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?’
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News about The Arts Institute at Plymouth University and its members.
How to create a successful podcast series: “Histories of the Unexpected”
What links zebras to the Second World War? What connects partying to mental illness in Victorian Britain? What ties the bed to the expansion of the British Empire? What’s the history of hair? Toilets? Oranges? Zombies? Paperclips? Erm, flatulence? Well, they are all topics that have been explored by Professor James Daybell and Dr… Continue reading How to create a successful podcast series: “Histories of the Unexpected”
Six Plymouth University Researchers become members of AHRC Peer Review College
Six researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Plymouth University have recently been selected as members of the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Peer Review College. Professor Alessandro Aurigi, Dr Anya Lewin, Professor Daniel Maudlin, Professor Dafydd Moore, Dr Angela Smith and Dr Katharine Willis were chosen to join 1,500 existing members… Continue reading Six Plymouth University Researchers become members of AHRC Peer Review College
Professor Roy Ascott exhibiting at Henry Moore Institute
25th January-23rd April 2017 Gallery 4, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds. Plymouth University researcher Professor Roy Ascott is exhibiting at the the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds from January to April 2017. Professor Ascott is a pioneering British artist and an influential teacher who has worked in the fields of cybernetics, telematics and telecommunications since 1960. Before his… Continue reading Professor Roy Ascott exhibiting at Henry Moore Institute
Neighbourhood Regeneration in China
Robert Brown, Professor in Architecture, and 20 final-year masters students have just returned from Macau, China, after working on a live project to regenerate a local neighbourhood. In collaboration with students and staff from City University of Macau and St Joseph’s University, the team is analysing and developing strategic proposals for the regeneration in the… Continue reading Neighbourhood Regeneration in China
#tagscape – A project by artist-in-residence Dominica Williamson
Earlier this year artist Dominica Williamson and Plymouth University geographer Dr. John Martin presented their Leverhulme Artist in Residence project called #Tagscape at the Royal Geographical Society’s RGS-IBG Annual International Conference. They presented the work in a threefold manner: at a panel discussion that was called to share artist/geography projects in the light of understanding… Continue reading #tagscape – A project by artist-in-residence Dominica Williamson
Professor Eduardo Miranda shortlisted for British Composer Award
A pioneering research project which enabled four people living with severe disability to ‘control’ a string quartet has earned its creator a prestigious award nomination. Professor Eduardo Miranda, Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) at the University of Plymouth, has been shortlisted in the Community or Educational Project category of the… Continue reading Professor Eduardo Miranda shortlisted for British Composer Award
New landscape photography series edited by Prof Liz Wells
Professor Liz Wells, professor in photographic culture at Plymouth University, has been commissioned by Bloomsbury Publishing to edit a new series of books focusing on landscape photography. This ground breaking breaking series will foster a contemporary investigation into photographic methodologies and practices relating to the inter-relation of land, landscape aesthetics, place, culture and environment, historically and now.… Continue reading New landscape photography series edited by Prof Liz Wells
Plymouth University at International Inclusive Dance Symposium in Antwerp
Plymouth University researcher Adam Benjamin, Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, travelled to Antwerp, Belgium with eleven Plymouth students and graduates to take part in the LAB International Symposium of Inclusive Dance and Re-thinking Bodies at the Royal Conservatoire of Dance from 19-21 October 2016. LAB is an inclusive dance research project, and Adam is a contributor at… Continue reading Plymouth University at International Inclusive Dance Symposium in Antwerp
10-13 November 2016: a festival of solo autobiographical theatre at Dartington Hall
Drop the Story: A celebration of solo autobiographical theatre Thursday 10 November – Sunday 13 November 2016 Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon Drop the Story is a festival of solo autobiographical theatre, now in its fourth year, co-organised by Plymouth University PhD candidate, Mo Cohen. Mo is undertaking a practice-as-research into the transformational effects of making… Continue reading 10-13 November 2016: a festival of solo autobiographical theatre at Dartington Hall