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
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Dr Alexis Kirke featured on BBC Radio 4
Dr Alexis Kirke, Senior Research Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR), has featured on the BBC Radio 4 series Futureproofing. Alexis was discussing his use of the quantum computers at the University of Southern California and IBM to create music and performance, as well as explaining the concepts of superposition and… Continue reading Dr Alexis Kirke featured on BBC Radio 4
Polly Macpherson featured on BBC Radio Four
Polly Macpherson, Associate Professor in 3D Design, has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour to discuss the ‘other’ category of show’s upcoming craft prize. Polly is one of the category’s judges and describes the diverse range of entries received, including mosaic, paper, basketry, leather and various new materials. The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize 2017… Continue reading Polly Macpherson featured on BBC Radio Four
Plymouth University Researcher featured on BBC One’s ‘Who do you think you are?’
Dr Daniel Grey, Lecturer in World History since 1880 at Plymouth University, was featured in BBC One’s ‘Who do you think you are?’ on 24th November 2016. During the episode he explored the ancestry of actor Danny Dyer, tracing the history of his three-times great-grandmother, Mary Ann, who was suspected of killing her illegitimate daughter. The episode… Continue reading Plymouth University Researcher featured on BBC One’s ‘Who do you think you are?’
ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould
ICCMR is a laboratory for Computer Music research at Plymouth University and the impact of their recent research into building bio-processors from slime mould is now gaining ground in the USA. Professor Eduardo Miranda and his PhD student, Ed Braund, were invited by BBC Earth to join underwater astronaut David Reichert, award-winning wildlife film maker John Downer… Continue reading ICCMR in the USA: bio-processors, music and slime mould