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
16th November 2017: Measuring Impact in the Humanities
1pm-3pm | 16th November | Babbage 417 | REF 2021 Session Tim Lomas was an assessor for the 2014 Research Exercise Framework – part of the sub panel 30 which covered history. This session shares some the experiences from his work on the panel particularly with regard to “impact”. Amongst the issues likely to be… Continue reading 16th November 2017: Measuring Impact in the Humanities
Feature: Artists residency at Plymouth Arts Centre
By Rachael Allain I was awarded an artists residency at Plymouth Arts Centre, PAC Home, Batter Street studio between March and June 2017. The opportunity provided an invaluable space to develop my artistic practice and on-going research concerned with the realm above and below the pelagic/marine horizon. The studio space acted as a testing ground… Continue reading Feature: Artists residency at Plymouth Arts Centre
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
18th October 2017: REF 2014 and Beyond
18th October | 1pm – 3pm | Rolle 206 Jeremy Smith (University of Glasgow) served on the English panel in REF 2014. His presentation will offer some reflections on the working methods adopted in REF 2014, including opportunities for Q&A, and some thoughts about possible strategies for REF 2021. There will also a short ‘calibration exercise’, mirroring activities… Continue reading 18th October 2017: REF 2014 and Beyond