Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – December 2019

  The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. Arts Institute Public Programme  Fri 29 Nov – Sat 11 Jan – Exhibition: Future History,The Levinsky Gallery Sat 7 Dec – Music – University of Plymouth Choral Society and Sinfonia… Continue reading Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – December 2019

‘Plymouth Labyrinth’ – A playful art project: illuminating convivial connections across Plymouth

    Exhibition 5th – 19th April 2019 RAAY (Royal Adelaide Art & Yoga) 9, Adelaide St, Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 3JE ‘Plymouth Labyrinth‘ is a collaboration between Helen Billinghurst (who has recently successfully completed her doctoral studies with the School of Humanities and Performing Arts at the University of Plymouth) and Phil Smith, Associate Professor (Reader)… Continue reading ‘Plymouth Labyrinth’ – A playful art project: illuminating convivial connections across Plymouth

Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – October 2019

    The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information.   Arts Institute Public Programme  Mon 23 Sep – Sat 16 Nov – Exhibition: Mariner: A Painted Ship Upon A Painted Ocean | The Levinsky Gallery  Tue 1 Oct –… Continue reading Upcoming Arts and Humanities Events September – October 2019

Mary Jacobs Memorial Lecture: Mrs Moreau’s Warbler – How Birds got Their Names

Mary Jacobs Memorial Lecture: Mrs Moreau’s Warbler – How Birds Got Their Names Naturalist, broadcaster and author Stephen Moss combines detective work, natural history, folklore and first-hand observations to explore how birds got their names and our long and eventful relationship with the natural world. Stephen will give the fifth annual lecture in memory of… Continue reading Mary Jacobs Memorial Lecture: Mrs Moreau’s Warbler – How Birds got Their Names

Arts and Humanities Events this March

    The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information.   Arts Institute Public Programme Highlights Sat 9 – MUSIC: London Mozart Players | Minster Church of St Andrew @ 19.00 Fri 15 – FILM: A Cottage on… Continue reading Arts and Humanities Events this March

Arts and Humanities Research Events this February

  The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this month. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. Research Development 21st February @ 13.30, Rolle 117, Pitfalls of Publishing, You are invited to play the Publishing Trap! An Open Access and Open Research session with a difference… Continue reading Arts and Humanities Research Events this February

22nd January: Investigating ‘Layers of Visibility’ – the artist residency as a space of practice-led research

Image credit: Kayla Parker and Stuart Moore, Father-land, 2018. Film Still.   When stepping out of our comfort zones, creative and critical ‘outside the box’ thinking can thrive with a freedom seldom found in the everyday university context. Artist residencies create ‘field study’ opportunities for exploring and offering insights into characteristics of places. This event… Continue reading 22nd January: Investigating ‘Layers of Visibility’ – the artist residency as a space of practice-led research

21st-25th January: Research Festival 2019 – Creating an impact from local to global

The Research Festival 2019 is a week-long programme packed full of innovation, progression, and exploration of our world and everything in it. Celebrate our rich research landscape across the University, gaining an insight into the cutting edge research that impacts our world – from the social to the economic, cultural to environmental, medical and beyond… Continue reading 21st-25th January: Research Festival 2019 – Creating an impact from local to global

22nd to 25th November: Illuminate Light Festival

  Illuminate, a spectacular light festival that connects the Mayflower 400 destinations across the UK and internationally, returns to the historic Royal William Yard for four days in November 2018. The festival offers an immersive experience, with projections and light installations set out across the Yard, live performances and opportunities for audiences to interact with the… Continue reading 22nd to 25th November: Illuminate Light Festival

15th to 24th November: Being Human Festival 2018

We are delighted to be taking part in the Being Human Festival 2018. This is a national festival that promotes public engagement with humanities research. The festival features hundreds of activities across the UK, highlighting the ways in which humanities can inspire and enrich our everyday lives, exploring big questions, debates and innovative ideas focused around… Continue reading 15th to 24th November: Being Human Festival 2018