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News from CCRI researchers and their projects

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

Asunder (image courtesy of Esther Johnson, logo of Focal International Awards from http://asunder1916.uk/about/)

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

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

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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Design Futures packaging wins ‘Best Sustainable Packaging’ at the World Food Innovation Awards for Yumpa Bars

Tony Askins (Yumpa Bars) and John Kirkby (SHU's Design Futures) holding a selection of their cricket flour energy bars

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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New Masters of Research (MRes) course launched in Computing

Image of students in a computer lab

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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Heath Reed to give presentation on physical product design and industry engagement at UTS Australia on 12 May 2017

Composite image of promotional image of Industry & University talk by Heath Reed at University of Technology Sydney and image of Heath giving a presentation

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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06 May 2017 – A Silversmith Made That? Chris Knight (Jewellery and Metalwork, SHU) explores silversmithing design collaborations at the RCA

Silver Speaks logo. Image by Silver Speaks - image credit Contemporary British Silversmiths.

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 talks about the future of end of life care design as Marie Curie ‘Design to Care’ Programme is launched

Professor Paul Chamberlain. Photo copyright: Richard Hanson (0793 908 1208) Prof Paul Chamberlain. lab4living - Sheffield Hallam University. Commissioned by Chris Gibson at ACES marketing, SHU. 9.3.09

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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