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Concert / Theatre

Wednesday 1 February 2012
Musical notes Bristol University Chamber Choir and Bristol University Madrigal Ensemble
Organised by Music Department
Chamber Choir conducted by Bethan Waters Madrigal Ensemble conducted by Molly Alexander.
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Schlenker: Timor et tremor Laurisden: 'Contre qui rose' from Les chansons des roses Rheinberger: Abendlied; Mendelssohn: Richte mich Gott ...plus madrigals, English art-song, contemporary jazz and barbershop. Music Department website
Admission free/ Retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/ Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 2 February 2012 -  Saturday 4 February 2012
Jungle
Organised by DramSoc
Winston Theatre, 7:30pm  
In this dystopian adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, the Jungle becomes the walled ghetto of the government's solution program crowded with social outcasts. The murder of Mowgli's parents leaves him being raised among the exiled Underclass, his life inextricably caught up in social strife and revenge. Tickets and further information
£4/£5/£6.  Contact Benjamin Dallyn on +44 7743 678 754 or bd9761@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 3 February 2012
Musical notes Bristol University Jazz Orchestra (BUJO)
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
BUJO is the university's un-auditioned Big Band and is open to musicians of all levels. With a diverse repertoire including Benny Goodman, Maynard Ferguson and Michael Buble, we have a tune for every occasion. A regular fixture for events such as balls and formal dinners, BUJO is guaranteed to get an audience on their feet. Music Department website
Free admission/ Retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/ Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 3 February 2012
UBU logo Roots Manuva at the Anson Rooms
Organised by UBU
Anson Rooms, 7:00pm  
Roots Manuva, is a British hip-hop artist, who mixes hip hop with reggae and dub as well as electronica, and even some gospel. Spending much of his early years in poverty, this and his strict Pentecostal upbringing clearly had an influence on his music as can be seen in many of his tracks. Further information is available online
Tickets are £15 and available online from our website.  Contact Nicky Butcher on +44 (0)117 - 954 5858 or Nicky.butcher@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 8 February 2012
CHOMBEC logo Gemini
Organised by Music Department
Ian Mitchell (clarinets). Caroline Balding (violin/viola). Huw Watkins (piano).
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Huw Watkins: Speak seven seas. John McCabe: Fauvel's Rondeaux and a new work by Michael Ellison. Music Department website
Admission free/Retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/ Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Saturday 11 February 2012
CHOMBEC logo Bristol University Chamber Orchestra and Bristol University Symphony Orchestra
Organised by The Department of Music
Bristol University Chamber Orchestra conducted by Aaron Taylor. Bristol University Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Pickard.
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm  
Chamber Orchestra performing: Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major; Symphony Orchestra performing: Havergal Brian: Tone poem - In Memoriam; John McCabe: Fire at Durilgai. This concert is generously supported by the Havergal Brian Society. Music Department website
Tickets: Balcony £15.00 (concessions £10.00); Stalls £10.00 (concessions £7.00).  Contact Megan Holmes and Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 15 February 2012
Musical notes The Shackleton Trio
Organised by Music Department
Margaret Archibald, Ingrid Pearson and Lesley Schatzberger - Classical Basset Horns.
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Mozart: 'Vedrai, carino' from Don Giovanni, K527. Mozart: Divertimento no. 1 in C for three basset horns, K439b/Anh229. Mozart: 'Voi che sapete' & 'Non piu andrai' from Le Nozze de Figaro, K492. Georg Druschetzky: Trios for three basset horns c. 1790. Music Department website
Admission free/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 22 February 2012
Musical notes The Bristol Ensemble (with members of the University Orchestras)
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Shostakovich: Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Op.11. Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat, Op.20. Music Department website
Admission free/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 29 February 2012
Musical notes Chamber Concert - Recital Room
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Chamber concert performed by students of the Music Department. Music Department website
Admission free/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 7 March 2012
Musical notes Frances M. Lynch and Alan Burgess
Organised by Music Department
Frances M. Lynch (voice). Alan Burgess (sound designer; live electronics).
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Alejandro Vinao: Baghdad monologue (2007). Music Department website
Admission free/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 7 March 2012
Musical notes The Flute Choir
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm  
New and established contemporary compositions. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 9 March 2012
Musical notes Bristol Hornstars
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Get your toes tapping with the University's 25-piece auditioned big band. Expect a riot of well-known tunes, ranging from big band and swing to funk and jazz. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Saturday 10 March 2012
Musical notes Police male voice choir concert in aid of the Friends' Appeal
Organised by the Botanic Garden
St. Peter's Church, Henleaze, Bristol, 7:30pm  
Avon and Somerset Constabulary Male Voice Choir with guest tenor Dylan Cheasley will provide an evening's entertainment in aid of the Friends' Australian Endeavour Appeal. The target is to raise £3,500 to create the Mediterranean Climatic Region of Australia, an awe-inspiring biological treasure chest.
Tickets £6.00 available from John Leach, 17 Ashton Crescent, Nailsea, Bristol BS48 2JR. Tel: 01275 854992. Cheques payable to 'FUBBG.' S.A.E. requested.  Contact the Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Saturday 10 March 2012
