Plymouth University researcher Dr Deborah Robinson, associate professor of contemporary art practise is a collaborator on Waiting Times, a major project funded by a Wellcome Trust collaborative Award in Humanities and Social Science. The project, led by Dr Laura Salisbury, Exeter University and Dr Lisa Baraitser, Birkbeck College, University of London will investigate waiting as a… Continue reading Dr Deborah Robinson collaborator in major Wellcome Trust funded project Waiting Times
Category: Histories, Memory & Memorialisation
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Mayflower400- The Wallflower Project
The Wallflower Project has been launched in the lead up to Mayflower400. The Project will engage local communities in the design and production of outdoor public murals across the city centre. Overseen by the University of Plymouth’s public art specialist Dr Jody Patterson in collaboration with a collective of local artists under the guidance of… Continue reading Mayflower400- The Wallflower Project
Arts and Humanities Research Events This November
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. 1st November 2017, 4pm – 5.30pm, Babbage, Room 319 Art History- Gemma Blackshaw: ‘Waiting for a Cure: Oskar Kokoschka’s Portraits from the Sanatorium du Mont-Blanc’ 1st November 2017, 4.30pm – 6pm,… Continue reading Arts and Humanities Research Events This November
17th November 2017: British Library Paybills Workshop
17th November | 2pm – 4pm | Rolle 302 Plymouth University are delighted to be hosting a workshop with the new British Library Playbills project. Plymouth University is one of the first universities to host this exciting new digital history crowdsourcing project. It is an interactive two- hour workshop hosted by British Library keepers in… Continue reading 17th November 2017: British Library Paybills Workshop
15th November 2017: Collaborative Research and Grants
Babbage 406 | 1pm – 5pm RESEARCH: Collaboration and Funding 1.00pm -1.15pm: James Daybell and Peter Hinds – Introduction to Collaborative Research: Micro to Macro Session 1: 1.15pm -2.45pm: 1.15pm -1.30pm: Susan Matheron – The Grant Application Process at Plymouth 1.30pm -1.45pm: David Sergeant – Applying for an AHRC Research Leadership Grant 1.45pm -2.00pm: Eduardo… Continue reading 15th November 2017: Collaborative Research and Grants
History Academic wins International Prize
Plymouth University researcher Professor James Daybell, has been awarded the international prize from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and in collaboration with the University of Oxford, the award-winning project is entitled Women’s Early Modern Letters Online (WEMLO) and provides a meeting place for researchers of… Continue reading History Academic wins International Prize
Language, gender and Politics, University of Plymouth: ‘What Difference did the War Make’ project.
On Friday, 6th October, Plymouth University hosted the first event in the AHRC funded project ‘What Difference did the War Make?’ Working with project partners from the University of Lincoln and Parliament’s Vote 100 Project, ‘Language, Gender and Politics’ was the first of three public events commemorating the centenary of the Representation of the People… Continue reading Language, gender and Politics, University of Plymouth: ‘What Difference did the War Make’ project.
Plymouth University Research Fellow Receives Plymouth Community Award
Wednesday 4th October marked Devon and Cornwall Police’s Plymouth Commander’s Annual Award Ceremony, where police officers, and members of the public, were recognised for acts of bravery and contributions to the community. One of these awards was made to Dr Alan Butler, Research Fellow with the Plymouth University History Department. He was awarded the first… Continue reading Plymouth University Research Fellow Receives Plymouth Community Award
Feature: Gauguin’s ghost in Martinique
BY FIONA SAINT At the age of thirty-nine, the artist Paul Gauguin lived for around five months in an abandoned slave hut on the Caribbean island of Martinique. He later wrote: I had a decisive experience on Martinique. It was only there that I felt like my real self, and one must look for me… Continue reading Feature: Gauguin’s ghost in Martinique
22nd January 2018 DVC Research Showcase: Call for Poster Presentations
Jointly hosted by PedRIO | Sustainable Earth Institute (SEI) | Institute for Social, Policy, and Enterprise Research (iSPER) | Arts Institute Effective Community Engagement Devonport Guildhall, January 22nd 13:30 – 17:00 This multi-Institute event will showcase past and ongoing University work with a range of stakeholders, as part of the DVC’s Research Showcase at the… Continue reading 22nd January 2018 DVC Research Showcase: Call for Poster Presentations