An event to celebrate the forthcoming publication of the first English translation of Portuguese writer and Nobel Laureate José Saramago's novel Raised From the Ground will take place in the University of Bristol's School of Modern Languages this Friday.
The impact of climate science research on society is likely to depend on regular fashion cycles in the public's use of specific keywords relating to climate change, according to new research from the University of Bristol, published today in PLoS ONE.
The Autumn 2010 season of touring theatre, screenings and other events at the Wickham Theatre includes a unique take on Aristophanes’ Lysistrata and a performance lecture by theatre historian Viv Gardner.
Theodora Clarke, a PhD student in History of Art, has launched the first Russian Art Week (22-28 November), a major new project in London that aims to bring together the commercial and academic art worlds.
The best research dissertations produced by postgraduate students in each of Bristol University’s six faculties have been announced. The recipients, selected for the exceptional quality of their research work, have each been awarded a cash prize and a certificate of commendation in recognition of the honour.
Jessica Tipton, a PhD student in the School of Modern Languages, has been awarded a Princess Dashkova Medal by the Dashkova Humanities Institute in Moscow.
How resistance against the British Empire has been commemorated in the Andaman Islands, a Union Territory of the Republic of India, since Independence in 1947 is the subject of a public lecture at the ss Great Britain on Wednesday 12 December.
Professor Sarah Street of the Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television will give a talk on her new book Colour Films in Britain: The Negotiation of Innovation, 1900-55 at the BFI Southbank on Monday [12 November] .
The world-renowned Mander & Mitchenson Theatre Collection is transferring to the University of Bristol Theatre Collection – an exciting move that will create one of the world’s largest theatre history collections. The combination of artwork, recordings, props, photography, costumes and ceramics with a vast array of archival material will provide a comprehensive record of British professional theatre.
Mark Horton, Professor in Archaeology in the University of Bristol’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, will tell the epic story of how Edward Jenner saved billions of lives. Jenner’s Marvellous Medicine will be broadcast tonight, Wednesday 17 November at 7.30 pm on BBC Four.