Musical notes Bristol University Wind Orchestra with String Orchestra
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm  
String repertoire to include Warlock: Capriol suite; Elgar: Serenade; Finzi: Romance; plus wind band music by John Williams, Leroy Anderson, Elton John & Tim Rice. Music Department website
Booking information: Sam Le Roux on 07982 237651.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 14 March 2012
Musical notes Bristol University Singers
Organised by Music Department
Conductors: David Bednall and David Allinson.
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
'The choir celestial'. Manuel Cardoso: Missa pro defunctis. William Walton: The Twelve. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 15 March 2012
Musical notes Celebrity Recital: Sir John Tomlinson (bass), David Owen-Norris (piano) "Michelangelo in Song".
Organised by The Department of Music
Sir John Tomlinson (bass); David Owen-Norris (piano).
Victoria Rooms, 6:00pm  
Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo; Wolf: Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo; Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo. Music Department website
Tickets: £10.00 (concessions £7.00).  Contact Megan Holmes and Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Saturday 17 March 2012
CHOMBEC logo Bristol University Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra
Organised by The Department of Music
Conducted by John Pickard; Elisabeth Meister (soprano); Luke Price (tenor); Niall Hoskin (baritone); Stephen Foulkes (baritone).
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm  
Elgar: Caractacus. This concert is generously supported by Elgar in Performance and The Elgar Society (Great Western Branch). Music Department website
Tickets: Balcony £15.00 (concessions £10.00); Stalls £10.00 (concessions £7.00).  Contact Megan Holmes and Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 21 March 2012
Musical notes The Phantom of the Opera
Organised by Music Department
David Bednall (Organ).
Victoria Rooms, 7:00pm  
The classic silent 1925 film, presented with an improvised organ soundtrack. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 21 March 2012
Musical notes Bristol University New Music Ensemble
Organised by Music Department
Conductors: Michal Ellison and Richard Barnard. Victoria Bourne (Soprano).
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Osvaldo Golijov: Ayre (2004). Music Department website
Admission free/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson. on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 25 April 2012
Musical notes Philip Mead (Piano) with Rob Godman (electronics) and Bristol University Loudspeaker Orchestra
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Works commissioned and composed by Philip Mead, pioneer and master exponent of music for piano and electronics. Including Songs and shards (2012) by Neal Farwell, Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol. Followed at 2.15pm by public lecture: 'The switched on piano'. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson. on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 27 April 2012
Musical notes Bristol University Madrigal Ensemble
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
A choral miscellany from Renaissance madrigals to 20th century pastoral works and jazz. Music Department website
Admission free/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 2 May 2012
Musical notes Brodowski Quartet
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Shostakovich, String Quartet No 7 in F sharp minor, Op.108 Shostakovich: String Quartet No 8 in C minor, Op.110. Part of Brodowski Quartet's three-year residency at the University of Bristol, generously funded by The Carr-Gregory Trust. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 2 May 2012
Musical notes CoMA Bristol
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm  
New and established contemporary works. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 4 May 2012
Musical notes Bristol University Wind Orchestra
Organised by Music Department
Conductor: David Batsman.
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
A Sci-Fi Spectacular including marches from Star Wars and music from Star Trek through the (light) years... Music Department website
Admission free/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 9 May 2012
Musical notes Bristol University Singers
Organised by Music Department
Conductors: David Bednall and David Allinson.
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
'This sweet and merry month of May' A garland of the choicest madrigals and partsongs for springtime. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 11 May 2012
Musical notes Bristol University String Orchestra
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Programme to include: Puccini, Crisantemi (1890). Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 16 May 2012
Musical notes Contemporary Voices
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm  
New and established contemporary compositions for voice, electronics, cello and piano. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 6 June 2012
Musical notes The CMV Collective
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm  
Theatrical and conceptual music. Music Department website
Free admission/retiring collection.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Sunday 10 June 2012 -  Wednesday 13 June 2012
Musical notes Bristol University Summer Music Festival
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm  
Nightly concerts, kicking off with a jazz night at Racks, St. Paul's Road on Sunday, 8.00pm. Lunchtime concerts on Mon and Tues at 1.15pm; nightly concerts Mon-Wed at 7.30pm. Check department website for detailed listings. Music Department website
Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 20 June 2012
Musical notes Gala Concert
Organised by Music Department
Conductors: John Pickard, Bethan Waters, Aaron Taylor.
Victoria Rooms, 7:30pm  
Bristol University Symphony Orchestra. Bristol University Chamber Choir. Bristol University Chamber Orchestra. Programme to include: Fissinger, Lux Aeterna; Mausberger, Wie Liegt die Stadt So Wust; Trad. (arr. Brewer), Ej Lasko, Lasko; Whitacre, Sleep; a new work by a student composer and Respighi, The Pines of Rome. Music Department website
Balcony £15 (concessions £10), stalls £10 (concessions £7).  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

