What even is this place?

Sep 11, 2025 | About

What Even Is This Place?

What is Uncommonology? That’s the question at the heart of everything we do. At first glance, it looks like a strange new subject — but really, it’s a playful way of studying the uncommon. Uncommonology is the study of uncommon knowledge: the forgotten, the curious, the hidden, and the extraordinary ideas that don’t quite belong anywhere else.

Where most universities divide learning into neat boxes, Uncommonology thrives in the in-between spaces. It blends philosophy with folklore, cryptic linguistics with curious sciences, mythology with mathematics. It is part serious study, part imaginative experiment — a place where curiosity rules, absurdity is honoured, and the uncommon is celebrated.

So, what even is this place? It’s not a traditional institution. There are no lecture halls, no dusty libraries (well, maybe a few digital ones). Instead, we’ve built a constellation of digital campuses, each devoted to different flavours of uncommon knowledge. From the Central Birmingham College of Uncommonology to future campuses exploring hidden histories and impossible machines, each one offers a path — from the Subtle Undergrad to the Silent PhD.

But Uncommonology is more than just playful learning. Every subscription helps fund real education in underserved communities. In other words, fake education builds real schools. That’s the uncommon promise.

If you’ve ever asked questions that didn’t fit inside the usual textbooks, you already belong here. What is Uncommonology? It’s your invitation to think differently, learn curiously, and step into a world where the unusual is finally given a home.

Ready to begin? Explore our courses, visit our campuses, or start your journey.