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

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

29 March 2017: ‘Embodied Disturbance’ Artistic Research Workshop

Thomas Baugh, 'Appropriate Movement,' Filmic floor projection

Embodied Disturbance Wednesday, 29th March 2017, 3-6 pm in Rolle 018, University of Plymouth This workshop, which is organised by the Artistic Research Cluster at Plymouth University, seeks to bring together researchers drawn mainly from the artistic fields, but also invites researchers from across all domains that have cognate interests in, what might broadly be described as, embodied disturbances.… Continue reading 29 March 2017: ‘Embodied Disturbance’ Artistic Research Workshop

Feature: “Improvisation, Joint Action & an Uncanny Golden Retriever”

BY ADAM BENJAMIN In 2014, I was in Berlin to lead an improvisation workshop, as part of an initiative to make a place for integrated dance (dance for disabled and non-disabled dancers) within the summer festival of the Tanzfabrik School. Amongst the dancers to arrive on the first morning was lawyer and dancer, Silke Schöenfleisch,… Continue reading Feature: “Improvisation, Joint Action & an Uncanny Golden Retriever”