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Conference

Friday 16 March 2012
Conference - The new poetry and penguin modern poets 50 years
Organised by English Department and the Bristol Institute for Research in the Arts and Humanities (BIRTHA)
Speakers include: Edward Lucie-Smith, Neil Corcoran and Geoff Ward. In the evening there will be public plenary sessions : Al Alvarez in conversation, followed by a reading from three of the original Penguin Modern Poets: John Fuller, Edward Lucie-Smith and Tom Raworth.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 9:00am-8:35pm  
A celebratory day conference and evening event on Penguin poetry and the 1960s. Further information is available
Full delegate rate £45 , postgraduate rate £18.  Contact Samantha Barlow on +44 (0)117 - 331 7879 (Tues,Weds,Fri) or penguin-poetry@bristol.ac.uk

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Debate

Wednesday 22 February 2012
Bristol Suspension Bridge Should Bristol have an elected Mayor?
Organised by Centre for Public Engagement
Speakers include Bristol-based BBC broadcaster Chris Serle, Professor Alex Marsh from the University of Bristol School for Policy Studies and four panelists.
The Council House, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR, 7:00pm  
Bristolians will vote for or against a directly elected Mayor in May 2012. This local referendum was proposed in the Government's Localism Bill and could represent the biggest upheaval to local democracy since the dissolution of Avon County Council. Further information is available
This event is free, but advance booking is required by visiting www.bristolmayordebate.eventbrite.co.uk..  Contact Centre for Public Engagement on +44 (0)117 - 3318313 or cpe-info@bristol.ac.uk

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Exhibition / information stall

Thursday 8 March 2012 -  Saturday 10 March 2012
Discover 2012 image Discover 2012
Organised by Centre for Public Engagement
The Galleries shopping centre, Broadmead, BS1 3XD, 9:00am-6:00pm  
The University of Bristol is hosting a free exhibition with dozens of demonstrations that bring research to life. Hundreds of researchers will be on hand to discuss their work in a fun and informal environment. Explore science fiction, invisible objects, dinosaurs, hearts, trees and more. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.  Contact Centre for Public Engagement on +44 (0)117 - 3318313 or cpe-info@bristol.ac.uk

