Creative industries in £16million funding boost
The University of Bristol is to play a key part in a new Knowledge Exchange Hub which has been established to boost the region’s creative economy.
Faculty of Arts
Have a wild weekend at the Festival of Nature 18-19 June
The Festival of Nature unleashes the city's wild side this weekend [18-19 June] when it returns to Bristol Harbourside. Visitors to the free Festival, which has just been awarded ‘Bristol Event of the Year’ in the 2011 Tourism and Hospitality Awards, will have the opportunity to explore, enjoy and get close to the natural world through a programme of talks, workshops, screenings and stalls from different exhibitors including the University of Bristol.
Rarest Brunel treasures available to view
Some of the treasures from the National Brunel Archive will be available for the public to view when they go on display in the ss Great Britain Trust’s new Brunel Institute. The display marks the launch of a new range of events called the ‘Archive in Five’ showcasing some the collection’s rarest objects during lunch hours.
Arthurian scholars meet in Bristol
World-leading experts on the legend of King Arthur gather in Bristol for the 23rd Triennial Congress of the International Arthurian Society, hosted by the University of Bristol, from Monday 25 to Saturday 30 July.
LUNÄ table discussion: radical protest and the Enlightenment
Dr Richard Sheldon, Lecturer in Social and Economic History in the Department of History, will be chairing a discussion around radical protest movements and the Enlightenment at Spike Island, Bristol, on Thursday 16 June at 6pm.
Public talk celebrates 2,500 years since the world’s first marathon
A public talk exploring the ancient origins of the marathon — one of the world’s most enduring races — will take place next week [Monday 9 May] at the University of Bristol. The event marks 2,500 years since the legendary first marathon took place in Ancient Greece during one of the most pivotal battles in history.
International students awarded scholarships
On 4 May, many of the 21 students who were successful in winning a 2010/11 International Scholarship attended a winners’ awards ceremony, hosted by the International Office. Each winner was congratulated by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Avril Waterman-Pearson, who awarded the certificates.
Conference marks tercentenary of Thomas Wright, eighteenth-century polymath
A range of scholars from across the UK come together for a conference at the University of Bristol today to celebrate and reflect on the work of Thomas Wright, a fascinating eighteenth-century astronomer, mathematician and garden architect.
Collaborating on collections: Graham Sutherland exhibition at National Museum Wales
A selection of rarely-seen art works and archive objects are on display in an exhibition 'Artist in Focus: Graham Sutherland’, curated by a University of Bristol History of Art PhD student at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, Cardiff (until 30 Oct 2011).
Roll up for The Catholic Circus
Excess, extortion and enslavement – a satirical new play written by fourth-year student, Francesca Hedges, and performed and produced by the Department of German, depicts the corruption within the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages.