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Artists & Cultural Organisations in a Changing Europe: Prof Lise Autogena to speak at the Embassy of Denmark on 12 June 2017

22/05/2017

Event details for Embassy of Denmark event entitled The Place & Importance of Artists & Cultural Organisations in a Changing Europe (Courtesy of Lise Autogena)

Professor Lise Autogena (Cross-Disciplinary Art, SHU) will speak on a panel at the Embassy of Denmark in London at an event entitled The Place & Importance of Artists & Cultural Organisations in a Changing Europe on Monday 12 June. The event, hosted by the Embassy and the British Council, will feature an introduction from Claus Grube (Ambassador of Denmark) and […]

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Prof Virginia Heath’s ‘We Are All Migrants’ selected for The Edinburgh Pitch

22/05/2017

Still from 'We are all Migrants' by Virginia Heath (Professor of Film, SHU) - courtesy of Virginia Heath - coal miners

SHU’s Professor of Film Professor Virginia Heath has been selected for pitching at The Edinbugh Pitch for her short film We Are All Migrants. We Are All Migrants is a 20-minute experimental archive and music documentary film exploring the theme of European Migration building on the research approach of using ‘cinema as research tool’ to explore and reflect on 20th […]

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Prof Paul Chamberlain’s solo exhibition opens in Amsterdam Friday 19 May 2017

19/05/2017

19 May 2017 – Prof Paul Chamberlain’s solo exhibition opens in Amsterdam today at the historical Theatrum Anatomicum at the Waag Society Institute for Art, Science and Technology. The building originates from 1617 and was the site of the first public dissections. The building is space is rarely open to the public.

Sunday 28 May – ‘A Broken Link’ at Golden Age Sydney features ‘The Fair’ by Rose Butler (Fine Art, SHU)

17/05/2017

Cropped still from Rose Butler's 'The Fair', courtesy of Rose Butler (http://www.rosebutler.com/projects/fairs) - Featuring a fair ground ride in the background of a quiet Sheffield car park.

Rose Butler‘s The Fair has been selected for showing at the Golden Age Cinema in Sydney on Sunday 28 May as part of A Broken Link, a survey of contemporary practice in both Australian and UK artist film and video. A Broken Link explores themes of temporal and geographical displacement, of how digital technologies bring people and ideas together but […]

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Games in Education – Dr Jacob Habgood interviewed for ‘The Converstation’

17/05/2017

Dr Jacob Habgood, researcher and senior lecturer in software engineering, graphics and multimedia, was interviewed for The Conversation’s latest Anthill Podcast. The podcast is focused on the uses of computer games beyond entertainment, with Dr Habgood discussing the rise in game-based learning and how to make them as effective as possible.

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Prof Esther Johnson’s ‘Asunder’ nominated for FOCAL International Awards in ‘Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production’ category

17/05/2017

Sheffield Hallam University’s Professor of Film & Media Arts Esther Johnson has had her film Asunder nominated for the FOCAL International Awards 2017 in the category of Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production. The FOCAL International Awards celebrate achievement in the use of footage in all variety of genres, across all media platforms plus its restoration. This year’s […]

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Prof Esther Johnson’s ‘Asunder’ wins Best Event Sunderland award at The Journal Culture Awards

17/05/2017

The Journal Culture Awards, celebrating the best of North East culture and creativity was held on 11 May at Hexham Abbey. Sheffield Hallam Professor of Film & Media Art Professor Esther Johnson‘s film Asunder was awarded the Best Event Sunderland at the 11th annual ceremony which filled the Abbey with more than 400 people. Read more about the event here. […]

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Cyber security expert Dr David Day talks to the BBC on the NHS cyber attack

15/05/2017

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 presents… ‘Freud on Holiday’ by Dr Sharon Kivland (Fine Art) on 17 May

15/05/2017

Promotional image of WIA...Presents event featuring Sharon Kivland - with an image of Freud with a cigar (image courtesy of Sharon Kivland)

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 (Fashion & Sustainability, SHU) talks about the UK’s attitude to clothing repairs on Radio 4

15/05/2017

Image of Dr Alison Gwilt courtesy of Sheffield Institute of Arts

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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