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Lecture / talk

Wednesday 1 February 2012
Black and red swans
Organised by the Cabot Institute
Dr Gordon Woo.
Peel Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences, 1:00pm  
Part of the scientific discovery process is to hypothesize phenomena that are as yet unobserved. In this talk, Gordon Woo will describe methods that help risk analysts overcome cognitive dissonance and anticipate black swans - high-impact, hard-to-predict, rare events that are beyond the realm of normal expectations. Further information is available
Contact Amanda Woodman-Hardy email: Amanda.Woodman-Hardy@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 8 February 2012
CHOMBEC logo John McCabe CBE in conversation
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 5:15pm  
One of our most distinguished composers and pianists, John McCabe has been a lifelong champion of British music. He will talk with John Pickard about his life and music and introduce his piece Fire at Durilgai, which the University Symphony Orchestra will perform the following Saturday evening. Music Department website
Admission free (booking advised). To book your place please go to http://chombecevent08feb2012.eventbrite.com.  Contact Megan Holmes/ Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 8 February 2012
Smoking image When one man dies it is a tragedy, when thousands die it is statistics. The case for tobacco control
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Marcus Munafo, Professor of Biological Psychology, School of Experimental Psychology.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Tobacco continues to be the single greatest preventable cause of death and disease in developed countries, but despite this people continue to smoke. This lecture will discuss what is known about why tobacco (and in particular cigarette smoking) is so addictive, and how treatments to help people stop smoking work. Further information is available
No booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 9 February 2012
Happy family photograph Do I look happy to you?
Organised by Centre for Public Engagement
Professor Marcus Munafo, School of Experimental Psychology.
Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Bristol BS1 5TX, 6:00-7:30pm  
In this talk, Professor Marcus Munafo will discuss his latest research on people's ability to understand emotion, and the link with mental health. Further information is available
Free, but advanced booking required.  Contact Diane Thorne on +44 (0)117 - 331 8318 or diane.thorne@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 10 February 2012
Fallout from a Supernova Neighbour
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Tim Elliott, School of Earth Sciences.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Our solar system is a blend of the effluvia from many stellar explosions. Different types of stars contribute debris with highly contrasting isotopic compositions. Thus we can isotopically identify the stellar origin of elements most recently added to the solar system mix, which have survived complete homogenisation. Further information is available
No booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 16 February 2012
Early Spring flowering perennials
Organised by the Botanic Garden
Rosy Hardy.
Room B75, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, 7:30pm  
Rosy Hardy's displays are described as impromptu and unique works of art. Her brave use of colour will inspire you be more adventurous in your own garden this year. Further information is available
Friends free (membership cards required), visitors £5 donation requested. No booking required.  Contact the Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Tuesday 21 February 2012
Pile of coins Unpaid interns: fair or foul?
Organised by Bristol Students' Union
Intern Aware (http://www.internaware.org/) Student Hubs (www.studenthubs.org).
Old Council Chamber, Wills Memorial Bdg., 6:00pm  
Gus Baker, on behalf of Intern Aware, and Student Hubs, a national student network of campaigning and volunteering students, will discuss the ethics and alternatives to unpaid work for young people - on the rise as an unavoidable part of building a career.
Free, recommended donation £2.  Contact Max Wakefield on +44 (0)117 - 331 3503 or max.wakefield@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 28 February 2012
Lizard Preventing problems in exotic pets
Organised by Veterinary School's Langford Veterinary Services
Colin Blakey, Clinical Associate in First Opinion Practice at Langford Veterinary Services.
Hodgkin Lecture, Pearson Building, University Veterinary School's Langford Veterinary Services, 7:00pm  
Increasingly people are keeping a wide range of reptiles, birds and exotic mammals. Many problems commonly seen in these species can be prevented by careful attention to husbandry, diet and hygiene. A talk by the University Veterinary School's Langford Veterinary Services will explore preventative medicine in commonly kept exotic species. Langford Vets website
Free, but advanced booking required.  Contact Shelley Monks on +44 (0)1934 852422 or Shelley.Monks@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 29 February 2012
Girl's face The learning life course of at 'risk' children aged 3-16: Perceptions of students and parents about 'succeeding against the odds
Organised by Graduate School of Education
Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford (Institute of Education, University of London), Professor Rosamund Sutherland, Dr Frances Giampapa and Dr Sarah Eagle (Graduate School of Education).
Room 4.10 Graduate School of Education, 5:00-6:30pm  
Why and when do certain children manage to succeed 'against the odds' while others do not? Professor Siraj-Blatchford's talk will draw on child and family case studies and will be followed by inputs from a Graduate School of Education panel and opportunities to raise questions and discussion. Further information is available
Free event, please book for catering purposes.  Contact Lucy Stephens email: lucy.stephens@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 29 February 2012
Man on bicycle Actively travelling to health: can we improve public health by active commuting?
