The art-researcher and Planetary Collegium student Benjamin Pothier joined a geological and glaciological expedition in the Chilean desert, in conditions similar to Mars. He joined a group of explorers and climbers, including astronaut candidates from the PoSSUM program, for a 15 day expedition to one of the harshest environments on Earth and the most similar environment… Continue reading I explored the Atacama dessert as if it were Mars
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3 May 2017: Artistic research seminar on archives and digitality
Please join us for the next PEP Talk, the seminar series of the Performance.Experience.Presence research group Plymouth University, all welcome: Steven Paige: “Anxious Archives? How we might try and not forget, and it does not always have to be digital” Wednesday, 3rd May 2017, 4.30 – 5.30pm In Roland Levinsky Building (RLB) 306, Plymouth University Does the… Continue reading 3 May 2017: Artistic research seminar on archives and digitality
26 April 2017: Performance research seminar on collaboration
Please join us for the next PEP Talk, the seminar series of the Performance.Experience.Presence research group Plymouth University. All welcome. Two presentations on Collaborative Performance Research Wednesday, 26th April 2017 at 4.30 – 6.00pm in ROLLE 313, Plymouth University Green and Owens “5 Current Conditions of a Millennial Practice” Abstract: ‘Friends share some level of intimacy, but carry the plurality… Continue reading 26 April 2017: Performance research seminar on collaboration
Plymouth University PhD candidate wins Syngenta Photography Award 2017
Yan Wang Preston, who is a PhD candidate in Photography at the University of Plymouth, is the winner of the prestigious Syngenta Photography Award 2017 in the ‘Professional Commission’ category. The prize focuses on photography that explores global challenges. Yan is a British-Chinese artist primarily interested in how landscape photography can challenge myths and reveal hidden complexities… Continue reading Plymouth University PhD candidate wins Syngenta Photography Award 2017
Plymouth University Computer Music PhD candidate wins French award
Pierre-Emmanuel Largeron, a PhD candidate at the University of Plymouth, has been chosen to receive one of seven Trophées des Français de l’etranger 2017, which celebrate the achievements of French expatriates and francophones around the world. Organised by lepetitjournal.com, in partnership with national government, business and media, the awards on Tuesday 7 March were attended… Continue reading Plymouth University Computer Music PhD candidate wins French award
Plymouth University PhD candidate returns from ‘Mars’
Benjamin Pothier, a Plymouth University PhD candidate in the Planetary Collegium research group, is successfully back from a Mars analog expedition to the Atacama desert in Chile. On 1st February 2017, he joined a group of explorers and climbers, including astronaut candidates from the PoSSUM program, for a 15 day expedition to one of the harshest environments… Continue reading Plymouth University PhD candidate returns from ‘Mars’
Plymouth PhD researcher awarded Composer Residency with British Paraorchestra
Amble Skuse, who is a PhD candidate at Plymouth University, has been selected for a prestigious composition residency with The British Paraorchestra. The British Paraorchestra is the world’s first, large-scale professional ensemble for musicians with disabilities. Just as the Paralympics have achieved so effectively in sport, the British Paraorchestra has shifted perceptions of disability and disabled people by… Continue reading Plymouth PhD researcher awarded Composer Residency with British Paraorchestra
22 November 2016: Workshop on Using Social Media to Promote Your Research
22nd November at 11am in Babbage Building, BGB 415 Social Media Manger, Russ Taylor, will be holding a workshop for Arts and Humanities post graduate students and staff on how to promote your research on social media. This session will include an overview of the main social media accounts (including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), the tools… Continue reading 22 November 2016: Workshop on Using Social Media to Promote Your Research
Arts & Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
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. Artist talk by Lynn Lu on “Empathy and the Collective Body in Performance Art”. 4pm on 8th November 2016 in Jill Craigie Lecture Theatre, Roland Levinsky Building. Open to the Public. Presidential… Continue reading Arts & Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
1 December 2016: Workshop with Dr Sam Willis – Working with TV and Media
The Arts Institute and Graduate School at Plymouth University are delighted to invite postgraduate research students and staff at the University to a TV and Media workshop by historian, archaeologist and broadcaster Dr Sam Willis. In this workshop, Sam will look at the ways in which researchers work with TV and the media. The workshop will take place on… Continue reading 1 December 2016: Workshop with Dr Sam Willis – Working with TV and Media