As part of his AHRC ECR Leadership Fellowship project Imagining Alternatives, David Sergeant, Lecturer in English post-1850, is currently working with local partners and communities on ‘Feasts for the Future’ – a series of communal meals which will be used as a way of exploring and nurturing alternative futures. As part of the build up to the first ‘Feast’, participants recently… Continue reading Narratives into the Future (Food and Architecture)
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Narratives into the Future
As part of his AHRC ECR Leadership Fellowship project Imagining Alternatives, David Sergeant, Lecturer in English post-1850, is currently working with local partners and communities on ‘Feasts for the Future’ – a series of communal meals which will be used as a way of exploring and nurturing alternative futures. As part of the build up to the first ‘Feast’, which will… Continue reading Narratives into the Future
News from the Arts and Humanities Research Council
The latest newsletter from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) can be viewed via this link. The April 2018 issue includes: Launch of Research in Film Award 2018 – The Research in Film Awards are returning for a fourth year with two new categories focused on migration and social media. UK Research and Innovation… Continue reading News from the Arts and Humanities Research Council
News from the Arts and Humanities Research Council
The latest newsletter from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) can be viewed via this link. The newsletter contains information about AHRC activities and funding calls. The March 2018 issue includes: The launch of the Health Humanities Medal 2018 – The Arts and Humanities Research Council, in association with the Wellcome Trust, has launched… Continue reading News from the Arts and Humanities Research Council
Plymouth PhD Candidate Sent Picture to the Moon
On January 19th 2018, Benjamin Pothier, a PhD Candidate in the Planetary Collegium programme, successfully sent to the Moon and back a photograph he took of the Mars Curiosity Rover test site in the Atacama Desert. The photo was sent as radio waves from Dwingeloo Radiotelescope. The team used a formerly classified Cold War radio technique to send… Continue reading Plymouth PhD Candidate Sent Picture to the Moon
Masters Student in Art History wins major national prize for her research on the ‘Stupid Sketches’ of French Post-Impressionist, Émile Bernard.
Fiona Saint-Davis, a student on the ResM Art History programme at the University of Plymouth, has won the coveted national ‘Undergraduate Dissertation Prize’ offered by the Association of Art Historians, the body which represents the discipline in the UK. Against the stiffest competition, with submissions from the largest Art History departments in the country, Fiona… Continue reading Masters Student in Art History wins major national prize for her research on the ‘Stupid Sketches’ of French Post-Impressionist, Émile Bernard.
Illuminate short film released
A film of Illuminate 2017, the successful 3-day light festival held at the Royal William Yard in November, has been released by The Media Workshop. The event saw work by University staff and students on display, alongside that of other artists. Professor Chris Bennewith, Head of the School of Art, Design and Architecture is a… Continue reading Illuminate short film released
Min Wild’s review featured in the Time Literary Supplement
University of Plymouth researcher Dr Min Wild’s article ‘Print and oral performance in the eighteenth century’ has featured as a lead review in the TLS. In the piece, she examines the complex and changing relationship between print and the oral, focusing on The Invention of Books by Paula McDowell and Abigail Williams’ The Social Life… Continue reading Min Wild’s review featured in the Time Literary Supplement
Dr Alexis Kirke presents BBC programme on Dementia, Music and Broadcasting
Following Dr Alexis Kirke’s (Senior Research Fellow, ICCMR) award-winning documentary on music and dementia, produced in collaboration with the BBC Radio Devon and broadcast in 2014 – a follow-up special is now scheduled to be broadcast between Christmas and New Year. Co-produced and co-presented by Alexis, it will air at 13:15 on Wednesday 27th December on… Continue reading Dr Alexis Kirke presents BBC programme on Dementia, Music and Broadcasting
Associate Professor wins first prize at lighting exhibition
Christopher Cook, Associate Professor in Painting, has been awarded the £10,000 first prize at the biennial New Light exhibition, which has recently opened at the Bowes Museum in County Durham. New Light is a charity formed to promote and support artists with connections to the North of England, either through birth, work or residence. The exhibition… Continue reading Associate Professor wins first prize at lighting exhibition