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Ashley Cooper, Professor of Physical Activity & Public Health, Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Active people are generally healthier than those who do little exercise. Active commuting could improve population levels of physical activity, and the Government has put walking and cycling at the heart of its transport and health policies. This talk will explore how active travel to work or school could improve health. Further information is available
No booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 1 March 2012
Engineering sustainable change
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Sally Heslop, Department of Civil Engineering.
Pugsley Lecture Theatre, 6:00pm  
What are the most effective ways to inspire and enable our future leaders to create systems that are reasonably sustainable in the context of complex and accelerating global change? This talk will explore some of the key success factors, with particular reference to engineering education and sustainable infrastructure systems. Further information is available
No booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Monday 5 March 2012
Diamond Diamonds are a Scientist's best friend
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Paul May, Professor of Physical Chemistry.
LT1 School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, 6:00pm  
In this talk Paul will describe how thin CVD diamond films are produced, and outline how we have been able to figure out the important chemistry and physics of the deposition process. He shall also discuss the various uses of these films, and speculate about some exciting potential future applications. Further information is available
No booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 9288515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 6 March 2012
Film reel Visual effects in film - a fusion of Art and Science
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office with support from The Society of Merchant Venturers
Ben Morris, Visual Effect Engineer on Harry Potter, The Golden Compass.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Visual effects have existed in the world of film making ever since the very first 'silent' moving images were captured on film. Artists and scientists involved in making visual effects have been continually challenged by film makers to create more believable fantastic worlds and characters as part of the visual experience of telling stories. Further information is available
Booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Monday 12 March 2012
Ronald Barnett Anne Spencer Memorial Lecture | Imagining the University
Organised by the Multifaith Chaplaincy
Professor Ronald Barnett, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Author of many books on the university and higher education, including his very recent 'Being a University' (Routledge, 2011), Professor Barnett will consider values, ideology and utopias in exploring the role of and possibilities for the imagination in developing anew the idea of the university in the twenty-first century. Further information on the Multifaith Chaplaincy website
Admission free, but booking required.  Contact Jonny Spoor on +44 (0)117 - 954 6600 or multifaith-chaplaincy@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 14 March 2012
The last monks of medieval England
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor James Clark, Professor of History.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Historical research has unsettled many long held reputations. Yet the legend of the last monks of medieval England, their high living and low morals which led to their dissolution under Henry VIII, has never been questioned. This lecture promises a fresh perspective on a major turning-point in our history. Further information is available
No booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 9288515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 15 March 2012
Paper house in hands The great housing debate
Organised by Bristol Students' Union
Emmaus Bristol (http://www.emmausbristol.org.uk/), Bristol Housing Partnership, Bristol Together, Bristol Housing Action Movement (http://www.public-interest.co.uk/bham/), Squatters Action for Secure Homes (http://www.squashcampaign.org/).
Geography Dept, G1s Lecture Theatre, 6:00pm  
Representatives from charities, campaign groups and housing partnerships debate the causes and solutions of the UK's famous housing crisis, with particular relevance to the proposed criminalisation of squatting.
Free, recommended donation £2.  Contact Max Wakefield on +44 (0)117 - 331 3503 or max.wakefield@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 16 March 2012
The new poetry and penguin modern poets
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office and BIRTHA
Al Alvarez in conversation with poetry readings from John Fuller, Edward Lucie-Smith and Tom Raworth from 7.30-8.30pm.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Editor of The New Poetry and friend and champion of poets such as Ted Hughes, Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath, Al Alvarez helped define modern poetry for a generation. A poet and author of books on everything from poker to rock climbing, Alvarez is perhaps best known for the study of suicide The Savage God. Further information is available
Booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Saturday 17 March 2012
Past matters: Meet the authors
Organised by Department of History, Historical Studies
Authors: Helen Dunmore (The Betrayal); Linda Colley (The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh); Max Egremont (Forgotten Land: Journeys Among The Ghosts of East Prussia); Kei Miller (The Last Warner Woman).
Hamilton House, 2:00-4:30pm  
Four leading historians and historical novelists come together to discuss how and why they write about history. A panel discussion will explore the differences between history and historical fiction, the importance of research, and the personal stories behind the books, and will be followed by smaller sessions, each led by one of the novelists. Further information available
Free, booking required in advance by visiting http://pastmatters17march.eventbrite.co.uk/.  Contact Amanda Edmondson on +44 (0)117 - 331 8318 or amanda.edmondson@bristol.ac.uk

