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The People’s Echo – Memories of the 1984-8 Miners’ Strike (Christmas 2016) – Professor Esther Johnson and Debbie Ballin

01/12/2016

Bound stacks of The People's Echo newspaper by Esther Johnson and Debbie Ballin

The People’s Echo is a specially produced newspaper by artist/filmmaker Esther Johnson and writer/filmmaker Debbie Ballin. The newspaper was made as a Christmas gift for visitors to their exhibition A share of a pensioner’s Christmas ‘Bonus’ held at the National Coal Mining Museum for England from 12 November 2016 – 18 January 2017. The newspaper is available for viewing online […]

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Tuesday 29 November 2016 – Lunchtime seminar with Sonya Robinson (Photography, SHU)

29/11/2016

Title: The Refusal of the Image Speaker: Sonya Robinson (Photography, SHU) Sonya is an academic, artist and writer. She is currently Senior Lecturer MArt/BA (Hons) Photography, Sheffield Hallam University. “The camera introduces us to unconscious optics as does psychoanalysis to unconscious impulses“ Walter Benjamin, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. In […]

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Professor Paul Atkinson to give lecture at Oxford University on 26 November 2016

24/11/2016

Front cover of Professor Paul Atkinson's 'Delete' published by Bloomsbury

Professor Paul Atkinson has been invited to give a lecture about the research behind his book Delete: A Design History of Computer Vapourware to Masters students in History of Design at Oxford University on Saturday 26 November 2016. While most historical accounts of the development of computer design focus on specific computers or manufacturers, examining the success stories of hardware […]

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Dr Esther Johnson’s film ‘Alone Together, the Social Life of Benches’ featured on NOWNESS global video channel

24/11/2016

Banner for 'Alone Together' by Esther Johnson, from the film website

An extract from Alone Together, the Social Life of Benches, a film by artist-filmmaker Esther Johnson, is to be streamed online by NOWNESS from 24 November 2016. NOWNESS is a global video channel and a movement for creative excellence in storytelling celebrating the extraordinary of every day. Through a series of oral testimonies and carefully composed portraits, Alone Together, the […]

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Tuesday 15 November 2016 – Lunchtime seminar with Chloë Brown (Fine Art, SHU)

15/11/2016

Film still: Dancing in the Street, Chloë Brown, 2016

Speaker: Chloë Brown (Fine Art) Title: The Soft Rebellion Since August 2015 researcher and senior lecturer Chloë Brown has been visiting and working in the US city of Detroit to conduct her on-going practice-based research into what she terms ‘soft rebellions’. Detroit is renowned for being in many ways the epitome of a city in post-industrial crisis. It is also […]

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Professor David Swann’s ABC Syringe selected for The Design Museum collection

11/11/2016

Professor David Swann’s invention ABC Syringe (A Behaviour Changing Syringe) has been selected by The Design Museum for its long-term collection. The groundbreaking ABC Syringe also featured in the Design Museum’s re-launch events which marked the move to its spectacular new home on High Street Kensington, London. The ABC syringe is featured in a short film commissioned for the re-launch, alongside such other […]

SuPPORT 4 All: Pioneering project to design a bra for women undergoing breast radiotherapy

02/11/2016

Professor Heidi Probst and her colleagues in Allied Health have been working with Heath Reed of the Art & Design Research Centre to develop a revolutionary bra for use during radiotherapy for breast cancer. The new bra preserves the dignity of breast cancer patients during radiotherapy and aims to improve the accuracy of treatment by keeping the breast in the […]

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Rose Butler’s short film ‘The Fairs’ selected for the Swedenborg Film Festival 2016

02/11/2016

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 new dual screen work The Fairs has been selected for the Swedenborg Film Festival 2016 and will be entered for an award selected by film maker Andrew Kotting. The festival takes place in London on 26 November 2016 and is curated by Gareth Evans of Whitechapel Gallery and Nora Foster, Communications Manager at Frieze and formerly Assistant Curator […]

Monday 31 October 2016 – Lunchtime Seminar with Dr Jeremy Davenport (The Creative Exchange, Lancaster University)

31/10/2016

Image from Jeremy Davenport's research seminar

Speaker: Jeremy Davenport PhD, The Creative Exchange (Lancaster University) Title: Exploring how to improve the presentation of blood test results for renal patients (patients as partners in the design of health care) Jeremy Davenports’s research interests are focused upon inter disciplinary and cross sector collaboration across professional cultures and boundaries. Specifically, exploring the impact of emergent digital technologies on the […]

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Tuesday 18 October 2016 – Lunchtime seminar with Dr David Swann (Design, SHU)

18/10/2016

Image from David Swann's, Absence-Presence project

Title: Absence-Presence: Kos Speaker: Dr David Swann, Subject Group Leader Product & Furniture Design, SHU The Summer of 2015 witnessed the mass migration of people seeking refuge, safety and security in Europe. Over 1 million people made the perilous sea crossing to the Greek islands of Lesvos, Chios, Leros, Samos and Kos. At its peak, the small island of Kos […]

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