stories from Valley Parade event in June.
Best wishes,
Alumni Team |
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 | Fight or Byte: Can AI transform the boxing world? Date: Tuesday 8 April
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Location: Unique Fitness Sports Centre, Great Horton Road,
Bradford, BD7 1PP
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere: it is helping us write social media posts, it is creating our music and tv playlists, it was recently a fourth judge in a boxing match, and we’re identifying previously unidentified ways it can be used.
Staged in a boxing ring, join Tasif Khan, British super flyweight professional boxer, Dr Kamran Mahroof, Programme leader for MSc Applied AI and Data Analytics, along with other boxing pundits to debate the role of AI in sport. The panel will analyse some of the most controversial decisions in boxing, before asking you whether you think AI should be the fourth judge and other problems AI could solve during sports decisions. |
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 | Stories from Valley Parade Date: Sunday 22 June
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Location: University of Bradford Stadium, Valley Parade, Bradford, BD8 7DY
Using our technology and your stories, we’re making the unimaginable imaginable. Bradford City fans' stories will be brought to life by local artists and shown through our immersive VR technology. Discover how our Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit has changed the way burns patients are treated around the world, thanks to donations from Bradford City, and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium to feel the magic and pride experienced by fans at Valley Parade. |
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| Festivals of the Dead, October (Multiple dates and venues) Visit a café with a difference as we bring together communities, academics and artists to explore death through the lens of culture, faith and health,
Further information to be shared about this event shortly. |
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Climate Justice for Women, University of Bradford Great Hall, Thursday 6 November. Join our panel of climate change experts as we discuss how women are contributing, adapting and creating solutions to climate change. Be part of a conversation that will lead to more women being part of the decisions about climate change at a national and international level and that will deliver climate justice for women across the globe.
Further information to be shared about this event shortly. |
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Are you planning a class reunion for 2025? Why not tie it into Stories from Valley Parade?
At the request of our alumni, we occasionally host class reunions on campus. We work with a designated alumni leader from each group to organise these events which include a campus tour and presentation of University updates. This opportunity is ideal for group reunions of 10-20 people.
If you’d like to arrange a campus reunion on Saturday 21 June to coincide with the Stories from Valley Parade event, please contact us at: alumni@bradford.ac.uk. |
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2025 is Bradford's year
We will continue to keep you updated on the details of all these events. In the meantime, visit the University’s Bradford 2025 webpage for more information on all the events, activities and research that the University is delivering during 2025. Read more. |
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