Monday 19 March 2012
Past matters: Spreading the Word: Writing Constitutions and Making Empire
Organised by Department of History, Historical Studies
Professor Colley (University of Princeton) is the first Visiting Deas Fellow in History and Society. Internationally renowned for her work on Britain's past, she also writes for the Guardian, New York Times, and the London Review Of Books. The talk will be followed by a drinks reception.
Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, BS1 5TX, 6:00pm  
The gradual spread of written constitutions after 1787 is conventionally linked with the rise of the nation state and the growing allure of democracy. But, these documents are often instruments of empire, international power and influence. Linda Colley discusses the reasons for this and the continuing global repercussions. Further information available
Free, booking required in advance by visiting http://pastmatters19march.eventbrite.co.uk/.  Contact Amanda Edmondson on +44 (0)117 - 331 8318 or amanda.edmondson@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 21 March 2012
Increasing charitable giving: what can we learn from economics?
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events Office
Professor Sarah Smith, Professor in Economics.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
The current government wants people to give more to charity as part of its Big Society. So far, many of its ideas, such as prompting people to give at ATMs, are drawn from behavioural economics which looks to "nudge" people into doing things. This lecture looks instead at more standard economic tools. Further information is available
No booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 9288515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 22 March 2012
Past matters: the origins of sex: a history of the first sexual revolution
Organised by Department of History, Historical Studies
Speaker, Dr Faramerz Dabhoiwala, is a Senior Fellow in History at Exeter College, University of Oxford. His exciting new book explains how and why the Enlightenment ushered in a modern culture of sex, whose principles of privacy, equality, and freedom of the individual remain distinctive to this day.
M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RN, 6:00pm  
As part of the University's Past Matters festival this First Annual Penguin History Lecture is a joint venture with Penguin Press to bring the very best historians to a Bristol audience. The talk will be followed by a drinks reception. Further information available
Free, booking required in advance by visiting http://pastmatters22march.eventbrite.co.uk/.  Contact Amanda Edmondson on +44 (0)117 - 331 8318 or amanda.edmondson@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 22 March 2012
Meteorite Stones from the sky: A heaven-sent opportunity to talk about science
Organised by University of Bristol, in association with the Royal Society
Professor Colin Pillinger, CBE. Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize Lecturer.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Stones that fall from the sky, meteorites, were first confirmed as scientific objects when a 56lb stone fell on farm land in Yorkshire in 1795. With more than 40000 samples now confirmed as specimens from asteroids, the Moon and Mars have plenty of stories to tell. Further information is available
Booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 9288515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 25 April 2012
CHOMBEC logo Professor Nathaniel Lew: 'No dull academic jamboree...but a rich and exciting experience': The 1951 London Season of the Arts.
Organised by Music Department
Professor Nathaniel Lew (Associate Professor of Music, St Michael's College, Vermont; Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professor).
Victoria Rooms, 5:15pm  
The great 1951 Festival of Britain included the largest festival of British music ever mounted. All the nation's major ensembles performed a comprehensive programme at British music venues throughout London. Professor Lew's lecture examines how the Season of the Arts illuminated the British musical repertoire at a moment of relative cultural consensus. Music Department website
Admission free (booking essential). To book, please go to: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2585631694.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

