Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
News from CCRI researchers and their projects
Dr David Day, researcher and senior lecturer in computer systems and networks, was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live on Friday 12th May in the immediate aftermath of a cyber attack which affected the NHS. Dr Day discussed the ransomware programme used in the attack and how it would have been difficult to defend against. Listen to the full interview here from […]
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Women in Art (WIA) presents a talk by SHU’s Sharon Kivland in partnership with Shoreditch House on Wednesday 17 May 2017. Artist Sharon Kivland joins WIA for a discussion on Freud on Holiday, her series of experimental travel writings that reconstruct Sigmund Freud’s trips to Europe. Working with Freud’s published works and archives Kivland has established the routes and itineraries […]
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Dr Alison Gwilt, Reader in fashion and sustainability at Sheffield Hallam University was interviewed for Radio 4’s Costing the Earth programme about her research study which looked at the country’s attitude to repairing clothing and why some people don’t see the value in doing so. Alison led the Make Do and Mend interdisciplinary research project at SHU, bringing together researchers […]
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Yumpa Bars, a natural energy bar made with cricket flour, won Best Sustainable Packaging at the World Food Innovation Awards International Food and Drink Event for their compostable packaging designed by SHU’s Design Futures Team and Parkside. Yumpa Bars are the first snack bar in Europe to have a fully compostable wrapper. “Environmental responsibility is a key company ethic for […]
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A new Masters of Research (MRes) course entitled “Computing (Enterprise Systems, Transformation and Innovation)” is being offered by Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. The MRes is taught by leading research-active academics and industrial practitioners, supported by the professional and vendor-neutral enterprise standards body LEADing Practice. The course, led by Dr Simon Polovina, is designed as study blocks so that […]
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Senior Research Fellow Heath Reed has been invited to give a presentation and workshop at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) on 12 May. Heath will be talking about his work as Principal Industrial Designer with Lab4Living, specifically case studies involving physical product design and the different ways Lab4Living engages with industry. Following a presentation, Heath will host a workshop […]
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Silver Speaks at the Royal College of Art is a half-day public symposium celebrating silversmiths and their contribution to contemporary life at the Royal College of Art in Battersea. A programme of events is scheduled for Saturday 06 May 2017 featuring leading cultural commentators, designers and silversmiths including Chris Knight (Jewellery and Metalwork, SHU) who will be in a panel […]
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Professor Paul Chamberlain (alongside Dr Claire Craig) have been working with Marie Curie to revolutionise palliative care. Together with University of Cambridge and Sheffield Hallam University, Marie Curie launched its Design to Care Programme last week. The five year £3.5m project aims to build the future foundations for pioneering tailored care for people living with a terminal illness. Paul spoke […]
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Registration is now open for the Design4Health Conference 2017 which will be held outside of Europe for the first time. Running from 4 – 7 December 2017, this biennial event invites health and design practitioners and researchers to come together at the start of the summer season in at the MCG, Melbourne, Australia. December is a great time of year to see […]
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07 June 2017 – 03 September 2017 Millennium Gallery Sheffield S1 2PP Everything Flows will bring together work by Sheffield-based artists working with painting, sculpture, video, photography and sound. The works are each united, in different ways, by a sense of ‘flow’, from choreographed movement and kinetic motion, through to the fluctuations of narrative, and the movement of international finance […]
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