15th July – 2nd September 2017 Visit the Peninsula Arts Gallery and KARST and view artwork from new, up and coming creative talent alongside nationally and internationally significant artists at the Plymouth Contemporary. An open submission exhibition, it received more than 800 submissions from 26 countries and includes moving image, fine art, photography, architecture and… Continue reading Plymouth Contemporary 2017
Plymouth University researcher to redesign Cambridge Council work space
Plymouth University researcher Jonathan Forster, lecturer in 3D design, has won a project to redesign the workspaces for Cambridge City Council. The project will feature employee engagement and will utilise a unique design methodology that Jonathan has been developing as part of his research. Employee engagement in the design of office space has been proven… Continue reading Plymouth University researcher to redesign Cambridge Council work space
David Sergeant awarded AHRC Research Leadership Grant
Congratulations to Dr David Sergeant who has recently been awarded a 2 year AHRC Research Leadership Grant. The award is a 2 year AHRC ECR Leadership Fellowship, titled Imagining Alternatives: Utopia, Community and the Novel,1880-2015. The project explores how the novel has been used since the late nineteenth century to imagine better forms of community, and… Continue reading David Sergeant awarded AHRC Research Leadership Grant
Feature: Union is strength: the language of union in British radicalism c.1815 – 1850
BY JAMES GREGORY The recent international conference, ‘Union and Disunion in the Nineteenth Century’ held at the University of Plymouth (22 – 23 June 2017) looked at union and disunion from the level of families separated by mental health or poverty, through the local history of Union Street and the union of the three towns… Continue reading Feature: Union is strength: the language of union in British radicalism c.1815 – 1850
The Pronoun Utopia by David Sergeant
By David Sergeant For a while now a lot of my research has been circling around ideas of utopia, and how it relates to prose fiction; a reading that has involved drawing on a range of fields and approaches, from narratology to environmental criticism. However, it wasn’t until I was a fair way into assembling… Continue reading The Pronoun Utopia by David Sergeant
Call for Applications: Research Showcase 2018
(Deadline 6 August) The Research Showcase 2018 is taking place from 22–26 January, and will see the University celebrate its research successes with a series of events for internal or external audiences. The Steering Group is now calling for event applications from staff and PhD students – and applicants are encouraged to propose either half… Continue reading Call for Applications: Research Showcase 2018
5th- 16th July 2017: MA Contemporary Art Practice Graduation Show
Showcasing the latest in contemporary art practice from the University’s 2017 students, the Graduation Show includes film; drawing; installation; performance; sculpture; and digital and audio works. The showcase takes place at 2nd Floor, Mills Bakery, Royal William Yard. MA Contemporary Art Practice supports developing artists to realise their practice to the fullest possible extent, allowing… Continue reading 5th- 16th July 2017: MA Contemporary Art Practice Graduation Show
Polly Macpherson gives international keynote presentation
Plymouth University researcher Polly Macpherson, Associate Professor in 3D design, has given a keynote presentation as part of the first International Crafts Week in China. Polly presented at the International Conference of Innovative Traditional Crafts at Hangzhou Creative Design Centre explaining the need to marry traditional craft/designing and making with modern innovation, and joined a… Continue reading Polly Macpherson gives international keynote presentation
Arts and Humanities research events this week
The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this week. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. 29th June 2017, 10am, Roland Levinsky Building 703- Victoria Squire, James Brocklehurst, Claire Harper, Esther Dudley, Dean Owens, a Message seminar
14th September 2017: Research Leadership in the Arts and Humanities
14th September 2017 | Babbage 406 | 9am-3pm Research leadership is an increasingly important issue for humanities academics. Being a leader can mean actively shaping your field and your institution, growing grant income, developing new projects and research teams, and supporting the research aspirations of colleagues. This day-long workshop covers practical definitions of research leadership,… Continue reading 14th September 2017: Research Leadership in the Arts and Humanities