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Open day / tour

Sunday 5 February 2012
Wing your way to the tropics without leaving home - a special Winter Sunday opening
Organised by the Botanic Garden
Nicholas Wray, Curator.
The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, 10:00am-4:00pm  
Enter the exotic glasshouses and see the secret treasures of the Amazon rainforest, the high veld in South Africa, the intriguing cloud forests and a magical world of tropical food and medicinal plants. Tours are an excellent opportunity to hear updates of new developments and learn about plants of seasonal interest. Further information is available
Tours are free to Friends of the Garden, visitors will be asked to make a donation.  Contact the Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

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Seminar

Thursday 2 February 2012
Getting words into your dataset: the role of computational linguistics in reducing bias
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
John Carroll, Professor of Computational Linguistics, University of Sussex and Jackie Cassell, Professor of Primary Care Epidemiology, Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton, 4:00-5:00pm  
Professor Carroll is based at the University of Sussex working in the area of intelligent computer processing of human language (natural language processing). Professor Cassell is based at Brighton and Sussex Medical School is an epidemiologist, health services researcher, and a clinically-qualified consultant in Public Health and in STIs. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene Trew on +44 (0)117 928 7221 or charlene.trew@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 7 February 2012
Music Research Seminar: Pauline Fairclough (University of Bristol)
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
Don't Sing it on a Feast Day: The Performance of Sacred Music Under Lenin and Stalin. Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/ Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 3314044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 9 February 2012
Illustration showing lungs Building an evidence-base for advanced diagnostic tests in general practice: the case of spirometry
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Prof Tjard Schermer - Department of Primary Care Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton, 4:00-5:00pm  
Spirometry is a widespread lung function test in general practice, but aspects such as the test's accuracy and safety would ideally have support from scientific evidence. This talk will outline a general framework for evaluating diagnostic tests in general practice and illustrate this with the case of spirometry. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Dan Hill on +44 (0)117 928 7221 or epzdah@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 14 February 2012
Musical notes Music Research Seminar: Frances Eustace
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
500 Years in the Music Business (1300 to 1800). Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 21 February 2012
Musical notes Music Research Seminar: Tess Knighton (University of Cambridge)
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
Where to buy Morales's Masses and Cipriano de Rore's madrigals in mid-16th-century Barcelona: the parameters of urban musicology. Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 28 February 2012
Musical notes Music Research Seminar
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
University of Bristol students taking the MA in composition for Film and Television. Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/ Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 1 March 2012
Pregnant lady Why does Public Health spend so much time doing the wrong things?
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Chris Payne - Director of Public Health, NHS South Gloucestershire.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton, 4:00-5:00pm  
Has Public Health's effort been misdirected or had incorrect emphasis over the last decade? Topics for re-evaluation could include cardiovascular disease, obesity, teenage pregnancy, and hospital infections. New priorities will be discussed and attendees challenged to use their own knowledge and experience to improve Public Health over the next decade. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Dan Hill on +44 (0)117 928 7221 or epzdah@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 6 March 2012
Musical notes Music Research Seminar: Frances Lynch (Electric Voice Theatre)
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
Extended Vocal Parameters and the Electric Voice Theatre. Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 8 March 2012
Cost effectiveness and chlamydia screening what we know and what do we need to know - bridging the gap
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Paddy Horner, Consultant Senior Lecturer at School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton, 4:00-5:00pm  
Paddy will discuss potential future strategies for evaluating the cost effectiveness of chlamydia trachomatis screening programmes, including the utility of the sensitive and specific chlamydia Pgp3 antibody test recently developed in collaboration with Prof M McClure from Imperial College London. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene Trew on +44 (0)117 928 7221 or charlene.trew@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 13 March 2012
Musical notes Music Research Seminar
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
University of Bristol postgraduate researchers. Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 15 March 2012
Evaluation of seven common lipid associated loci in a large Indian sib pair study
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Sajjad Rafiq, Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton, 4:00-5:00pm  
European genome wide association studies have identified common variants associated with key lipid traits. Replication of these genetic effects in South Asian populations suggests relevance for these findings. Given the rising prevalence of metabolic disorders and heart disease in the Indian sub-continent, these studies could be of future clinical relevance. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene Trew on +44 (0)117 928 7221 or charlene.trew@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 20 March 2012
Musical notes Music Research Seminar: John Pickard (University of Bristol)
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
Composing, revising and recording my Piano Concerto. Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 22 March 2012
Lady drinking wine Alcohol intoxication among children in The Netherlands
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Nico van der Lely - Department of Pediatrics, Reinier de Graaf Hospital.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton, 4:00-5:00pm  
Nicolaas van der Lely is a paediatrician and chief of residents at Delft's Reinier de Graaf Hospital, and has led much research in to alcohol and youth, and alcohol prevention. In December 2006 he opened a multidisciplinary alcohol outpatient clinic and is well-known and frequently consulted by Dutch policy makers. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Dan Hill on +44 (0)117 928 7221 or epzdah@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 5 April 2012
A baby's feet Socioeconomic inequalities in the continuum of maternal and newborn care: Evidence from India
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Dr Abhishek Singh - Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health & Mortality Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.
Room LG08, Canynge Hall, Clifton, 4:00-5:00pm  
This seminar aims to estimate the level of socioeconomic inequalities in access to maternal and newborn care in India, disentangling the continuum of care received during pregnancy and birth and to determine the likelihood of newborn care among mothers with high risk births and the associated inequalities. Further information on this and forthcoming seminars.
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Dan Hill on +44 (0)117 928 7221 or epzdah@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 24 April 2012
Musical notes Music Research Seminar: Alejandro Vinao (City University)
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
Melody, interpolation and simultaneous time layers. Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 1 May 2012
Musical notes Music Research Seminar: Simon Shaw-Miller (Birbeck, University of London)
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
The Culture of Synaesthesia. Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 8 May 2012
Musical notes Music Research Seminar: Nathaniel Lew (Meaker Visiting Professor)
Organised by Music Department
Victoria Rooms, 4:30pm  
The moment we've been waiting for: Representing post-war British identity in six operas from the Festival of Britain. Music Department website
Free admission.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 28 June 2012
Modification of Emotion Perception as a Potential Treatment for Psychiatric Illness
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Marcus Munafo - Professor of Biological Psychology, School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol.
Canynge Hall, Whatley Road, Clifton, 4:00-5:00pm  
Identifying emotional states in others is central to successful social functioning, and biases in emotion perception have been reported in a range of psychopathologies. Marcus Munafo will discuss a range of experiments on healthy individuals with depressive symptoms, potential criminal offenders, and work into other domains, like autism spectrum disorders. Further information is available on the SSCM seminar page
The seminar is free, and all are welcome without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene Trew on +44 (0)117 - 92 87221 or charlene.trew@bristol.ac.uk

