Research interests: Algebraic geometry (higher dimensional, birational, minimal model program).   Conferences, events: Birational geometry in Moscow, Shokurov 70 conference, May 2020. Higher dimensional algebraic geometry, JAMI program including Shokurov 70 conference, 2020. Cambridge algebraic geometry seminars. Past events. Videos: Behind the maths: interview with Yuri I. Manin, 2020 The Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation Portraits, 2019 Classification of algebraic varieties, ICM2018 lecture Lectures on boundedness of Fano varieties, Taipei 2017 (20 videos) Lectures on birational geometry in char p, NCTS, Taipei, 2013 Lectures on complex birational geometry, College de France, Paris, 2011 Slides: Geometry of polarised varieties, online ZAG seminar, 2020. Some work of Vyacheslav V. Shokurov, online at Steklov Math Institute, 2020. Life vs mathematics, public talk at the Royal Society, 2020. Shapes and equations, Tsinghua University, general talk, 2019. Birational geometry of algebraic varieties, colloquium talk, Rome, 2019. Linear systems and Fano varieties I, workshop on Fano's, Cambridge, 2017. Linear systems and Fano varieties II, workshop on Fano's, Cambridge, 2017. Linear systems and Fano varieties III, workshop on Fano's, Cambridge, 2017. Linear systems and Fano varieties IV, workshop on Fano's, Cambridge, 2017. Address: DPMMS, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WB, UK Email:   c.birkar@dpmms.cam.ac.uk Official department page