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
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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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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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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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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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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