Birmingham University
About Birmingham University
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands region, in England. It is the largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.2 million people in the city proper in 2024. Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. Birmingham's urban area has a population of 2.7 million and its wider metropolitan area has a population of 4.3 million.
On the show — 3 mentions total
Birmingham University has a bunch of disused tunnels under it, which were built in 1902 for mining students, so they could practice mining. They're fake mining tunnels.
from 49: No Such Thing As A Buff Panda, 2015-02-25 at 00:17:51 · read transcript
Other times Birmingham University came up
Oh, here's a weird thing. I don't know if you've ever mentioned this on the podcast or QI, but I surely have to be wrong as this is a very strong fish fact. In case you haven't, there is an actual fake but huge coal mine beneath Birmingham University built in 1905, made to teach coal mining to students. We have mentioned that. You mentioned that, Anna, in episode 49, I looked it up.
Club Fish - Drop Us A Line - March 2025, 2025-03-25 · listen
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