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Symposium

Sunday 18 March 2012
CHOMBEC logo Caractacus: An Interdisciplinary Symposium (CHOMBEC/ Institute of Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition)
Organised by Music Department
Speakers include Tim Barringer (Professor of The History of Art, Yale University); Stephen Banfield (Professor of Music, University of Bristol); Richard Hingley (Professor of Archaeology, University of Durham); Ellen O'Gorman (Senior Lecturer in Classics, University of Bristol); Julian Rushton (Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Leeds).
Victoria Rooms, 10:00am-5:00pm  
Elgar's cantata explores patriotism and imperialism through an historical re-imagining of early British resistance to the Roman empire. This unique event examines Caractacus, the historical figure and the myth, from a range of disciplinary perspectives- archaeology, art history, classics, history, music and reception. Music Department website
Admission free (booking essential). Book your place via http://caractacusstudyday-autohome.eventbrite.com/.  Contact Megan Holmes/Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 331 4044 or music-info@bristol.ac.uk

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Workshop

Sunday 5 February 2012
Willow Weaving with Vicki Reid
Organised by the Botanic Garden
Vicki Reid.
Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, 10:30am-4:30pm  
A two day workshop offering a great opportunity to learn how to weave a butterfly or a bee to enhance your own garden guided by Vicki who enhanced our pollination beds with her flights of fancy. Botanic Garden website
Cost: £60.00 including materials. Second date of the workshop 12 February 2012. To book contact the course administrator on +44 (0)117 - 331 4906.  Contact the Botanic Garden on +44 (0)117 - 331 4906 or botanic-gardens@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 24 February 2012
Social influences and charitable giving
Organised by CMPO and capacity-building cluster on the Economic Impact of the Third Sector
Speakers to include: Sarah Smith (CMPO), Abigail Payne (McMaster University), Elizabeth Kessick (Justgiving), Kimberley Scharf (University of Warwick), Peter John (UCL), Steffen Huck (UCL), Rene Bekkers (VU University Amsterdam).
Royal Over-seas League, London, SW1A 1LR, 10:00am-4:00pm  
This workshop will bring together a number of theoretical and empirical presentations focusing on the role of social influences on giving and will discuss the implications for policy at a time when the Government is keen to encourage people to give more. Further information is available
Admission is free and lunch will be provided for all participants. Participants are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation costs. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  Contact Charlotte Lewis on +44 (0)117 - 3310799 or charlotte.lewis@bristol.ac.uk

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